Disordered/Emotional Eating

The Hamilton Family Health Team offers several disordered/emotional eating groups and webinars to help you better manage your health.  

Disordered/Emotional Eating Groups

Binge Eating Disorder Group

This group is open to patients of the Hamilton Family Health Team. A referral is required.

If you think you might have Binge Eating Disorder, ask your health care provider for a referral to our Binge Eating Disorder Group, which will help you take charge of your eating and improve your health.

Online, once a week, for 19 weeks.

Binge Eating Disorder is a serious yet treatable condition. It is the most common eating disorder in North America effecting 4% of the general population and up to 30% of those seeking treatment for weight loss.  It is a complex medical and psychiatric illness that can not be cured by attempts to just "eat less".  In fact, multiple diet attempts or over-restriction can often be a trigger or worsen binge eating.

If you find you are eating large amounts of food within a relatively short period of time, or eating beyond fullness, or feeling embarrassed at the amount you are eating and feel you have lost control of eating, speak to your health care provider for a referral to the Binge Eating Disorder Treatment Group.  This 19 week dietitian and counsellor led treatment group will teach you strategies to take charge of your eating and improve your physical and mental health.

You may be diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder if you:

1. Repeatedly eat a large amount of food (more than most people would in a similar situation) within a relatively short period of time while feeling that you have lost control of your eating. This is called a "binge episode". 
2. Experience some or all of the following during a binge episode:

• • Feeling that you are eating more rapidly than normal
  • Eating beyond the point of feeling full
  • Eating large amounts of food, even when you don't feel hungry
  • Eating alone because you are embarrassed at the amount you are eating
  • Feeling disgusted with yourself or guilty after a binge

    3. Feel distressed about the binge eating

Mindful Eating: Emotional Eating and Food Craving Management Group

Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you struggle with powerful food cravings? Do you eat to cope with your emotions? (Feeling sad, stressed, lonely, bored.) Are you frustrated by diets that just don’t work?

This group is open to patients of the Hamilton Family Health Team. A referral is required.

Talk with your health care provider to ask for a referral to this group.

Online, once a week, for 6 weeks.

In this group, you will learn:

• About the benefits of mindfulness and how to practice mindful eating
• How to become more in tune with your body and learn to respond to your natural hunger cues
• Powerful skills that can help you manage even your toughest food cravings
• How to find balance and heal your relationship with food

Learn more on our Food and Mood page.

Disordered/Emotional Eating Webinars