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| *Women health>>>Eating Disorders |
If i try to starve myself but don't have the self control is that still considered an eating disorder? |
i'm 5'5" and about 100 pounds or a little under, and if i look that up on a bmi calculator then it says that i'm underweight, but the thing is is that i still want to lose weight even though i know i'm not fat or anything but i really want to be skinnier anyway. and i try to not eat, and a lot of times i skip meals and don't eat anything from when i get up until after school or even close to dinner time, and i have lost weight since i've been doing that, but not as much as i want to. but the thing is i want to stop eating entirely except that then i can't do it for the whole day, so i always end up eating something. Yes, it is. The diagnostic criteria for eating disorders don't specifically include lack of eating as a requirement for diagnosis. Instead, they talk about refusal to maintain healthy body weight, and preoccupation with losing weight or avoiding becoming fat. Someone can eat at least a little bit every day, and still meet the diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, let alone for "eating disorder not otherwise specificies," which covers any type of clearly disordered eating that doesn't meet the diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. You already know that it's not healthy for you to try to lose weight, and that there's something wrong with wanting to. Admitting you have a problem is often the hardest part, especially with something like an eating disorder, where it's based on a distorted perception of reality. Now you just need to tell someone what's going on, so you can get help to deal before you start to do any serious damage to your body. I would say even having the want to starve yourself is an eating disorder, even if you don't follow through with it. ok this sounds bad!!!! just stop what you're doing!!! you really need to seek medical attention!!! what you're doing is not good for you!!!! Yes you have an eating disorder. You might have a hormone imbalance. How tall are you compared to your fellow students. You should go to your doctor. You have other problems as well. Its all related to your cutting and your morbid fascinations. That does sound like an eating disorder. You may want to talk to a counsler about it. But if all you really want is an apperance of being even thinner, you could always try a corset. if you skip meals your body will freak out because it is hungry and will start to store fat, because it thinks that its not going to get fed again, so the next time you eat any thing you eat will be stored as fat so your body has energy for when you starve yourself again, what you are doing is dangerous and you can pass out from lack of food, your body needs fuel to function propley.....just eat right have fruit and vegies only eat a peice of meat the size of your hand and drink lots of water it will make you feel fuller, but it sounds to me that you are not over weight and dont need to lose any , that could be the start of an eating disoreder like anorexia, maybe you should see a doctor It is still considered an eating disorder because of the intent. Really though the important issue is why the intent exists. If by BMI standards you are already underweight, then why would you want to continue losing weight? I'm glad to hear that you still end up eating something. If you really want to lose weight that badly, there are responsible ways to do so. Look up your recommended daily caloric intake and try to stick near that. Combine this with healthy eating choices and excersise and you should do fine. This method will not only help you lose weight, but will help tone your muscles and give you a healthy look. |
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