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 […]
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, […]
Play in the Dirt for Good Mental Health
I grew up in New York City and still live in a big city, so I start this post with a disclaimer that this is not something that I have personal experience with. However, I have heard many of my clients discuss how much they enjoy gardening and how meditative and wonderful it is. Today […]
I regret eating that… dealing with food regret
“You’ll never regret the things you do; only the things you don’t.” This quote doesn’t necessarily work with food though, does it? With food, you won’t necessarily regret the food that you pass up, but the food that you choose to eat, the binge that you choose to have might lead to some regrets. […]
Eating Disorder Recovery Tools
Often people talk about using your recovery tools when you are trying to stop a binge. But what does that mean? What are recovery tools? Recovery tools are anything that you use to help you get to a recovered state. And that doesn’t just mean distracting yourself from eating. These are the actual things that […]