casapalmera.com » Binge Eating http://www.casapalmera.com/blog Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:14:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Top 10 Recovery Tips After Eating Disorder Residential Treatment http://www.casapalmera.com/blog/top-10-recovery-tips-after-eating-disorder-residential-treatment/ http://www.casapalmera.com/blog/top-10-recovery-tips-after-eating-disorder-residential-treatment/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:04:20 +0000 Brant http://www.casapalmera.com/blog/top-10-recovery-tips-after-eating-disorder-residential-treatment/ 1. Willingness. This is the first step towards true recovery! Admitting that you need help is a part of your willingness to get better.
2. Accountability and structure. Get an accountability coach, partner or group and structure a healthy meal plan. Call each other every day to keep on track. Having somebody that you have to tell everything will help you be more honest with yourself. This is a major key to successful recovery.
3. Support. Isolating yourself is a very dangerous thing to do during recovery. Support groups will help you get the support you need without needing to feel ashamed- everybody there has been where you are. Get a core group of support together as well, and allow yourself to reach out and be vulnerable.
4. Feelings. Learn to separate your feelings from your eating disorder. Allow yourself to have your feelings- they won’t kill you. What can kill you is an eating disorder. Take time out when you are feeling down and don’t let it influence your eating disorder.
5. Therapy and treatment team. You may not be getting residential treatment anymore, but continued therapy is important. Make it a priority. If you aren’t dealing with new issues, it is more likely that you will relapse.
6. Emotional needs. Eating disorders are often a pseudo-fix for an emotional need. Looking inward to discover the root of your problem and finding out what you really need will help you separate your root needs (perhaps higher self esteem and self-acceptance) from your pseudo needs (you want to be skinnier).
7. Boundaries. Often times an eating disorder is a way for you to keep people at a distance. Learn to set limits in a positive way. There are classes available to teach you out to be assertive.
8. Spirituality. Search for a purpose; involve yourself in things to help you find peace, hope, and a connection. Too many times we all get distracted by the material things like work and the media. The things that really matter are love and life.
9. Service. Get involved in volunteer opportunities! Open yourself up and step outside your boundaries to help others with eating disorders.
10. Fun and creativity. Let yourself loose on the weekend and enjoy yourself! Never experiencing the world around us by brooding at home every day will only intensify an eating disorder. Do something you can let yourself shine, but don’t be a perfectionist. It’s okay if you don’t do it perfect every time.

Citation information: Daily-Murphy, Laurie (CEDS) “Recovery Tips After Residential Treatment” Eating Disorders Today Fall 2006: 6

]]> http://www.casapalmera.com/blog/top-10-recovery-tips-after-eating-disorder-residential-treatment/feed/ 0 Top 10 Signs of Binge Eating http://www.casapalmera.com/blog/top-10-signs-of-binge-eating/ http://www.casapalmera.com/blog/top-10-signs-of-binge-eating/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:02:48 +0000 Brant http://www.casapalmera.com/blog/top-10-signs-of-binge-eating/ What is binge eating?
Binge eating is one of the newer eating disorders. Simply said, binge eating is eating large amounts of food frequently with a loss of control over your eating. Now, of course just because you eat a lot doesn’t mean you have binge eating disorder. There are lots of different emotional and behavioral factors involved.

Binge eating in America
Binge eating is one of the most prevalent eating disorders in America as of 2007, if not the most prevalent even over the more well known disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. It effects up to 3.5% of American women and 2% of men.

Top 10 Signs of Binge Eating
1. Frequently eating large amounts of food
2. Recurring feelings of a loss of control of what or how much you are eating
3. Eating faster than usual
4. Eating beyond when you are comfortably full
5. Constant feeling that your eating is out of control
6. Dieting attempts often with no weight loss
7. Eating alone most of the time
8. Negative feelings due of the amount of food you eat
9. Feelings of disgust, guilt, or anxiety after eating
10. Depression around the time the binging may have started

What causes binge eating?
While there is no specific reason that you can pinpoint to binge eating, a lot of binge eating is influenced because a person feels that they are losing control over parts of their life and somehow eating however much they choose brings some sort of satisfaction. Other influences on binge eating are depression, anxiety, anger, and other similar negative emotions. Studies also show that people who try very strict diets often experience binge eating right before or after they begin their diet.

Ways to help stop binge eating
Getting professional help is always a good idea for binge eating, but there are ways of starting the healing process at home. You can eat 3-5 regular-sized healthy meals a day. This is better for your body and will help your metabolism stabilize and reduce your need to continuously eat. The simplest, yet probably the hardest tip would be to just stop eating when you are full!

If you or a loved one is suffering from an eating disorder, contact a qualified treatment center for the treatment you deserve today!

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