Ressourcen bei Essstörungen

When to stop tracking

• Tracking makes you anxious, irritable, or preoccupied throughout the day.
• You restrict below your computed target "just to be safe".
• You avoid social meals, travel, or situations because tracking feels impossible there.
• You experience guilt, shame, or binge-restrict cycles around tracking.
• You have a personal or family history of eating disorders.

Crisis resources (US)

• NEDA Helpline: 1-800-931-2237. Text "NEDA" to 741741.
• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 (24/7).

International resources

• UK: Beat — 0808 801 0677.
• Germany: BZgA Beratung Essstörungen — 0221 892 031.
• Spain: ACAB — 933 333 232.
• France: Anorexie Boulimie Info Écoute — 0810 037 037.
• Netherlands: Stichting Anorexia en Boulimia Nervosa (SABN) — 035 6034394.

Tools that aren't calorie tracking

• Plate-based eating — palm of protein, fist of vegetables, cupped hand of carbs.
• Intuitive eating — structured approach to recognizing hunger and fullness cues.
• RD-supervised meal planning — structured templates without the daily logging burden.
• Mediterranean-style eating — pattern-based rather than count-based.