Eating My Cake

I want to wish you all a happy (if belated) 2010! I hope this year is one where you learn to be gentle and kind with yourself and your body. May you find acceptance in the person you are, inside and out!
With the start of a new year often comes resolutions. The emphasis tends to [...]

Principle one of Intuitive Eating is to reject the diet mentality. This is the first principle for the very simple fact that without being prepared to fully and totally accept that dieting, and the mindset it puts one in, does not work, you cannot be an intuitive eater. You simply can’t. If you’re thinking about [...]

I don’t often post about my infertility journey here (okay, lately I don’t often post, period. Gotta work on that!). However, I wrote this poem recently, and felt compelled to share it in a place where maybe it might reach more who understand or need to hear someone else does.
Ready
I am ready to let go
To [...]

I have never been comfortable admitting when I am depressed. It is such an unusual sensation for me, and therefore one I fight tooth and nail every time.
However, right here and right now I will say it… I’m depressed.
It’s not as if I haven’t battled this ugly monster before. I experienced severe depression [...]

This post is dedicated to the memory of my best’s friend’s brother, who recently died of this complicated disorder. When she found out why he died, I promised her I would post in his memory in an attempt to use what little presence I have in the blogosphere to raise awareness of this relatively unknown [...]

Maybe it’s asking too much, but I expect better from a “medical” site like WebMd. Wait, given the mainstream medical profession’s attitudes towards weight, I guess this isn’t so shocking.
I get email updates from them on the category of weight loss/dieting. This “find the perfect diet for you” quiz caught my eye, so I [...]

It is very common for those of us who have fibromyalgia to also struggle with irritable bowel syndrome. IBS is a frustrating and embarrassing condition. It can also be quite painful and debilitating.
I have actually struggled with IBS far longer than fibromyalgia, and my presentation is somewhat unique. Nausea tends to be my biggest [...]

Dr. Didnotlisten,
I saw you for an initial evaluation to diagnose probable fibromyalgia. You told me you wanted to see me again in a month, and that you would call me with the lab results. I wanted you to be aware of why you won’t be receiving those results and why I will not follow up [...]

Yesterday I went to a rheumatologist with the hopes of getting an “official” diagnosis of fibromyalgia. I don’t know why it mattered so much, but emotionally, I really wanted to hear, “oh, yes… you definitely have fibromyalgia.”
It’s foolish, since I *know* I have fibro. My husband believes it. My primary care physician (PCP) believes it, [...]