I used to purge many years ago to keep from gaining weight. I came to a realization one day that I was hurting myself doing this for some reason. In time the reason became apparent to me and it made me stop doing it. I have tried several times since I quit to purge and it won't work for me anymore. Nothing comes up. So now I am quite overweight but losing still even though it is not happening as fast as I'd like. I just have to accept this process is slow but I guess that's okay. I have days when I give in and eat like there is no tomorrow. Then I have days when I can tell myself I'll have the next serving tomorrow.