Eating Disorder Quotes

Eating Disorder Quote of the day

Just remembering that they [people with eating disorder] are young, beautiful and unique and that is worth everything in this world.

I tried to go anorexic for a good three hours. I ate ice and celery, but that’s not even anorexic. And I quit. I was like, 'Ma, can you make me a sandwich? Like, immediately.'

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.

Red flag of the eating disorder: the muffin. Keep your eye on the ladies with the muffins... and sometimes I'll just eat the muffin top.

Binge eating is another eating disorder that people really don't realize is a problem.

Do I want to die from the inside out or the outside in?

Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses, not lifestyle choices.

She began to be reassured by these pains, tangible symbols of her success in becoming thinner than anyone else. Her only identity was being "the skinniest." She had to feel it.

Eating disorders are like a gun that's formed by genetics, loaded by a culture and family ideals, and triggered by unbearable distress.

You can have a disordered relationship with food, but to have an eating disorder is indicative of a mental illness, which I think needs treatment and recognition in a different way.

Anorexia, you starve yourself. Bulimia, you binge and purge. You eat huge amounts of food until you're sick and then you throw up. And anorexia, you just deny yourself. It's about control.

When people have eating disorders, they can't actually see what they truly look like because they're so clouded with their emotions.

I don't believe you have to have eating disorders and mental illness to screw up.

It’s like he has this power over me—like I have an eating disorder and he’s a package of Oreo Double Stuff cookies.

Know that you are your greatest enemy, but also your greatest friend.

I wish I could tell every young girl with an eating disorder, or who has harmed herself in any way, that she's worthy of life and that her life has meaning. You can overcome and get through anything.

We turn skeletons into goddesses and look to them as if they might teach us how not to need.

I think I just realized that having a problem - an eating disorder - it's not healthy and you can actually die from that. I realized it's not worth it and you just need to be healthy.

It's like, at the end, there's this surprise quiz: Am I proud of me? I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth what I paid?

What you persist in doing gets easier. The task hasn't changed, but your ability to do it has increased.

Eating disorders, body dysmorphia and a general dissatisfaction with one's life and body seems to ail too many young people.

I have a remarkable ability to delete all better judgement from my brain when I get my head set on something. I have no sense of moderation, no sense of caution. I have no sense pretty much.

You know you've got problems when your head is hanging over the toilet, puking up your dinner, and what you're thinking of is your dad. And how he thinks you're not pretty.

The more people talk about eating disorders, the more people get the real story about what they're like.

I suffered from eating disorders when I was just a kid. I did not like me or the way I looked. But back then, you could not tell anyone.

Because I make films about eating disorders and sexual assault, people always come up to me and are like, "Are you okay?" like I'm a broken-down shell of a woman.

I want them [people] to feel open and comfortable to share the messy, dirty, shameful parts of themselves. Those are the parts I wanna see. And that eating disorders aren't just about "being thin."

During the investigation evidence of the vulnerability of women in the modelling profession was startling and models are at high risk of eating disorders.

Extreme picky eaters may have what's called Selective Eating Disorder. People with this experience physical and psychological discomfort over certain tastes, smells, textures.

I was like 'No!' I've never had body issues, I've never had an eating disorder. I've never had to go on a diet and that's because of Weight Watchers.

The stuffing/puking/stuffing/puking/stuffing/puking didn't make her skinny, it made her cry.

Let's call a spade a spade - a lot of times when you are a vegetarian it is a just not very effective eating disorder.

In the entirety of my life, I have never had an eating disorder.

An eating disorder is serious and it’s a disease, and I don’t think you can lightly say that someone has a disease unless they’re openly telling you that they do.

You deserve the place you have in this world. Do not let the eating disorder take that from you.

I have a fierce eating disorder that has survived even bariatric surgery. I got even fatter after that! Hey, maybe fat people are just trying to get closer to others, did anybody ever that of that?!

I want to be a positive role-model for my daughter. The last thing I want to put out there is that it's acceptable to be too thin or have an eating disorder because you're in Hollywood.

There have been so many stories about alcoholism and drugs. Eating disorders are also a form of abuse, but rarely a theme in feature films that aren't documentaries.

You dont have to have an eating disorder to be happy or successful.

Find Your Balance.

Recovery doesn't mean putting your life on hold. Recovery means holding on so you can live your best life.

Let go of toxic control, in order to regain healthy control.

I'm just scared I won't run as fast as I did my freshman year, ' I admitted, choking back tears.Coach Woj looked at me for a moment, his eye gentle.'You don't have to.

To actually accept that you have an eating disorder or a mental health issue is actually a sign of great, great strength. It is not a sign of weakness at all.

Find YOUR Balance.

I am made of a thousand ghosts, only you can shoot me down.

A look of interest, or perhaps doubt, came across his face. "Well, " he said, "I'm sure your bulimia was fulfilling some need.

Recovery is hard. Regret is harder.

Hold yourself back, or heal yourself back together. You decide.

As I searched for food perfection, and as I gained weight, I began to realize that the race for perfection in anything was the path to destruction.