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Raise a fork to food freedom! 🍴🥧 • Yesterday I celebrated my first Thanksgiving since 2011 without a distorted relationship with food. In the past, Thanksgiving was a holiday that came with extreme anxiety; fear of food, fear of judgment, fear of losing control. I have been on both ends of the eating disorder spectrum. When I suffered from anorexia nervosa, I severely restricted my calorie intake. Thanksgiving consisted of a measly amount of plain turkey meat and plain snap peas. Other years I allowed myself to deviate from my diet, but lost control. These years consisted of binge eating to the point of physical sickness, and punishing myself with ridiculous amounts of cardio in the days to follow. Last year, I flared my IBS from overindulgence and starved myself the next day. I felt guilty and upset; though I thoroughly enjoyed the dinners (I ate multiple) and desserts, the food had control over me. I felt as though I could not stop, and I fought tears on the drive home because I was so ashamed of myself. • This Thanksgiving, I was not triggered by the food. I ate what I wanted and how much I wanted, without worrying about calories or macros. I was full to the point of contentment, not physical pain. I enjoyed the holiday with my family and focused on our time together, rather than dwelling on how many calories I ate and planning how to “undo the damage.” • In fact, this year I truly viewed food as fuel. Instead of performing extreme cardio today, I put that energy to good use and tried my hand at German Volume Training for a full body, compound lifting session. I didn’t feel fat or “puffy.” I felt STRONG as hell. • I am a little emotional writing this because, after SEVEN Thanksgivings of eating disorder/exercise compulsion mentalities, I can finally declare FOOD FREEDOM 🎉 #VictoryPie #EDRecovery #Thankful • • • • • #EDwarrior #foodfreedom #strongnotskinny #rd2be #foodscience #fitchick #girlswholift #girlswithmuscle #macros #bulking #flexfriday #gains #gym #grind #workout #lift #noexcuses #bodybuilding #fitfam #fitness #muscle #nutrition #nutritionstudent #dietetics #health #strongisthenewskinny #tinybutmighty

Raise a fork to food freedom! 🍴🥧 • Yesterday I celebrated my first Thanksgiving since 2011 without a distorted relationship with food. In the past, Thanksgiving was a holiday that came with extreme anxiety; fear of food, fear of judgment, fear of losing control. I have been on both ends of the eating disorder spectrum. When I suffered from anorexia nervosa, I severely restricted my calorie intake. Thanksgiving consisted of a measly amount of plain turkey meat and plain snap peas. Other years I allowed myself to deviate from my diet, but lost control. These years consisted of binge eating to the point of physical sickness, and punishing myself with ridiculous amounts of cardio in the days to follow. Last year, I flared my IBS from overindulgence and starved myself the next day. I felt guilty and upset; though I thoroughly enjoyed the dinners (I ate multiple) and desserts, the food had control over me. I felt as though I could not stop, and I fought tears on the drive home because I was so ashamed of myself. • This Thanksgiving, I was not triggered by the food. I ate what I wanted and how much I wanted, without worrying about calories or macros. I was full to the point of contentment, not physical pain. I enjoyed the holiday with my family and focused on our time together, rather than dwelling on how many calories I ate and planning how to “undo the damage.” • In fact, this year I truly viewed food as fuel. Instead of performing extreme cardio today, I put that energy to good use and tried my hand at German Volume Training for a full body, compound lifting session. I didn’t feel fat or “puffy.” I felt STRONG as hell. • I am a little emotional writing this because, after SEVEN Thanksgivings of eating disorder/exercise compulsion mentalities, I can finally declare FOOD FREEDOM 🎉 #VictoryPie #EDRecovery #Thankful • • • • • #EDwarrior #foodfreedom #strongnotskinny #rd2be #foodscience #fitchick #girlswholift #girlswithmuscle #macros #bulking #flexfriday #gains #gym #grind #workout #lift #noexcuses #bodybuilding #fitfam #fitness #muscle #nutrition #nutritionstudent #dietetics #health #strongisthenewskinny #tinybutmighty

#VictoryPie #EDRecovery #Thankful #EDwarrior #foodfreedom #strongnotskinny #rd2be #foodscience #fitchick #girlswholift #girlswithmuscle #macros #bulking #flexfriday #gains #gym #grind #workout #lift #noexcuses #bodybuilding #fitfam #fitness #muscle #nutrition #nutritionstudent #dietetics #health #strongisthenewskinny #tinybutmighty

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