Posts tagged bingeing

All the food of the season might be freaking you out now, but there's hope! You can get normal about food—even during the holidays.

Going Home For The Holidays…And Bingeing. Are You Worried?

For many people with food and body issues, the holiday season can feel like a minefield. Rather than just enjoying being with your family and friends, and nibbling… More 

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Sunny -  6 Comments

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After years of crazy diets—including, yech, the cabbage soup craze—Nina is an intuitive eater and free from bingeing and restricting!

Cabbage Soup, Master Cleanse, Zone, South Beach—How All These Diets Just Led to Binges

A big thanks to Nina at Help for Eating Disorder for sharing her Real Story of recovery with us today: I was always an active and athletic child… More 

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Sunny -  8 Comments

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How Do You Get Over the Dreaded "Morning After A Binge" Feeling?

Anyone who’s ever binged late at night knows what the morning after feels like: Bloated, sluggish, hung-over, heart-burny, and most of all guilty. The physical effects feel bad—but… More 

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Sunny -  11 Comments

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Is Your Food Problem Bad Enough to Require Therapy?

“Is my problem bad enough to require therapy?” That’s the question I recently got from HealthyGirl.org reader Katie, 16. Can you guess what my answer’s gonna be? Please… More 

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Sunny -  7 Comments

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The Binge Monster Comes Out at Night

Bingeing used to be worst for me at night. Once the sun would go down, it was like all my fears and anxieties came out, and of course,… More 

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Sunny -  12 Comments

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8 Ways to Defend Against a Binge

Today I thought I’d share a few ways that I personally set up for “defense” against a binge or emotional overeating. These are a few of the strategies… More 

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Morgan -  4 Comments

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How Does Bingeing Affect Your Relationships With Other People?

New HealthyGirl.org reader Veronica, 29 (welcome!) left a comment for me the other day about a topic I haven’t touched on yet: How bingeing and extra food effects… More 

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Sunny -  2 Comments

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What's Your Advice For This Binge-Eater?

Hi all. This 20-year-old HealthyGirl.org reader sent me an e-mail asking not only for my help, but for all of yours. She feels really stuck in a cycle… More 

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Sunny -  12 Comments

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What it Takes to Go From Feeling Sick, Stuffed and Awful to Feeling Strong and Happy

Many thanks to HealthyGirl.org reader Jen, 30, for this inspiring Real Story. More proof that recovery is possible for all of us, guys! xo…Sunny In the summer of… More 

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Morgan -  5 Comments

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How Do You Describe Your Weird Relationship With Food?

The most recent draft of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders lists Binge Eating Disorder as an official eating disorder of its own. It used to… More 

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Sunny -  7 Comments

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