Binge Eating Disorder: Learning Nutritional Rehabilitation
Binge Eating Disorder Week is finally here! This week, Beutiful Magazine teamed up with Binge Behavior, Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA) and Kari Adams of Killer Confidence to engage in a week-long education and awareness campaign of Binge Eating Disorder. First, how do you know you have a Binge Eating Disorder? HelpGuide.org has assembled the following guide of behavioral and emotional symptoms to help identify a Binge Eating Disorder. Behavioral symptoms of binge eating and compulsive overeating Inability to stop eating or control what you’re eating Rapidly eating large amounts of food Eating even when you’re full Hiding or stockpiling…
Body image and Binge Eating Disorder: A fine line
Body image is one’s personal perception about body shape, size, weight, and appearance. Vision, thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations are components of body image. Eating disorders and bad body image are often closely linked. The strong desire to lose weight/alter one’s physical appearance, when it is not health-related, is often a byproduct of low self esteem, distorted body image and a lack of self and body acceptance – all of which can lead to the development of an eating disorder. But what happens when the objective isn’t always to lose…
What is the DSM-5 and what does it mean for Binge Eating Disorder?
For those working in the field of behavioral health, the “go-to” book for definitions of the various mental illnesses is The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The current version, DSM-IV, was released in 1994 and the updated manual is slated for release in May 2013. Several changes will affect the eating disorder community. The term NOS or not otherwise specified will be eliminated from the DSM-5; therefore, the diagnosis of ED-NOS will no longer be utilized. Binge Eating Disorder (BED) will be elevated to a distinct category…
Lizabeth Wesely-Casella: My experience with Binge Eating Disorder
If you looked through The Women’s Issue, our most current magazine, you might recognize the name: Lizabeth Wesely-Casella graced Beutiful Magazine two months ago with an article related to shame-based behavior and seeking help. I’m thrilled to say that over the past two months, we’ve kept in contact and have joined Lizabeth and her company, BingeBehavior.com, for Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Week. The original mastermind behind BED Week, Lizabeth has first-hand experience with Binge Eating Disorder and is now using her company to help those living with Binge Eating Disorder…
Binge Eating Disorder and Recovery
During my years in high school, I had poor eating habits. I wouldn’t eat much for lunch because my friends didn’t really eat and I didn’t want to be seen as the “fat” one. At this time I also dealt with a lot of emotional trauma trying to fit in and adjust to high school, it was a new environment for me. So when I would come home I would just eat whatever we had to fill that empty feeling inside of myself. While I don’t think I would be…
