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Begin From Within
Common Symptoms of Food, Weight, and Body Image Issues
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- Unable to control food intake at times.
- Feeling embarrassed or self-conscious about eating.
- Eating or picking at food without awareness.
- Sneaking food.
- Frequent thoughts about calories and fat grams.
- Overeating when distressed.
- Not eating when physically hungry, and eating when not physically hungry.
- Eating more or less than your body wants.
- Dieting and rigid eating patters ("good" and "bad" foods).
- Preoccupation with food and weight.
- Frequent weighing.
- Dissatisfied with weight, no matter what the number is.
- Feeling fat.
- Skipping meals in an attempt to control weight.
- Sensitive about comments regarding food and body.
- Comparing your body to other people?s bodies.
- Having your weight determine your self-esteem.
- May use diet pills, diuretics or laxatives for weight control.
- May use alcohol or drugs.
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