Disordered Eating Prevention

1. Disordered Eating Prevention Obtaining Optimal Health Finding Balance and Peace

2. Screening Questions • 1. Has your weight been fluctuating or have you lost/gained a significant amount of weight recently? • 2. Do you think or worry about weight, food, or your body during most of the day? • 3. Do you skip meals, eat half of a meal, or avoid certain foods all together? • 4. Do you exercise in order to control your weight? • 5. Do you purge your food after eating? • 6. Do you sometimes feel that you cannot control your eating? • 7. Do you tend to think, “IF only I was skinny or lost some weight, then I could ……” • 8. Do you change your clothes multiple times a day or avoid wearing certain clothes such as bathing suits? • 9. Has someone in your family (immediate or extended) had an eating disorder? • 10. Do you experience the symptoms of depression or anxiety?

3. If you answered yes to one or more of these questions you may want to consider talking with your medical doctor or a therapist as soon as possible. Someone you know may need some help!

4. Objectives • Understand the symptoms and the prevention of “Disordered Eating” • Identify “Fat Talk” and discuss ways to decrease it’s impact with the clientele you work/or will work with • Create awareness of major body image triggers

5. What is Disordered Eating? • Definition: classification to describe a wide range of irregular eating behaviors that do not warrant a diagnosis of a specific eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia A term used to describe eating habits or patterns that are irregular but do not add up to a professional diagnosis of an eating disorder

6. Four areas where irregular behaviors are evident: Numbers Obsession Food Obsession Body Image Obsessions Exercise Obsessions

7. IRREGULAR BEHAVIORS Number Obsessions • Frequently calculating numbers of calories, fat grams, and carbohydrates • Frequent scale use and obsession with the number • Exercise with the sole purpose of burning calories, not for health or enjoyment

8. IRREGULAR BEHAVIORS (cont) Food Obsession • Feeling out-of-control when eating • Extreme dieting • Weight loss, control of food and dieting are major life concerns • Feeling ashamed, disgusted or guilty after eating

9. IRREGULAR BEHAVIORS(cont) Body Image Obsession and Low Self-Worth • Constant worry regarding weight and body shape • Frequent negative comments regarding body size and undesirable body parts • Identity and value is based on weight and appearance

10. IRREGULAR BEHAVIORS (CONT) Exercise Obsession • Exercise to work off calories eaten • Exercise takes priority over other important things (relationships, health, sleep, work, etc.) • Exercise to punish, to relieve guilt, to feel the pain

11. obvious detection of disorderly eating is: FAT TALK

12. Negative comments about body and food • Any type of statement that reinforces the thin ideal • Examples: • I look so fat! • My diet starts tomorrow • My stomach is so flabby • I am such a pig, I can’t believe I ate that • I hate my body! • I’m for sure working out • I’m going back to the gym tonight Identity and value is based on weight and appearance. These obsessions dominate conversations. If verbalized in public then that means there is too much negative self-talk This type of talk is a precursor to more severe eating disorders. Who you associate with depends on how influential fat-talk is on you. Moms beware Fat Talk is contagious , addicting, and dangerous

13. Tri Delta - Fat Talk Free Week 2008– YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKPaxD61lwo

14. How do we fight back? Learn the persons (or our own) motivators Look differently at the labeling of food Use different measuring devices Develop a different calorie mind-set This fight is against multi-billion dollar industries

15. IDENTIFY THE MOTIVATORS: • “Are you here to change the way you look or improve your health? Identify the motivators and redirect into the “health” reasons.

16. RESCRIPT THE LABELING OF FOOD: CURRENT FOOD LABELS: RESCRIPTED FOOD LABELS: • Good vs. Bad • Healthy vs. Junk • Right vs. Wrong • Light vs. Fattening • Clean vs. “Dirty” • Most-of-the-Time • Some-of-the-Time • Nutrient Dense • Fun • Lifestyle Habits

17. MEASURING DEVICES • Lose the scale as a false idol. Ironically a “good” or “bad” scale number can both trigger overeating- whether it’s a congratulatory eating party or a consolation party. (Intuitive Eating) • BMI tools for testing body fat are not always accurate and can cause a lot of anxiety and disrespect

18. As you teachNUTRITIONAL NECESSITITES: Gain Awareness of Perfectionism and become more flexible When starting this change, Use terms such as approximately, on average, or a good “ball park” Remember The body is not exact math!! Develop Principles of Intuitive Eating

19. Eliminate Harmful MEDIA INFLUENCESthese are negative body image triggers and are full of Fat Talk. Pinterest, Health and Fitness Magazines, and other media play on insecurities, and keep people unhealthy

20. Eliminate quotes that areharmful Other negative body image triggers that will defeat you

21. A way to help make peace with food and exercise and learn to love your body

22. FROM THE BOOK BY EVELYN TRIBOLE, M.S., R.D., AND ELYSE RESCH, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A., C.E.D.R.D.

23. After yo-yo dieting, one can feel self defeated and discouraged. It’s good to know that the diets were faulty, not you. Learn how to have a better relationship with food and exercise by following these helps.

24. By Gary Taubles

25. PARADIGM SHIFTchange your beliefs and way of thinking Be grateful for all your body can do Remember Your body isn’t Math!! Surround yourself with those who are focused on your abilities, talents and personality traits Become aware of how false media images can be Question anything that is extreme

26. What is our role? • Be the leaders • It’s time to end Fat Talk- with ourselves, our friend and family circles, and help the people we work with to identify it’s damages and help them replace it with positive self-talk • It’s time to dismiss the Thin Ideal • It’s time to be kind and gentle with ourselves, and help others do the same. • It’s time to love our unique bodies and be grateful for the amazing things it can do.