{"id":3407,"date":"2020-09-18T02:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bingeeatingtherapy.com\/?p=3407"},"modified":"2024-02-07T21:21:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T05:21:14","slug":"friday-qa-can-i-recover-from-binge-eating-without-gaining-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bingeeatingtherapy.com\/friday-qa-can-i-recover-from-binge-eating-without-gaining-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Q&#038;A \u2013 Can I Recover from Binge Eating Without Gaining Weight?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3409\" src=\"https:\/\/bingeeatingtherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Without-Gaining-Weight_img.png\" alt=\"Eating Without Gaining Weight\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"3409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bingeeatingtherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Without-Gaining-Weight_img.png 600w, https:\/\/bingeeatingtherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Without-Gaining-Weight_img-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nMidsection of mid adult Asian woman adjusting balance weight scale<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Dear Leora,<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Is it possible to recover from binge eating without putting on too much weight. If you\u2019ve starved yourself for a while and lost weight but now bingeing and slowly starting to put it back on, how can I stop the binge cycle without putting on all the hard work I\u2019ve lost?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Dieting in Denver<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dear Dieting,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I understand why you are confused. On one hand, the whole world is encouraging all different kinds of diets and telling you that you constantly HAVE TO WORK HARD TO CHANGE WHO YOU ARE SO THAT YOU CAN BE BETTER! Yet, the ED recovery world, which is a small contingent of us, are telling you not to diet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your body is certainly a valuable possession but it\u2019s not what makes you valuable. But because it contains the value that is you, it\u2019s great self-care to care for it and love it and keep it safe and healthy within your ability to\u2026 This doesn\u2019t mean stressing yourelf out to keep your body \u201chealthy\u201d stress for health cancels it out. It doesn\u2019t mean spending hours each day working our or counting every calorie or spending money on plastic surgery or botox or liposuction desperately trying to change what you have. This is about embracing what you already and have and taking great care of it. It\u2019s like, if somehow you had possession of an original Picasso, would you paint over it to make it look like an Andy Warhol? Or would you make sure to get it insured, keep it out of sunlight, store it in a climate controlled environment, and really truly allow yourself to enjoy it? Taking care of it will keep it beautiful for a very long time, despite how much it ages. In fact, age enhances its beauty. It\u2019s the same thing with your body. Rather than trying to change it into something different, rather than disliking it the way it currently is, let yourself love it, no matter what size and shape it is. Your body deserves love no matter what it looks like. It\u2019s your body, the only one you got. So take care of it. Feed it healthy food, don\u2019t feed it too much and don\u2019t feed it too little. Give it healthy amounts of food that you love. Move it with love and care, stretch it, wash it, floss your teeth, drink your water, be kind to it, rest it, give it adequate amounts of sleep, take it outdoors to get fresh air and sunlight, bring it into nature, be grateful to it for whatever it gives to you, limit alcohol, tobacco, diet sodas, and other chemically laden substances\u2026 but don\u2019t freak out if you eat them every once in a while, relax your mind, listen to music, dance, be kind to yourself and to others. Rather than going on a diet and actively trying to lose weight, go toward health. When you do, you will find more peace and happiness than you will when you are actively looking for it from a scale. When you take care of your body and your mind in a deliberate and loving way, you will find that your body weight naturally finds its right place. This isn\u2019t a diet, this is thinking about the rest of your life and your body in a positive way. Strengthening it for the long haul!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So, in a nutshell, my answer is- try not to focus on the weight loss, it\u2019s hard to focus on\u00a0<em><strong>losing<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0something. Change your focus to self-care and self-love to\u00a0<strong><em>gain<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0a balanced and healthy mind and body, it\u2019s much easier to gain something, in this case being health and well being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I hope this was helpful!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Warmly,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leora<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ck_form_container ck_inline\" data-ck-version=\"7\">\n<div class=\"ck_form ck_minimal ck_horizontal\">\n<div class=\"ck_form_fields\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Midsection of mid adult Asian woman adjusting balance weight scale Dear Leora, Is it possible to recover from binge eating without putting on too much weight. 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