Eating Disorder Awareness Month

Well I haven't blogged in awhile, but today in one of my psychology classes we were discussing obesity and health risks. With it being eating disorder awareness month I thought now would be a good time to address something like this. My professor talked about how she went to a meeting about eating disorders with many professionals and she learned something that shocked her. "A higher body weight doesn't mean that someone is unhealthy and lower body weight doesn't mean someone is healthy." My entire class was shocked. Having been through eating disorder treatment, I already knew that. I've been in treatment with people who were overweight that were very malnourished. It breaks my heart that people focus so much on obesity and ignore the fact that people everywhere are dying from eating disorders. I wish that I could tell the world that WEIGHT DOESN'T MATTER. This month I hope that all those with eating disorders are fighting their hardest to get ED out of their lives. I hope that they are out there sharing their stories and influencing others to fight the good fight. Happy ED awareness month💜