Background:
When seeking an eating disorder dietitian on the Gold Coast, this 30-year-old professional woman was struggling with binge eating disorder (BED). Despite attempting various diets, she found herself caught in a cycle of overeating, followed by guilt, shame, and attempts to compensate through restrictive eating. This pattern significantly impacted her emotional and physical health, leaving her feeling out of control around food. She struggled with body image concerns and avoided social gatherings where food was involved. Additionally, restrictive dieting was no longer effective and often led to more intense binge cycles.

How Our Eating Disorder Dietitian Helped:
Our eating disorder dietitian provided this client with tools and guidance to rebuild a healthy relationship with food. The process included:

• Establishing Regular Meals: A flexible, structured eating plan was created to help the client develop a regular eating pattern, preventing hunger and the urge to binge.
• Establishing balance and adequacy in food intake: Under-eating can lead to intense hunger, which was contributing to the urge to binge. So our dietitian set out a meal guide that ensured her client was eating enough throughout the day. 
• Identifying Triggers: Together, our client and her dietitian explored emotional and situational triggers that led to binge episodes and developed strategies to manage them.
• Mindful Eating Techniques: Our client learned to eat more mindfully, tuning into her hunger and fullness cues, and shifting focus away from restrictive rules.
• Emotional Support: The dietitian provided compassionate support, helping the client to address the emotional aspects of her relationship with food and build healthier coping strategies.

Results:
Over the course of several months with the help of our eating disorder dietitian, our client began to experience fewer binge episodes and greater control over her eating habits. She reported feeling more in tune with her body’s natural signals and found herself enjoying social situations without the fear of overeating. She also noticed an improvement in her mood, energy levels, and overall well-being.

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Disclaimer: This case study is based on real client experiences at My Nutrition Clinic, recreated from clinical notes and anonymised to protect privacy. While maintaining the authentic journey of eating disorder recovery, names and identifying details have been changed.