Today’s question is a pretty common one: Question: Dear Leora, My problem is that I do awesome all day, I don’t binge at all and I eat three solid meals and I exercise moderately, I’m not restricting, I’m not dieting… none of that. Night times suck though. I’ve finished eating, I’m not hungry at all, I […]
Friday Q&A – I Can’t Stop Eating at Night Read More »
Today’s question comes to us from Pamela in New Jersey. This is a super common and difficult question that comes quite often in ED recovery. Question – Hi Leora, I have an ED therapist and ED nutritionist and I’ve been seeing them for over a year. I’m also in a weekly ED recovery group. I
Q & A Friday- I’ve Stopped Binge Eating but I Haven’t Lost Weight- Help! Read More »
As mental health professionals, one of the things that we are always encouraged to prescribe our clients is exercise. Exercise is fantastic! In fact, one of my dear friends who happens to be a Psychiatrist told me that she believes that if everyone exercised – the drug companies would be out of business. However, as
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*PHOTO CREDITS TO MODELS FLUVIA LACERA AND TARA LYNN Many years ago, when my cousin had her first baby, her husband, as he held this gorgeous nine month old baby, squeezed on of her plump little thighs and said, “I can already see that this is going to be a problem area for her, we’re going to
Thunder Thighs and Other “Problem Areas” Read More »
Do you have a husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, son, daughter, best friend, or roommate who has some difficult food issues? Maybe they don’t eat all day – or you never see them eat, but then a whole jar of peanut butter seems to disappear. Maybe they often tell you that they’ve just started a diet
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There are certain holidays that I call Binge Holidays. Oh yeah, there are all the typical ones, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve… But then – there are those sneaky Binge holidays that come up to bite you in the ass.. like Memorial Day, Superbowl Sunday, Labor Day, 4th of July, Superbowl Sunday… Those holidays where
How Not To Binge Eat on The 4th of July Read More »
It’s been more than a week since I’ve returned from the International Academy of Eating Disorders annual conference (though returned is really a silly word as it was only 12 miles from my house this year), and I’m finally able to sit down and gather my thoughts about it. If you’ve never been, even if
Round Up of ICED 2016 Read More »
(Trigger warning- weight, BMI and numbers discussed here) When someone over the Internet promises you that they can help you lose weight, click away. Click FAR, FAR AWAY! There is not one person who can guarantee you weight loss. Do you know why? Because they don’t know you and they’ve never seen you and they
When Somebody Promises You Weight Loss, They’re Totally Lying Read More »
Have you been in that place before – that place where you have a wedding, or a reunion, or a birthday party, or any big event coming up and the first thing that comes up for you is, “Okay, I’ve got about 72 days to lose about 20 pounds. I can do that… cakewalk…” but
How to Stop Worrying about What People Think of Your Body Read More »
A really amazing woman shared this with me. She wrote it on her wrist to remind her that it was within her power to decide her next move. I love it.
Recovery is a Choice Read More »