ADAPT

Guidance and Information on Managing and Overcoming Eating Distress

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Admit the problem to yourself and then tell someone. Asking for help as soon as possible leads to a better chance of recovery.

Keep a diary of your eating habits and feelings. This is to monitor your eating habits prior to introducing any changes to your daily
food intake.

Do not miss meals if you are not hungry. 

 

Don't graze, that is, eating small amounts frequently keeping you topped
up. This will help you to eat meals at their proper time.

Plan meals ahead.

  • Try and break habits associated with weight reducing diets such as drinking lots of black coffee or diet coke.
  • Learn to distinguish emotional needs from physical hunger eg. if you feel like bingeing ask yourself "Am I really physically hungry?"
  • Don't weigh yourself excessively 
  • Try to identify triggers and danger times when you are vunerable to cutting back on food, binge-eating or purging.
  • Be truthful!