tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503309874542647792.post1515843003419599640..comments2022-04-07T20:06:09.467-07:00Comments on Ditching Dieting - Finding the middle ground.: Full Recovery from Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating: What, When, and How?Reba Sloan, MPH, LRD, FAEDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05669256987086362732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503309874542647792.post-3835706796680643132014-04-11T09:12:41.219-07:002014-04-11T09:12:41.219-07:00My nutritionist gave me the link to this article a...My nutritionist gave me the link to this article after I asked for her opinion of what recovery means to her. I have been in treatment for my eating disorder for about 2 years. I started treatment after battling various forms of my eating disorder for 23 years. I have relapsed 3 times in the past 2 years and feel I am still in my relapse that started last September after being in recovery for 6 months. I continue to fight for recovery because I am afraid of not fighting. After reading your blog, I am going to start searching and praying for peace. I believe recovery will be easier to find when I find peace first.<br /><br />Thank you for your thoughts on recovery. God Bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503309874542647792.post-10578649420332795222013-07-28T11:59:12.904-07:002013-07-28T11:59:12.904-07:00This is a great post, Reba. Since reading, I have...This is a great post, Reba. Since reading, I have really been thinking a lot about peace as the definition of recovery -- peace with food, with body, etc. Just the thought of peace makes me take a deep breath and relax. I don't experience it often, but when I do, it is indescribable. <br /><br />Like the chicken or the egg, which comes first - peace or recovery? Perhaps we (I) have it backwards...I think I can't have peace until I am recovered and everything feels right with the world, but maybe I won't recover until I am at peace with the way things are now. In this sense, maybe peace is a choice -- me choosing to be at peace when circumstances or emotions are contrary. And if it is a choice, do I really want it? Or do I want to keep fighting? Sometimes it feels safer and more comfortable to keep fighting than to choose peace. Not sure why. <br /><br />I believe that peace ultimately comes from the Giver of Peace, God himself, rather than circumstances. But I don't yet know how to translate this into real day to day living with an eating disorder. It is very strong and powerful. I am still pondering. Thank you for sharing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com