Danni Smith's Page

Today I had a weird thought. I seem to define my days by how well I ate. That's really odd in the whole scheme of things. This weird thought is about my body, but as I log this, I seem possessed only by what I ate today.

AND what's with free food at work? Why does that become MUST EAT? I ate three of those home made cookies, and leftover cheese, and pita, and yummy yummy. Unfortunately I feel myself counting those cookies. That isn't normal eating behavior. Eating three isn't normal, and neithe… Continue

I like it! Thanks for the comment on that. I hate diets. Diets do not work for me. Diets make me feel different than everyone else. They make me feel as though I have to live by rules. I can't eat a doughnut because it will make me fat. I can't have birthday cake or a beer at a celebration. It's about CAN'T.

This is my conscious choice eating plan. I want to eat for health, for myself and for my daughter. I want vegetables that are good for me, lean proteins, fruits, and healthy grains!!! And i… Continue

New and Improved?

I'm new here, inspired by the CNN blurb :) I've started and stopped countless journals in the hope that someday I would have my own success story.

I thought, why not make it public? Why not draw on support from others?

I'm old, I'm almost 50 and I've been eating disordered my whole life. I eat for every reason other than health and feeding my body. I eat when I'm happy, I eat when I'm sad, I eat when I'm lonely and I eat when I'm overwhelmed. Sometimes I eat because I starte… Continue