Eating Disorders
Signs You May Have an Eating Disorder or Disordered Eating:
Emotions such as fatigue, sadness, anxiety or loneliness dictate your eating rather than hunger cues.
You restrict certain foods or withhold food from yourself even when you are hungry.
Food serves as a means for comfort rather than to satisfy your hunger.
The possibility of gaining any amount of weight terrifies you. You often think that you’ve gained weight after eating any amount of food.
You check your body in the mirror regularly for signs you could have gained weight.
You’re overwhelmed with guilt after eating.
You hate the way you look and feel constant shame for it not being “enough”.
You hide your eating from others and worry about others judging you if they saw what you ate.
To justify your eating or relieve your guilt, you exercise for excessive amounts or purge.
Heal Your Relationship with Food and Your Body:
Acknowledge the wisdom of your body and its hunger cues. Eat when you’re hungry and until you’re full without guilt or shame.
Find appreciation for your body and the various functions it performs.
Find joy in movement and exercise, rather than a source of punishment.
Reclaim your worthiness and find value in yourself holistically, rather than the number on the scale.
Find enjoyment in your life outside of food and outside of dieting and restriction.
