Tag: binge eating

• Permission to binge

  

  “You’re kidding me,” she said, mouth agog. “Absolutely not,” I replied. “I’m deadly serious. You need to give yourself permission to binge. If that need overwhelms you, I want you to binge.” “But… but…” “You’re afraid you’ll gain weight.” “Well, yeah. I can’t just go around binge eating, I’ll explode. I thought these sessions were…

  eattypelive

  May 7, 2024

  Disordered Eating, Eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition

  binge eating, dieting, Disordered Eating, healthy living, Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition, Wellbeing

• 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,…

  eattypelive

  November 21, 2023

  Disordered Eating, Eating disorders, Nutrition

  all or nothing, binge eating, black and white thinking, cognitive distortion, Eating disorders, emotional eating, healthy living, mental wellbeing, Nutrition

• 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…

  eattypelive

  November 14, 2023

  Disordered Eating, Intuitive Eating, Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition

  binge eating, Dietitian, Eating disorder, emotional eating, emotional regulation, healthy living, Lifestyle Medicine, mental health, Nutrition, stress, Wellbeing