Chew on this!

Oh Ajay, my heart truly does go out to you.  You are such an inspiration and I love your sense of humour; this video made me chuckle out loud so many times.  Having struggled with my my weight for the last 23 years (I’m now 33) and finally diagnosed with binge eating disorder last year, I truly know what you are going through.  I know you do too but I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone.  Putting yourself out there and being vulnerable opens the way for us ‘ordinary’ women to know that we are not alone either.
 
I just wanted to share two things with you.  Last year I was at a a particularly low point in my life and I stumbled across the work of Brené Brown.  To say that reading her books has been life changing is nothing short of an understatement, every day I move towards believing that I am enough.  Anyway here is a 20 min TED talk she gave earlier this year which is both inspiring and funny so I do hope you enjoy it! http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame.html
 
The other thing I wanted to share was ‘The Diet Cure’ by Julia Ross.  I have just started reading this and it is really blowing my mind away.  I have already been eating a Paleo diet for the last 6 months but have still been having some areas I am struggling with and reading her book it is now starting to make sense why.  She has been running a clinic in San Francisco for over 20 years treating patients with eating disorders, depression and alcoholism simply by adding amino acids in the form of supplements to their diets.  If only I lived in the US I’d be there in a heartbeat!  Anyway, I just thought her book might be of interest to you as it might give you some of the answers to the questions in your video. http://www.recoverysystemsclinic.com/the_diet_cure.html
 
I truly hope that you make peace with yourself and your body because, from what I can tell, you are an amazing, beautiful, talented and inspiring women.  Just. As. You. Are!
 
With love from a total stranger!
Danielle x