I think it’s great that Valerie Bertinelli is coming to Kirstie’s Alley’s defense with her recent weight gain. Alley has joked about seeing Bertinelli on the cover of People in a bikini by saying, “It’s like the student surpassed the teacher, who is now over there in the corner, fat!”
But Bertinelli still says Alley can lose the weight and get back in shape again. She says Alley’s recent 83 pound weight gain is “just a bump in the road. Nothing in life goes smoothly all the time.” She also credits Alley with inspiring her to lose weight …read more

You know what?  I have no clue how to diet.  (Which is probably good because I’m not trying to actively lose weight anyway.)
It’s funny, because I’m sure that plenty of people would assume individuals who have experienced eating disorders must be very good at dieting.  But truly, I’m not.  And I’m willing to bet that I’m not alone. 
I’m very good at restricting and starving, but not dieting.  I’m also good at self-loathing to the point where I don’t allow myself to eat, but not dieting.  And I’m good at becoming so depressed that eating seems ridiculous, but not dieting.
See, I’ve never been on …read more