Eating And Body Image Issues

Develop a healthy relationship with eating and your body image. Paying attention to your eating and exercise habits can be a positive step for your health, but you are also at risk for having a distorted body image, developing unhealthy eating patterns, and becoming preoccupied with food and body image.

Healthy Concern

*  I pay attention to what I eat in order to maintain a healthy body.

*  I am flexible in my goals for eating well.

*  I am not concerned what others think regarding what and how much I eat.

*  Food only occupies a small part of my time.

*  I balance my pleasure with eating with my concern for a healthy body.

*  I feel no guilt or shame with what I eat.

Food Pre-Occupied/Disruptive Eating

*  It’s hard for me to enjoy eating with others.

*  I think about food a lot.

*  I feel ashamed when I eat more than others or more than what I feel I should be eating.

*  I am afraid of gaining weight.

*  Eating more than I wanted to makes me feel out of control.

*  I feel strong when I can restrict how much I eat.

Eating Disordered

*  I am afraid to eat in front of others.

*  When I eat, I have a hard time controlling the amount of food I eat.

*  I regularly stuff myself and then exercise, vomit, or use diet pills or laxatives to get rid of the food or calories.

*  I am terrified of gaining weight.

*  My friends and family are concerned I am not eating enough.