The Athletes Kitchen - Athletes with Eating Disorders

“I am worried about my daughter. She exercises too much and eats too
little. She says she's fine, but I think she’s becoming anorexic.”

“My Dad yells at me when I binge/purge: “You're wasting my money!!!” I
am working hard to recover from my eating disorder, but he just doesn't
get it. I don't even try to talk to him anymore.”

Eating disorders can be devestating to not only teams but also to
families. Coaches and parents alike want their athletes to eat well and
be healthy. The struggling athletes just want people to stop policing
their eating and exercise. The athletes have difficulty talking about
why they struggle with food; they instead communicate unhappiness by
starving or stuffing their bodies. This distracts them from the pain of
feeling “not good enough” and other hard feelings.
Unfortunately, too many athletes struggle with food issues. Read on here.