Author: eattypelive
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You’re not meant to know that
“From my perspective, everything is going really well,” I told my client. She gave me a wispy little smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “In fact,” I carried on, “It’s going so well I think it’s actually too good to be true.” Her smile fell flat. “I know you’ve been eating without a fuss. Which…
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All or nothing with food
“I open the pantry doors, and I sort of barricade myself behind them so no one can see me, and I just quickly eat the whole thing before anyone notices.” I appreciated that she was opening up to me and asking for advice, it takes a lot to be vulnerable like that… but in truth,…
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The benefits of binge eating
The exam was a week away. I had been studying for this for months, I was only going to get one shot at passing it, and the pass rate was 80%. Boy oh boy was I stressed. I snapped at my partner, I kept zoning out when playing with my toddler, and I had the…
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From binge eating to the bin
I went into the supermarket knowing exactly what I wanted: lolly cake. That classic Kiwi treat. There was nothing I wanted more in the world than a thick slice of malty fudge interspersed with chewy nougat-y candy. I had wanted the same thing the day before, too. And the day before that. I just couldn’t…
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Boo! Is Halloween good for your health?
I gently, deliberately, pushed my blanket aside. I softly rose from the bed and leaned my head around the doorway. No one there. The chill of the tiles on my bare feet sent a shiver through me as I padded over to my son’s room. He was sleeping peacefully. The front door made a sharp…
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Punchdancing
I ran back through the gates of my hall of residence and immediately stopped. It was getting dark and the bright lights of the dining hall lit up the faces of my peers inside. I had no desire to join them. I was too pent up. Too nervous about exams, too on-the-edge with my friends.…
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From weight loss to health gain
I once ran a six-week course about making small sustainable changes to your lifestyle. Things like eating breakfast, parking further away form work, folding the laundry while standing up, etc. I had a wonderful group of participants and they were really vulnerable and great about helping each other on their journey. BUT Almost every single…
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Designed to fail
“Weight Watchers definitely works though, because I lost weight when I did it,” she earnestly told me. “And then what happened?” I asked her, although I already knew the answer. It was the same answer every yo-yo dieting client has ever given me. “Well, I did put the weight back on but that’s only because…
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I bombed my med school interview. It saved my life.
I stood at the back of Burger Fuel on Queen St, staring at the menu on the board behind the counter. My eyes darted across the different items on offer too fast to actually read anything. Frantic. Desperate. The queue was getting shorter and I still didn’t know what to order. Heat crept up my…
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A prescription of sea air
“Why can’t I find a doctor who will prescribe ‘sea air’ for my nerves so l can spend a summer in a picturesque costal town in England ‘for my health’ only to be caught up in a local scandal and forced to solve a murder???” That tweet made me actually laugh out loud. And it…