Obstacles to Eating Well in College
Do You Have An Eating Problem?
Do you have a normal relationship with food, or are you ruled by dieting? To find out, answer these questions:
- Do you diet often?
- Do you ever change your plans because you are concerned about the food available?
- Do you weigh yourself more than once a day?
- Does the number on the scale affect your day?
- Do you prefer to eat alone?
- Are you concerned about what people see you eat?
- Are you preoccupied with food?
- Do you feel guilty if you overeat?
- Do you punish yourself to exercise if you’ve overeaten?
- Do you have any rituals related to your eating?
- Are you troubled if someone tampers with “your” food?
- Do you eat without tasting?
If you answer yes to many of these, you may want to explore your relationship to food with a professional such as a therapist, a nutritionist or a physician.
Can healthy eating and college life go together? Absolutely! Get the nutrition facts you need in the book Eating Well on Campus by Ann Litt, M.S., R.D., L.D.
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