Comments on: Recovery Series #3 // Outlook https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/ A Health and Lifestyle brand based in Los Angeles, California Fri, 17 Jun 2016 02:53:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Arman @ thebigmansworld https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/#comment-68134 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:39:14 +0000 http://www.theblondevegan.com/?p=4460#comment-68134 Stop being amazing.

Just kidding, keep being amazing.

]]> By: Jordan Younger https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/#comment-68110 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:03:05 +0000 http://www.theblondevegan.com/?p=4460#comment-68110 In reply to Jenny.

So much love to you, beautiful girl. <3

]]> By: Chloe - A Latte Lipstick https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/#comment-68104 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 14:34:59 +0000 http://www.theblondevegan.com/?p=4460#comment-68104 Adore your message. It’s so hard sometimes to stop and breathe, but you simply have to make yourself. Or…what’s the point?!

XO Chloe
A Latte Lipstick

]]> By: Jordan Younger https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/#comment-68013 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 02:49:32 +0000 http://www.theblondevegan.com/?p=4460#comment-68013 In reply to Beth Graham.

Beth, thank you so much for such a kind message. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it. I am so happy to hear that your daughter is on the road to recovery, and I completely understand that that road can be a very rocky and windy one. But getting ON the road is the hardest part of the journey, so the fact that she has begun (and that she has the fabulous support of a loving and understanding family) is HUGE and I am so proud of you all for getting to this point. I think it would be amazing for her to start a blog about her journey and all that she has learned. It is so fascinating to me, and not surprising at all now after my experiences with restrictive diets that eating in such a confined way causes eating disorders and eating issues in general. And just like your daughter, I experienced (and still experience) getting caught up in what bloggers and other social media advocates for certain ways of eating (that’s how I became obsessed with raw veganism…) and it made it so much harder. Please keep me posted on her journey, and I will definitely check out your blog!! Xox, Jordan

]]> By: Jordan Younger https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/#comment-68007 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 02:27:41 +0000 http://www.theblondevegan.com/?p=4460#comment-68007 In reply to Cara.

Aww, thank you so much Cara. I so appreciate it. So happy to have you as a new reader, and yay for balance! So much love to you. 🙂

]]> By: Davida @ The Healthy Maven https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/#comment-67986 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 23:53:26 +0000 http://www.theblondevegan.com/?p=4460#comment-67986 beautiful, beautiful post. You captured everything. xoxo

]]> By: Jenny https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/#comment-67976 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 22:21:45 +0000 http://www.theblondevegan.com/?p=4460#comment-67976 Abbey, so proud of you for recognising that you were perhaps falling into this trap. Shining light on this is SO huge and I really wanted to congratulate you and send you all the encouragement in the world to keep reaching out and listening to what your body truly wants. You so deserve a full life. Keep aiming and reaching for that. xxx

]]> By: Kim @ BusyBod https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/#comment-67854 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 01:09:03 +0000 http://www.theblondevegan.com/?p=4460#comment-67854 This whole post is beautiful, but this -> “the more I let go of the questions and the unease and the fears and the striving for perfection and the preoccupation with things that are not in my control, I feel lucky. I feel calm.” is perfection. Love you <3

]]> By: Beth Graham https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/#comment-67848 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 23:57:53 +0000 http://www.theblondevegan.com/?p=4460#comment-67848 Jordan – Your story could not have come out at a better time. I have a 17 year old daughter recently diagnosed with orthorexia (although her doctors call in anorexia because they’re a bit ill informed). She was 100% Paleo, a decision we made to rid her of migraines (it worked, but now backfired). Oddly, I’m also a food writer and write about the joys of cooking and eating. She became more and more restrictive in what she would eat and as you’ve said, wasn’t getting the proper nutrients and her health began to suffer. I’m desperately trying to get her well so she can go off to college next year. She’s very committed and we’re working with a fabulous nutritionist and she’s now eating several things that were once off-limits, such as grains, avocados, and yogurt. But we’ve been at this for 6 weeks and she’s not gaining any weight, despite eating significantly more, and better, food. I’ve read that when your metabolism gets so screwed up, it can take quite awhile to fix it. I was just wondering how long it took you to feel like you were making progress, both mentally and physically. She still resists going out to dinner because she’s so freaky about what’s in her food. She is finally letting me prepare meals for her which is a huge step forward. I applaud you for what you are doing and the direction you’re taking with balance. My daughter is very bright, but she became highly influenced by all the bloggers and pundits on social media who are so focused on what’s bad for you, and they’re not taking into account the people they might be influencing. It is ALL about balance. I’ll continue to follow your story and words of wisdom as we take on this challenge! I’m going to be featuring more “comeback” foods on my blog (I also cover wine and travel) because we’ve had so much fun learning together how to balance healthy foods with getting the proper nutrition. She’s been wanting to start a blog of her own to share what she’s learned so I’m hoping your story will inspire her. Thanks again for your message on balance!

]]> By: Cara https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/#comment-67751 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 11:48:50 +0000 http://www.theblondevegan.com/?p=4460#comment-67751 This is beautiful. I stumbled upon your blog today and I’m so glad I did. I love your outlook and honesty. And I’m all about that balanced life. 🙂

]]> By: Whitney @ To Live & Diet i https://thebalancedblonde.com/2014/09/05/recovery-series-3-outlook/#comment-67675 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 00:10:25 +0000 http://www.theblondevegan.com/?p=4460#comment-67675 Such a beautiful post Jordan. A nice reminder to enjoy and embrace the present and try not to worry so much about what is to come. Thank you for sharing 🙂

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