May 04
I have this client. This smart, beautiful, funny, compassionate, wonderful client who has been suffering with food issues for a very, very long time. Once every few months, she has a plan. She’s going to cut out sugar, she’s going to do yoga 3 times a week, she’s going to meditate daily, she’s going to …
May 02
Stop dieting. It’s that simple. You might not lose the five pounds off your body, but you’ll definitely get it off your mind. And if you really stop dieting, and that in turn helps you to stop bingeing, your body might just settle into it’s normal weight, which might or might not be five pounds …
Apr 26
I grew up in New York City and still live in a big city, so I start this post with a disclaimer that this is not something that I have personal experience with. However, I have heard many of my clients discuss how much they enjoy gardening and how meditative and wonderful it is. Today …
Apr 14
The Huffington Post recently had an interesting article by Kathy Freston author of The Lean about how eating apples can help people lose weight. I wrote a post similar to this a few years ago adding something rather than subtracting foods. According to Ms. Freston, because apples have a fiber called pectin, which is used to …
Apr 12
This question comes to us from Aubrey in Missouri. Question: On July 19th this last year (two years after my brother’s car accident that left him with a traumatic brain injury) I decided that I was going to change my life. I was 206 pounds, a *tight* size 15, and completely unhappy with my body. …
Mar 19
Because you shouldn’t. “But carbohydrates make me fat!” I’ve had several clients over the years come in believing this very thing, that eating carbohydrates would make them fat. So, what they would do was go on these all high-protein and high-fat diets, eating only eggs, bacon, butter, steak, water, vodka, and whatever else had very …
Mar 04
From around the web, different wonderful resources to help you with eating and body image issues. 1.) Something Fishy – Wonderful Pro recovery site with forums, resources, and online support 2.) ED Referral – Not all therapists know how to treat eating disorders, and not all know how to recognize binge eating disorder. If you …
Mar 01
This comes to us from a reader in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Q- So I’m pretty sure that I’m a sugar addict. I’ve been in treatment for years to deal with my eating disorder. It started as anorexia when I was in high school. Spun into bulimia when I was in college. When I was 22, I …
Feb 14
Chocolate binge on Valentine’s Day? You’re not the only one. This day can be challenging for a lot of people, and not just the relationship aspect, but the copious amounts of chocolate candy everywhere!!!!!!!! In the spirit of loving yourself, take a breath, put the chocolate down, step away from the binge food and forgive …
Jan 20
This question comes from a reader in Upstate New York. Question: I am pregnant and am wondering about the way I am eating . . almost every day I have a pint of frozen yogurt. It’s a fun treat and I figure it gives me a lot of calcium for the day. About once a …