Gaining 40 lbs after quitting smoking has got me slipping backwards. (I ended up going the other way Overeating getting relief from food ) Now I've been going in the opposite direction. I even get upset because my body will not allow me to go with out atleast one meal a day without getting headache, nausea, dizzy and very shaky. I know that can be a good thing atleast it helps remind me I need something in my system which is better than nothing. I was never a purger but the thaught has been there a lot It's a fight.
Never had treatment or counseling for ED other than counselors saying I need to take a look at it. The treatments Ive been in plus counseling and programs I've attended for addictions and co-dependancy etc.. seemed to all deal with things like selfesteem, selfworth which helped plus what got me to beable to actually start eating agin was in AA they have this thing called H.A.L.T. They say to make sure that you do not get to Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired. Those things are stressors on mental well being and can set you up. Well usally by the time I'd think of it I was all the above and Hungry well I did not eat much if any for days. I met a lady who was not an eater too so we helped to remind each other that we needed to eat. Eventually I was able to be aware that I needed to eat and then started the process of getting my body adjusted to eating at least once a day which was big step and long process which I'm sure you understand expecially the moments of gaining weight. It's hard to write about this but I know it helps me to look at it too.
mlyn