The 1200 Calorie Myth
Have you ever searched online for how many calories you should eat to lose weight, only to be told something like, “You need to eat 1200 calories per day to lose 10 pounds by next month”? It’s a common message—and a dangerous one. The idea behind the 1200-calorie diet is that it’s the minimum your […]
Friday Q&A – I Can’t Stop Eating at Night
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 […]
Overeaters Anonymous- The Good, The Bad & The Crazy
“I don’t eat no matter what… “ or IDENMW as they say in certain OA and FA circles. I have an extremely complicated history and relationship with both Food Addict Anonymous and Overeaters Anonymous, both as a clinician who treats eating disorders and as a past member. A lot of people ask me “Does Overeaters […]
10 Ways to Train your Brain to Stop Overeating
10 Ways to Train your Brain to Stop Overeating You know how sometimes it’s not even noon but you know that you are going to have a binge when you get home from work that night? You begin planning it, thinking about what stores you’re going to go to, what foods you’re going to get, […]
Recovery Is Not Linear
I talk to lots of people every day who are really anxious to recover from their binge eating. They want to do it now. They want to do it yesterday. They are so angry at themselves. And they keep getting into a place of, “oh I messed up. Oh I ate the wrong thing. […]
Dealing with Deeply Ingrained Beliefs
I was talking to one of my long-term clients yesterday who is just SO. DAMN. TIRED. And she feels like the only thing she can do is stand in front of her refrigerator and binge eat. Of course she is tired, she has a part-time job in the healthcare field and she has a […]
Is it Possible to Recover From Binge Eating Disorder on Your Own?
I received an email from a woman who is currently reading my book and she asked me the question, “do you think it’s possible to reach recovery on my own?” It’s a really good question and one that I thought should be discussed in more depth on the blog. I know what the reader means […]
Friday Q & A- I’ve tried everything to stop binge eating but I can’t
Question: Two years ago I was diagnosed with BED. Since, its only gotten worse. Especially these last 6 months. I’ve gone no more than 3 days in a row without binging. My binges are extreme: I mean eating until the point of illness. Stealing food from my housemates. Eating from a garbage. Spending bill money on […]
Try talking to your food!
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 […]
A recovery story
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, […]
How To Lose 5 pounds In 2 Days
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 […]
I Can’t Stop Eating Carbs!
“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, […]