SEXY IS NOT A SIZE~ANDREACOX
The other night my boyfriend had taken us to Dinner at an organic vegan restaurant in SD. Towards the end of the meal two girls around the age of 20 came & sat at a table next to us. They were tall thin & literally looked like fashion models. Then, I heard something that was all-too-familiar. It was a conversation I had played in my own mind over & over again. A conversation I had with my own bodyfor years, DAILY! We listened as the two girls debated what to put on a salad for almost 30 minutes. When the food was finally delivered it was sparse. They both ordered a tea, stevia (a sweetener) & Romain lettuce.
My boyfriend was oblivious to what was happening however I FELT the eating disorder energy the moment they sat down & the second I heard the conversation. I needed to stay & listen. Selfishly maybe I was doing so to further my own work on myself or maybe I was just checking in with myself to make sure I was still on the "straight & narrow path". Whatever it was, my heart ached for them both.
I began explaining to Will what was going on next to us, he felt my heart & asked if I was OK. I answered him & said I feel sad. I felt sad for them & I also felt sad for the abuse I put my body under for many years. I wanted to grab them & give them both a hug. I wanted to turn my chair & sit next to them telling them that SEXY IS NOT A SIZE! I wanted to say “your self-worth is NOT measured on the scale & that they will be able to toss away the "Allowed/bad food list” that they carry around in their tormented minds!
You see unless you have struggled with an eating disorder you have NO idea how obsessed the mind becomes with “allowed/avoid food lists”, calories, carbs, proteins & fats! You have no idea how this controls your every move, your every choice & every thought! Out of the millions of times I’ve spoken about poor food choices & helped others improve their habits, I realized in this moment, I could not speak, I had no words, I was numb!
We left the restaurant & I prayed silently for them in the car as we drove away. May they find peace in your words God, comfort with their bodies & love for themselves! May they lose the silent battle within their heads on whether to eat or not.
Andrea L Cox is the owner of The Healthy Haven & www.alkalizewithandrea.com (Detox, Yoga, Juice fast & Raw Food Educational Retreats!)
Andrea is a fitness model turned health coach who has written two books on the raw vegan healthy detoxing lifestyle! Known as "The Detox Queen" She has taken the media by storm & has an impressive social media following with her YouTube channel surpassing 2 million views & her personal Facebook page alone having 20,000 people!
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