Can I trust my eyes?
Diana discusses some issues she has been working on lately: judging ourselves in the mirror, a distorted view of ourselves, fear of weight gain and constantly weighing ourselves on the scale.
Stories
Sometimes it’s torture to stop eating…
This weight journal entry is about how hard it is to stop eating - even if you are full...even if you know it's too much...even if your tummy hurts. Sometimes self love means watching yourself with compassion - even if you "can't" help yourself in that moment, know that you are aware and that you …
Books that have helped me…
Diana shares another entry from her weight journal and introduces some literature that has helped her find peace with her weight, body image and food over the years.
I want to share this with you…
I started gaining weight at the age of 9. I remember coming home from school one day and realizing that I was heavier than other kids. That was the first time I cried over my weight. It was the first time of many. It was also the beginning of a 30-year war against myself and my body – a period of endless dieting, yo-yo effect, frustration and self-loathing.