Author: eattypelive
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We need to talk about Serena Williams endorsing GLP-1s
She says she wants to reduce the stigma around taking GLP-1s, but is that really what she’s doing? Tennis great Serena Williams has been both lauded and loathed for her muscular figure throughout her career. But over the last year or so, that famous silhouette has been shrinking. When she opened up about her 14kg…
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Being good all day then binge eating at night? Try this
This tried-and-tested binge eating hack will transform the way your clients (and yourself) perceive binge foods “I’m really good for most of the day. It’s the evenings where I lose it. I’ll open a packet and it’s like I can’t stop eating until it’s all gone. I try really hard not to keep those foods…
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Perfect is out, good enough is in
If you eat like an influencer, exercise like a pro athlete and have a 20-step skin care routine, you’re making a big mistake. Here’s why. Any decent fitness professional will tell you that holding back their over-eager clientele is essential for the client’s own success. If you rock up to the gym (full of enthusiasm…
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7 things I did when I gained weight
Weight gain can be triggering when you’re healing your relationship with food – here are 7 practical tips from a disordered eating dietitian In one beat, my heart burst from it’s ribcage prison and leaped into my throat. I felt like I was choking as I peered down at the number on the scale. I…
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Are eating disorders contagious?
From tics to fainting, strange behaviours can spread through social contagion. Eating disorders are not exempt. How can we combat the spread? In 2011, a cheerleader at a small high school in the small town of Le Roy, New York starting twitching and spasming on and off. A few weeks later, the captain of the…
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When fullness feels unbearable
If your clients have been restricting for a long time, fullness can feel foreign and trigger panic. How can you help them get through it without spiraling? She was shaking as she stood in her closet, riffling through clothes while tears built up behind her eyes. The panic was taking over her body and she…
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Self-worth and the algorithm
Social media use and disordered eating patterns often go hand in hand. Why is that, and what can we do about it? We’ve all done it. You watch one social media clip that shows someone’s before and after of losing weight… Next thing you know, What I Eat in a Day videos keep appearing on…
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You can’t heal when the nervous system is dysregulated
If you’re not talking about regulating the nervous system, you should be. Your clients cannot heal when they’re in survival mode. When you’re dealing with clients with who are restricting, bingeing or yoyo dieting, you’re probably focused on what they’re eating, when they’re eating it, and the intention behind their food choices. These are all…
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Before you call it anxiety, try this first
Why your morning coffee might be to blame for your anxiety symptoms, and how a simple language shift can change everything. She laughed during our consultation, but more out of nerves than anything else. Anyone with half a brain could tell she was on edge. She told me that her anxiety was worsening, her chest…
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Why I threw my continuous glucose monitor in the trash
Dietitian Lucy Carey explains why a continuous glucose monitor may not be the God-send you think it is I didn’t think it would end like this. I thought it would be a fun experiment but barely three days later I was begging my partner to get the damn thing off me… You’re used to tracking…