Biker Babe - Rae

Since her mother died a year ago, Rae has been on a downward spiral. Rae can’t express her emotions, so she swallows them, bingeing instead of dealing with things, and withholding both physical and emotional intimacy from her husband, Ray. She can’t fit in to her motorcycle leathers and shows no interest in the road-trips with Ray that she used to love.

Besides the binges, where Rae can eat an entire loaf of bread with jam, or empty her pantry of everything remotely edible, her food choices in general are pretty terrible. She just doesn’t know how to cook healthy food. Her idea of a “breakfast of champions” is a hot-dog wrapped in a slice of processed cheese. Both Rae and her husband love junk food, and order take-out for dinner most nights.

Rae really wants her life to change and needs to find a healthier way to eat and deal with her emotions. She wants to become the outgoing, active woman she used to be, in order to save her marriage. But bingeing is a difficult habit to break.

Participants

Rae

An extreme binge-eater who stuffs down her emotions with food, Rae has put on a serious amount of weight since her mother died. She can no longer fit in to her motorbike leathers, so no longer participates in the road-trips she used to share with her husband.