{"id":4546,"date":"2012-02-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=4546"},"modified":"2012-02-27T18:02:47","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T23:02:47","slug":"neda-weekfebruary-26-2012march-3-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=4546","title":{"rendered":"NEDA Week&ndash;February 26, 2012&ndash;March 3, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wlWriterHeaderFooter\" style=\"float: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 0px 4px 0px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; width: 450px; height: 80px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/widgets\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=4546\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It is no secret that I have fought an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?s=anorexia\" target=\"_blank\">eating disorder<\/a> over the years.\u00a0 There are still days when I struggle with body image, but as a parent and an athlete, I am much better prepared to handle it.\u00a0 There will always be ups and downs, but as long as I am aware that those days will come, I can make it through them.\u00a0 I know what the red flags are for me and I know that I have to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=3917\" target=\"_blank\">tattle on myself<\/a> when I begin to see them.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that women (though some men do suffer from eating disorders as well) are under the constant scrutiny of society.\u00a0 Models, actresses, singers\u2026.they are airbrushed most of the time we see them and yet we still feel the need to try to look like them.\u00a0 It is so funny that I can realistically tell you that I know no one looks like that, but I still secretly want to look like that at times.\u00a0 <strong>The key, for me, is not acting on that<\/strong>.\u00a0 Focusing on appreciating my body for what it can do is what keeps me in line.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cdn.pinterest.com\/upload\/163325923956151667_zw8uXlwL_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How can you help raise awareness<\/strong>?\u00a0 Just spread the word.\u00a0 Here is a list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaleatingdisorders.org\/uploads\/file\/NEDAwareness%20Week%20Twitter%20Campaign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter posts<\/a> that you can use each day this week to help get the word out!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=4546\"><\/div>\n<script><!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_div_class=\"linkwithin_hook\";\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 135270;\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts with Thumbnails\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is no secret that I have fought an eating disorder over the years.\u00a0 There are still days when I struggle with body image, but as a parent and an athlete, I am much better prepared to handle it.\u00a0 There &hellip; 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