{"id":14444,"date":"2021-03-02T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T09:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orri-uk.com\/?p=14444"},"modified":"2023-06-22T09:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T09:54:25","slug":"redefining-your-relationship-to-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orri-uk.com\/redefining-your-relationship-to-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Redefining your relationship to food when suffering from Binge Eating Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It\u2019s Eating Disorders Awareness Week and the theme is Binge Eating Disorder. For our Senior Dietitian, Paula, thinking about food differently and redefining our relationship with food is an essential piece of work in recovery from Binge Eating Disorder. Here are some ways she supports our clients in treatment\u2026<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Binge eating disorder<\/a> is a complex mental illness, but it is treatable and with the right support, recovery is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no \u201cone way\u201d to have BED \u2013 one person\u2019s experience of the illness will look different to another\u2019s. Yet there are shared characteristics and one such example is the experience of bingeing. Individuals with BED often described being \u201ctrapped\u201d in a cycle of bingeing: feeling great shame or guilt after bingeing, restricting or dieting as a means of compensation, then experiencing an emotional trigger or physical deprivation that can cause them to binge once more. The cycle continues\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet BED is not just about food. Rather, food is a symptom of often complex underlying emotional causes<\/strong> that may be compelling someone to cope or self-soothe through food. Treatment at Orri involves looking at the whole person experience of the illness, and one such part of this is someone\u2019s relationship to food and eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For our Senior Dietitian, Paula, thinking about food differently and redefining our relationship with food is an essential piece of work in recovery from Binge Eating Disorder<\/a>. Here are some ways she supports our clients in treatment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Removing labels around food, such as \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cbad\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Diet culture is ubiquitous and has taught us to think of food as either \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cbad\u201d. By eating either of these foods, we are either \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cbad\u201d. But food has no intrinsic moral value<\/strong>. And we are neither \u201cgood\u201d nor \u201cbad\u201d for eating something. These associations or beliefs are merely a product of diet culture and serves to prop up a billion-dollar industry. Finding freedom from these belief systems is crucial to developing a healthy, intuitive relationship to food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throwing away the rule book around food<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Abiding by strict rules around food can actually make us crave the food even more, thus becoming more tempting when we are in a situation \u2013 or experiencing certain emotions \u2013 that can trigger a binge. If we allow ourselves to eat more intuitively \u2013 without<\/em> the rules! \u2013 we will naturally find a balance that is both satisfying and enjoyable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know that this is often an incredibly difficult process, as such, Paula helps educate clients about food, busting myths where needed and offering specialist insight and guidance to ensure that clients feel confident and empowered to make the right decisions for their recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying goodbye to guilt<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guilt only serves to compound the \u2018voice\u2019 or belief system of the eating disorder. Instead of feeling guilty, we support our clients in developing a compassionate voice<\/strong> in response to challenging situations. You are not your eating disorder<\/strong>, and learning to distinguish between your \u2018well\u2019 self and the \u2018voice\u2019 of the eating disorder is a really helpful chapter in recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing away with counting calories and dieting<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Counting calories or engaging in a certain diet will only keep us trapped in the cycle of binge eating. Eating disorders by their very nature are defined by preoccupation with food<\/strong>. We don\u2019t encourage something that could add more fuel to the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding joy and comfort in eating again<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Paula helps clients to identify the foods they actually enjoy and feel comfortable eating. Eating disorders take away all the pleasure that comes along with food, as well as the joy that comes from eating socially and feeling engaged in \u201cnormal\u201d activities around food. Together, we help clients to uncover that joy once more<\/strong> so they can return to a space of comfort and curiosity<\/strong> with food and when eating with others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Eating Disorders Awareness Week and the theme is Binge Eating Disorder. For our Senior Dietitian, Paula, thinking about food differently and redefining our relationship with food is an essential piece of work in recovery from Binge Eating Disorder. Here are some ways she supports our clients in treatment\u2026 Binge eating disorder is a complex mental illness, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,86],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t