Food for Thought #1

This is going to be a new weekly installment to this blog!

Every week I'm going to upload a picture designed to make you think. It might be a quote, a drawing, a photo- that type of thing.

And Friday, food and thought all have that 'F' sound and it goes so well with this blogs theme so I figured it matches!

It's Friday and Fridays should be FUN! So I'll post some funny ones on here too - I want this blog to help people and make them happy, and making someone laugh couldn't be more perfect. The photo below is AMAZING.

Image via here.

I would love to include things sent in by blog readers- it can be an edit, artwork, a photo you've taken, or even something you've found on the internet (please also send me a link to where you got it from), or something even more creative I haven't thought of!

myjourneywithrecovery@yahoo.com

Just send me an email, with the title Food for Thought, your image, and your name/codename or whatever you want me to address you as on this blog - you can remain anonymous!
I will try to include it the next week with any luck!

I hope to receive some images in the future!

Hannah xox

Choose recovery NOW.

{BLOG POST BY S}

So today I want to introduce you to this amazing girl who will be a new contributor and "second author" to this blog. She is such a fighter and never fails to inspire me. I hope you will enjoy reading her posts as much as I do. I know she is going to fit into this blog just wonderfully.
She insisted on keeping the beginning bit about me, and I just want to say a huge thank you- it really is so sweet and kind!
So without further ado, let the blog post start!

Hi Guys!

I am a new contributor to Hannah's blog. I think it is absolutely fabulous and for a fifteen year old Hannah is simply incredible and inspirational.

I too am suffering and in recovery from anorexia. I have had it since summer 2010 but it only got really very bad at the start of 2012. I have been in recovery for a while now but am super determined now.
After all this time I have finally realised, as I have been told over and over again, that a life with anorexia is NOT living!

It really is not!

No matter how much you and anorexia try to deceive yourself, there is actually no way you can live a life with anorexia. She destroys you. She takes away you personality and leaves a wrecked, barely-alive person behind. I don't mean in the sense of you not being alive because you are underweight, you are not alive because anorexia has taken control and is living your life for you. You may be a perfectly healthy weight at the moment, but do not deceive yourself. You are sick. Ana is ruining your life and you need to get it back.

I know this is a very short post and I am sorry, I will do longer ones in the future.

Over time I will tell you my story, give encouragement etc. but today I want to leave you all with one instruction...

Start taking back control NOW! Don't leave it till tomorrow, or next week, or next month. Do it now. Just do one little thing that gives Ana a kick in the face and shows her who's boss.

WELL DONE :)
Stay Strong Lovelies
xoxo - S


If you would like to write a guest post, a series of posts, or be a permenant contributor/author, please email me at myjourneywithrecovery@gmail.com.

The reason behind this blog

I have created this blog to show my progress through anorexia nervosa recovery and to encourage others to do the same, no matter what they are recovering from. I will be writing helpful posts, giving recovery tips and encouragement. Whether that be for eating disorders, self harm, depression- I'm here for you and I hope this blog can help.
> I will not be writing anything triggering on here. <

     The aims of my blog include:

      Show that recovery is possible!
      Show people they are not alone
      To post helpful tips about recovery
      To encourage people in their recovery

In the future I would like to do a Q&A post about eating disorder recovery, so please feel free to leave any questions in the comments.

Also, feel free to post your own encouragement etc, as I am also recovering from anorexia too, and still have many low moments! Yes- I am not without faults (in fact I have many of them!) but by writing this blog, I hope it will make others feel better- and that makes me happier than ever.

So join me in my inspiration bursts and help for recovery, and I hope this blog is of use to someone out there. Just one person, and I'll be happy.

Hannah xox