I love a great makeover story. Do you? To see the “before” and “after” of a new haircut or wardrobe change or how people are able to take control of their health when they lose weight . . . We love a good success story, don’t we? What strikes me most about any of...
Dieting
The Pre-Diet Fridge Frenzy: Run to the Refrigerator!
I knew it was coming. January 1st. Run to the refrigerator! Quick! Before it gets here! Am I the only one guilty of this? Trying to squeeze in all the “bad” foods I can before beginning that new diet. You know, because when I get on the scale on January 1st, I want to...
Shopping Cart Righteousness and Drive Thru Shame
Imagine yourself in a back alley of a questionable neighborhood, wearing a hooded coat which hides your guilty eyes. You shift your weight from side to side, resist the urge to run, and command yourself; “Be cool man. Just be cool. No one will know. Just a few more...
Still Struggling with Food? Me Too
Would you believe it if I told you that while writing my eating disorder story I actually thought I didn't really struggle with food anymore? It's true. I really thought it no longer applied to me. Sure, I've technically been "recovered" from an eating disorder for...
Are You an Emotional Eater, Too?
As long as I can remember, I have always been an emotional eater. Feeling sad? Eat some ice cream. Bored? Eat some chips. Stressed? Eat some Twinkies. PMS? We are going to need some M&M's, STAT! But food is about more than emotions to me. Food is also an event. A...
The Fear of Scale Cycle
I'm super excited to bring you a new post from my friend Mindy Pickens. Mindy will be serving as a lead contributor here at Compared to Who? and since her first post "My Beauty Idol" she's written an update. If you've ever struggled with your weight or body image, you...
How to Get Over the Fear of Being Fat
The "Questions" series continues with this important question about how to get over the fear of being "fat." I put fat in quotations because fat is a term that is not only relative, but also way overused by our culture. I understand that this question will resonate...
Getting Your Heart Ready for Swimsuit Season
With less than forty-eight hours left on the clock, I rushed into the store dragging my seven-year-old son behind me. We were heading to a water park in two days and I needed a new swimsuit. Having looked at the scale with disdain that morning, getting a root canal...
Love Jesus. Not Cellulite.
It was all over my Facebook newsfeed last week. The mom...in the bikini...the one with the saggy skin and stretch marks. You saw her, right? We all saw her. It's how we responded that's what causes my concern. The headline on the Huffington Post story read this way,...
Overcoming Eating Disorders: National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Eleven hundred. That was the limit. No more! If I could get by on less, that was a win. I'm talking calories. My brain worked like the price scanner in the Target check out line--tracking them each time I put a bite in my mouth. I was a walking encyclopedia of calorie...