Recovering from Holiday Overeating: Overcoming the Tyranny of Day One (guest post by Chrsitina Fisanick)
Too much holiday food? Gained some weight? Need to move on from overeating in general? New Year's Resolution weighing you down? Take some advice from Christina Fisanick, author of The Optimistic Food Addict? Ending the Tyranny of Day One: Stop Starting Over and Start Living Your Life in Recovery by Christina Fisanick “I will start day one again on Monday.” “I blew it! It’s back to day one tomorrow.” “I am ready to get back to eating healthy. Day one starts today!” I hear those words often in recovery circles, especially at this time of year when overeating during the holidays and then dieting in the new year are the “norm.” Even people without disordered eating struggle with guilt for eating too many high calories foods and abandoning their exercise routines. However, for people who suffer from an eating disorder (and people for whom dieting is a way of life) continuously starting over and over and over again can actually hamper recovery and overall heal