Having a reason to live does help.....& for me being free from my bad marriage & living alone which I totally enjoy makes it necessary for me to stay at a healthy weight so that I can take care of my farm & my dogs & myself so that I can enjoy doing the things that I now enjoy doing.

When life was at the point where I really didn't care if I lived or not.....there was nothing that made me ever want to eat or want to live.

Guess in some ways it really takes having a life that one wants to live that gives one the drive to live & stop the lack of eating that ends up killing us....at least it's made a difference in my life......but there comes time when stress gets great that the eating goes out the window......until I get so non-functional & then I have to force myself to eat. I don't enjoy it....but I also know the need because I have no one to take care of me if I were to allow myself to get back to the previous places I've been.