Tag: Disordered Eating
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3 essential rules for health professionals working with disordered eating
When an eating disorder is trying to take over a client, dietitian Lucy Carey says there are 3 rules health professionals should stick to. I see a lot of teens and adolescents who are flirting with an eating disorder. It may not have completely gripped them yet, but it is in the budding stages. They’re…
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You’re not addicted to food
Dietitian Lucy Carey explains why binge eating isn’t food addiction, but rather a response to emotional stress and restrictive dieting. “What brings you to see me today?” You ask your patient. “I think I’m addicted to food,” they say. “I try so hard to be good, but I must have some kind of problem because…
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Can sleep deprivation cause an eating disorder?
Dietitian Lucy Carey explores the relationship between sleep and health. Can poor quality sleep contribute to eating disorders? My eyelids were drooping but I was behind on my studies. Surely I didn’t actually need 8 hours of sleep… 6 hours would be fine… I could make it up on the weekend, right? I found my…
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Measuring health without scales
BMI is used in every doctor’s office. But why? Dietitian Lucy Carey thinks BMI can do more harm than good. “We’re not getting into this again,” he huffed at me, the buttons on this shirt straining as he shifted his weight in his chair. I had the distinct impression that he was very close to…
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Breaking free from food guilt
Tune in to a podcast episode that will change your relationship with food forever. Dietitian Lucy Carey speaks all about finding food freedom. Something a little different for you this week! I was interviewed by the lovely Abigail Gagnon on the Beyoutiful Legacy Podcast a few days ago. We spoke about all things food freedom,…
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We don’t need junk food… Except we do
It’s usually not feasible to eliminate junk food entirely from our lives, so it’s important that we learn HOW to eat it. “Something weird happened at school today.” My 5-year-old didn’t look upset, he just had the usual pensive expression he wore as he mulled over all the new things he was encountering since starting…
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Building self-worth to beat binge eating
Binge eating isn’t an addiction to food. When we truly dig into why we binge eat, we often uncover low self-worth. What do you truly believe about yourself? Self-worth is how you perceive yourself. It’s your sense of being good enough, even when you make mistakes. If you have low self-worth, you’re probably harsh on…
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Body neutrality over body positivity
The body positivity movement encourages loving your body, but should you be aiming for body neutrality instead? “I thought doing this all body image work would help me to love my body.” She had been trying so hard, but she still looked in the mirror and saw all of her flaws. “I’m actually not so…
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Permission to binge
You may think the answer to beating binge eating is more willpower and restriction, but Dietitian Lucy Carey says permission to binge is key. “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…
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Challenging your food rules
Everyone grows up with food rules. But some of them aren’t doing us any favours. Do you need to challenge any of your food rules? “You can’t give him ice cream in the morning!” He shot me an incredulous look. “Why not?” I replied with a shrug of my shoulders. I kept my cool on…