In eating disorder recovery, it is very important to learn to love and accept your body at any size. It’s highly likely that your weight will do all sort of crazy stuff in recovery. You may gain weight rapidly and it seems indefinite. You feel extremely bloated and gain many kilos of water weight in a matter …
My 7 Best Tips On How To Accept Your Body At Any Size Read More »
For me, the major shift towards recovery came when I realized that my urges to binge were not simply an emotional problem or me trying to fill a “void” in my life by stuffing my face with food. The binges weren’t a coping mechanism or a response to some “unresolved emotional issues” I needed to fix. …
Interview With Kathryn Hansen the Author of Brain Over Binge Read More »
Today’s video post is addressing the issue of bingeing in recovery – specifically, the mental side of it. Maybe you have been in recovery for quite some time and you seem to do everything right. You have stopped calorie and food restriction, you have responded to the extreme hunger and you do not compensate in …
Why You Can’t Stop Bingeing / The Mental Side {Video} Read More »
We see it in the diet industry – “Lose 10 pounds in 10 days!”, “Get trim, toned and sexy in 4 weeks!”, Lose that belly fat once and for all by doing a 1-week juice-cleanse!”. And we think: “Oh! If I could lose 10 pounds I would finally be happy! If I would weigh X …
Why Diets Do Not Work & How Set Point Weight Works! Read More »
This is a repost [with permission] from http://letsrecover.tumblr.com/ Post author: Amalie from http://amalielee.com “The Unicorn Syndrome” explains the thought patterns people go through in recovery. (This text is written with a little sarcasm and humour and should not be taken as an offense.) The Unicorn Syndrome, shortened TUS, is a syndrome, or disillusion, that commonly occurs among …
Today I will talk about relapse in recovery. Why it happens and how to get over it. I am speaking from my own experience and giving you my No. 1 tip that worked for me! Las week I got an email from a girl who has been in semi-recovery for 2 years now. Here is what …
In this article, I will give you an overview of the different stages of recovery so you know what to expect! The length of your recovery really depends on the severity of your eating disorder, how many relapses you have in recovery and how quickly you go into the process of recovery (for some it …
You will most likely experience extreme hunger in eating disorder recovery. You eat, eat, eat and never seem to get full. You may be physically full but still feel you want to eat more! You feel like a crazy Foodzilla who is about to make an end to the world’s food supply. The normal amount …
For starters, refeeding syndrome is a rare condition, but that does not make it any less dangerous. It normally occurs in the first 24-72 hours, so if you have been eating more for a while now you are past the danger zone. But for those who are just starting out, this is important to know. …
Refeeding Syndrome and Medical Supervision in Recovery Read More »
This post is subjected mainly for people in eating disorder recovery. But anyone can benefit from this post no matter if you are a normal eater or if you have had ANY kinds of food problems. Also the calorie recommendations in this post apply to everybody – to people in recovery, post recovery or if you are a normal eater.
