The Blog
All About Restrictive Eating Disorders aka
An Addiction to Energy Deficit

An eating disorder can make you feel like life is happening to you and give a victim mindset. But why not be the hero of your story instead?

What specific issues might you face if you are overcoming an eating disorder as a parent? Part of a series on eating disorders in mid life.

Setting eating disorder eliminating goals is very important to overcome an eating disorder but daily intentions can help to achieve them.

When you are struggling to make food decisions in order to overcome an eating disorder, try applying the 'Don't Think - Just Eat' approach.

When overcoming an eating disorder, food decisions can feel overwhelming. But what if you don’t actually have to decide?

The final post about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment covers its teachings about starvation syndrome, applying it to eating disorders.

Relating the Minnesota Starvation Experiment results to what it is to have a restrictive eating disorder and the process to overcome one.

If you have a restrictive eating disorder then you need to know about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment and its findings. Part one of two.

A lot is written about overcoming eating disorders for young people but what if you are in mid or later life with 'adult' responsibilities?

Eat to gain weight and eat to gain your life back when you overcome a restrictive eating disorder. This post explains why and how!

Having a restrictive eating disorder and overcoming one will affect your poop and digestion. Tips to cope with these symptoms are provided.

A post to make you aware of risks from refeeding syndrome and the physical effects to overcoming a restrictive eating disorder you may face.

A dive into what a moderation approach to overcoming a restrictive eating disorder and addiction to energy deficit can look like.

Restrictive eating disorders create a scarcity mindset which impact on behaviours related to food, money spending & even lead to stealing.

A personal post in which I share a journal entry made at a point in the process to overcome an eating disorder when I wanted to give up.

Weight gain while still restricting or compensating as you attempt to overcome an eating disorder feels unjustified. Escape this scenario!

Extreme hunger when overcoming an eating disorder can be frightening and extreme! These are some first hand experiences of how it can look.

Hunger is controlled by the brain and body in a range of different processes. What happens differently in eating disorders to this?

Hunger can manifest in physical ways but also mentally, emotionally and in behaviour. This post discusses all the ways hunger can appear.

Christmas can be a very anxiety provoking time for a person in recovery from an eating disorder. This post provides tips to help cope.