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… read 
Posts tagged bingeing
Going Home For The Holidays…And Bingeing. Are You Worried?
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… read
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… read
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… read
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,… read
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… read
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… read
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… read
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… read
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… read