Ive never posted in this forum, and im not even sure if this goes here but i have been thinking about something my bff said
After she found out i hadn't eaten in days she offered me some ice cream and i refused telling her i wasn't hunry, she pushed and push and i ended up crying cause my stomach did hurt but i couldn't bring myself to eat it. she accused me of having an ED but i don't think i can, i weigh lot and even my doctor said i needed to go on a diet
well, my question is: can i be anorexic and still be "fat"
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mr.bunny
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Being "fat" is part of the disorder hun. People of all different sizes have EDs...it's not a matter of weight, it's a matter of eating habits and state of mind. Please take care.
x Jess
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It is one of the most common misconceptions about eating disorders... that you "have to be skinny". In reality, that is not true at all! Eating Disorders are all about thoughts pertaining to food and your food eating habits. It is a little bit worrying that you go days without eating. Also remember that there are a lot of different kinds of eating disorders too.. not just Anorexia. Do you think that you could talk to your doctor about your eating habits and possibly see a nutritionist/dietitian to gain better control?
while you technically need to have a certain bmi to meet the criteria for "anorexic", it is perfectly possibly to overweight or a healthy weight and have an eating disorder. as others have said, it's about thoughts in relation to food and eating habits, and not being "skinny" does not make the situation any less risky.
also, if you really do need to lose weight, as i'm sure you've heard, an eating disorder is the worst possible way to accomplish this. it affects your life in so many negative ways, while losing weight in a healthy way should be about making positive changes in your lifestyle that create a healthier body and self image. and, to make the deal even worse, weight lost from an ed or from crash dieting is more likely than not to come back and then some, since weight lost is largely muscle mass and water as opposed to fat, your metabolism is left a wreck.
if you really do need to lose weight, the best way to do this is to talk to your doctor and design (and stick to!) a healthy plan that will leave you emotionally and physically in a better place than you started in, instead of the emotional devastation of an ed.
as was already stated though, it would probably be a good idea to talk to a doctor or nutritionist anyway to get your eating habits back on track and to talk to them about what is going on with you psychologically regarding food, since it doesn't sound like things are too good.
take care, and feel free to pm if you want to talk.
- chelsea L
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"the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference." - elie weisel "the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'awww'" — jack kerouac
Just to repeat what others have said, DON'T go down the ED route...you'll just destroy yourself and your emotions, and it is SO hard to climb back up from having an ED and enjoy normal life again.....just wastes precious years of your life really. If you are overweight- ie, a doctor has heighted and weighed you and said that you are in a MEDICAL sense, then they can give you a healthy eating plan to help you get to a more healthy weight in a non-destructive way. Not eating is not the way to do it,....please see a doctor and take care xxx
thanks for all the support! Im just having a really hard time with stuff and i think thats why im not really eating. i'll try to talk to my doctor but that would be hard to do without my parents finding out.
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