Well for me, and from the many other stories I’ve heard it really all started with dieting and what I’m about to share may well resonate with you because a very common pattern seems to emerge… For whatever reason, you want to loose some weight and go on a diet – either restricting calories or …
Years after I’d recovered from Bulimia Nervosa and had begun working as a life coach and mentor I got curious as to what had caused my eating disorder. What actually were the causes of bulimia – so I started to research and was amazed to find that no one really knew. Everywhere I looked I …
Well, the usual definition of Bulimia or Bulimia Nervosa is that it is an eating disorder characterized by regular episodes of binge eating followed by purging – compensatory behaviours to prevent weight gain – which include self-induced vomiting, abuse of laxatives or diuretics, excessive exercise, eating very little or starving. The thing is–that’s rather like …
I ask you this question after receiving a tweet that suggested “eating disorders are 80% genetic so the media doesn’t play a big role in the development of them”. What’s more, when I enquired as to where the statistic came from, the answer was that’s “it’s common knowledge”.
I love this time of year as the earth wakes up from its winter slumber and what looked dead comes alive. The world colours up as the trees, plants and flowers come back to life and the days get brighter, warmer and longer.
Personally I don’t see how the movie ‘Likeness’ by Rodrigo Prieto is helpful. This short video about ‘eating disorders’ is more of a thinspiration (pro anorexia / pro bulimia) video with all the images of skinny models taking up a high percentage of the footage. So potentially glamourising eating disorders and triggering for someone with an eating disorder.
However I’ve now been bulimia free for over 20 years. Instead of obsessing about my weight, popping laxatives and slimming pills and being terrified of getting fat, I have a healthy relationship with food and myself. What’s more I found freedom without therapy or mediacation. Instead I tapped into and used a resource I already had inside me. And the good news is that you have this resource too – and it’s waiting to help you become bulimia free.
Structured Eating For Bulimia Recovery A structured eating plan with sufficient calories and nutrients needs to form part of the underlying structure for a bulimia free life. This involves pre-planned meals at planned times throughout the day – usually eating 3 pre-planned meals and 3 snacks a day – every day, so aiming to eat …
On the one hand we’re seeing widespread obesity that’s even affecting very young children. Then at the other end of the spectrum, there are young people and adults suffering from eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia.
It’s an interesting story that further supports the hidden dangers of restrictive eating, fad diets and listening to gurus, rather than your own body. Let me explain…
