What if there were never any numbers?
Counting calories, tracking, and measuring all increase psychological distress and eating disorder symptomatology. But what if there...
top of page
Search
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Jul 27
- 2 min
"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...
12 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Jun 2
- 1 min
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...
35 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- May 17
- 1 min
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...
92 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Mar 12
- 2 min
"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...
69 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Feb 26
- 2 min
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...
41 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Aug 21, 2022
- 1 min
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...
124 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
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...
63 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Jun 9, 2022
- 1 min
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...
211 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Feb 19, 2022
- 1 min
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...
152 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Feb 15, 2022
- 1 min
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...
200 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Feb 12, 2022
- 1 min
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...
93 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
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...
58 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Jan 5, 2022
- 1 min
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...
100 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
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...
227 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Dec 24, 2021
- 1 min
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...
95 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Dec 24, 2021
- 1 min
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...
262 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Dec 24, 2021
- 1 min
Can Adults Use this Approach?
Yes! Many adults use this approach too! It's easy to follow and helps reduce obsessiveness with counting and numbers, while aiding in...
228 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
Watch out for small Dining Hall portions!
This is a photo from an actual college dining hall. The portions are small! The Dining Halls assume people will take this plate and add...
90 views0 comments
Wendy & Casey, RD, CSSD, CEDRD-S
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
Do you take what you bake?
Do you love to bake? And then do you take what you bake? Think back to the joy felt before the ED was present, when you would wait for...
46 views0 comments
bottom of page