When I was in ninth grade I made this goal to myself to eat healthy exercise a lot, because I was a little over average compared to all of my friends who looked like sticks (I was an early bloomer, so I've always been a little taller and had a lot more of a figure), which I look back thinking I was an idiot, now. But I did get a lot more healthy and I felt great and confident about myself.  

Over the school I developed really bad eating habits. For lunch I would eat out of the vending machines with my friends because none of us could drive to go anywhere yet. I had also stopped going to the gym regularly.

Now, I feel like I'm always hungry. Even when I'm not hungry I eat and I can't stop it. And it's not healthy food, either. I've probably gained about ten pounds. I binge like crazy. I'll get in a fight with my boyfriend and eat a huge bowl of icecream to make me feel better. When I'm bored I eat even more. It's out of control. I feel like I have no control over myself anymore.

 
I feel fat in my clothes I wear. And my mom makes comments to me like "maybe you shouldn't eat all the time" and it just makes me feel worse (honestly, I think she was the one that got me this way).  

I don't know what to do. I almost feel like I have some sort of disorder. I get out of it sometimes though... Usually once I get past the first three days of eating healthy I can usually stick to it for a week. I feel like I'm SO addicted to food! It's taken over everything.

Is this a disorder? Or do I just have a really bad eating habit?  
(I'm 16, about 115 pounds, I'm 5'3" and I have a small frame)

Post edited at 9:36 pm on June 30, 2008 by crazy4you

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All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

just transfer your addiction.. or eat healthyer foods.. lol instead of that bowl of icecream, have a bag of that smart pop popcorn lol.. it takes sooo long to eat, its good.. and isn't really that bad for you.. compared to other things.. ha and its prolly cheaper too :p

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I am somwhere where I dont know where I am!

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lol from ur mesurments you seem to have a healthy weight ..

just transfer your addiction.. or eat healthyer foods.. lol instead of that bowl of icecream, have a bag of that smart pop popcorn lol.. it takes sooo long to eat, its good.. and isn't really that bad for you.. compared to other things.. ha and its prolly cheaper too :p

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What people don't get is you can be a healthy weight and have an eating disorder. Most bulimics ARE of a normal weight sometimes overweight. Just because you have a compulsive eating problem doesn't automatically make you fat, that is a myth. Yes I would say you do have a disorder. The fact that you say you cannot control it proves that. Thats how you can tell the difference from just eating normally or on occasion pigging out, and not being able to stop. I am technically a 'normal' weight to I fluctuate from 130=140 pounds and I a 5'4/5'5. But I AM a compulsive eater. I went to the doctor and he said I was a 'nice healthy weight' ifhe only knew how UNHEALTHY my eating habits are because of my disorder. I'd say yes it is a disorder. I was around your age when I realized I had a problem. my whole life I thought I just liked to eat. Then I turned 14/15 and tried to eat healthy and realized I couldn't stop binge/compulsive eating

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yupp completly 100% true.. I kno a few ppl that eat nothin but junk, and any doc that would see them would say their fine...

best bet is to stick with the food guide :) and a bit of common sense never hurt..

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I am somwhere where I dont know where I am!

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What people don't get is you can be a healthy weight and have an eating disorder. Most bulimics ARE of a normal weight sometimes overweight. Just because you have a compulsive eating problem doesn't automatically make you fat, that is a myth.  Yes I would say you do have a disorder. The fact that you say you cannot control it proves that. Thats how you can tell the difference from just eating normally or on occasion pigging out, and not being able to stop. I am technically a 'normal' weight to I fluctuate from 130=140 pounds and I a 5'4/5'5. But I AM a compulsive eater.  I went to the doctor and he said I was a 'nice healthy weight' ifhe only knew how UNHEALTHY my eating habits are because of my disorder. I'd say yes it is a disorder. I was around your age when I realized I had a problem. my whole life I thought I just liked to eat. Then I turned 14/15 and tried to eat healthy and realized I couldn't stop binge/compulsive eating

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