The reality of gaining weight despite calorie restriction is dogmatically put down to a lack of control and not adequately ensuring the calorie restriction is consistently in place. Trouble is, the science thoroughly disproves that dogma.
Read moreTummy Troubles
I will not be able to address all the facets of this topic completely, but I must touch on them in some way because nothing is more difficult to navigate than the presence of both identifiable symptoms due to food intake and an anxiety disorder...
Read moreExtreme Hunger Part 2: The Experience and Science
As with the ever-present fear that the metabolism “is broken” many in recovery experience the disconnections between hunger, physical fullness and emotional satiation and worry that the entire energy balance system is “broken” as well.
Read moreExercise II: Insidious Activity
Some facets of eating disorder-driven behaviors are more socially reinforced than others and exercise is certainly perceived as a life-affirming, stress-relieving behavior that can have no down side.
Read morePhases of Recovery From An Eating Disorder Part 1
Part 1 of Phases of Recovery looks at what an eating disorder is, how it's identified and what the prognosis and outcomes are.
Read morePhases of Recovery From An Eating Disorder Part 2
Part 2 of Phases of Recovery providing you with some information on how to determine when an eating disorder is present.
Read morePhases of Recovery From An Eating Disorder Part 3
In part 3 of Phases of Recovery we review some risks, misdiagnoses and possible complications associated with the recovery process.
Read morePhases of Recovery From An Eating Disorder Part 4
Part 4 of the Phases of Recovery looks at the calorie intake guidelines in some depth and discusses the necessity of restorative eating.
Read morePhases of Recovery From An Eating Disorder Part 5
The Homeodynamic Recovery Method (HDRM) comprises four phases toward remission of an eating disorder: initial re-feeding, the neither/nor phase, the must-be-done-by-now phase, and the high-risk final phase.
Read moreEdema: The Bane (and Blessing) of the Recovery Process
Water retention. Massive water retention. Water retention that hurts. Water retention that aches. Water retention that makes you look pregnant...
Read moreExtreme Hunger 1: What Is It?
Extreme hunger is a common experience for almost everyone undergoing recovery from any kind of eating disorder. Next to the presence of edema (water retention), extreme hunger is one of the most anxiety-provoking elements of recovery.
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