Diet culture teaches us that “eating less = better” and that our hunger is something to restrict, suppress, distract from and not to be trusted. This was the exact mindset that kept me bingeing on large amounts of food and why I eventually developed bulimia. I thought there is something wrong with me and my…
“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…
Join me for a full day of intuitive eating. What I eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks! What does normal eating look like after eating disorder recovery when you just eat whatever you want, whenever you want and however much you want! No rules, no meal plan, no obsession. Just freedom!
Eating disorder recovery is not possible without physical restoration of your body and the brain. Starved brain is a malfunctioning organ! Without adequate calories and nutrition you cannot even start to restore your mental health. See the video to learn how malnutrition affects your brain function.
In this video I am answering one of your questions about how to let go of shame and guilt about eating and feeling like you don’t deserve to recover. “The Gifts of Imperfections” by Brene Brown – http://a.co/7aiTpyT
Let’s talk about perfectionism and how it feeds your sense of unworthiness, like you are never good enough. How I let go of this mindset and how you can too!
In this video I answer one of your questions: “Will I get fat when I stop exercising?” I talk about 2 primarily things needed to start your recovery, what is my experience, and what I recommend for you! How many calories you need for recovery? http://bit.ly/2pN3CXT
In this video I answer a question about mental hunger and if you should respond to it? Why you get this mental hunger in the first place and how to get back to intuitive eating, eating when hungry, stopping when full. Article about hunger and fullness cues not being synchronized in recovery: http://bit.ly/2z5C0Cl
In this video I talk about emotional eating, what is my experience and research. Are you really “eating emotionally” or is there actually something else going on? And even if you are eating emotionally is this really a problem? Isabel Foxen Duke: http://isabelfoxenduke.com/my-ultimate-take-on-emotional-eating/
You cannot learn intuitive eating just from books or listen to someone else’s advice and experience. You have to actually DO IT and learn from it as you go, learn about your own body and following your own intuitive messages. One way to do it is to go through a trial and error process.
