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When Food is Your Other (or only) Lover Read Post »
Do you ever come home after a long day of work or school and the only thing you can think about is just relaxing in front of the television set with a bowl of chips or a pint of ice cream? Or do you look forward to your husband or wife being out so that
EDNOS- The Deadliest Disease… What does that Mean? Read Post »
So lots of people have been sending me this clip and asking me to comment on it. This is a great clip, if a little sensationalized. First off, I want to comment on the “Ednos is the deadliest eating disorder, even more deadly than anorexia, even more deadly than bulimia.” So I want to clarify
Friday Q & A- My mom doesn’t believe that I have an eating disorder Read Post »
Question: Hi I am Sam. I have been suffering through a binging disorder for over 5 years now. I made a lot of progress over the years; I could go without binging for over a week, or sometimes when I would binge I could catch myself in the middle and be able to stop. But
Tips on How to Stop Binge Eating Quickly Read Post »
I’ve been a therapist treating eating disorders since 2005 and I’ve been keeping this blog since 2007, and I continue to get emails from people, almost daily asking how to stop binge eating. All I can say is that I have so much compassion and empathy for you. And I share in your frustration. I
Friday Q & A- I think I have Binge Eating Disorder- Help! Read Post »
Question: I think I have a binge eating addiction I don’t know who to talk to about this I currently suffer from depression and anxiety I don’t think I am worth anything at all I hate looking at myself in the mirror I am living in a Women’s recovery program for almost a year I’ve
Friday Q & A- I still have an eating disorder- help! Read Post »
This question comes from Poppy in the UK Question: I stumbled across your website today, and saw that you were giving advice to people with eating disorders so I hope you don’t mind me asking for some advice and a fresh perspective. I’ll try and keep it short! My story goes like this: I developed anorexia around 14/15, which then turned
A recovery story- Finally choosing to let go of Ed Read Post »
This amazing and intense recovery story was submitted by April via email. My name is April and when I was 8 I started having serious body issues. I started my period and didn’t really know why or what it was. My mother was not a very nurturing mother always competing with me about weight
Try talking to your food! Read Post »
What if instead of being afraid of food or trying to control food or yourself, what if you made friends with food? What if he who was once the enemy became your friend? If you have an eating disorder, you probably notice that a lot of what you deal with is fear. Fear of
I’ve been seeing *Emily in therapy for four years. She has written her recovery story and agreed to have it posted. I actually remember the first time I binged and purged. I was in eighth grade and we were at Thanksgiving dinner at my grandparents’ house. My grandma used to make these huge elaborate meals,
Sleep, Food, & Mood. Read Post »
Do you ever do that thing, where it’s the night, but you’re somehow afraid to go to sleep? You’re kind of dreading it? You get up and go to the refrigerator, sit on the couch with your computer in your lap, looking at facebook, watching television, half-heartedly reading blogs, half-heartedly watching television, and eventually, you’ve
Did you hear? Did you hear? Vogue Magazine has decided to become ” ambassadors for the message of healthy body image.” And in that, according to the NY Times they have decided not to have any models in their magazine who are under the age of 16, nor any models who “appear to have an
How To Lose 5 pounds In 2 Days Read Post »
The very best way to lose five pounds in two days is to make a decision to take two whole days to stop dieting and chose to eat very slowly, very mindfully, and very intuitively, giving your body exactly what it needs to thrive. I know that quitting dieting to get to a healthy weight
How To Recover From A Binge – with 2026 Update Read Post »
I Just Binged, Now What? “How do I recover from a binge? How long will it take me to recover from three days of binge eating? How long will it take me to recover from a week of binge eating? How do I start over after a binge? Can you tell me how to recover
Wedding Weight Loss, Eating Disorders, Self Harm, and Those Who Encourage It Read Post »
A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times posted an article about brides going to extremes to lose weight before their weddings. One doctor charges healthy women $1500 to insert a feeding tubes in their noses for ten days so that they can receive nutrition while they starve themselves to knock off a few
How an apple a day can help you let go of binge eating Read Post »
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
Friday Q & A – I’m out of control with food and I feel helpless Read Post »
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.
Friday Q & A – I binge at night – Help! Read Post »
This question, from Alex was submitted through the comments section in response to a question about binge eating at night. Question: I do have this same problem. I actually use to weigh 280 pounds with a size 48 waist. Then I started taking MMA (mixed martial arts) and got my diet and weight lifting down
I Can’t Stop Eating Carbs! Read Post »
“Help! I can’t Stop Eating Carbs!!!!!!!!!” 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,
Top Ten Online Resources for Binge Eaters Read Post »
From around the web, different wonderful resources to help you with eating and body image issues. 1.) Recovery Warriors – Wonderful Pro recovery site with podcasts, resources, and online directory of Eating Disorder professionals. 2.) ED Referral – Not all therapists know how to treat eating disorders, and not all know how to recognize binge eating disorder.
Friday Q & A- Will My Baby Mind if I Eat Junkfood While I’m Pregnant? Read Post »
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
Friday Q&A- I can’t stop calorie counting Read Post »
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 and
