Alright folks,

To set the record straight about a few things -

Yes, it is possible to have an eating disorder and be technically overweight, according to a BMI or other measure. There are some eating disorders, like overeating/bingeing etc, which are classified as an eating disorder that can result in someone being overweight and not underweight like other eating disorders. No, we do not allow pro-ana or pro-mia discussion here, so individuals asking how to make their eating disorder worse or asking how to develop an eating disorder would be posting against our guidelines.

We do not allow discussion of numbers here in this forum, specifically relating to BMI, weight, clothing sizes or calories. Anything involving numbers can be very triggering for a lot of individuals hence why we have this specific rule for this forum.

I must ask you to all abide by our guidelines in posting here or elsewhere on PsychCentral. All posts must be about giving support or asking for it.

We have specific subforums for different eating disorders so if you feel your topic/thread may be better suited for one of the subforums, please post it there. If you think your thread needs a trigger icon, then feel free to add one.

All this being said, healthy weight loss tips is a topic that is permitted here providing it is done with care and understanding in relation to eating disorders. For those interested we also have a subforum in the Health Support forum directly dealing with weight loss support as well.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.


Christina
(moderator of the Eating Disorders forum and co-administrator)