I was way underweight 9 years ago when I went through a trauma & my mother was dying of cancer....I ended up in the medical hospital with IV nutrition & it took me over a year to gain up to a safe weight because I was still struggling with the PTSD issues that came after the trauma let alone the loss of my mother & my bad marriage that I had wanted out of for almost 33 years that I had been married....it took me 2 years to actually be stable at that low weight & it was at that point I was finally able to leave my bad marriage after selling my mother's house & taking my inheritance to leave.

These last 7 years, I have been able to keep my weight within the range I am willing to tolerate......there are some times when I do cut back on the food, but what I found works the best is NOT having fattening snack foods...healthy snacks are ok...just now the unhealthy ones & then it controls the weight. I eat enough to keep myself from getting dizzy & to keep myself at least a little over the lowest healthy weight because I know when things hit, I loose & it's always good to have a little buffer for those times......& I have survived alone without any help from anyone for the last 7 years....It's so wonderful living alone after a long bad marriage.

It actually takes more control to stay at the healthy weight than it does to restrict....eat healthy & it's not necessary to eat 3 full meals a day to stay healthy...just make sure you get the nutrition your body needs & you will be fine.