Today we will work on rewiring a common limiting belief – “People will judge me if I gain weight” In this post we will talk about: Fear of weight gain or fear of what others *think* about our weight gain? Why do we worry so much about what others think? How to change this limiting belief …
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In recovery, we can’t just work on stopping the restrictive and disordered behaviors but we must also work on the thoughts and beliefs that are fuelling those behaviors in the first place. Beliefs like: “I can only be happy if I’m thin” “People will judge me if I gain weight” “Nobody will love me if I …
Today’s post is all about recovery burnout. Many people feel totally exhausted with recovery – constantly having to challenge themselves, go against all the food rules, face fears, resist urges and deal with the fears and negative thoughts that come up. Unfortunately, there is no way to avoid facing all of that in recovery… BUT …
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Eating disorder really messes up our normal hunger and fullness cues. You may feel overly hungry and have urges to binge eat. And even if you eat and feel totally stuffed you may feel like you could still eat more. You may also feel not hungry and wonder why you have such a low appetite? …
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Do you feel like you could just eat, eat, eat, and never seem to get full in your recovery? Do you feel like you have lost all control with food and are now just bingeing? Do you fear that letting go of restriction has now resulted in you having a binge eating disorder? This is …
In this post, I will talk about how to deal with triggering comments in eating disorder recovery and I will give you some examples of how to respond to them. Because recently, I have got many messages where people say that because of the quarantine they have to stay at home with their families and …
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When you come from a restrictive past your hunger cues are messed up. You can feel full and not hungry. But it doesn’t mean you are now done with recovery and ready to follow intuitive eating. You likely still experience many physical and mental starvation symptoms and do not even feel fully recovered. So the …
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“Am I developing Binge Eating Disorder?” This is something many people wonder when they start their recovery from a restrictive eating disorder and begin to experience extreme hunger. Why binge eating disorder and extreme hunger seem to have the exact same symptoms? But actually, they DON’T have the exact same symptoms! There is one KEY factor …
“I’m not sick enough to recover” is something I hear people say when I talk about recovery and what it takes. Maybe they feel that a person needs to be diagnosed with an eating disorder or to be suffering for years. But that’s not the case. You don’t need to have a diagnosed eating disorder to …
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“New year, new me!” Right?? I’m not a big fan of new year resolutions but I do believe in setting clear goals. And if you choose ONE goal this year let it be to focus on getting to full recovery from your eating disorder. For me, it took a lot of time and a trial …
