Atypical anorexia – what is it?
Atypical anorexia is a commonly used diagnosis, in fact often more common than anorexia nervosa. However the wording atypical is not helpful.
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Eating Disorders
Why do I feel extreme hunger?
Extreme hunger in eating disorder recovery is something that is common and very unsettling. When you are working on regulating your eating, the last thing you want is feelings of being hungry all the time….
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Looking after you mental health at Christmas, a survival guide
Christmas mental health survival guide At Christmas, along many other holidays, your mental health can suffer, so here is our christmas mental health survival guide. There is often a strong emphasis on food as a way of celebrating with family and friends. If you are suffering with, or recovering from an eating disorder, this can be
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Hypermetabolism in eating disorders
Recovery from an eating disorder isn’t as simple as aiming for a set calorie amount. Hypermetabolism in eating disorders is when the metabolism overshoots.
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Challenging unhelpful thinking styles around food
How to challenge unhelpful beliefs using the pie chart technique. Sometimes we all have unhelpful thoughts, in eating disorder recovery these can often be related to food.
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Eating Disorders
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theory that we need to meet our basic needs before we can move on to more advanced ones. It was first published in the 1943 paper “A Theory of Human Motivation”. The 5 needs from the original paper are: Maslow’s Hierarchy and eating disorders We can use Maslow’s Hierarchy
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Why counting calories is not a good idea
Counting calories may seem like a straight-forward way to lose weight. However, it can miss out on the nuance of nutrition, and impact your relationship with food. It may suprise you but as a dietitian I don’t actually recommend my clients count calories or track their macros. Here is why…
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Why 1200 kcal isn’t enough
Many diets prescribe just 1200 kcal as the maximum daily intake, but this really isn’t enough. Read on for how this affects metabolism and more
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How to not trigger relapse.
Relapse can be a normal part of recovery from an eating disorder, but it is also something to be aware of and to minimise the triggers for. Our language towards those in recovery is crucial. Read some key phrases to avoid using.
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Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (FHA) is something that I come across alot in my clincial work and I don’t think it is talked about enough. If you have disordered eating, a restrictive eating disorder, if you exercise to a high level or have gone through a highly stressful period of time then this post could apply to you. If not it could be useful to read for a friend or family member, so please do read on.
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