Why Your Body Isn’t a Calculator: Understanding Weight Changes in Anorexia Recovery

You cannot control how your body gains weight in recovery and this truth can feel scary and confusing. This blog looks at why our bodies respond the way they do and what to expect during the process of healing.

Eating Disorder Support, mental health, nutritionIsabella OsmondApril 3, 2026Isabella Osmondanorexia recovery, anorexia nutrition support, eating disorder recovery, eating disorder nutritionist, weight gain in anorexia recovery

Why Embracing Fullness Is Essential in Anorexia Recovery

Learning to tolerate fullness in early anorexia recovery can feel almost impossible, but I am here to reassure you that it is and explain why it is such an important step in your recovery journery.

Disordered Eating, Eating Disorder SupportIsabella OsmondMarch 27, 2026isabella osmondanorexia recovery, anorexia nervosa, anorexia nutrition support, mental health and food, eating disorder recovery, eating disorder nutrition

What Is Clean Eating — And Why Can It Harm Recovery?

What does “clean eating” really mean? Learn how clean eating culture can fuel food anxiety, guilt, and eating disorder behaviours.

diet culture, Eating Disorder Support, Food Information, mental health, nutritionIsabella OsmondMarch 19, 2026Isabella Osmondeating disorder recovery, eating disorder nutrition, orthorexia, clean eating, disordered eating, diet culture

Protein and Eating Disorder Recovery: What You Need to Know

Discover the role of protein in eating disorder recovery, muscle repair and appetite regulation - without falling into high-protein diet culture extremes.

diet culture, Food Information, mental health, nutrition, MacronutrientsIsabella OsmondMarch 16, 2026Isabella Osmondprotein, eating disorder recovery, eating disorders, eating disorder nutritionist, mental, recovery nut, nutrition

The Role of Fats in Eating Disorder Recovery

Learn why dietary fat is essential for hormone balance, brain health, and recovery from disordered eating and why low-fat diets can prolong symptoms.

Macronutrients, mental health, Food Information, nutrition, Eating Disorder Support, diet cultureIsabella OsmondMarch 9, 2026Isabella Osmondfats, disordered eating, eating disorder recovery, eating disorders, eating disorder nutrition, disordered eating recovery, diet culture

Why Carbohydrates Are Essential in Eating Disorder Recovery

Carbohydrates are one of the most feared food groups in eating disorder recovery. Diet culture labels them as “fattening,” “addictive,” or something to be controlled. But biologically, carbohydrates are not optional - they are essential.

diet culture, Eating Disorder Support, Macronutrients, mental health, nutrition, Practical Tools, Food InformationIsabella OsmondFebruary 27, 2026Isabella Osmondcarbohydrates, eating disorders, eating disorder nutrition, eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, mental health, nutritionist

Nutrition Myths That Fuel Disordered Eating (And the Truth That Supports Recovery)

Clear food rules can create the illusion of safety and control but many popular diet culture beliefs are not supported by evidence and can actively maintain restriction, binge-restrict cycles and food anxiety.

Eating Disorder Support, diet culture, nutrition, mental healthIsabella OsmondFebruary 27, 2026isabella Osmondnutrition myths, disordered eating, eating disorder recovery, diet culture, carbs are bad, clean eating, food rules, intuitive eating, recovery nutrition

Nourishing Your Body After Restriction: What to Expect in Eating Disorder Recovery

Beginning to nourish your body after restriction can feel overwhelming. Here’s what to expect physically and emotionally in early eating disorder recovery.

Eating Disorder SupportIsabella OsmondFebruary 12, 2026Isabella Osmondnourishing your body after restriction, eating disorder recovery, disordered eating recovery, eating disorder nutrition, recovery after restriction, early eating disorder recovery symptoms, healing relationship with food

Overeating: The Physiological Response to Restriction

A physiological response to under eating is to over eat! This is not about willpower, it is about biology and our bodies amazing drive and desire to keep us fed and… alive!

Eating Disorder Recovery: Set Point Theory

Understanding that there is a genetically pre-determined weight range your body wants to sit within can be liberating as it allows you to let go of control and shift your mindset towards self-acceptance and redefining your relationship with food.

Eating Disorder SupportIsabella OsmondOctober 24, 2025eating disorder recovery, eating disorders, set point theory, body acceptance, anorexia recovery, anorexia nervosa, Intuitive Eating

GLP‑1 Drugs and the Rise of Unchecked Weight Loss Culture

GLP‑1 receptor agonists have rapidly become headline-grabbing solutions for weight loss. These medications lead to significant appetite suppression and weight reduction which has made them incredibly appealing not just to those with clinical obesity, but to anyone feeling pressure to lose weight fast. But this trend is extremely concerning, especially for people living with eating disorders, whether diagnosed or not.

Isabella OsmondAugust 13, 2025Isabella Osmondeating disorder recovery, eating disorder prevention, eating disorder nutritionist, weight loss medications, weight loss drugs, weight loss jabs, weight management, emotional eating, Intuitive Eating, body acceptance

Nourishment Without Rules

The key to healing your relationship with food is to forget everything we have previously been taught! Instead of food being “good” or “bad”, what if we could just view it as “food”? Instead of having rules which drive restriction and compensatory behaviours, what if we could allow ourselves to listen to our bodies, recognise our wants and needs and respond to them calmly and with compassion.

#BeachBodyReady Fuelling Eating Disorders

We live in a world and society where we are CONSTANTLY exposed to narratives and visuals telling us that we need to change the way we look, that if we don’t match up to society’s curated vision of beauty then we aren’t good enough but, it is possible to learn how to drown out this noise and start to really not give a cr*p.

Just BloggingIsabella OsmondJuly 4, 2025Isabella Osmondeating disorder recovery, anorexia recovery, bulimia recovery, binge eating recovery, beachbodyready, all bodies are good bodies, self acceptance, self confidence, self-care tool

When Health Tracking Becomes Unhelpful For Mental Health and in Eating Disorder Recovery

With calorie-tracking apps, sleep monitors, step counters, and a plethora of wearable devices, we can now monitor almost every aspect of our well-being and ironically, rather than improving our health, all this data might actually be increasing anxiety, disordered eating and body dissatisfaction.

Eating Disorder SupportIsabella OsmondJune 6, 2025health anxiety, anorexia, anorexia nervosa, anorexia recovery, binge eating, binge eating disorder, eating disorder recovery, eating disorders, eating disorder prevention, eating distress, eating disorder nutritionist, eating disorder nutrition, disordered eating, mental health, mental wellness

What is Health? A Compassionate Reminder for Eating Disorder Recovery

Here’s the truth: health is not a size, a weight, or a look. It is a collection of behaviours - not rules - that help you feel safe, nourished, whole and, support both mental and physical wellbeing.

Eating Disorder SupportIsabella OsmondMay 16, 2025eating disorder recovery, eating disorder prevention, ED, eating distress, eating disorder nutritionist, anorexia nervosa, anorexia recovery, bulimia, bulimia nervosa, bulimia recovery, binge eating, binge eating disorder, disordered eating, eating disorder nutrition, healthComment

Eating Disorder Nutrition & The Low-down on Serving Sizes

When you're trying to heal your relationship with food, being told that 30g of pasta is a “serving” (when you know that’s barely a mouthful) can create shame, confusion, and anxiety. So, why are serving sizes so small, why do we need them and who sets them?

Food InformationIsabella OsmondApril 11, 2025food packaging, eating disorder recovery, intui, disor, serving sizes, anorexia recovery, bulimia recovery, binge eating

Why it's time to ditch the diets - From an Eating Disorder Nutritionist

We are human, we are unique, let’s stop trying to fight our genetics and instead respect and learn to accept them and our bodies because, really, our weight is the least interesting thing about us!

Eating Disorder SupportIsabella OsmondFebruary 17, 2025Isabella Osmonddiet industry, eating disorder recovery, eating distress, eating disorder, anorexia, anorexia nervosa, anxiety, binge eating, binge eating disorder, disordered eating

5 Ways to Help Kids Build a Positive Relationship with Food

Many eating disorder clients I see have grown up in households where food and experiences around food have not been positive. Fostering a positive relationship with food in children, at a young age, is key when it comes to them being able to make food choices for themselves later down the line.

Practical Tools, ParentsIsabella OsmondSeptember 27, 2024positive relationship with food, eating disorder recovery, eating disorder prevention, parents, food positivity

BOX / WINDOW BREATHING TECHNIQUE

Box breathing can be an extremely useful tool if you are feeling stressed, anxious, panicked and you need to ground yourself.

Practical Tools, Eating Disorder SupportIsabella OsmondSeptember 27, 2024eating disorder recovery, anxiety, self-care tool, grounding techniques, anorexia, anorexia nervosa, ED Recovery, eating distress

Living with Anorexia Nervosa in a Larger Body: Society's Ignorance

Anorexia nervosa is often associated with extreme thinness, but the reality is that this eating disorder can affect individuals of all body sizes, including those in larger bodies.

Eating Disorder SupportIsabella OsmondAugust 26, 2024anorexia nervosa, anorexia, eating disorder, eating disorder recovery, disordered eating, restriction, larger body, food restriction, food distress