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When I recover...

This is what I tell myself in the morning. Everyday.

I refuse to be defined by my past, the size of my jeans, the number on a scale, or the opinions of others. I am an amazing, unique, and worthwhile person just as I am, here, now as I stand before you today. I am a work in progress; ever growing, ever changing, ever moving forward. I am an amazing individual worthy of respect, love and joy. My journey is no less important than your own. I do not seek your approval or permission to be who I choose to be. I am walking my own path at my own pace.

Recovery

You cannot recover by 'exercising and eating healthy'. You need to be able to let your body gain weight, gain fat, and eat the foods you never thought you could. You need to do the thing that seems 'lazy', and 'fattening', and 'bad', and let your body take the much needed rest and feed it with little bits of everything.

Ultimately, you want to be able to eat anything without anxiety and to miss 'exercise time' without anxiety. The true aim of recovery is flexibility and acceptance towards yourself, no matter what you ate or how much you exercised; if your exercise and eating habits are encouraging the opposite, then you know you need to stop.