When I posted my BBQ pizza recipe, I was surprised to see comments in reference to what I said about eating the whole thing.
The basis of most of my surprise was this thought: People read that far? I know I'm wordy sometimes, so thank you for sticking with me. In all seriousness though, I didn't realize so many of us were slightly perturbed by the projected norm of "1 or 2 slices with a side salad."
I read a fair number of food blogs. Or, I should say, I skim a fair number of food blogs. There was a time when I would drool over food pictures and commit recipes to memory, to try one day, "when I'm better." Now, I eat what I like and I don't pine for any particular food, so I don't get as much pleasure from food blogs. It's not so dangerous and thrilling and porn-like for me anymore. I'm not really a foodie, though I appreciate good food. I tend to form blogosphere attachments to the authors, and I skim the food blogs for updates on their lives, or for intriguing questions-of-the-day, that kind of thing.
Still, the fact that I felt the need to mention that I eat the whole BBQ pizza, none of this 1-or-2-slices-with-a-side-salad business, tells me that I still DO care what others eat. I mean, I notice. I admit that I feel a bit gluttonous when I read some food blogs. I'm not up on all the health kicks. I'm not familiar with the latest in antioxidants. I don't even like salads. Never have. When I was in treatment, we got three "exception" foods. Many listed eggs or cheese or something like that. I listed vegetables. I'm not kidding. Raw vegetables hold no appeal for me unless they are buried in pasta, on a pizza, or in some sort of bread product (like a wrap). I do like big salads where the lettuce is barely visible beneath piles of beans and avocado and cheese and dressing and stuff. But, I don't like side salads. When I see them, I think, "Why? Do I have to?" My inner 5-year-old comes out, and I have memories of my sister as an actual 5-year-old, sucking Newman's Own off her lettuce and setting the leaves aside. Maybe this is why I don't like salad. Anyway, here's some internal dialogue when I read food blogs:
You only use 1/3 cup of dry oatmeal for your breakfast?! Does that even fill a bowl? That might fill my cat's bowl. I use a whole cup (yes, dry)...with toppings and whatnot.
What the f&*k is Kombucha?
Chia seeds look like something I used to feed my parakeets.
I don't understand 60-calorie tortillas. Please explain how this is not cardboard.
When did hummus become salad dressing?
Ditto for salsa.
And hot sauce.
I have a question more philosophical than, "If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?": Is a burger really a burger if you don't eat the bun?
I'm looking through my emails for the memo re: quinoa, and I don't see it. Help?
I guess I'm kind of a sarcastic bitch. I know everyone's needs are different...and maybe that's just it. I feel like food blogs imply that there is one way that we're all supposed to be. There are all these trends! Copious amounts of "overnight oatmeal " are usually involved (someone please clarify for me -- is this COLD oatmeal?!). There are all the flavored nut butters, multitudes of vegetables, minimal bread products, and various condiments for flavor. (Don't even get me started on the topic of exercise. I never felt like a sloth until I started reading "health" blogs). I think the fact that I'm so snarky (my mom's favorite word for me) in reference to some food/health blogs shows insecurity with my own habits. I still have a slight hang-up over how much I eat (and an even bigger hang-up over the fact that people who eat way less, and exercise way more, are said to be so "healthy"). Don't worry, food bloggers, it's not just you who make me uneasy. I used to get really pissed off when I finished all my dinner and Larry didn't. Ask him about this. I'm sure he has plenty of memories of me passive-aggressively slamming kitchen cabinets while doing the dishes and seeing that he left half of his bowl of tortellini while I licked up my marinara like a greedy puppy. Nobody is immune from my comparing, not even my poor husband.
The main problem here is not trusting myself and my choices. Why compare? I think I'm searching for the "right" way, the ultimate "best," though I'm realizing this is entirely arbitrary. Some people may really love side salads and a couple slices of pizza. That's cool. I like my whole pizza, no salad, and a snack a couple hours later. There really is no reason to compare what I eat -- or anything I do, really -- to someone else. I know what works for me, and that should be all that matters.
Do you read food/health blogs? If so, why? Do you get stuck in comparing? If you share daily meals on your own blog, how does it help you? I can see how it might be great for accountability. I started my blog with that in mind, but I lost interest with the food stuff.
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Today's gratitude:
1. We had our "pet sitter consultation" last night and it went really well. I liked them and feel good about them caring for our kitties when we go on vacation :)
2. Earrings. I wore some today. I don't know why I forget to adorn myself so often.
3. "Hawaii" (the book, not the state in quotation marks for no reason). I finally started it. So far, they are talking about how the islands formed. Lots of lava references. Sacrifices have been made to a god. My mom assures me that there is a story involving people, and I'm grateful for this possibility.
4. The return of Demetri Martin and Sarah Silverman on Comedy Central this Thursday! I love these comedians.
5. Whatever is in this little yellow envelope one of my bosses gave me. I wish I had a camera with me. It's like a hairy acorn. He told me to put it in hot water and watch what forms. Then he said it's not edible. He's Russian. Maybe I'll explore this tomorrow.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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"I don't understand 60-calorie tortillas. Please explain how this is not cardboard." Yes, yes, and yes! And since I'm from New Mexico, where tortillas are like the staple food, this just sounds obscene to me.
I don't read many food blogs because honestly, I just can't at this point. I end up comparing too much and then thinking that there's some "right" way that I "should" be eating. Which is of course ridiculous. I'm like you--the ones I read, I read because I want to know about the bloggers' lives.
And I feel the same way about the 1/3 cup dry oatmeal. Really? I'm with you. I use a cup. Plus toppings.
This post, by the way, was/is priceless!
I do read some food blogs, but I'm not sure if I follow them because I like them or if it's like watching an accident on the 101 - I CAN'T HELP MYSELF. I cannot imagine taking pictures of every single meal I eat (half of my lunches, by the way, I'm cram down during meetings, so whipping out a camera would be, just slightly, annoying, rude and distracting). I don't mind the people that write about ONE meal or one dish, but recording every meal - yikes!
I do understand that comparison thing. When my parents were here, they kept talking about how they only eat two meals a day. I'm sorry, but I cannot FUNCTION on two meals a day. Not mentally, but more importantly, not socially. I'd be a total mess.
Anyway, I do like food and wine. Very much. But I try not to obsess about it, only writing about great experiences as they fit into my life (and hey, you're the only one reading my blog, so HA!).
I have recently started to read different blogs - adventure, travel, hiking and literature - to spice up my life.
Finally, I can't wait to hear about the hairy acorn. Interesting.
lol, i have no idea what kombucha tastes like or whatever the F its called. it scares me people eat spinach smoothies for breakfast. I hate oatmeal. its useless for me to compare because i never eat any of the stuff on those food blogs. now if it was a cocktail blog, that would be a different story...
Oh my god Kim...this post is OUTSTANDING....u are singing my song....gosh....i feel like we must have known each other in a past life :)
1) YES...i would eat the whole pizza....i did in normal days and would otherwise...
2) all the food trends...over rated
3) the blogs BOTHER me...and the bigger question is WHY does it bother me....and why do i LET it bother me....
frustrating
this post is awesome
I used to read food blogs, but I only read the ones I'm friends with now. YES i agree about the 1/3 cup oatmeal thing. WTF. The heart healthy serving is 3/4 cup.
Overnight oatmeal = muesli. It's oats soaked in milk. I do not like. Though I have to admit, I prefer to let my morning (hot) oats cool down (I put it in the freezer).
I try to wear earrings every day.
I laughed out loud at this one. Many of the "popular" food bloggers eat like birds. I ate as much as some of them do when I was starving myself! A few veggies and a protein bar for lunch? Filling up space in recipes with copious amounts of pumpkin? I ate that much pumpkin and turned yellow!
Don't even get me started on how much they work out. I was going to to a post on this on my blog. Two plus workouts a day is healthy? Please. Again, when I tried that one I ended up in treatment.
All that being said, I pretty much only skim the blogs as of late to find out about their lives and perhaps enter some content that I won't win.
Lastly, 1/3 cup oats? Try 3/4 cup plus copious toppings AND eggs.
Wowwww loved this post, Kim. Yeah I agree chia seeds look super wack, and in my disordered days I tried the 60 calorie tortillas and they gave me the worst stomach cramp of my life (when i found out that they were 60cals since they had 13G of FIBRE IN THEM!...I mean is that even necessary?!)
Anywaysss...I definitely don't read as many food-centred blogs as I used to, I also find my interest in food porn faltering a bit- but sometimes when I'm looking for ideas to switch up meals I look to some of these blogs for inspiration. I still read food blogs, but I tend to be more interested in the person writing them and what they have to say than what they ate- because it really is impossible for me not to make judgements based on the consumption of others. Even in non-blog-life I find myself still looking at people's plates and thinking, "What the hell- she needs a starch with that meal!" or "You're ordering your dressing on the side! You must have food issues or read too many health magazines!"
As for the fitness thing- I usually ignore that because I know that I exercise nowhere near anyone else does in the blogworld and it's not worth guiltifying myself for it- I mean, I really do have other things to do like study, hang out with my friends, and watch Dexter online than do side planks and spinning and drink gross looking green smoothies afterwards.
Okay, I realize I'm totally ranting!
And I am guilty of posting food pics sometimes- but in all honesty it's a lot of the time to exhibit my creativity or something I enjoyed so much that I wish to inform others about it- hence why I don't photograph each and every morsel that enters my mouth...because that's just...weird...in my opinion.
Anyhow, I don't know if anything I just said made any sense- but I definitely related to a lot of the things you wrote :)
I love you for writing this post, as I couldn't have (and obviously didn't) say it better myself. First of all, 1/3 cup oats is enough to feed a midget parrot, 12 almonds should be considered "a handful" and 1/2 cup of rice is nothing but 1/3 of what I will end up consuming (along with the protein, veggies and fat). Oy. Don't get me started on the workouts either. How people can train for marathons eating like they do is beyond me. I know we all have different needs, but I needs to not read about it, so I don't.
I started out dabbling in the viewing of food porn and those blogs a bit obsessively. Not because I was going to make/eat the stuff, but because it was like living vicariously through them or something. WTF? Now I crave the people, the stories and the depth over the pictures, the calories and the comparisons.
Lastly, because I'm hogging the whole damn thing here, I do the SAME thing when other people don't eat everything they have. I always eat it ALL, usually more than I want, and just can't imagine that someone would want to leave any of it on the plate (totally screwed up, but whatever). I used to get so pissed if someone either didn't finish it, didn't want it or didn't "appreciate" it. Actually, I still kind of do this...anyway, love. this. post.
I heart you, Kim. I have very little patience for blogs that document EVERY bite that supposedly goes into someone's mouth during the day, with all the lighting optimized and plates color coordinated and everything symmetrical on the plate...are these real people or Stepford Bloggers?
And I also think they're still pretty triggering for me at this point, because, like you mentioned, I have a hang-up about the amount that I eat, which is for damn sure more than two slices and a side salad. Although I do happen to be a HUGE fan of salads, raw produce, and always have been, but I know that woman cannot survive on leaves alone. I loves me some oatmeal, but I don't really need to see a photo of someone else's bowl of it every day. I happen to have six different nut butters in my pantry myself, but I don't feel the need to see pictures of them in someone else's kitchen. I eat Greek yogurt sometimes, but I'm not convinced that it's not just a way to sell sour cream for outrageous prices.
Ok rant rant rant. Now I sound bitter and trollish. I am totally aware that some of my annoyance is due to my own issues, not the food bloggers'. I do follow some blogs that include food/recipes, but like you said, I am mostly interested in the person, and sometimes there are really good recipe ideas. I specifically stay away from those that supposedly document every single thing they eat with photos. For example, I read Burp and Slurp, because Sophia has crazy interesting recipes and actually talks about other things in her life as well, and doesn't give an itemized list of each bite the entire day. Same for Hangry Pants and a couple others.
And what ARE overnight oats?
tee hee. i loved this post. one thing i've learned from food blogging is that EVERYONE has food issues, not just food bloggers and people with eating disorder histories. we all have our weird rituals and tastes and have to figure out what works for us.
hehe you've really hit the nail on the head...I often skim these kinds of blogs and they make me feel like I'm overeating sometimes! I'm not, but these blogs are everywhere and it's hard not to bump into them when you spend as much time online as I do!
Sarah x
Hey chicka :)
Ooh I agree with you on many levels :). I DO enjoy vegetables and salad... but NOT because its "healthy" or this or that but because I like it (i think because it doesn't make me feel unwell... silly body o mine)... but realistically, I'd prefer to eat something a little less often but eat it PROPERLY then only half do something. Like I like a particular brand of sour cream. I actually LIKE the light sour cream version, but I cannot stand the extra light version and I'm not as keen on the full fat one (although I'd eat it over the extra light version any day)... If I'm gonna eat pizza, I would typically eat 3-4 pieces (about the equivalent of a small pizza) and not eat anything else at that meal... I don't know... I'm not so good with "trends"... discovery of new food, sure, trends, nah, I don't have time or energy. I alraedy have enough food issues, why do I want to add to them?
So with that, I'm don't follow ANY food blogs specifically. There are a few blogs I follow that have mentions of food or whatever in them but I, like you, follow it for author content more than anything.
Funnily enough, I would just skim over those parts of the post really. However, with YOUR recipes, I've started a word document because I actually like the sound of them! I don't have energy to actually trial them yet, but they look good. I guess because they're like, normal??
Love ya!
PS. I just HAD to google "Kombucha" cause I had NO idea! xo
I used to read food blogs but I don't anymore. I even deleted KathEats from my reader the other day because I realised I hadn't looked at it in a couple of months. It's weird, they just don't appeal anymore! I have had many similar thoughts on the subjects as you have I think :P Two of my personal favourites are the pumkpin obsession (the lowest calorie squash, what a surprise! I hate it though), and 'chocolate oatmeal' consisting of oatmeal with plain cocoa powder. Ew. When I make chocolate porridge I put half a ton of sugar in there too, and so far it hasn't lead to me lying on my bedroom floor wailing that my blood sugar has crashed too far for me to recover from :P
The way I always look at it is, if these people are using eating disordered behaviours like restriction, overexercise or developing orthorexic tendencies, one day they will either have to deal with it or live with the associated physical/mental problems. If they are still erring on the side of 'weird but relatively normal', good for them, but I hope one day they can eat cake with impunity! Life is too short for green monsters...
Oh gosh. I love this post.
I do the same as you - SKIM. I don't care what people eat day to day (SHOCKING!). I want to read about them and THEIR LIVES. Although, I do post recipes I enjoy and talk about exercise as well. Does that make me a hypocrite?
I don't feel like anyone should compare themselves to another blogger, because it is such a small reflection of who that blogger is, and it seems like, with food bloggers, it's a bit of a show. At the same time though, I can understand the comparison! If I see someone who exercising the same amount of me, but eating much less, I will probably think, "What the...?" (as in "what the hell is wrong with THEM?")
I hope my exercise and food posts don't upset you! I am just doing those for me, to journal recipes and log workouts. I like to share ideas with other people, and take ideas as well. Even though all the food blog trends are super annoying, I do get ideas sometimes!
I could never be a daily meals food blogger though. I would be way too obsessive about it! That is why I don't count calories or log my food - it's NOT for me. I eat what I want, sometimes too much.
I think this is a very interesting discussion. What I wanted to add is that I think we need to make a very clear distinction between 2 types of blogs: ED recovery food blogs and just plain old food blogs. As a recovered ED'er I completely see how these popular food blogs can be triggering, irritating, etc, but remember: these people are not delving into the ED psychology. In fact, many of them may truly struggle to keep their weight down and use their blogs as a way to enjoy food and get creative while also controlling their weight. I don't think that means they necessarily have an unhealthy relationship with food. Annoying? Maybe. (cute acronyms for breakfast creations and acting like you invented some signature oatmeal dish = *HUGE eyeroll*. I mean, it's OATMEAL! You did not invent it!) However, people have all different dietary needs and tastes, and some people really only need to eat 1/3 c oatmeal to be healthy and active.
Now, this is not to say there aren't bloggers out there who use "healthy" to disguise "f-ed up" when it comes to food. (And if that is the case we should have some compassion; after all, as we know, their lives are pretty hellish). But I think we should be wary of judging stuff like that, at least when it comes to portion sizes, taste preferences, etc. I know that I truly DO love a good salad!
One last comment - I also noticed that many people put egg whites in their oatmeal. WHY?!
I came back to read the follow-up comments and was going to make the same exact point Emily did, as I didn't want to come across as judging anyone else's blogs or reading preferences.
For me, there are recovery blogs and food blogs, and I honestly don't feel like I really fit into either group right now. I can't really get into food blogs, as they are often restrictive in comparison to my intake and I obsess, but I'm not "recovered" enough to offer perspective from that point.
I have to remember that just like in real life, I can't compare myself to what other people do. Everyone diets in my office, so I just have to ignore that talk, ignore the diet fixations, etc. and do my own thing. Same with blogs.
And I don't think it's the healthy food in blogs that annoys most people, as we all strive for that to some extent, but rather that we have our own issues with the food that we might be projecting (Do I eat too much? Not healthy enough? etc.) But yes, the Rachael Ray nicknames and endless repetitive pictures of an apple or oatmeal are annoying.
OK. I promise I'm done.
oh kim, I am so glad you posted this. I just hate it when I find a new blog and see every post is actually a montage of photos of the day's every bite taken...of course, always 100% organic, whole grain, with a tiny piece of chocolate for dessert(i.e. look how normal I am including some sweets!) ug. The food blogs I go to for ideas are NEVER written by people who are recovering from EDs. Learned the hard way that is a bad idea!! You're not alone. Love, CG
I enjoyed reading everyone's comments about the food blog. I think Emily hit the nail on the head when she said, "In fact, many of them may truly struggle to keep their weight down and use their blogs as a way to enjoy food and get creative while also controlling their weight."
I think some of the attempt to generate excitement over oatmeal and nut butter is a way to reinforce the pleasures of those kinds of foods instead of, say, chocolate chip pancakes with whipped cream.
Interesting to think that healthy and trendy foods like chia seeds as well as food blogs have kind of become replacement tools for people recovering from eating disorders and from overweight/obesity. How did our ancestors manage to stay healthy without chia seeds and food blogs?!
I am glad to see that other people think 1/3 cup of oatmeal sounds really small! I love oatmeal for breakfast but I don't think I could find 1/3 cup in my bowl!
Why can I not use Open ID to post anymore? I just wrote a really long comment and I got an error message and my comment disappeared!
Let's try this again...I do read a few food blogs still but for the most part I just skim them. I agree that people eat some very interesting foods. I was so excited to try kaboocha but I thought it was totally average! So I have to stop jumping on the bandwagon for the random things people often rave about.
I love your honesty. You wrote so many things that I think about but don't have the courage to write! Y
PS - I won't be satisfied until I get my book published either. And then I will be totally stressed about Book #2. It is a vicious cycle. Thanks for the great comment!
Great post Kim. I had a lot of trouble reading these blogs at my worst ... they seemed so perfect and truthfully, some seem like they are disordered eaters in disguise. (I'm sorry but there's NOTHING "normal" about snapping a photo of every single thing you eat, the palm pictures (look at my nibble of chocolate) make me enraged. But that's my recovery speaking.) Journaling to me is plenty ... but that's just me
Oh and a LOT are orthorexia in disguise, specifically.
Another comment: I was looking at a popular food blog tonight and laughing out loud at the notion of using a wrap as the base for a pizza. I thus came across this blog:http://ohhmay.wordpress.com/
I'll let you all form your own opinions, but I think this young girl is cruising down my favorite river, denial.
oh girl, you made me laugh loud... hahahah....I feel so related to what you said but don't have to courage to say it loud! good for you to split it out
i used to read a lot of blogs but I realized that they were not inspiring for good and most of bloggers who define themselves as health bloggers aren't really good model to be considered health. over exercising is really bad but they seem to ignore it. and all the food trend... come on.
I have to say that I disagree with most of the commenters here. I owe so much of my progress in recovery to finding Jenna's blog Eat Live Run late into my junior year of college. She ate approximately the same number of calories as my meal plan but still ate things like pizza and dessert, showing me that I could do the same. More importantly, she ENJOYED eating. Her enthusiasm and passion for food made me want to try new things and things I had avoided for a long time, like dessert and waffles and going to restaurants, because I saw that someone I considered to look/be "healthy" could enjoy these foods. Now that I know Jenna in real life, I enjoy her blog even more and can vouch for the fact that the approach to weight and food that you see on her blog is her approach in real life. She has been an inspiration to me, both to learn how to cook better for myself and those I love, and to learn how to love food. Her blog is like daily doses of encouragement to me to eat the things I enjoy, even if I'm eating alone!
I also read her friend Caitlin's ("Healthy Tipping Point") because it is well written and informative, another girl Lindsey ("Sound Eats") because she is a sweet person who I've developed a blog relationship with, and "Peas and Thank You" because the writer, Sarah, is hilarious. I also sometimes stop by "Oh She Glows" and have found the writer's passions and writing topics to be very similar to my own interests.
I occasionally look at food blogs for recipes, but mostly it's for the personality of the writer and the continuity and consistency of "reader-writer relationship" that a food blogging format permits. I think the concept of healthy living food blogging is kind of weird, and I don't think I'd issue a blanket recommendation that people with eating disorders should read them. But I also wouldn't issue a blanket statement that they're bad. I think that some of the blogs I read likely help a lot of people learn to enjoy food, healthy cooking, and inspire them to try new ways of exercising, and I think it is ultimately the readers' responsibility to determine whether food blogs are good for them or not--not the writer's responsibility.
Also, sorry for this novel of a comment, but I routinely eat 1/3 dry oats...in my overnight oats...before topping them with yogurt, fruit, and a nut butter for breakfast. It always fills me up and keeps me full for 4-5 hours, which is different than every other breakfast I've tried! It doesn't mean everyone should eat 1/3 cup of oats, but it works for me--just like I think food blogs work for some people, but aren't the best option for others.
Just throwing in my opinion :)
I'm a sarcastic bitch as well and definitely find myself comparing. And even for a time, I would think like you did, that I would try other's recipes "when I was better". WTF? Also though, I think when people share so much of themselves, literal details of their thoughts and days, it's only human nature to compare and think, did so and so really do that?
But it is completely different coming from an ED perspective. I have to be very careful not to get too enthralled. And I've found myself just abandoning some blogs altogether, because I just can't separate my own ideas from theirs. I also found that when I have formed relationships with bloggers, I honestly enjoy reading their posts and really don't compare all that much.
Blogging is just a beast all its own. I cannot imagine what our parents would say about "blog reading".
Ironic that I found *your* blog via one of the food-minutae writers :)
They, nor their habits or meal plans, ever rubbed off on me, but I had hoped they would. A little bit of orthorexia would be quite an improvement over the 30-year run of anorexia I have going.
And I think that's the case for some of the writers ... this is an in-between place from an acute eating disorder and centered recovery. I have noticed many of those I followed no longer post food pics so much ... a string of them posted entries about tiring of documenting every bite. And they, like you and me and many who commented here, may move on in time. It will get tired. It may become more intuitive. It may become more entrenched, but my sense is that most of these folks are far better off than most of my peers in hospitals. It's a step.
I was far better off when I was actually maintaining a meal plan of any sort, with any kind of attention to meeting my body's needs, than when I just gave up on food, period. I was looking for clues as to how to find that kind of commitment to attention to self in any way, because I have struggled at times to take a vitamin or pursue any kind of self-care.
A lot of people don't have access to treatment, even outpatient sometimes, so they're going it alone with their blogosphere friends. At least there's encouragement to eat more than coffee or diet soda and mustard. And there's someone to touch base with ... and maybe folks will find their way to more holistic, life-balanced blogs like yours ... and they can then continue their journey with you and grow some more.
It's quite an accomplishment that you have "outgrown" even a vulnerability to these kinds of blogs and shows real movement toward coming into yourself, your body's cues, insight into your thoughts and the confidence to post them. Cheers to recovery, health, balance and wellness in all ways :)
BTW ... That's the first time I've posted a comment to your blog that actually posted. It used to always "disappear" ... whatever you did or didn't do, I'm happy to be able to take part now :)
I find them boring and obsessive. But then again, I have so much residual shame in my eating that I can't imagine putting it out there. I do like a slice or two or pizza and a salad, don't eat oatmeal, enjoy sugar, don't do nonfat, rarely do low-fat. I eat a lot, I exercise a lot, I eat processed stuff sometimes. I'm tired of feeling bad for how I eat, and am no longer going to apologize for it, neither to those who think I should eat less, or those who think I should eat more.
But putting pictures of what I eat? Maybe if I made something that came out super-awesome wonderful, but otherwise sounds like a nightmare. And really boring to read.
OH. MY. GOODNESS.
SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME THAT YOU'RE NOT INSIDE MY HEAD.
Amen to everything you've said. I kinda feel hypocritical saying that seeing as I have a major thing for eating green stuff, but in terms of the commercial-based trends (stuff that doesn't grow out of the ground, that is) - I'm with you 100%.
I'm also prone to kitchen cabinet slamming when I think my brother is eating less than I am. It makes me feel hugely insecure. I always HATED being the fatter sister.
I agree with Sarah and Emily. As a former anorexic (I went in the complete opposite direction), I can both see what you are all saying but do think that a lot of your assumptions are a little harsh. From personal experience: when I was anorexic, I would compare A LOT. Now, I don't. I might passively note this or that, but it's not an omg-she's-better-than-me thing. I honestly don't care...if that works for them that is okay. What we need to realize is that EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. I'm not sure what food blogs you all read...so maybe I'm missing the point...but the ones that I have frequented inspire me to eat better. And if I'm not into whatever they're doing, I say whatever, and move on. Food shouldn't rule our lives. It is just one dimension. I don't claim to eat perfectly...actually I eat pretty badly, even probably according to you all. By that I mean I binge a lot. Like usually at least once a day. So seeing people with healthy relationships with food helps me, it does not trigger me. Like I said, though, we are all different.
P.S. I like Kombucha. It is a fun beverage! Maybe it's not for everyone, but that's okay!!!
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