At the moment, my biggest takeaway from eating disorder/disordered eating recovery is knowing now that I can handle hard things. Knowing I can tolerate discomfort without having to change anything or cope in unhelpful ways.
For instance, at parts in recovery (and still now) I realized:
I can have fat on my body and tolerate when someone is telling me about their weight loss.
I can eat 3 meals and snacks according to my hunger and fullness cues, even when someone I’m with is dabbling in intermittent fasting or Whole30.
I can be in a body that is changing sizes and trust my body knows what it’s doing (hello, postpartum!). (more…)
