Individuals will attempt to manage their Eating Disorder in different ways. This is a list of common things to look out for that might indicate someone is struggling and may need additional help:
- Significant weight loss
- Preoccupation with food
- Recent changes in food preferences and attitudes
- Avoiding meal times or refusal to eat with others
- Excessively exercising – sometimes secretly
- Excessive monitoring exercise, weight or calories
- Hidden food or hidden empty food wrappers
- Self-induced vomiting
- Denying thinness
- Wearing loose or bulky clothes to hide true shape
- Not being truthful about food intake