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All About Restrictive Eating Disorders aka
An Addiction to Energy Deficit

In this third post on lapses and relapses in eating disorder recovery, the important topic of how to prevent a relapse is covered in depth.

The second of three posts about lapses & relapses in eating disorder recovery lists the most common signs of relapse you need to know.

Lapses, relapses & pre-lapses are part of the cycle of eating disorder recovery. But what do the terms mean & what's happening in the brain?

Eating disorder recovery is long and hard, making it easy to lose motivation. This post provides a simple tool that can help you keep going.

The powerful return of emotions when overcoming an eating disorder is one factor that makes the process so hard. This post explores more...

To overcome an eating disorder, self-empowerment in your process is critical. This post discusses what it involves and why it's important.

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?

It's time to get real about 'quasi-recovery' and eating disorders… it's a state of being 'highly functional' with an active eating disorder.

Eating disorders can eradicate fun in life. This post considers why fun really does matter in building your life beyond an eating disorder.

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?

Overcoming an eating disorder in your mid or later life and when you have a partner or spouse to consider can bring benefits and challenges.

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

Anger is a forceful and valid emotion and can be powerful if directed in the right direction when you are overcoming an eating disorder.

Many people say that recovery from an eating disorder or even that having an eating disorder is a conscious choice. Is there truth in this?

Eating disorder recovery can feel like being on a pendulum where the eating disorder pulled you one way and you swing to the other 'extreme'

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

Eating disorders and the ability of the brain to develop an addiction to energy deficit have an evolutionary explanation, explained here.

Restrictive eating disorders don't have a size. They are in fact more common in people who are not 'underweight' by BMI than those who are..