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November 16, 2018
The holidays impart all sorts of additional challenges for people with eating disorders. The seasons change, it gets dark earlier a night, our schedules are thrown off by , and all sorts of expectations are placed on us (by others and ourselves).
What if you were to step back and ask yourself, What do I really want the holidays to look like this year? What would feel good to me?
Chances are, when you think about enjoying the holidays you aren’t imagining yourself feeling stuffed and uncomfortable or hungry and irritable. (At least I hope not.)
So let’s think about how to handle eating challenges this time of year.
Society tells you to overeat - that it’s normal, even funny, to do so. We make jokes about being in a “food coma” after Thanksgiving dinner, or wearing stretchy pants to account for a bulging belly from overeating. Not to be a party pooper, but I just don’t think this is very funny.
The eating disorder would love it if you restricted during the holidays. As if this would somehow make you superior to all those weak people who indulge guiltlessly in the holiday meals and treats around them. And what a relief to then have a jump start on weight loss resolutions in the new year. All of this sounds like a big huge bummer to me. Not the way I want to spend my holidays.
So if both overeating and undereating feel crummy in their own regard, what’s a person to do?
Happy Holidays. xoxo
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