Category Archive: Q & A Fridays

Jan
20

Friday Q & A- Will My Baby Mind if I Eat Junkfood While I’m Pregnant?

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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 …

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Dec
23

Friday Q&A- I can’t stop calorie counting

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Question: I was wondering if you could give me any advice with my problem. I lost 6 stone 4 years ago calorie counting by writing it down every day.When i got to my target I tried to stop the counting,  but found instead of writing it down it stayed in my head. Every day I worry about my weight …

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Nov
18

Friday Q&A- I’m Pregnant and I can’t Stop Binge Eating

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Question: I used to have a huge problem with binge eating, restricting, and overexercising, but I’ve been relatively “clean” for the past 7 years. I’ve been running 3-5 miles 3-4 times a week, eating three meals a day, everyday, and my incidences of overeating or undereating are relatively rare. I got to a weight and …

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Oct
21

Friday Q&A- My husband doesn’t know I have an Eating Disorder, what should I do?

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Question: I’m 34 years old and have been suffering with bulimia on and off  since I was 18 years old.  I’ve been married for the past 7 years and we have two kids, my husband doesn’t know that I binge and purge. I am really good at hiding the evidence. I can go weeks sometimes …

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Jun
24

Friday Q & A– I can’t stop dieting– I just want to be a normal teenager

  Question: Hi, I’m a 16-year-old Asian who’s had an eating disorder for almost one year. When I was as young as 13 I was already at a weight of 60kg/132lbs. I began feeling more insecure about my body after that so I went on a diet and lost 10kg/22lbs. But as days go by …

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May
27

Friday – Q&A- I can’t stop fantasizing about food

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This comes from a reader who would prefer to remain anonymous: Question- I wondered if you could give me some advice. Sometimes when I feel distressed or tired, I find myself having food fantasies. They are very intense and vivid where I imagine myself eating high-calorie food like cake and other sweet, fatty, high-carb foods. …

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May
21

Friday Q&A- Help for Bulimia, Laxative Abuse and Anorexia

This question comes to us from a reader: Q: Hi there, i ran across your website and thought that someone like you might be able to help me through my recovery… Heres a summary of my case: I’ve been bulimic for almost 5 years with bingeing and purging routines for about 3-4 times per week …

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Apr
22

Friday Q&A — This Guy at My work Steals Food

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This question comes to us from Matthew in San Francisco. Q. I’m not sure what I should do here. There is this guy at my office, and he’s always stealing food from out of the refrigerator. He has stolen my lunch more than once, and I know it’s him because I’ve walked into the kitchen …

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Apr
08

Friday Q & A How do I deal with the Anxiety that triggers my Binge Eating?

anxiety and binge eating

This question comes from reader/forum contributor Sunshine. Q: I have anxiety, I take meds for it. How do I control my anxiety without using food? Because I use food to numb my mind. Thanks! A: This is a good question. And one that many people deal with. Anxiety is certainly underneath many cases of bulimia …

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Apr
02

Friday Q & A- How do I deal with the Emotions that Trigger a Binge?

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Sorry, your Friday Q & A is 24 hours late! This question comes from a reader/forum member: Q: How do you even begin to get your mind off of the binge when the emotions to eat are soooo strong? A: That’s an excellent question. What you are saying here is that the “emotions to eat” …

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