This is What’s Wrong With How We Talk About Eating Disorders

Click to enlarge Happy NEDA week, everyone! This week – February 23 to March, 1 2014 – is National Eating Disorders Awareness week and I’ll admit that I wasn’t going to post about it at first. Mostly because I feel like I write so much about eating disorders on this blog that it’s kind of …

Run, Eat, Don’t Repeat*: Breaking the Exercise-To-Eat Cycle [Plus, what the research says about the relationship between exercise and hunger]

I think this guy is on to something: he just condensed the whole eat-exercise cycle down to one picture-perfect moment of glory! “Oooh I did not expect that!” My friend and I were discussing all the different ways we were sore from our awesome circuit workout on Monday. It was the first time she’d done …

How My Exercise Addiction Suppressed My Thyroid And Made Me Gain 10 Pounds in One Month [Research: The relationship between exercise and hypothyroidism]

*Warning for possible triggers regarding eating disorders.*  Your body grows and repairs when you rest – even babies know that! And also: Babeez spooooning!! Awwwwww. “How did you find time to exercise 3-6 hours a day?” (I organized everything else in my life around exercise, didn’t sleep much and did insane stuff like shuttle sprints …

The Exercise Paradox: The Trade-Off Between Performance And Aging [New Research! Plus the top 5 most annoying running partners!]

 Stylin’ at the start line! Ever had a super annoying running partner*? There’s The Perma-Injured – the person who always has something wrong with him/her, whether it be fallen arches or a sore knee or a blocked aura or whatever. New day, new injury. Then there’s The Whiner – the one who complains about the weather, his …