tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post1316126019305686038..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: Return to Normalcy?Carrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-57675115774071647032007-07-15T23:05:00.000-04:002007-07-15T23:05:00.000-04:00Ryan,Okay, you're a him friend, too.Em,You're on.S...Ryan,<BR/><BR/>Okay, you're a him friend, too.<BR/><BR/>Em,<BR/><BR/>You're on.<BR/><BR/>Swimfan,<BR/><BR/>Hope you had fun at your party. I love swimming- it's very calming for me. And good job being normal and extraordinary.Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-73860316779615082842007-07-15T11:57:00.000-04:002007-07-15T11:57:00.000-04:00That sounds great! Congratulations on your recove...That sounds great! Congratulations on your recovery thus far. <BR/><BR/>Yesterday, my pool had a 'sleepover' to raise money by swimming for the JDRF. After many, many, many, many weeks of worrying, I finally decided I would go. And I had fun, too. I just felt so...normal. I haven't done something fun for years, and I'm only 13. Everything was always centered around food, calories and exercise. Thank you so much for you so eloquently written blog--you are an inspiration.swimfan93https://www.blogger.com/profile/00001085548544928217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-36949658188305527702007-07-12T00:56:00.000-04:002007-07-12T00:56:00.000-04:00carrie,if we lived closer i'd invite you to lunch ...carrie,<BR/><BR/>if we lived closer i'd invite you to lunch or coffee or go to the beach or a concert...<BR/><BR/>i'm happy that you went out with a friend and had some fuel for your brain. <BR/><BR/>emms. emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368009574739052471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-80469746320385260652007-07-11T17:03:00.000-04:002007-07-11T17:03:00.000-04:00him friend! *twitters more* =phim friend! *twitters more* =pRyanryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520618110046524230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-79823597157420951712007-07-11T16:52:00.000-04:002007-07-11T16:52:00.000-04:00Holy crap! Eleven comments before I check in?Than...Holy crap! Eleven comments before I check in?<BR/><BR/>Thanks to everyone.<BR/><BR/>The "date" went well- it really was a just a friend who only had one X chromosome, but still it was nice.<BR/><BR/>Normal.Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-26610268070983837872007-07-11T16:34:00.000-04:002007-07-11T16:34:00.000-04:00Here's to normalcy...strange how unsettling it can...Here's to normalcy...strange how unsettling it can sometimes feel, huh? I think trying every day is probably everyone's normal, it is just never really spoken about in the open enough.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717870873723597247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-15881152126715269152007-07-11T16:23:00.000-04:002007-07-11T16:23:00.000-04:00That's fabulous Carrie. I hope it all goes well. ...That's fabulous Carrie. I hope it all goes well. I'm sure it will! <BR/><BR/>I'm also glad you can enjoy having a healthy, strong body. I have found that it makes such a difference: you are strong in body as well as mind, and the world is your oyster! <BR/><BR/>You've done extraordinarily well.bronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320100415077054104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-45132360984690468922007-07-11T14:28:00.000-04:002007-07-11T14:28:00.000-04:00You may feel "normal" but no one who knows what yo...You may feel "normal" but no one who knows what you've been through and accomplished is going to see you as anything but "extraordinary."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17219492984914810944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-26699211532534518782007-07-11T13:56:00.000-04:002007-07-11T13:56:00.000-04:00god girl, Im so inspired I can barely write this!!...god girl, Im so inspired I can barely write this!!!!!<BR/>Have a great lunch with your winkFRIENDwink!!!!!<BR/>xo Laurenlaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369659753450717383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-15064244197975192412007-07-11T13:49:00.000-04:002007-07-11T13:49:00.000-04:00oh, carrie! I'm so excited for you!! I date with ...oh, carrie! I'm so excited for you!! I date with a him friend! 8-)<BR/><BR/>I was terrified when I first started to realize that I was "normal." At times, it horrified me. In fact, I still sometimes look in the mirror and think, "Shouldn't I be hating my reflection?" Like today, I looked in the mirror, noticed how big my arms looked, and thought, "Damn, I am strong!" <BR/><BR/>It's okay to order the low-fat option. It's okay to think about our choices. The important thing is not to dwell on them. Moving on with life - and it sounds like you are doing that marvelously!!!<BR/><BR/>GOOD JOB!<BR/><BR/>Keep living life!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032617457209218758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-65029039242145164032007-07-11T10:44:00.000-04:002007-07-11T10:44:00.000-04:00I hear you sister. I love the analogy about the b...I hear you sister. I love the analogy about the buzzing in your ears...It goes with Ms.Em's analogy of the EDPhones...<BR/><BR/>Have a nice lunch date(?)!<BR/><BR/>FaithFaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682532324408829173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-18851823981811053172007-07-11T10:27:00.000-04:002007-07-11T10:27:00.000-04:00Congrats! Its really neat that you are going out ...Congrats! Its really neat that you are going out and doing, despite having reservations. Heres hoping you have a great time :D<BR/><BR/>I know from the responses I see here that you certainly aren't friendless right now. I suspect that you haven't ever lacked for people who care about you, but Ed doesn't like you to have a support network. <BR/><BR/>Hardy European, not tall, not willowy, and kicks ass? Sounds like the yum to me, so cast aside those beluga whale feelings. <BR/><BR/>Keep trying, keep acknowledging that you are working on it, and celebrate the progress you make while not worrying too much about how much progress it is. <BR/><BR/>Stay in contact with your friends. Ed wants to be your sole adviser and confidant, and he is is a poisonous liar.<BR/><BR/>Look me up sometime when you are in Baltimore, I would be delighted to meet you. Then you can continue to have friends nearby who can go with you for lunch (or more likely dinner, with schedule considerations)!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256002804183760178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-42301977228034731802007-07-11T09:09:00.000-04:002007-07-11T09:09:00.000-04:00Fantastic! I loved reading this post, it made me ...Fantastic! I loved reading this post, it made me really happy for you as well as hopeful.<BR/><BR/>Have fun at lunch!!<BR/><BR/>xoxo<BR/>SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813023808982058233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-38942307345016390662007-07-11T08:37:00.000-04:002007-07-11T08:37:00.000-04:00Oooooooooh, Carrie has a date! :) You can do this!...Oooooooooh, Carrie has a date! :)<BR/><BR/> You can do this! <BR/><BR/> You can let go of anorexic behaviors too. Practice normal. Pretend until you are no longer pretending. <BR/><BR/> So, you aren't a dainty little knick knack. You weren't meant to be. None of us were that have blood flowing through our veins. You are alive so act the part! Your feet touch the floor, don't they? Besides, we aren't going to compare!<BR/><BR/> Thinking of you today and ....details my dear, I want details. /*maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476646540007179475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-47587172076790784872007-07-11T01:55:00.000-04:002007-07-11T01:55:00.000-04:00wise words, my friend.wise words, my friend.wading through recoveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883839553194390452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-69529459894318848732007-07-11T01:31:00.000-04:002007-07-11T01:31:00.000-04:00Congratulations Carrie, on getting this far. It's ...Congratulations Carrie, on getting this far. <BR/><BR/>It's a pleasure to read your articulate posts about a struggle that often takes the words away from those who experience it.aufderheidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436534424131765183noreply@blogger.com