3 Signs You are Under Eating in Eating Disorder Recovery

3 Signs You are under eating in eating disorder recovery

So you’ve gotten to the point where you’ve had enough both mentally and physically. You can’t do it anymore.

You take steps towards recovery and healing your relationship with food, but you find yourself stuck.

Did you know it could be because you are still under eating?

Here are some signs you may be under eating in eating disorder recovery even though you don’t realize it…

1. You are thinking about food A LOT.

Once you are fully fed you should only need to think about food before a meal, during a meal, and when grocery shopping. If you find yourself thinking about food outside of that it may mean you are still under eating. An underfed brain makes you think about food.

2. You still feel anxious when eating certain foods.

This may mean you aren’t eating these foods often enough and/or consistently.

3. You are afraid of over eating.

Every human has moments where they eat a couple bites too many or even more than a couple bites. It’s a normal experience. If you are still afraid of over eating it may subconsciously be causing you to limit, restrict, or hold back with food. Also, you may not be getting to a point of satisfaction at your meals.

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3 Signs You are Under Eating in Eating Disorder Recovery - Dallas Nutritional Counseling, Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist