-- Posted by tenchi1084 at 8:47 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 I think it'd be kind of ironic, because I always say that it'd be impossible for me to get one...yet here I am, hungry as hell...yet I don't eat.   It's not on purpose....I do force myself to eat at least once a day, and I've only been drinking water.  at most, I get 300 calories a day(if you include the fat). I don't get it, not that I ever really have, now that I realize I have one. it's like, I see food, I want it...and then think "what for?  well, I'm hungry".  then I think "too bad", and just go back up and write on my story I'm usually working on. If I start losing too much weight(I've already lost 4 lbs in a week.), I may just go to an inpatient thing(if it gets that serious. my question: how the hell does an eating disorder pop up, when I am naturally a healthy eater at 6 small meals a day(usually vegetables and fruit for four meals, protein and grains for 2, all in sensible amounts)? maybe someone might know the theory on it, or at least a link.  I'm not really sure what to look for on the net, other that eating disorders, which usually pops up treatment facilitties than explanations. -- Posted by PimpMyHoes at 8:48 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 You dont have an eating disorder if this has been going on for a week. Sometimes our desire to eat does up and down, its not a huge deal. -- Posted by carnage44 at 8:49 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 It isn't about food. It's about gaining control in a life where you feel little control. -- Posted by tenchi1084 at 8:50 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 Quote: from PimpMyHoes at 8:48 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 You dont have an eating disorder if this has been going on for a week. Sometimes our desire to eat does up and down, its not a huge deal. haha, it's the first time it's ever been down and I feel somewhat healthy.  usually, the only time I don't eat much is when I'm throwing up(even then, I force a hot pocket...even though I know the result...) -- Posted by tenchi1084 at 8:52 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 Quote: from carnage44 at 8:49 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 It isn't about food.     It's about gaining control in a life where you feel little control. hmm, wow.  I never saw it that way.  I guess if it gets bad, I know what is doing it.  I'm going down to go stare at the food cabinet again.  I may not want to, but I may just come up with something just in case. -- Posted by SgtPatches at 8:53 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 Quote: from tenchi1084 at 10:47 pm on Mar. 31, 2008 I do force myself to eat at least once a day, and I've only been drinking water.  at most, I get 300 calories a day . There's your problem. You need regular meals to keep your body on a constant cycle or burning. 300 calories is awful. Less than 1000 is starvation, a regular diet should be between 2000 and 2200 to keep the body going. -- Posted by Simple2005 at 9:41 pm on April 10, 2008 If you are hungry, reward yourself with healthy food. Eating should be enjoyable, not a chore.