When you’re tired do you turn to COFFEE? Do you struggle to get out of bed in the morning? Do you find yourself falling asleep after lunch? Do you find it difficult to concentrate? Do you even REALIZE how much ENERGY your body requires to WORK PROPERLY?!! When I went back to work after having…
Tag: anorexia
Small Seemingly Meaningless Acts of Self Care
I always assumed that there was a ‘recovered’. That once you got better from a mental health illness, that that was IT. You were a normal person. You didn’t have to worry about it again. You could just do WHATEVER THE BLOODY HELL YOU WANTED. Work 40 plus hours a week. Drink as much as…
What is BODY NEUTRALITY?
I have always hated having BOOBS I’m 12 years old And I have just grown breasts One of my friends mum’s Threw her a womanhood party She started her period the week before and then her mum threw her a ‘Well done you’re a woman’ party Like it’s anything to bloody celebrate I hate them!…
Are you exercising for JOY or for PUNISHMENT? – Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookie Dough
I love running. I hate running. Make your mind up, Joy. I started running when I was recovering from my worst relapse of anorexia. I had started to gain weight and was getting more ‘well’. I downloaded the NHS Couch to 5k app (which I highly recommend). I started off running with walking intervals and…
Salted Chocolate, Pistachio Cherry Oats and STOMACH SQUISH
I have STOMACH SQUISH. We all have STOMACH SQUISH. Do my family or my friends HATE me because when I sit down my stomach SQUISHES? No! Do police follow me down the street because I have stomach squish? No! Yesterday at a body confidence workshop with Laura Phelan (of Phelan Well), she made a really…
How to get a GREAT BODY…..
I have an amazing BUM. jhfdjsfjkzsbfkbksdfjhbGYTFGDDYU&!&&WQ^UQ*EY*Y^*!&!!!BLEURRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! Even as I type that my hackles are raising… My brain is starting to attack… Hating me and the rest of my body… ‘You cocky bitch, you’re nothing but a piece of SHIT!’ But you know what, it can seriously SHUT UP! I am acknowledging a part of my…
My SOUL SISTER and her COLOURFUL SOCKS
Today I want to talk to you about a CAUSE and a GIRL very dear to my heart ❤️ (Warning: This is about to get SOPPY. Prepare your tissues/sick buckets if needed ❤️ ) Three years ago, I had my fourth and so far FINAL relapse with anorexia. I exercised obsessively. I ate as little…
Why you should eat a BURGER for BRUNCH…
YOLO The End. Last year, me and one of my best friend’s Jonathan (Jesus wept – how many best friends do you have?) decided to make it our PERSONAL MISSION to have NON BRUNCH ITEMS for BRUNCH. Some people set themselves yearly goals to further their career. Or travel more. Or meet the love of…
Food is LOVE – Caramac Porridge
They say a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Scrap that! A way to ANYONE’S HEART is through their stomach. Think about how many ‘ceremonies’ or ‘rituals’ we have related to food. Birthday parties and birthday cake. Christmas dinner. Thanksgiving dinner. Easter and chocolate. Going out for dinner with friends. Going on…
(Low Sugar) Carrot Cake Oatmeal : How to stop ABUSING YOURSELF with FOOD.
When your mental health is BAD or your MOOD is LOW, do you A) Deprive yourself of FOOD, STARVING YOURSELF and PUNISHING yourself? B) Lose your appetite completely and FORGET to eat? C) Binge eat turning to all the DELICIOUS and ‘TRASHY’ comfort foods, eating so much that your body HURTS and you HATE yourself?…
Joyfull Joy 