This isnt anaroxia nor eating disorder ,,is it?

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i ve asked a question and i was angry when i read the answers ,i wish someone can understand me

i didnt say i vomit after i eat or use laxatives, i just said that i take green tea and acidopillos after every meal and some flax seed *it helps me to go to the bathroom.add to this and my weight is *37kg,82lb *my bmi is about 16

i dont starve i just know what to avoid to not gain weight and i always confuse body and eat junks *once in month after a great period of not eating fatty stuff make me lose weight

and i told them i dont mind look like skeleton and its for me not guys ,,

i told my fiance if he doesnt like the way i look or what i m doing just F word,i just know how to eat i COUNT MY FOOD BUT I EAT when i binge i know what to do to take it out of my body*eat yougert ,dried fruits the next day and keep a week working out for 2 to 3 hours with good healthy small meals

so this isnt anaroxia i cant pick them as best answer if they insult me:(

i worked so d**n hard to acchieve this stage and i m not ready to be like before i did everything even pills to burn fat!

Answer 1

Hi there - please dont get upset, or let people on here rule your life - more than half of them dont know S**t. My BMI is about 19, but I know I'm thin, so you must be (not havin a go) My diet goes like a rollercoaster - I stuff one day then its only soup or cups of tea for three. I was a quite weighty kid and I wont be fatter than anyone again - apart from Posh Bex on a "thin" day. What was your first question? I really wanna kno? People are ALWAYS amazed at how well I CAN eat I put an Indian take away quicker than anyone, but I just correct that by watchin over the next few days. Just joined the Gym too I dont think I'm big but want to take care of myself and my body, I've got a trainer and he says I've to work on cardio-vascular excersises I think thats right - since I joined I am eating a bit more and more regular and certainly not put any weight on.

Anyway  BIM of 16 is a bit low - just take care of yourself, your body will tell you what it needs, just dont ignore it-its the only body you're gonna get

Much love  Sarah x

Answer 2

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Individuals with anorexia are known to commonly control body weight through the means of voluntary starvation, purging, vomiting, excessive exercise, or other weight control measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs. It primarily affects adolescent females.

Does this sound like you? Only you know the answer. Its down to your psychological state. Its about the way you think and the way you see yourself.

If you think you have anorexia then please seek help.

I think that you should see your doctor and ask what weight you are meant to be/ is healthy to be for your height (I dont know your height, thats why I say ask your gp). If you need to gain a bit of weight then do it. Its not like youll get fat or anything. It will certainly get people off your back though.

If you dont have a problem and are diagnosed as being healthy then ignore everyone else. Its sounds to me like you want to look good so you eat healthily and take measures to remain in good shape. Theres nothing wrong with that. But dont overdo it with the exercise. Being in good shape is great but leave some time in your life where you can actually enjoy looking good :) xx

Answer 3

Your bmi is 16. you are severely underweight and you are controlling your body to maintain this very unhealthy weight using many different methods whilst binging. This is indeed anorexia Bulimia. you don't have to be making yourself sick. You need help. Being skeletal isn't an image choice it is a very serious health risk. If you don't like the truth, yahoo answers maybe isn't for you. I wish you all the best hun, and implore you to accept things and seek help. ((Hugs)).

Sarah, my bmi is 19, ive always been slim, but after children etc at one point my bmi was 31, obese, so i changed my eating habits to a healthy diet and exercised regularly, which I still do, and when people give me putdowns, I explain I'm natually built like this. It can be frustrating I agree, that some people dont understand this, but this is a very different matter. If I eat a big curry, I do not spend days drinking only tea as you do to make up for it. I eat normally, and never think of my overindulgence again. This is because Im comfortable with my natural body shape, which has it's flaws, small chest etc, and I have a healthy mind associaton with food. A bmi under 17.5 is classed as anorexia by a gp, if the patient does not acknowledge there is a problem. If my natural bmi was 23, which I sometimes wish it was, curvier etc, i would be equally ok with that. I eat well, exercise regularly and I am happy. i would never counter act my eating patterns using starvation or drugs. That is a psychological issue. From a health and image point of view, a bmi of 16 would worry me to the same level as a bmi of 31 and i would take steps for my health to change that. Last week I had a dreadful tummy bug, which then became a serious mouth and throat infection. As a result i couldnt eat at all for days and lost a bit of weight, like I had it to lose. For the last 4 days Ive been constantly hungry and Ive listened to my body and been eating more than i usually do. Today that hunger stopped and Im back to normal, with the weight back on. that's a healthy body doing what it's meant to do. Listen to your body, if it's hungry eat. If it's not don't.

Answer 4

Your BMI shows you're underweight, so what you're doing is not healthy.

This certainly sounds like anorexia and I think you should try and gain about 15 pounds, which should improve your health.  

What you look like isn't as important as your health. It's nothing to do with whom you're doing this for. Your fiance loves you and cares about you. He knows you - I don't, so listen to what he's saying and trust him - he has your best interests at heart.

Answer 5

Seems to me like you control your weight strictly because you like to feel in control or something, but you obviously know what your doing isn't right else you wouldn't ask this question. I don't know why your so worried about being putting weight on and fat it such a horrible word, i don't think anyone has the right idea of whats fat anymore. You should just stop this strict eating plan then binge regime you've got because that's not healthy and your attitude towards healthy eating does seem like the delusions of a person with anorexia which is worrying but i think you just need a bit of help finding your healthy weight and a nice diet of good food, don't be scared of putting on a few pounds i bet they wouldn't show anyway.

Answer 6

Yeah, I think it is an eating disorder.  Sorry.  I used to do the same though when I was in school, and its been about five years but my body still hasn't recovered!  One day you'll realise that this wasn't a good idea.

To be honest, I prefer me the way I am now - you'd call me fat, but I'm healthier now, I bet you get headaches daily, and your hair must be lank, and you get dry skin?  I promise you, once you start eating, and throw away the scales, you'll feel so much better with yourself.

Answer 7

No, you probably don't have anorexia nervosa - however that doesn't mean you don't have a problem.

What makes the way you eat and deal with your food a problem? Basically, it's is if your 'rules' around food make you feel, inside, pretty upset. Make you question whether your mind is healthy or maybe a bit off. Whether your 'rules' interfere with your life the way it could be; could you go out for a club but it holds meeting at the times you've planned to exercise? Could you have an after school job but never at a place that serves food because you're afraid to eat in public?

These kinds of things make a 'diet' into a 'disorder'.

I don't think that people are trying to insult you, most people haven't had a lot of exposure to eating disorders (beyond the media's interpretation, which is faulty). They only know that if you are concerned too much and restrict your food you 'are' anorexic. So don't get upset over those comments.

Another point is that you say "this isn't e.d, is it?" and then you go on to say that previously people said it WAS an eating disorder - and you figure they're all wrong and they're insulting you.

If you ask a bunch of people whether your 'diet' is problematic, and they say 'yes', then it would be mature of you to consider that perhaps there IS a problem growing there.

If you are feeling scared about food and weight and all the little problems that go with it, then consider finding someone to talk to. The point is to be comfortable in your own skin. Not to conform to what others want you to be.

Good Luck

Answer 8

oh man, I feel your pain girl!  I lost a lot of weight (definitely did it the wrong way) and I know what it's like to fear gaining it all back!!!! I have to say, even though you are using natural things to curb your appetite/help you go to the bathroom etc it still isn't healthy.  

You should continue to eat healthy food but being a walking skeleton isn't healthy or even as attractive as you might think.  I'm sure you are beautiful and you want to stay beautiful, but sometimes when you get so thin it is really hard to imagine gaining even 5lbs.  

One possible thing you could be suffering from is body dis morphia.  It's very hard to say since I've never seen you but anyone who is 82 lbs and thinks they don't need to gain weight may not be seeing themselves for who they really are.

Don't take this as an attack!! I know it can be really hard hearing things from close friends or family, but they really are just looking out for you!  Best of luck :-)

Answer 9

im so sorry you felt angry last time you read your answers.ive had anerixia and bulimia on and of for 16 years.

im really going to try to write as honestly as i can for you to understand without being angry.

at a bmi of 16 you are classed as anerixic.that is a fact .

i went to the retreat eating disoreder ward heslington roon york ...well it was my last eating disoreder place i went to and i had a grat many people who helped me.

a bmi of 17.5 or below is anerixic

a bmi of 15 or below is emmaciated

a bmi of 20 to 25 is healthy

a bmi of 25-30 is over weight and

30 and above is obese.

what im trying to say is that whatever your weight you can have a  eating problem..i hate the word disoreder as the word problem,to me makes it easeir to be helped.i feel that things in your life it sounds at the moment you want control and that is one of the things anybody with an eating issue has.i feel very concern about you and im very worried for you to at the body weight you are at your heart will be a risk of a heart attack,youe bones will becoming brittle,are you having periods?whats your mental health like are you obbsesive can you sleep do you think about food and exersice all the time?

ive been there and been told more then once if i didnt recieve help id die ive had tube feeding ive thought i just knew what was best for me ,ive seen people die from it believe you me please when i ask you just take 5 mins out your day to write down what you want in your life in 5 years time.then ask yourself if i carry on this way on this problem eating path will i get what i want or will i even be alive to know?

please email me if you want help read my artile i wrote about myself  google sharmaineglenister falling pray to eating disoreders,it has my email address at the bottom .

wishing you all the best sharmaine .

Answer 10

there's no right and wrong way to have an unhealthy relationship with food. okay, you're not outright starving yourself, but you should realize that trying to look like a skeleton (or at least not minding it) and binging are not healthy. it's not all about how you look or how fat you are (or aren't, for that matter) it's about how happy and healthy you are. i think you should try to be more open-minded. maybe you don't have a problem, but you do sound underweight and i'm not attacking you when i say you should seriously think about your reasons for trying to stay thin. write it down on a piece of paper that absolutely nobody but you will see. tell the total truth, everything dirty and embarrassing and mean, and put it away for a few days. come back to it and reread it. does it sound like it's a healthy relationship? afterwords, burn it. nobody needs to see your intimate thoughts except for you. all i want is to see you be really honest with yourself.

oh, and you don't have to be any certain weight to be anorexic. you don't have to look a certain way or behave a certain way. it's a state of mind.