anorexia

Fit for… what purpose?

March 20, 2013

I was looking for something yesterday so had to trawl through old posts. In all honesty it made me a bit sad… Not because my posts used to receive more comments (which they did) but rather, the loss of my exercise mojo. Many of the posts from this time last year talked about my 4-5 [...]

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When I was a boy…

November 1, 2012

I had a post all ready to go for this evening, but just read one by Marion at Affection for Fitness, which provoked this last-minute change. In her post Marion talked about her eating habits back when she was younger – at University and in her early 20s. When she was of a normal weight. [...]

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A letter from 16yr old me (Part 3)

March 29, 2012

Today I’m sharing with you, the final of three posts transcribing a letter which I wrote aged 16, 28 years ago. I’m publishing the letters as part of Teen Week 2012, the theme of which is ‘words that heal’. If you haven’t read them, I’ve published the first two posts over the last couple of days [...]

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A letter from 16yr old me (Part 2)

March 28, 2012

Yesterday I started transcribing a letter I wrote in April 1984 when I was 16 years old (here). I decided to ‘publish’ it (as it were) as part of ‘Teen Week 2012′, the theme of which is Words that Heal. This is the second instalment of my three-part letter. (Again I’ve done no editing, so you’ll [...]

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A letter from 16yr old me (Part 1)

March 27, 2012

A bunch of US bloggers are currently participating in ’Teen Week” during which time they write about their adolescent experiences with body image and self-esteem. This year’s theme is Words that Heal and I’d encourage you to pop on over to Medicinal Marzipan’s site to have a look at what some inspiring role models are saying [...]

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Guest post III – why we binge-eat

January 27, 2012

Today I bring you the third and final guest post in my series. You may have noticed that I have taken the opportunity to share with you, some of the inner-workings of Schmiet’s mind. She’s currently a bit gun-shy and fears she’s been over-sharing, so I’ve taken the initiative and thought that I’d try to [...]