Your eating disorder might feel like a tyrannical dictator, telling you what to eat, what not to eat, pushing you to give in to obsessive cravings, pushing you to purge, pushing you to starve or restrict, but for many people, that voice is actually a scared little girl (or boy) living inside of you, …
Category Archive: food addiction
Jun 27
I regret eating that… dealing with food regret
“You’ll never regret the things you do; only the things you don’t.” This quote doesn’t necessarily work with food though, does it? With food, you won’t necessarily regret the food that you pass up, but the food that you choose to eat, the binge that you choose to have might lead to some regrets. …
Feb 28
Six Elements of Recovery from Binge Eating
Recovery from any eating disorder takes time, patience, self love, support, and has several layers to it. The deeper you go, the more you find, and the more whole you become as you heal those deep inner wounds. However, there are six elements to recovery that must be tended to in order to find deep …
Aug 23
Sex, Love, & Food
Geneen Roth wrote a book almost 20 years ago called When Food Is Love. Of course, this is using food when what you are really craving is love. A common theme that I’ve noticed in women with eating disorders is this sense of unworthiness or a belief that they are not loveable. It’s incredible to …
Oct 20
The holidays are coming. Again.
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Junkfood around your office… Oh how the holidays bring anything but joy for someone with an eating disorder… Starting in October, when sweaters get bulkier and winter clothes get bigger, all of sudden appears bowls of candy corns, nestles crunch, kit kats, twix and whatever else around the office. Some people find …
Jun 14
Anxiety
I can’t tell you that I fully understand anxiety. I’m not sure why some people are controlled by their anxiety and some people are fully able integrate life into their day-to-day without being ruled by anxiety. Anxiety is fear on caffeine pills. Often times, binges come out of anxiety. The flood of seratonin that you …