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| Sat, 06-05-2004 - 1:12am |
Hi, i was just wondering if this would be considered an eating disorder or not. well, first of all I'm 16 and 5'11 i weight just about 130 lbs. which to me seems like a lot but i understand since im tall it's differnt. But anyways, i recently started to really worry about calories, i try to only eat about 1000 a day then exercise at least 300 off ( by the way im obessed with looking up how many calories are in certain food and how much you lose for certain exercieses), but the thing is im not starving myself or anything. I know I have many symtoms of anorexia,(i do know a lot about the disorder, b/c i want to be a dietitian.) Anyways, the thing is I have all the other symtoms but the weight lose, which seems dumb but its the truth. I know the reason I feel i need to lose weight is b/c i feel i'm not "good enough" and its also a thing i can acually control, and really just a whole bunch of things that sometime i dont even really remember them. But then somedays i dont care what I eat and it's like the problem doesnt exist, but then other days im obsessed with it. So if anyone could tell me what they think it'd be very appericated!

Hi Caitlin,
I wouldn't worry so much about whether what you are struggling with is considered an ED or not, the truth is your eating patterns and habits are not within the norm. You say you are not starving yourself, but 1000 calories at your height is NOT enough food. You don't have to stop eating to go into starvation, calorie deprivation is just another form of starvation. Your body will eventually slow down its metabolism and then it will be harder and harder to eat normal amounst of food.
You have already identified why you want to be thin and control your weight, now the key is to figure out why you don't think you are "good enough". It's important to get to the root of your emotional issues if you want the eating/food issues to be resolved. Right now what you are doing may not seem all that bad, but EDs tend to get worse as time goes by if the underlying issues are not addressed and dealt with. Have you considered seeing a therapist? You may also want to check out our community website (link at top of main ED page) and www.somethingfishy.org. There are also good group meetings if a therapist is not an option right now. You can find out more about them at www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org, www.overeatersanonymous.org and www.celebraterecovery.com.
Love & hugs, Kristina