I just want you to consider one thing. People who binge often do it for more than one reason. Eating is actually very triggering. Because we don't eat to get nutrition we eat to stuff ourselves. So every time you eat you trigger your binge behaviour and you can't stop until you're completely stuffed. I find it way easier to not eat at all than to try and eat normally.
You need a structure for what to actually eat for normalcy for you and then notice emotions and thoughts that fall off the meal plan and talk about them with the RD or therapist. The RD needs to work with you on the meal plan though.
yea but then you have to eat one day anyway and its harder to try to stop yourself from binging when youre starved rather than being reasonable full before. And when you have a plan with nutritous meals its not so bad to over eat on healthy food rather than mostly unhealthy stuff
We have to eat to live I fall into anorexia if I dont eat. I am a unlucky woman that has all eating disorders sometime in my life. Fighting to stop and do whats healthy every day .Its a sad way to live but that is how I was born been on meds since 5 years old. I dont know what normal is anylonger😢
5 months ago I NEVER thought I would get out of this cycle but I am. I'm on the otherside of it. If you are looking for a sign, or a glimpse of hope....I'm telling you that it IS possible. Recovery is possible. Just ask for help.
@@spottedbybarbie I'm so sorry I'm so late in replying but I did used to struggle with calorie counting. It is possible to stop with loads of therapy, treatment, the right medication and a LOT of persistence. You'll get there.
@@SummerBaby728 This was posted three years ago and though I have relapsed and recovered since then I am actually in a much stronger recovery now. My story is a long one but mostly..it took a lot of perserverence. A few different treatment centers. Years of therapy and finding the right medication. I'd say the most important thing is to ask for help from professionals and never ever ever give up.
Kati Morton hi! First of all, love your videos! Second I have a similar question I restrict ALOT and I know because I once asked my friends if a bag of popcorn was a Binge or a lot of food and they said no but every time I eat "a lot" people say it's not. I always think it's a lot and immediately purge but even after purging it doesn't feel right. Like I need to never binge or eat again because I hate purging. I told my mom I might have anorexia but we still didn't do anything about it.. To be honest I think it's better because I kinda don't want to be forced to eat. Is this a behavior found in mental illness?
I stopped restricting my calorie intake, though I eat healthy foods. I've maintained 125 pounds. I mostly eat rice, oatmeal, fruit and veggies and lots of carbs!
I just wanna say that at the beginning, when you try to stop the cycle, you'll still overeat. It takes time to learn how to listen to your body. The main thing is to stop the purging mechanisms. And i know how hard is to stop the purging mechanisms one you overeat, but keep pushing. You got this ♡
Rashida I’ve only purged three times and after that a black spot appeared on my tooth. I’m really trying not do that anymore but it’s hard because it’s the only thing I can think about when I eat.
My doctor was no help when I told her about my b/p/r cycle. She prescribed me Zoloft and called it a day. I never took it and just sought out a therapist. I'm amazed how many doctors don't know how to respond to eds outside giving you drugs.
@@sheknowsxo All doctors do not all behave the same. You just had a doctor who wasn't good for you during the 15 min they are allowed to see you in out current Healthcare system. It isn't that they don't care. I'm sure you would have issue if I said all black people or all gay people do X. All doctors are not the same people and all are not married to pharmacy.
I think that's a focus for eating disorders to teach us healthy habits. They teach set meal times, etc. People that don't suffer from an eating disorder don't need to be told what to do about eating and be on a schedule.
I’ve been cutting calories for a couple of months now and have been in and out of this cycle. Today was the first time after binging I thought “I should gag myself to throw it up.” Wow! It didn’t even cross my mind that I could be setting myself up for an eating disorder. I’m legitimately freaked out right now.
I never make myself vomit but I restrict for a week or two, then I have a *binge* (like an actual binge I can't stop it from happening) and then the next few weeks I will exercise and eat barely anything. Anyone else have that type of thing here?
Omg I have been suffering from binge eating for a year or longer now… I eat extremely healthy and restrict calories and it lasts a few weeks and then I crave fast food and pizza and I binge for months and go back to healthy eating.. IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME TO EAT EVERY 3-4 HOURS! Thank you! I will try this and try to balance out “good” and “bad” food so I don’t crave certain things so intensely like I have been. I hope this works!
I agree, definitely sounds like an ED. The preoccupation, the struggle for control, avoiding eating with friends -- all of that is how it started for me.
@@whichonespink7 If you don't mind me asking and you're ok with talking about it, did you deal with the binging and then restricting without technically purging? I'm really confused as to what diagnosis that could get
@@starletd6819 I have dealt with pretty much all of those things. If you're mostly just restricting obviously that's anorexia, if you're binging and purging that's bulimia, but if you're struggling with a lot of different kinds of behaviors the diagnosis is usually Eating Disorder NOS (Not Otherwise Specified). I hope that answers your question :)
This is so helpful Kati. I am recovering from anorexia, but all these e.d. videos make me feel like less of a freak. This video reminded me a lot of the work that Isabel Foxen Duke does. Have you ever thought about interviewing her?? She's pretty empowering!
I restricted and then binged and then restricted and binged, etc. I finally decided after a bad binge that I was gonna stop restricting and just eat like a normal person. That was a week ago. Over the past week I’ve not been eating like a healthy person that I planned to do. I’ve been binging every single day on super unhealthy foods because I decide to finally allow myself to go back to food and I didn’t know how to act. My pants have already gotten smaller and I’ve gotten bigger and bloated. I feel disgusting and just terrible I don’t know how to act or what to do at this point I just subconsciously binge and then feel super bad and I’m gaining weight help
To anyone who relates to this, it might be extreme hunger. This is when you deprive your body of essential nutrients for a while so it wants to try and get all of it back to repair itself. A lot more complicated then that but if you’re crazy hungry in recovery from a restrictive ED then that might be why
Hey Kati, could you do a video on how anxiety can lead to eating disorders? I struggle with restricting my food intake as a way to cope with stress. Your videos help me so much, thank you for everything you do!😊
Thank you so much for this,from tomorrow I’ll try and fight my bulimia back! Make it stop forever! I actually have all of the symptoms and risks are really high I could die from a heart attack if I keep doing this. What I do is after every meal *overeating* I just vomit everything. I’ve come to the point where I even vomit water. My period is gone since three months ago.. Wish me luck in this whole new journey,I’ll keep you updated if I remember it
The three to four hour tip BLEW MY EFFING MIND I never do that, going to try and snack a little bit more on satsumas between meals. Thankyou so much Kati, you're the best! :) xxx
I used to be fairly healthy weight, but set myself a goal to get shredded down to 10% body fat. (A noble goal) i got to 12%, and then hit a wall in terms of my relationship with food. Could not stop thinking about it and fantasising about it. This turned to cheat days, which then turned too a weekly bingr against my will and out of my control every sunday night. Calorie counting and dieting while seeming healthy is actually what gave me a binge eating disorder. Working on intuitive eating from now on. Id rather have one pizza a week and the odd chocolate bar than restrict all week and binge 3,000 cals in one sitting
Thanks, Kati. I needed this video this week. My friend came over to me at work and asked me if I wanted a cupcake. I said yes. She said she was so surprised I actually took one and I said "why I love cupcakes" and she said "I know but I feel like you are always off sugar" and then I realized things I thought I had under control were clearly not. I am constantly doing the binge and restrict thing and I need to get it under control. I'm currently at a weight I'm not comfortable with, but I'm not going to lose weight or be healthy if I keep doing this. I really needed to see this and hopefully start working on this now. Thank you very much.
You know the ED voice is strong when hearing "you need to eat every 3-4hrs" sends you into a panic attack... :) one moment at a time, one day at a time.
I totally agree with you. We have to listen to our bodies and give them kinds of food they need. Sometimes we eat more, other times we eat less, but that is perfectly fine if we do it because we feel we need to but not for slimming or flattening purposes.
I've had an eating disorder for 15 years. At first it was a combination of things. Then it was back and forth with anorexia and bulimia and in the last 6 years it's been strictly anorexia restricting type. Kinda weird but it gradually evolved like that.
this video notification popped up as I'm chewing a cookie. Kati has some serious skills for detecting what is needed. 😝 my point: I need this video and it couldn't have come out at a better time. THANK YOU, KATI. you keep me sane.
This definitely describes me. I went to an IOP program earlier this year but I have relapsed into behaviors/thoughts. I'm going to download the workbook to see if that will help me in conjunction with my therapist. Thank you for putting these resources out there for all of us need help.
Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos! They are incredibly helpful and informative! I have been watching you from the beginning and if I miss an episode I always go back and watch the ones I missed. Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your time and effort into making these videos!
Thank you so much for this video Kati! Really needed to hear what you had to say! I've set alarms to remind me to have food every 3-4 hours on my phone during my busy work week :) I hope it helps! Lots of love xo
You're videos are so amazing and inspiring! You were one of my greatest role models that led me to decide to pursue mental health nursing! I can't believe it's been nearly 3 years since I made my video for you💕xxx
Thx I really needed to hear this from someone else that knows the real truth about an ed and many other kinds of different options of the aspects behind of it
It's SO hard to go back to normal eating after binge/restricting for too long. Your hunger signals get really messed up. Especially if you were binge eating before you started restricting, and you're still using food as a coping mechanism. Or you didn't have a good relationship with food growing up. But for everyone, really. If you're reading this... good luck!
These days have been really tough for me and even though I don't have an eating disorder (or at least I don't know it yet) this helped me calm down a little . Thank you Kati ❤ !
Wow I had no idea that exercise is a form of purging. I won't self diagnose myself completely but I guess it's quite possible I've been struggling with a binge/purge type eating disorder for some time now without even knowing it. Thank you so much for your words on this. I've started just today keeping a food journal to help myself see my patterns. Your videos have been so helpful xoxo.
My eating disorder is a manifestation of my need for control. When my brain says..."if I just did...." That's when my ED is talking. I've had to give all control to my dietitian, and it's been almost a year, and I've grown to accept it and have no say. The cool thing is, I am about to start making choices and pick out some things in that I really want. My challenges, like ice cream and chocolate have so far been great and I am eating them in a "normal" fashion as I have no expectations over them and what they can do for me. It's hard to explain until you experience it, but although recovery is fucking tough, each moment I'm in recovery is another moment where I get to learn who and what I am. And I'm not too bad of a person when I am in recovery
Thank you so much for this (I know it was uploaded a while ago now). I have been really struggling with this for the most of 2020. I am waiting to be assessed by an eating disorder service and then hopefully I will be on the way to recovery. I think people categorise eating disorders too much to the point where if you deviate from a category i.e anorexia or binge eating disorder it can leave you feeling very confused and alone in what you are experiencing. The binge/restrict cycle is very real and needs to be spoken about!!! I could be wrong but EDNOS is the disorder where you don’t fit all the symptoms of one, or you have symptoms of a few eating disorders.
This video was really great though because I think I understand why I always head to a ton of carbs and sugar when feeling deprived, this is the best source of energy, whereas a lettuce leaf isn’t going to fill you up much (I figured out why I NEVER binge on anything remotely healthy)
Hi, how's the treatment going? If you don't mind me asking and you don't mind saying it, I was wondering what diagnosis you got? I'm so confused as to what diagnosis you would get with a binge/restrict that doesn't technically Include purging
I am a binge restrictor, I am in recovery but it's a huge struggle, I don't get hunger or thirst cues very often . It's getting better, starting to feel hungry sometimes.
Hey Kati, I know this is an old video and you probably won't see this...but I wanted to let you know that youtube is playing ads for weight loss programs at the beginning of some of your ED videos (including this one). I'm not sure if you have any control over what they play, but I did want to let you know just in case. Also, I'm really thankful to have come across your channel; I have an eating disorder (along with all that other fun stuff like anxiety/ptsd/depression/ADHD) and your videos have really helped me feel less isolated and given me a better understanding of what I'm dealing with. Thank you for all that you do!
Ive realised these past few weeks that Ive let my disordered eating slip a lot, but I can't really stop it and my therapist doesn't know how to approach it. It's my coping mechanism for anxiety, and at the moment I have so much on (I live in the uk and I start college next week where I hardly know anyone)
I've had a therapist who didn't know how to go about my eating disorder. At the end I chose to switch therapists and find someone who specializes in eating disorders. Also, the last month was really hard since I was searching for a new apartment and my eating disorder got crazy. I feel like it's important to talk to people about your stress and kind of lower the amount of it. It helps to know you have support.
But of course you can stop it (i.e. disordered behaviours). You are in control of you. It's not easy, but starting to notice and separate yourself from those thoughts will allow you to put some distance between you and negative or destructive thoughts and the behaviours that those thoughts lead us into doing. Next time a disordered thought comes up, why not just sit with it? Ask yourself: how am I feeling in my body? what are the facts for my thoughts? would I do [insert disordered behaviour] to a child/baby me/friend? Notice how it feels in your body. Breathe into that feeling. Try doing the opposite (smiling, taking a deep breath, slowing down, not doing said disordered behaviour). I hope this helps! Mindfulness has changed my life for the better and I hope that it can help you change yours :)
I know that but i have had ed since 2007 and this behaviours has really strong "roots" if u know what i mean.. it's some kind of copying mechanism that "helps me" survive. It's horrible but it's true.
this really hit me today but is a good thing and a reminder I NEED to start working on thing again with my counselor, used to binge all the time now for months been restricting(eating 1-2times with no snacks where was eating all the time before) n purging some
When she said she can't concentrate because all she can think about is what she is going to eat next. She sounded exactly like my partner when he was giving up smoking. And the other symptoms correlate also. I think it maybe as simple as food addiction. Food has become people's drug of choice and stress reliever. Obviously we can't stop eating. So I think the answer is to eat less enjoyable foods, so you retrain your brain to (as the saying goes) eat to live rather than live to eat.
I came to a dietitian and told her I struggle with BED. First of all she didn't know what it meant which was frustrating. Then she said that she can work with me only if I'm extremely overweight (which I'm not). And I've heard from many others that dietitians work only with super overweight people (cause the health system won't pay for the treatment)
I don’t have an eating disorder and I’m mostly here for educational purposes but some of this sounds familiar. I’ll eat normally for like 3-5 days then I’ll barely eat anything and puke up most of what I do eat for the next 3-5 days and the cycle continues. Fun T^T
Hey Kati, I just recently graduated from grad school and am now transitioning to adulthood. I have a great deal of anxiety with this transition. Any suggestions on how to cope with changing life roles. * I have a long history of eating disorder and feel adult responsibility is a trigger. Thank you.
I have a very addictive personality and used sleeping tablets and OTC painkillers for many years. I also battle Binge eating disorder. I was able to get off the sleeping tablets and painkillers quite easily. I do crave the codeine daily and my body and brain is in constant pain, but I am able to resist not taking the pain killers, but boy, I can't adapt the same discipline for food. That's because when you reach a certain weight, everything in your cells are hormonal, it's too strong to fight against.
Hi Kati, Thank you so much for sharing unflitered, real advice on eating disorder. I'm a recovered Anorexic but have been battling Bulimia and Anxiety disorder for the past 6 years. My health has been affected by this ED so much that i have chest pain and panic attacks almost everyday now. unfortunately i'm on a waiting list to see a psychiatrist and dietitian. I seriously want to free myself from my ED, and i fight it everyday, and so if i don't binge or purge, I eat minimal and lose weight and then i get physically very weak and panic and therefore i eat a little more and the cycle keeps going. I'd like to ask if you can help me with a positive reinforcement or method to fight the negative thoughts of putting on weight (as it's my biggest fear, to not be accepted if I'm not thin enough). Because even though i wakeup every morning to fight my thoughts and remind myself of my priorities which is gaining my health back, I somehow repeat the same routines and go hungry and tired. I really appreciate your input and advice. Thank you Bashar
I am anorexic but since 2 month I‘ve lost control completely and it‘s the absolute worst. Like I KNOW I should stop eating and stuffing food in my face that isn‘t even worth it ( because I eat everything we have in the kitchen even stuff that I would usually never eat) but I can‘t. It‘s like having no control oveR your own body. Like a zombie. Now I‘m struggling a lot especially because of my eating disorder. I don‘t feel anorexic anymore and people still treat me as such. That makes me feel bad because I don‘t deserve to be seen as something I‘m the absolute opposite of.
I'm pretty sure there's a video she's done already with a bit that covers that... I remember watching it. Try searching her channel and see if you can find it :)
"Maybe it needs more sugar..." Majority of humans don't ever need more sugar unless they have very high levels of physical activity. Even then, fat seems like the more sustainable option. "Eat every three to four hours" Eh..wut. That cant be right, unless it happens within an 8 hour window of time or less. I agree sticking to a schedule and not indulging to the just this one time mentality helps. I really appreciate everything this channel does.
Wow, this is exactly me. I never felt like i could completely relate to any of the "typical" ed diagnosis like AN, BN or BED because I'm stuck in this cycle of starving myself but then regaining all the weight by binging over and over again. Google just tells me it's binge eating disorder but it never felt right.
What about if I don't fast? I just always binge? I don't restrict, but when I eat I nearly always overeat. I can feel my body telling me I'm full, but I nearly always feel the need to go past these signals, and I just keep eating. I feel awful afterwards physically and mentally. I feel guilt/frustration etc. I don't purge in any form, and in 2/3/4 hours I'll do it all over again. What's wrong with me? I've been in this cycle about 12 months now. Thanks for any help/advice anyone can give me
i eat low calorie fruit or veggies before or after my meals. Most veggies have nearly 0 calories like cucumbers, bellpeppers, tomatos and salad. I make snacks out of them and eat until im kind of full and end the meal with something delicious. Or when I notice that Im not full after my meal eat something else thats more healthy. my advice is to binge on as much healthy food you can. there isnt actually any downside to it, it actually helps your body if you fill it up with fruit and veggies.
Okay try this. After you eat the normal portion, before you feel like adding on some more food to your plate or wanting to eat more, just stop for 30 minutes. After 30 mins, you still feel like you are hungry, you eat some tiny bit more.. If you are not hungry then you don't continue eating and stop. This allows time for your stomach to feel full or know when u are actually feeling hungry.
For myself, these things are still the hardest things to give up after 12 years. I restrict all day and then end up binging my life away and shortly after I will purging my guts out. I have taken the initiative to check myself into a treatment center but I know physically stopping these behaviors will be hard.
A super great app to keep you eating every 3-4 hours is Recovery Record. I won't lie, I've lapsed on using it, but it will give you reminders to log whatever meal or snack it is, and you get little mini rewards each time you do. I'd definitely recommend it!
Please do not forget that men account for approximately 30% of people struggling with Bulimia Nervosa. You just don’t hear about it as much and this so very unfortunate.
This has plagued everything in my life. I hope your advice helps. I have learned that fiber is what makes you feel full. Good luck increasing it. If you have discomfort, try cutting it back a bit. If you still have symptoms, you have GI issues hands down. Good luck.
I have a question regarding depression. I was hospitalized at a mental health facility, then I started seeing both a psychiatrist and therapist. However, despite medication and therapy I'm still deeply suicidal. But it's not that simple. I have a good life. I love my job, I live in a great place, I love my car, I love my 2 cats, and I have a couple close friends that provide an amazing support system. Yet, I'm still unhappy, I want to sleep all the time, I have no desire to eat, and just living seems like a huge chore. I don't want to die. But I have so many plans and I can't help obsessing over perfecting them. I don't have a negative outlook on life. I don't think everyone hates me or that the world is out to get me. I don't feel sorry for myself. But despite all the treatment I'm receiving why am I not improving? Why am I still stuck not wanting to die but having no desire to live either? (PS, I'm doing all the right things by forcing myself to hang out with friends, go to parks, do yoga, therapy, take meds etc) Is this all chemical related in my brain? Or are some people just not meant to get better?
Depression isn't logical. It will lie to you and even if everything in your life is going well, sometimes you'll still feel like absolute garbage. The hopelessness you seem to be experiencing ("are some people just not meant to get better?") is a symptom of depression. It's lying to you. You can and will be able to live a healthy and full life, but it takes time. Sometimes it takes years of therapy or a different medication or a different type of treatment. Be open with your doctors (I know it can be so overwhelming, but your well being is 10000% worth it) so you can work together to find an effective treatment. Sending lots of love and good thoughts your way - hope you start feeling better soon
I had no issues before except I was eating over 100 grams of sugar a day, I just love sweets. Then I suddenly got anxious thinking I would get diabets and I started restricting all sugar and white rice, bread and pasta. Now I binge on sugar up to 3 times a week and exercise afterwards until I'm fatigued. Not sure if it's better to have 100 grams of sugar every day or 100+ grams a few times a week... The recommendation is no more than 25 grams a day. Don't know what I should do. All I think about nowdays is "when can I binge on sugar again? It'll be a feast"
Does this apply if you’re in recovery from anorexia and have extreme hunger to where you eat everything in the house (even family’s food) and have to go to the store every day? I feel NUTS and like there isn’t any hope
I’ve been getting better at not restricting and it’s at the point where there will be days I hardly think about food and I eat what I want and how much I want but then days like today I have been thinking about food a lot more and feel more guilty about some of the foods I eat when I shouldn’t be. Do you think I may still be restricting?
I’m desperate that’s why I searched for this video... I feel gross when I binge because i feel so bloated and like I’m gonna vomit but I’m scared I’m gonna get addicted to purge which is even worse
I hate how much I relate to this.. Still waiting on a dietitian.. It's been two years haha, I honestly have to make sure I'm still on the list. Great video Kati! :)
I'm stuck in this cycle and I have been for over a year now (scary, now that I think about it). I have times where I get back to normal and feel really great about it and relieved but then I stop paying attention and before I know it I'm back restricting. And then I get super hungry and go into reactive eating. I might be fine with this for a while until the shame (and the weight gain) gets too much, then I begin restricting again. It sucks...
Hi, I'm really thankful because you were an inspiration for me to get professional health for my anxiety and depression. I have to ask you something however: I've noticed I always get out of my psychologist's office without propperly explaining everything I believe I need to be helped with. It might be just my anxiety working, but I'm so used to hiding my feelings and problems that I'm afraid I'm unconsciously doing the same with my therapist. How can I explain myself better so that the therapist knows everything?
In regards to "dieting", it's a mentality. When you realize your changing your lifestyle, that this is not a "diet". Diet's are thought of short term, not forever. With that being said I like the rule of sticking to my meal plan throughout the week, and have 1 cheat/victory meal on the weekend. It helps me stay on track and I have that cheat meal planned so there is no guilt associated with that meal. Also realizing everyone has weak moments where we eat something that is not on our plan. Even professional fitness models and competitors where it is there job to stay fit. If you eat something, don't feel bad, move on. Yes I totally agree work with a coach or dietician. Also tracking what you eat really helps you to learn your body and how it responds to what foods. I like myfitnesspal. It's a free app. ;-)
I don't even binge on things i like and crave... i just binge on everything that's there...
TheMontrealGirl same. I hate myself :(
same here!!that feels horrible
Literally fucking anything. Raisins for god sake
Iulia M. Same😭
same. today i binged on baby's food
I just want you to consider one thing. People who binge often do it for more than one reason. Eating is actually very triggering. Because we don't eat to get nutrition we eat to stuff ourselves. So every time you eat you trigger your binge behaviour and you can't stop until you're completely stuffed. I find it way easier to not eat at all than to try and eat normally.
I find it easier to not eat as well :(
You need a structure for what to actually eat for normalcy for you and then notice emotions and thoughts that fall off the meal plan and talk about them with the RD or therapist. The RD needs to work with you on the meal plan though.
yea but then you have to eat one day anyway and its harder to try to stop yourself from binging when youre starved rather than being reasonable full before. And when you have a plan with nutritous meals its not so bad to over eat on healthy food rather than mostly unhealthy stuff
We have to eat to live I fall into anorexia if I dont eat. I am a unlucky woman that has all eating disorders sometime in my life. Fighting to stop and do whats healthy every day .Its a sad way to live but that is how I was born been on meds since 5 years old. I dont know what normal is anylonger😢
same. if i eat “normal” i end up binging. always. eating nothing is easier
Today is 14 weeks without self harming😁
YAY!!! GO you!! I am so proud of you :) xoxo
A month or two for me yay?!
How are you now?
You go girl ❤️❤️
Congrats! That's amazing!! Are you still doing well in 2020?
5 months ago I NEVER thought I would get out of this cycle but I am. I'm on the otherside of it. If you are looking for a sign, or a glimpse of hope....I'm telling you that it IS possible. Recovery is possible. Just ask for help.
Earthling Gracie did you cpubt calories to stop the cycle?
Earthling Gracie what was your path to recovery?
I have been asking for help for 2 years💔
@@spottedbybarbie I'm so sorry I'm so late in replying but I did used to struggle with calorie counting. It is possible to stop with loads of therapy, treatment, the right medication and a LOT of persistence. You'll get there.
@@SummerBaby728 This was posted three years ago and though I have relapsed and recovered since then I am actually in a much stronger recovery now. My story is a long one but mostly..it took a lot of perserverence. A few different treatment centers. Years of therapy and finding the right medication. I'd say the most important thing is to ask for help from professionals and never ever ever give up.
Sorry about the weird audio at the beginning :( I couldn't get it to go away... ugh! xoxo I hope you like the video though and find it helpful! xox
It was very helpful thank you you so much.
Thanks! I will check that out :) xoxo
You are so very welcome!! Glad I could help :) xoxo
And here I was thinking I'm hearing ghosts :D
Kati Morton hi! First of all, love your videos! Second I have a similar question I restrict ALOT and I know because I once asked my friends if a bag of popcorn was a Binge or a lot of food and they said no but every time I eat "a lot" people say it's not. I always think it's a lot and immediately purge but even after purging it doesn't feel right. Like I need to never binge or eat again because I hate purging. I told my mom I might have anorexia but we still didn't do anything about it.. To be honest I think it's better because I kinda don't want to be forced to eat. Is this a behavior found in mental illness?
I stopped restricting my calorie intake, though I eat healthy foods. I've maintained 125 pounds. I mostly eat rice, oatmeal, fruit and veggies and lots of carbs!
yea i also feel like more carbs boost my motabolism and i loose more weight. Im vegan though and only eat healthy carbs
Back when I had my eating disorder, I would eat nothing, eat a bunch at the end of the day, and then throw it up
That's me too😭 I had my devil time at night
How did u get out of it?
That's what I do
Right
You MAY be throwing it up because of refeeding syndrome. Look it up.
I just wanna say that at the beginning, when you try to stop the cycle, you'll still overeat. It takes time to learn how to listen to your body. The main thing is to stop the purging mechanisms. And i know how hard is to stop the purging mechanisms one you overeat, but keep pushing. You got this ♡
I wish there was an eating disorder where people restrict and binge constantly. I feel like a lot of people struggle with that including me.
me too
me too😭
There is... it’s a form of bulimia- non purging subtype.
isnt it called ednos?
Rashida
I’ve only purged three times and after that a black spot appeared on my tooth. I’m really trying not do that anymore but it’s hard because it’s the only thing I can think about when I eat.
My doctor was no help when I told her about my b/p/r cycle. She prescribed me Zoloft and called it a day. I never took it and just sought out a therapist. I'm amazed how many doctors don't know how to respond to eds outside giving you drugs.
Rin Wesley they don't care !😕😔about us all they care is to make sure they help with selling as much medicine as they can rather then help you
@@sheknowsxo All doctors do not all behave the same. You just had a doctor who wasn't good for you during the 15 min they are allowed to see you in out current Healthcare system. It isn't that they don't care.
I'm sure you would have issue if I said all black people or all gay people do X. All doctors are not the same people and all are not married to pharmacy.
"3 to 4 hours"
me: WHAT!?
Impossible
I think that's a focus for eating disorders to teach us healthy habits. They teach set meal times, etc. People that don't suffer from an eating disorder don't need to be told what to do about eating and be on a schedule.
needed this so much tonight. ive been in recovery for 2 years and recently started the cycle again. so glad you posted this.
Oh wonderful! I am so glad I could help :) xoxo
I LOVE that you speak out against calorie restriction! I wish people knew that you could be totally healthy while eating enough food to fill you up.
I’ve been cutting calories for a couple of months now and have been in and out of this cycle. Today was the first time after binging I thought “I should gag myself to throw it up.” Wow! It didn’t even cross my mind that I could be setting myself up for an eating disorder. I’m legitimately freaked out right now.
I never make myself vomit but I restrict for a week or two, then I have a *binge* (like an actual binge I can't stop it from happening) and then the next few weeks I will exercise and eat barely anything. Anyone else have that type of thing here?
yup but i restrict the whole week but then in the weekend i binge
I hope you’re doing better, I’m going through that right now :(( Wish you well
Literally same
Yes I am. I don’t mean to starve myself I’m just not hungry but then later I get very hungry and will eat a lot…
Literally same I kept the same weight(or just lost it slower) when I went through this cycle but then summer started… 🥲
Thank you Kati, I've been suffering from anorexia and bulimia but I am in the recovery stages now so this info was really helpfull! Thanks again x
Omg I have been suffering from binge eating for a year or longer now… I eat extremely healthy and restrict calories and it lasts a few weeks and then I crave fast food and pizza and I binge for months and go back to healthy eating.. IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME TO EAT EVERY 3-4 HOURS! Thank you! I will try this and try to balance out “good” and “bad” food so I don’t crave certain things so intensely like I have been. I hope this works!
I agree, definitely sounds like an ED. The preoccupation, the struggle for control, avoiding eating with friends -- all of that is how it started for me.
@Joshua Towers: Radio I am actually in treatment right now :)
@@whichonespink7 If you don't mind me asking and you're ok with talking about it, did you deal with the binging and then restricting without technically purging? I'm really confused as to what diagnosis that could get
@@starletd6819 I have dealt with pretty much all of those things. If you're mostly just restricting obviously that's anorexia, if you're binging and purging that's bulimia, but if you're struggling with a lot of different kinds of behaviors the diagnosis is usually Eating Disorder NOS (Not Otherwise Specified). I hope that answers your question :)
@@whichonespink7 Yea it does. Thanks a load :)
This is so helpful Kati. I am recovering from anorexia, but all these e.d. videos make me feel like less of a freak. This video reminded me a lot of the work that Isabel Foxen Duke does. Have you ever thought about interviewing her?? She's pretty empowering!
I restricted and then binged and then restricted and binged, etc. I finally decided after a bad binge that I was gonna stop restricting and just eat like a normal person. That was a week ago. Over the past week I’ve not been eating like a healthy person that I planned to do. I’ve been binging every single day on super unhealthy foods because I decide to finally allow myself to go back to food and I didn’t know how to act. My pants have already gotten smaller and I’ve gotten bigger and bloated. I feel disgusting and just terrible I don’t know how to act or what to do at this point I just subconsciously binge and then feel super bad and I’m gaining weight help
To anyone who relates to this, it might be extreme hunger. This is when you deprive your body of essential nutrients for a while so it wants to try and get all of it back to repair itself. A lot more complicated then that but if you’re crazy hungry in recovery from a restrictive ED then that might be why
By the way Kati you look absolutely radiant today! Gorgeous!
Hey Kati, could you do a video on how anxiety can lead to eating disorders? I struggle with restricting my food intake as a way to cope with stress. Your videos help me so much, thank you for everything you do!😊
Thank you so much for this,from tomorrow I’ll try and fight my bulimia back! Make it stop forever! I actually have all of the symptoms and risks are really high I could die from a heart attack if I keep doing this. What I do is after every meal *overeating* I just vomit everything. I’ve come to the point where I even vomit water. My period is gone since three months ago.. Wish me luck in this whole new journey,I’ll keep you updated if I remember it
Dimitra Fnrd you can do it!!!👏💪
@@swearveit Since I wrote that comment I haven't binged or purged at all!! I don't think of this as an option anymore! It's all in our heads
I wanted to see how you’re doing? I hope you’re still doing well; sending well wishes your way!
This is one of my favourite videos so far, sometimes I just need to watch one of your videos like this one to realise what I'm doing isn't just me xxx
The three to four hour tip BLEW MY EFFING MIND I never do that, going to try and snack a little bit more on satsumas between meals. Thankyou so much Kati, you're the best! :) xxx
MaeveMeena Perhaps eat a little protein aswell like a few brazils- itll keep you going better ☺🖒
I used to be fairly healthy weight, but set myself a goal to get shredded down to 10% body fat. (A noble goal) i got to 12%, and then hit a wall in terms of my relationship with food. Could not stop thinking about it and fantasising about it. This turned to cheat days, which then turned too a weekly bingr against my will and out of my control every sunday night. Calorie counting and dieting while seeming healthy is actually what gave me a binge eating disorder. Working on intuitive eating from now on. Id rather have one pizza a week and the odd chocolate bar than restrict all week and binge 3,000 cals in one sitting
The purging makes me so miserable in the moment but I feel so accomplished afterwards! 🎉
Thanks, Kati. I needed this video this week. My friend came over to me at work and asked me if I wanted a cupcake. I said yes. She said she was so surprised I actually took one and I said "why I love cupcakes" and she said "I know but I feel like you are always off sugar" and then I realized things I thought I had under control were clearly not. I am constantly doing the binge and restrict thing and I need to get it under control. I'm currently at a weight I'm not comfortable with, but I'm not going to lose weight or be healthy if I keep doing this. I really needed to see this and hopefully start working on this now. Thank you very much.
what about if you binge even if you have just eaten :(
Emma Kieran same
most probably emotional binge..it happens to me
You know the ED voice is strong when hearing "you need to eat every 3-4hrs" sends you into a panic attack... :) one moment at a time, one day at a time.
She's absolutely right I've been recovering this way.
Thank you for this!!! Your channel is just the breath of fresh air I need lately!!
I totally agree with you. We have to listen to our bodies and give them kinds of food they need. Sometimes we eat more, other times we eat less, but that is perfectly fine if we do it because we feel we need to but not for slimming or flattening purposes.
Thank you for this Kati, it is going to really help me and so many others! Sending love 💜
I've had an eating disorder for 15 years. At first it was a combination of things. Then it was back and forth with anorexia and bulimia and in the last 6 years it's been strictly anorexia restricting type. Kinda weird but it gradually evolved like that.
this video notification popped up as I'm chewing a cookie. Kati has some serious skills for detecting what is needed. 😝
my point: I need this video and it couldn't have come out at a better time. THANK YOU, KATI. you keep me sane.
This definitely describes me. I went to an IOP program earlier this year but I have relapsed into behaviors/thoughts. I'm going to download the workbook to see if that will help me in conjunction with my therapist. Thank you for putting these resources out there for all of us need help.
Thanks for the reminder! It gives us strength to continue on
Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos! They are incredibly helpful and informative! I have been watching you from the beginning and if I miss an episode I always go back and watch the ones I missed. Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your time and effort into making these videos!
I love how you explain these topics in your videos and your personality ♡♡
i just b/p and i hate this cycle so much it has literally ruined my life 😭😭😭
Thank you so much for this video Kati! Really needed to hear what you had to say! I've set alarms to remind me to have food every 3-4 hours on my phone during my busy work week :) I hope it helps! Lots of love xo
I hope it helps too!! xoxo
You're videos are so amazing and inspiring! You were one of my greatest role models that led me to decide to pursue mental health nursing! I can't believe it's been nearly 3 years since I made my video for you💕xxx
Thx I really needed to hear this from someone else that knows the real truth about an ed and many other kinds of different options of the aspects behind of it
1 year ago I was anorexic and then I started to eat again. And now Everyday, everyday I’m binging and purging and exercising. I can’t stop😭
It's SO hard to go back to normal eating after binge/restricting for too long. Your hunger signals get really messed up. Especially if you were binge eating before you started restricting, and you're still using food as a coping mechanism. Or you didn't have a good relationship with food growing up. But for everyone, really.
If you're reading this... good luck!
good luck to you as well!
These days have been really tough for me and even though I don't have an eating disorder (or at least I don't know it yet) this helped me calm down a little . Thank you Kati ❤ !
Wow I had no idea that exercise is a form of purging. I won't self diagnose myself completely but I guess it's quite possible I've been struggling with a binge/purge type eating disorder for some time now without even knowing it. Thank you so much for your words on this. I've started just today keeping a food journal to help myself see my patterns. Your videos have been so helpful xoxo.
My eating disorder is a manifestation of my need for control. When my brain says..."if I just did...." That's when my ED is talking. I've had to give all control to my dietitian, and it's been almost a year, and I've grown to accept it and have no say. The cool thing is, I am about to start making choices and pick out some things in that I really want. My challenges, like ice cream and chocolate have so far been great and I am eating them in a "normal" fashion as I have no expectations over them and what they can do for me. It's hard to explain until you experience it, but although recovery is fucking tough, each moment I'm in recovery is another moment where I get to learn who and what I am. And I'm not too bad of a person when I am in recovery
This video REALLY helped me. You are amazing and thank you for putting these videos up.
Thank you so much for this (I know it was uploaded a while ago now). I have been really struggling with this for the most of 2020. I am waiting to be assessed by an eating disorder service and then hopefully I will be on the way to recovery. I think people categorise eating disorders too much to the point where if you deviate from a category i.e anorexia or binge eating disorder it can leave you feeling very confused and alone in what you are experiencing. The binge/restrict cycle is very real and needs to be spoken about!!! I could be wrong but EDNOS is the disorder where you don’t fit all the symptoms of one, or you have symptoms of a few eating disorders.
This video was really great though because I think I understand why I always head to a ton of carbs and sugar when feeling deprived, this is the best source of energy, whereas a lettuce leaf isn’t going to fill you up much (I figured out why I NEVER binge on anything remotely healthy)
Hi, how's the treatment going? If you don't mind me asking and you don't mind saying it, I was wondering what diagnosis you got? I'm so confused as to what diagnosis you would get with a binge/restrict that doesn't technically Include purging
I am a binge restrictor, I am in recovery but it's a huge struggle, I don't get hunger or thirst cues very often . It's getting better, starting to feel hungry sometimes.
Hey Kati, I know this is an old video and you probably won't see this...but I wanted to let you know that youtube is playing ads for weight loss programs at the beginning of some of your ED videos (including this one). I'm not sure if you have any control over what they play, but I did want to let you know just in case.
Also, I'm really thankful to have come across your channel; I have an eating disorder (along with all that other fun stuff like anxiety/ptsd/depression/ADHD) and your videos have really helped me feel less isolated and given me a better understanding of what I'm dealing with. Thank you for all that you do!
OMFG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!! Love you so much, Kati! I love being a Kinion.
Thank you so much Kati, great video!-Really really helpful
Ive realised these past few weeks that Ive let my disordered eating slip a lot, but I can't really stop it and my therapist doesn't know how to approach it. It's my coping mechanism for anxiety, and at the moment I have so much on (I live in the uk and I start college next week where I hardly know anyone)
I have the exact same thing!
I've had a therapist who didn't know how to go about my eating disorder. At the end I chose to switch therapists and find someone who specializes in eating disorders.
Also, the last month was really hard since I was searching for a new apartment and my eating disorder got crazy. I feel like it's important to talk to people about your stress and kind of lower the amount of it. It helps to know you have support.
Relate.. When i go back to school everything happens again.. i mean restricting and all that stuff around ed..
But of course you can stop it (i.e. disordered behaviours). You are in control of you. It's not easy, but starting to notice and separate yourself from those thoughts will allow you to put some distance between you and negative or destructive thoughts and the behaviours that those thoughts lead us into doing. Next time a disordered thought comes up, why not just sit with it? Ask yourself: how am I feeling in my body? what are the facts for my thoughts? would I do [insert disordered behaviour] to a child/baby me/friend? Notice how it feels in your body. Breathe into that feeling. Try doing the opposite (smiling, taking a deep breath, slowing down, not doing said disordered behaviour). I hope this helps!
Mindfulness has changed my life for the better and I hope that it can help you change yours :)
I know that but i have had ed since 2007 and this behaviours has really strong "roots" if u know what i mean.. it's some kind of copying mechanism that "helps me" survive. It's horrible but it's true.
this really hit me today but is a good thing and a reminder I NEED to start working on thing again with my counselor, used to binge all the time now for months been restricting(eating 1-2times with no snacks where was eating all the time before) n purging some
When she said she can't concentrate because all she can think about is what she is going to eat next. She sounded exactly like my partner when he was giving up smoking. And the other symptoms correlate also. I think it maybe as simple as food addiction. Food has become people's drug of choice and stress reliever. Obviously we can't stop eating. So I think the answer is to eat less enjoyable foods, so you retrain your brain to (as the saying goes) eat to live rather than live to eat.
I came to a dietitian and told her I struggle with BED. First of all she didn't know what it meant which was frustrating. Then she said that she can work with me only if I'm extremely overweight (which I'm not).
And I've heard from many others that dietitians work only with super overweight people (cause the health system won't pay for the treatment)
Your videos are always informative. You always help someone out. Skyé
Awe thanks :) That is so great to hear! xoxo
I don’t have an eating disorder and I’m mostly here for educational purposes but some of this sounds familiar. I’ll eat normally for like 3-5 days then I’ll barely eat anything and puke up most of what I do eat for the next 3-5 days and the cycle continues. Fun T^T
Thanks Kati for this video. In my class in school we talk about mental health and mostly about this topic. :)
Your finally on younow again good I'll be back on I have tons of questions
i go the whole day without eating then at night i end up binging and then i throw up and exercise to compensate…
Hey Kati,
I just recently graduated from grad school and am now transitioning to adulthood. I have a great deal of anxiety with this transition. Any suggestions on how to cope with changing life roles.
* I have a long history of eating disorder and feel adult responsibility is a trigger.
Thank you.
I have a very addictive personality and used sleeping tablets and OTC painkillers for many years. I also battle Binge eating disorder. I was able to get off the sleeping tablets and painkillers quite easily. I do crave the codeine daily and my body and brain is in constant pain, but I am able to resist not taking the pain killers, but boy, I can't adapt the same discipline for food. That's because when you reach a certain weight, everything in your cells are hormonal, it's too strong to fight against.
Hi Kati,
Thank you so much for sharing unflitered, real advice on eating disorder. I'm a recovered Anorexic but have been battling Bulimia and Anxiety disorder for the past 6 years. My health has been affected by this ED so much that i have chest pain and panic attacks almost everyday now. unfortunately i'm on a waiting list to see a psychiatrist and dietitian. I seriously want to free myself from my ED, and i fight it everyday, and so if i don't binge or purge, I eat minimal and lose weight and then i get physically very weak and panic and therefore i eat a little more and the cycle keeps going. I'd like to ask if you can help me with a positive reinforcement or method to fight the negative thoughts of putting on weight (as it's my biggest fear, to not be accepted if I'm not thin enough). Because even though i wakeup every morning to fight my thoughts and remind myself of my priorities which is gaining my health back, I somehow repeat the same routines and go hungry and tired. I really appreciate your input and advice.
Thank you
Bashar
I am anorexic but since 2 month I‘ve lost control completely and it‘s the absolute worst. Like I KNOW I should stop eating and stuffing food in my face that isn‘t even worth it ( because I eat everything we have in the kitchen even stuff that I would usually never eat) but I can‘t. It‘s like having no control oveR your own body. Like a zombie.
Now I‘m struggling a lot especially because of my eating disorder. I don‘t feel anorexic anymore and people still treat me as such. That makes me feel bad because I don‘t deserve to be seen as something I‘m the absolute opposite of.
That top just looks stunning on you Kati! It matches your eyes! 😍
You should wear more blue shirts xo
I either binge I either don’t, and when I say don’t I really don’t eat at all.
Hey Kati! I was wondering if you could do a video on how to tell your parents you want to start seeing a therapist. It would really help me.
I'm pretty sure there's a video she's done already with a bit that covers that... I remember watching it. Try searching her channel and see if you can find it :)
"Maybe it needs more sugar..."
Majority of humans don't ever need more sugar unless they have very high levels of physical activity. Even then, fat seems like the more sustainable option.
"Eat every three to four hours"
Eh..wut. That cant be right, unless it happens within an 8 hour window of time or less.
I agree sticking to a schedule and not indulging to the just this one time mentality helps. I really appreciate everything this channel does.
Wow, this is exactly me. I never felt like i could completely relate to any of the "typical" ed diagnosis like AN, BN or BED because I'm stuck in this cycle of starving myself but then regaining all the weight by binging over and over again. Google just tells me it's binge eating disorder but it never felt right.
What about if I don't fast? I just always binge? I don't restrict, but when I eat I nearly always overeat. I can feel my body telling me I'm full, but I nearly always feel the need to go past these signals, and I just keep eating. I feel awful afterwards physically and mentally. I feel guilt/frustration etc. I don't purge in any form, and in 2/3/4 hours I'll do it all over again. What's wrong with me? I've been in this cycle about 12 months now. Thanks for any help/advice anyone can give me
Binge eating disorder (b.e.d.)
i eat low calorie fruit or veggies before or after my meals. Most veggies have nearly 0 calories like cucumbers, bellpeppers, tomatos and salad. I make snacks out of them and eat until im kind of full and end the meal with something delicious. Or when I notice that Im not full after my meal eat something else thats more healthy. my advice is to binge on as much healthy food you can. there isnt actually any downside to it, it actually helps your body if you fill it up with fruit and veggies.
Okay try this. After you eat the normal portion, before you feel like adding on some more food to your plate or wanting to eat more, just stop for 30 minutes. After 30 mins, you still feel like you are hungry, you eat some tiny bit more.. If you are not hungry then you don't continue eating and stop. This allows time for your stomach to feel full or know when u are actually feeling hungry.
binge eating same as mine
For myself, these things are still the hardest things to give up after 12 years. I restrict all day and then end up binging my life away and shortly after I will purging my guts out. I have taken the initiative to check myself into a treatment center but I know physically stopping these behaviors will be hard.
*me eating anything in sight as I watch this*
Awesome as always! Thanks so much, Kati! Sharing and sending much love :)
A super great app to keep you eating every 3-4 hours is Recovery Record. I won't lie, I've lapsed on using it, but it will give you reminders to log whatever meal or snack it is, and you get little mini rewards each time you do. I'd definitely recommend it!
Thank you so so so much .
Very helpful, thank you!
Please do not forget that men account for approximately 30% of people struggling with Bulimia Nervosa. You just don’t hear about it as much and this so very unfortunate.
Love this video Kati, thank you!
This has plagued everything in my life. I hope your advice helps.
I have learned that fiber is what makes you feel full.
Good luck increasing it. If you have discomfort, try cutting it back a bit. If you still have symptoms, you have GI issues hands down. Good luck.
I have a question regarding depression. I was hospitalized at a mental health facility, then I started seeing both a psychiatrist and therapist. However, despite medication and therapy I'm still deeply suicidal. But it's not that simple. I have a good life. I love my job, I live in a great place, I love my car, I love my 2 cats, and I have a couple close friends that provide an amazing support system. Yet, I'm still unhappy, I want to sleep all the time, I have no desire to eat, and just living seems like a huge chore. I don't want to die. But I have so many plans and I can't help obsessing over perfecting them. I don't have a negative outlook on life. I don't think everyone hates me or that the world is out to get me. I don't feel sorry for myself. But despite all the treatment I'm receiving why am I not improving? Why am I still stuck not wanting to die but having no desire to live either? (PS, I'm doing all the right things by forcing myself to hang out with friends, go to parks, do yoga, therapy, take meds etc) Is this all chemical related in my brain? Or are some people just not meant to get better?
Depression isn't logical. It will lie to you and even if everything in your life is going well, sometimes you'll still feel like absolute garbage. The hopelessness you seem to be experiencing ("are some people just not meant to get better?") is a symptom of depression. It's lying to you. You can and will be able to live a healthy and full life, but it takes time. Sometimes it takes years of therapy or a different medication or a different type of treatment. Be open with your doctors (I know it can be so overwhelming, but your well being is 10000% worth it) so you can work together to find an effective treatment. Sending lots of love and good thoughts your way - hope you start feeling better soon
I had no issues before except I was eating over 100 grams of sugar a day, I just love sweets. Then I suddenly got anxious thinking I would get diabets and I started restricting all sugar and white rice, bread and pasta. Now I binge on sugar up to 3 times a week and exercise afterwards until I'm fatigued. Not sure if it's better to have 100 grams of sugar every day or 100+ grams a few times a week... The recommendation is no more than 25 grams a day. Don't know what I should do. All I think about nowdays is "when can I binge on sugar again? It'll be a feast"
thank u
Does this apply if you’re in recovery from anorexia and have extreme hunger to where you eat everything in the house (even family’s food) and have to go to the store every day? I feel NUTS and like there isn’t any hope
Hi how are you now
It’s temporary, your body will recover and your hunger signals will settle at a healthy place as long as you don’t restrict and eat what you need
You are so helpful I wish you were my therapist lol
I’ve been getting better at not restricting and it’s at the point where there will be days I hardly think about food and I eat what I want and how much I want but then days like today I have been thinking about food a lot more and feel more guilty about some of the foods I eat when I shouldn’t be. Do you think I may still be restricting?
thank you thank you thank you
You are very welcome :) Glad it helped!! xoxo
I’m desperate that’s why I searched for this video... I feel gross when I binge because i feel so bloated and like I’m gonna vomit but I’m scared I’m gonna get addicted to purge which is even worse
been making self sick for over 20 years I get a week then I forget how bad it was and start again 💔
I feel so drowned in this cycle I can’t break it
I hate how much I relate to this.. Still waiting on a dietitian.. It's been two years haha, I honestly have to make sure I'm still on the list. Great video Kati! :)
Yeah.. I would call again to check just to make sure :) xoxo So glad you found the video helpful!! xoxo
I'm stuck in this cycle and I have been for over a year now (scary, now that I think about it). I have times where I get back to normal and feel really great about it and relieved but then I stop paying attention and before I know it I'm back restricting. And then I get super hungry and go into reactive eating. I might be fine with this for a while until the shame (and the weight gain) gets too much, then I begin restricting again. It sucks...
Hi, I'm really thankful because you were an inspiration for me to get professional health for my anxiety and depression.
I have to ask you something however:
I've noticed I always get out of my psychologist's office without propperly explaining everything I believe I need to be helped with. It might be just my anxiety working, but I'm so used to hiding my feelings and problems that I'm afraid I'm unconsciously doing the same with my therapist. How can I explain myself better so that the therapist knows everything?
I'm struggling with this. I can't get out of the cycle 😰
In regards to "dieting", it's a mentality. When you realize your changing your lifestyle, that this is not a "diet". Diet's are thought of short term, not forever. With that being said I like the rule of sticking to my meal plan throughout the week, and have 1 cheat/victory meal on the weekend. It helps me stay on track and I have that cheat meal planned so there is no guilt associated with that meal. Also realizing everyone has weak moments where we eat something that is not on our plan. Even professional fitness models and competitors where it is there job to stay fit. If you eat something, don't feel bad, move on. Yes I totally agree work with a coach or dietician. Also tracking what you eat really helps you to learn your body and how it responds to what foods. I like myfitnesspal. It's a free app. ;-)
this is exactly what i am suffering now...
This helped me soooo much. Thank you 👌