If you are feeling a little nervous about your first online dietitian appointment, I’ve included a few tips that you might like to try out to support yourself before we catch up.
Curious about how adding an Eating Disorder dietitian to your healthcare team could be helpful?
Have you ever felt like you have two sides of yourself fighting over what the ‘right’ choice is before you eat? It could sound something like this:
I thought I’d post today to provide some insight into something that has been a common issue for many of my clients when beginning to let go of dieting: perfectionism.
I thought now would be a good time to re-visit comfort eating, since struggles with emotional eating or to manage stress has been coming up a lot more in my conversations with not only my clients, but with friends and family as well.
Putting your hand up for help with your food and body image concerns can sometimes be a little scary, particularly if you have never seen a non-diet dietitian before and have no idea what to expect. So for today's post, I thought I'd take the time to give you a bit more of an idea of how we might work together in healing your relationship with food and your body, by going through some of the values I hold on to during our sessions.
If eating provides comfort for you in times of stress, you feel like you can't 'control' yourself around food or you feel guilty for eating emotionally, you are not alone. And you know what? It’s ok. It’s all ok. You are doing your best. We all are.
Emotions, comfort and food are inherently entwined and eating to soothe uncomfortable emotions in the moment is nothing to feel guilty about. However, if it is bothering you, you may find the below helpful in learning to manage your emotional eating. |
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