Dieting can be especially harmful for emotional eaters because it often intensifies the very issues that cause emotional eating in the first place. Here’s why:? Dieting Creates Restriction ? Triggers Emotional EatingEmotional eaters often turn to food for comfort, stress relief, or distraction.Diets typically involve strict rules or cutting out “bad” foods, which can create a sense of deprivation.That deprivation builds pressure, making you […]
? “You can lose weight and still eat your favourite foods.”You don’t need to give up bread, pasta, chocolate, or dessert to change your body.Weight loss doesn’t require misery — it requires consistency, balance, and freedom from extremes. ? Here’s how it works:1. All foods can fit When you allow your favorite foods in moderation, […]
Trigger Warning! The upcoming chat on my Youtube channel with the lovely Anna Liisa covers a lot of personal and triggering topics around eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. We don’t hold back though! From our personal experiences, first triggers, symptoms and challenges to both of us healing from our own distorted relationship with […]
I am finally opening up in this video about my own battle with restricting and binge eating as well as my body related issues that went hand in hand with having a poor relationship with food. Everything started before the age of 11 at a ballet class but a full blown dieting mentality was installed […]
Gaining weight in recovery is a tough one but let’s talk about it. You see if you are restricting and then bingeing all the time it’s because you are always chasing the number on the scale which is NOT your set point weight. You are chasing a number that can be achieved through rigorous exercise, […]
Fad diets often promise quick results with minimal effort, but they’re generally not sustainable or healthy in the long term. These diets often eliminate entire food groups or promote excessive restriction, which can lead to nutritional deficiencies, disordered eating habits, and even health problems. I have tried every single one of them and unfortunately after […]
Eating Disorder Awareness Week is an annual campaign aimed at raising awareness about eating disorders, promoting early intervention, and providing support and resources for those affected by these serious mental health conditions. Typically held in February, Eating Disorder Awareness Week involves various activities such as educational events, community outreach, social media campaigns, and fundraising efforts. […]
Hey everyone! While in London I stopped by Oliver Forman’s studio and recorded an amazing podcast episode! We sit together and talked about eating disorders, the signs, the affects, what causes them, building healthy relationships with food, body dysmorphia and how it goes hand in hand with eating disorders. Watch the episode here!
If you feel extremely full after eating and it happens on a regular basis, this might be the reason why: 1. You try to postpone eating for later in the day, saving calories for afternoon and dinner. Once you start eating, it seems like you can’t stop. Partially it’s due to hunger but also your […]
If you are not losing weight in a caloric deficit, there could be several factors at play. While a caloric deficit, which means consuming fewer calories than your body expends, is a fundamental principle for weight loss, individual differences, and other factors can affect the outcome. Here are some reasons why you might not be […]