graceanli Member

Good to hear! I didn't know because I read articles saying that artificial sugar still raises your blood sugar which is bad... Thanks for the feedback! Love hearing others's experiences.

Always diet! Am I going to gain weight from artificial sugar?

Thank you! Your reply sounds most like me. Than you for your honesty. This is something that I have been battling as long as I can remember. It's not pretty. I am very blessed to have an extremely supportive mother. I just want to beat this thing. However, I am aware that this is probably something that's always going to…

I have always dieted. Being a professional ballet dancer I have been told that I needed to be on a diet since I was six. Now that I'm older, I try to think about it less as dieting and deprivation, but more that I am choosing to eat a very healthy variety of food.

Hmmmm. It's hard to say. It depends. I find myself wanting to binge almost everyday but sometimes I can control it. I def binge out of stress, but I also binge when I feel overwhelmed emotionally. Honestly I use the word control, but there is absolutely no feeling of control ever assossiated with binging. I always feel out…

Not at all.

Too true. Normal is just an opinion.

It's good to hear someone say this. I feel like their is a lot of negativity, drama, and stress that goes on behind the curtains in the dance world. I really appreciate what you said. :)

Interesting point. It makes think about another point. Most people who would look at me would think that I don't need to lose weight and would say I'm crazy for dieting, but they have no idea about the personal struggle and scrutiny I'm under. Makes me wonder how many girls that I am envious of have their own demons that I…