Is It Possible To Have An Eating Disorder Even Though Youre At A Normal Weight??

Most people suffering from bulimia, binge-eating disorder, EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified) or orthorexia (obsession with what is presumed to be healthy food) are usually at normal weight

There is no if, and's or but's about it. An eating disorder is a PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER and is still harmful to your body even if you're at "normal weight". Even if you seem particularly health, it is terribly UNHEALTHY.

"Eating disorders are characterized by disturbances in eating behavior. This can mean eating too much, not eating enough, or eating in an extremely unhealthy manner (such as binging or stuffing yourself over and over). Many people argue that simple overeating should be considered a disorder, but at this time it is not in this category."

"Most often diagnosed in females (up to 90%), Anorexia is characterized by failure to maintain body weight of at least 85% of what is expected, fear of losing control over your weight or of becoming ‘fat.’ There is typically a distorted body image, where the individual sees themselves as overweight despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary."

"The key characteristics of this disorder include bingeing (the intake of large quantities of food) and purging (elimination of the food through artificial means such as forced vomiting, excessive use of laxatives, periods of fasting, or excessive exercise)."

http://allpsych.com/disorders...
Have to love the DSM.

yes

I have a slight eating disorder and im overweight still for my height. So you can have it without being so skinny and such.

and some of those people still believe they are over weight when they really aren't.

I think so. I know I eat a lot. An I am still almost the same size...

I forget to eat. I'm at my normal weight but I have to be careful or I'll go a whole day before I remember. I knew some people who threw up to maintain a healthy weight because they couldn't stop snacking all the time. It varies.

i eat one meal a day most of the time and i still look skinny

My know someone who is normal weight, but anorexic. She will probably lose a lot eventually

i know a couple friends who eat candy all day long and drink sugary drinks and they look like they are deathly skinny

You usually start off a normal wait. When I started with my anorexia issues a few years back, I weighed 130, them dropped down to 78 pounds. For bulimics, I think it's hard to detect, since they usually are thin still but tend to keep an average-ish weight since you still consume some calorie intake.

Everyone in my family thinks i am anorexic only cuz i count calories and try to eat 700 or less each day

You shouldn't. Eat at least 1,200. That's a minimum without causing damage.

If you're bulimic It is hard to detect sometimes for that exact reason and in some cases you are even overweight.

not sure

Easily your body is just capable of sustaining it, for now though. . . xD

if you eat bad things...