SUMMARY
We discuss eating disorders/disordered eating while pregnant. Katie share’s her story. She discusses the internal battle she suffered during her first pregnancy and how she became aware of her issues for her second pregnancy. If you had an eating disorder/disordered eating please know you are not alone and don’t be afraid to seek help.
SHOW NOTES
[2:08] – Katie’s Eating Disorder as a Teenager
[7:30] – Being Accepted for Being Me
[8:30] – Miscarriage
[9:00] – 2 Cans of Coke and an Apple
[10:11] – When you Get Pregnant, You Gain Weight
[10:55] – You Need to Lose Weight
[12:40] – At War with Myself
[13:17] – Struggling with Eating at Month 4
[14:02] – And then He Told My Mom
[14:55] – Altogether I gained 9lbs
[15:55] – She was Born with Low Blood Sugar
[17:07] – Watermelon is Water…So it Doesn’t Count
[17:42] – I Ended Up Gaining Weight After I Had Her
[18:44] – It’s a Mental Challenge
[19:47] – He Through Away the Scale
[12:03] – He Stopped Weighing Me
[21:23] – More Prepared the Second Time
[23:00] – They Were Checking In On Me
[23:59] – I Want Not in a Place to do That
[24:29] – I Advocated for Myself