Have you ever been “that girl” who was so in love with “that boy…” the one who you were going to marry and make babies with? You loved him so much that you thought of him all the time. You couldn’t stop talking about him… you checked your phone constantly to see if he’d texted you. And […]
Eating Disorders and Anxious Attachment – What’s the Relationship? 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 »
Yay! We’re back to Q & A Fridays. I’ve got a huge backlog of them – so if you send me a question, please don’t worry- I will get to it! If you don’t hear from me, it’s okay to send me a reminder. This one comes from Jessica in New York. Dear Leora, Thank you
Q & A Friday- Why Can’t I Get Back on My Diet? Read More »
Have you ever gone online to find out how many calories you should be eating to lose a certain amount of weight and the calculator spits out something like “you should be eating 1200 calories a day to lose 10 pounds by… ” whenever? The fact that a 1200 calorie per day diet is healthy is
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“As soon as I stopped focusing on losing weight, I healed from my eating disorder…” or “As soon as I stopped dieting I lost weight…” I’ve heard this from clients again, and again and again and again. Why do you think that this is true for so many people? I know that focusing on weight
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This was a guest post that I originally wrote for the wonderful and supportive blog from the BingeBehavior Community. He stood on the scale with wide, nervous eyes as the doctor shook her head and tsk tsked. “He’s overweight,” she told me, “you need to put your cat on a diet.” “But I don’t believe in diets,” I
Intuitive Eating Will Make You Skinny and Other Myths Read More »
I ate a donut for breakfast today. It was weird. I don’t eat a lot of donuts. But this morning I wanted a donut. So I went and I and got one. And it was pretty good. It wasn’t the amazing thing that I thought it would be, but it was good. I wonder why it
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The obvious answer is “to lose weight.” But is that really, really true? I don’t think it is. Think about it, when do you start a diet? Usually it’s after you’ve had a particularly bad day or week or month or you’ve seen a photo of yourself that you don’t like or someone makes a
Why Do We Really Diet? Read More »
I’m really sick of hearing people talk about how if so and so knew what she was doing to her health, she would just stop eating and start exercising, or why can’t so and so stop eating, or so and so is setting such a bad example for her children. Let’s set the record straight.
Top Ten Myths about Fat or “Obese” Women Read More »
1. All binge eaters are obese Completely untrue. In fact most of the people I see in my practice are considered a “normal weight.” Food is their drug and bingeing is something they do in private and something people will go at lengths to hide, including maintaining a normal weight. In fact, I’ve had clients
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