Food Exposure Log
Repeat #foodexposures are essential to fight back against #foodfears and to reduce #foodanxiety. Adding these foods in, even if it feels...
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Wendy Sterling
Sep 241 min read
But I don't feel hungry...
We often hear our patients expressing that they don’t feel hungry. Hunger cues can often be suppressed for many reasons including...
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Wendy Sterling
Apr 52 min read
Night Eating
Night eating can be exhausting and disruptive to your night’s sleep 💤. It is usually a sign that something is off in your eating...
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Wendy Sterling
Jul 30, 20231 min read
What if there were never any numbers?
Counting calories, tracking, and measuring all increase psychological distress and eating disorder symptomatology. But what if there...
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Wendy Sterling
Jul 27, 20232 min read
"Everyone is Saying I'm Fine But I am a F*#in' Mess."
First, lets start with the most obvious: “everyone” does not know more about you, than YOU. But here is why they probably didn’t see that...
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Wendy Sterling
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Yes, You Still Need to Eat When Having a Bad Body Image Day.
This will feel hard. But restricting, which might feel good in the moment, will backfire. Either, it will lead to binging later on the...
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Wendy Sterling
May 17, 20231 min read
Building a Sandwich Plate
A sandwich might contain all 5 food groups, but by itself is often not enough (unless it’s a large deli size sandwich maybe). We...
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Wendy Sterling
Mar 12, 20232 min read
"Why is My Heart Rate Still Low if I am Weight Restored?"
"Why is my heart rate still low if I am weight restored?" We see low heart rates all the time in patients who are weight restored - and...
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Wendy Sterling
Feb 26, 20232 min read
Don't Let Sickness Derail Your Recovery
Sickness can be very disruptive for those with an eating disorder. Even when a person has been in a solid place for awhile, sickness...
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Wendy Sterling
Aug 21, 20221 min read
Leaving for College? What Do You Need to Know
Many are heading to #college! For those in #eatingdisorderrecovery there is a lot to think through and “practice” ahead of time. Before...
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Wendy Sterling
Aug 17, 20222 min read
Could Oral Surgery Trigger a Relapse in Your Eating Disorder?
Working with so many adolescents and young adults with eating disorders we are frequently presented with the dilemma that patients, in...
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Wendy Sterling
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Is Your Selection of “Safe Foods” Keeping Your ED Alive?
For some people, “safe foods,” might be foods that feel “good” or “healthy.” They may be consumed in a repetitive way, day in and day...
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Wendy Sterling
Feb 19, 20221 min read
What is Your Eating Environment Like?
Where are you when you sit down to eat? Often our clients describe eating on their laps, or in their bedrooms, in the car, or slouched...
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Wendy Sterling
Feb 15, 20221 min read
How Big Should the Plate Be?
The actual plate you use is critical in the Plate-by-Plate approach®. Since this is a visual approach to serving enough food, it relies...
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Wendy Sterling
Feb 12, 20221 min read
Parents: Just Jump In!
We love this quote by Nan Shaw, LCSW, FBT, CEDS-S, one of our favorite therapists and author of the FBT Chapter in our book, "How to...
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Wendy Sterling
Jan 6, 20221 min read
Lets Ban the Word Fattening
The word “fattening” is often thrown around negatively - “This is SO fattening, gross!” We hate this word. For one, the concept that a...
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Wendy Sterling
Jan 5, 20221 min read
Why Recover?
There are so many why’s for #recovery. Have you found yours? 👇Tell us yours below! I want to be cleared to play my sport I...
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Wendy Sterling
Jan 1, 20222 min read
Why Should I Use the Plate-by-Plate Approach®?
Why should you use the Plate-by-Plate Approach®? 🍽Counting and tracking have been shown to increase psychological distress and eating...
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Wendy Sterling
Dec 24, 20211 min read
You Deserve to Eat
You deserve to have breakfast. You deserve to have lunch. You deserve to have snacks. You deserve to have dinner. You deserve to...
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Wendy Sterling
Dec 24, 20211 min read
Do Snacks Need to be Plated?
We are often asked whether snacks "need to be" plated. We believe that snacks should be where the need to be: at school, at work, at...
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