Yeah. I know what it is I just don't do it because I don't see the point, but what I'm saying is walking 4 miles shouldn't really be considered "excessive exercise" because that's a daily minimum just to get my meds in the morning and take a trip to the library, then I get to do more walking should I want to see people or hang out at the park or have another appointment, etc. I really can't stand being inside alone all the time, and I need my meds, so I'm not going to sit in this room all day every day.

There's a different motivation behind it. Purging is done with intent for compensatory behaviors for eating so as to not gain weight. If I said "I have to burn calories" and power walked 10 miles just to get 10 miles in, yeah, sure, that's purging. If I did a ton of exercise because that's an additional way to lose weight quicker, yeah, sure, that's purging.

I don't think picking up my meds, going to the library, going to the store, going to sit on a bench at a park and read, etc. and doing what I can to keep myself from getting cabin fever the only way I can most days should be considered part of disordered eating. Cleaning burns calories, if I don't live like a slob because I like to eat off clean dishes and not sleep in the days' dirt, is that purging too? Playing violin I'm sure burns more calories than sitting doing nothing, is that purging? I thought all this time it was a healthy coping skill, guess not. Brain uses a lot of fat when it's working hard and I've been reviewing finding definite integrals by using Riemann sums and taking the limit as n->infinity, was that more disordered eating? What about when my back hurts from the scoliosis and metal chair combo and do some stretching? More disordered eating behaviors? Where do you cross the line? Does everyone who restricts purge through exercise every day they don't lie in bed and do nothing?

If anyone wants to buy me a car and help me get a city parking permit (I heard they're a bytch to get), go right ahead.