Comments on: Taking Up Space

By: Tanya

Tanya — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:41:26 +0000

I really want to read this but am not a computer book type girl. Any chance this exists in the print or do I need to get over my fear of ebooks?

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:37:07 +0000

Oh, thank goodness you’ve got your head on straight.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:54:52 +0000

I didn’t. I was freaked out. Here I am trying to accept the fact that I need more food…..(because I have been restricting for so long) and then they go and say that.

I guess the relieving part was my brain telling me: “Kristin, you know that this is what you have done (eaten between 800-1500 daily) and you know what it has caused. (fatigue, hair loss, brain fog, weight GAIN) Do not let the disease talk you into thinking that 1200 is the right answer. You know better than that.”

Just that thought to myself was enough to know I am headed in the right direction.
Thanks for the youreatopia website as well- reading a lot of those things really helped.

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:50:12 +0000

OMG! I’m trying really hard to excuse that, but I’m coming up with nothing. Did you say anything?

By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:10:10 +0000

I am freaking out. I just went to an ED meeting..and the lady said 1200 is a normal amount to eat. ahhhh!!!!

By: Isabelle Mercier

Isabelle Mercier — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:10:43 +0000

Your book changed my life. I cannot thank you enough. I desperately needed that “change in perspective” and your eBook was exactly what I needed. Thanks to my training Karina Inkster for introducing me to your book.

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By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:25:20 +0000

Great book! I’m shocked and excited to learn that I need to eat almost 3000 calories a day! No wonder I’ve been stuck in a binge/starve pattern for so long! I do have a question about protein. You recommend 1 gram protein per pound of bodyweight. In my case that translates to 180 grams of protein a day. I’m struggling to figure out how to eat that much protein. A whole chicken breast is only 30 grams. An egg is barely 7 grams. Do you have any suggestions? I’m not a huge meat eater.

By: Toad

Toad — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:57:33 +0000

“because it’s what I enjoy”

This is one of many reasons why you are awesome. I’ll be buying this book on kindle now and will then read it as soon as I am finished with Harry Potter 4. Ha!

It feels great to support awesome people!

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:50:21 +0000

I’ve tried all sorts of things. I generally tend toward crossfit style HIIT and heavy powerlifting for my own training because it’s what I enjoy. I got bored with anything remotely bodybuilding-esque so never stuck with it for more than a few sessions. Hope that answers your question?