Quotes tagged ‘Eating Disorder’

“Though the desired results may differ and have a different vocabulary — lean vs. skinny; jacked vs. in shape; keto vs. low carb — research suggests that young men are just as susceptible to disordered eating as young women are, but because our cultural framework positions both dieting and disordered…”

— Katie Heaney, thecut.com

“People in the top 25% of high-volume social media users were more than twice as likely to have an eating disorder.”

— Len Canter, usnews.com

“The monsters — not monsters — will share their secrets. You’ll learn that needle-thin bones, when crushed into a fine paste and stirred into the twenty glasses of water you were going to drink today, taste like lemonade. And you can have a sip for only the cost of the rest of your life left worshipp…”

— Savannah Brown, youtube.com

“Matilda: I became... Hansel: What? Matilda: Bulimic. Derek Zoolander: You can read minds?”

— Drake Sather, Ben Stiller, Derek Zoolander, Ben Stiller, imdb.com

“I’ve learned to expect comments about my body from others in my life (and even random strangers on the street), but to hear the same from a medical professional, particularly one who's aware of my eating disorder, always feels like a special brand of disappointment.”

— Rosemary Donahue, allure.com

“The show is dangerously cavalier about topics where deep consideration would be more appropriate.”

— Roxane Gay, refinery29.com

“I'm not asking you to be kind to a politician’s body because the politician deserves it, but rather, because everyone else does.”

— Chrissy Stockton, harpersbazaar.com

“It’s always gonna be about the weight for me, Toby. It’s been my story ever since I was a little girl. And every moment that I’m not thinking about it, I’m thinking about it. Like, will this chair hold me? Will this dress fit me? And if I ever get pregnant, would will anyone ever notice? It’s just a…”

— Dan Fogelman, Kay Oyegun, Kate Pearson, Chrissy Metz, imdb.com

“All of a sudden, I'm thinking that if I keep eating the way I'm eating, I'm not going to live long and I'm going to die. Having those thoughts as a young person can be very haunting.”

— Richard Simmons, menshealth.com

“When we're binging, we do not think about death. We just think about how good it tastes.”

— Richard Simmons, menshealth.com

“We overweight people, we say terrible things to ourselves….Oh, you wouldn't believe it. 'You fat pig. How can you do this? You're a disgusting jerk.' And that gets you nowhere. That gets you right back into a bowl of pasta fregula.”

— Richard Simmons, menshealth.com

“You never come back, not all the way. Always there is an odd distance between you and the people you love and the people you meet, a barrier thin as the glass of a mirror, you never come all the way out of the mirror; you stand, for the rest of your life, with one foot in this world and one in anoth…”

— Marya Hornbacher, amazon.com

“I believe my eating disorder is going to be with me for the rest of my life. But I've seen people get over the disorder and that's what I hope for myself. I use it as an inspiration every day.”

— Lauren Greenfield, amazon.com

“The day you find something that you want even more than to be thin is the day you're capable of recovery.”

— Lauren Greenfield, amazon.com

“If they want me to lose weight, I'll just say, 'No No I'm not going back. F.U.'”

— Lauren Greenfield, amazon.com

“I'm scared and lonely. Part of me wants to give up my eating disorder. And then a big part, the strong part doesn't...It's got the best of me. I'm a losing battle. I'm like a slave.”

— Lauren Greenfield, amazon.com

“I want my self esteem back. I deserve a good life. I'm going to be somebody my daughters are proud of.”

— Lauren Greenfield, amazon.com

“Even if you take away eating disorders, being a girl is always going to be one of the hardest things.”

— Lauren Greenfield, amazon.com

“The crazy things about eating disorders is that it's so hard to understand unless you have one yourself....People say 'just eat.' I can't.”

— Lauren Greenfield, amazon.com

“This is what I really want. It's the one thing I want so bad. I just want to be thin. If it takes dying to get there, so be it. At least I'll get there.”

— Lauren Greenfield, amazon.com