Bipolar Check-In #78

I think she has a point. You count calories to the last tiny calorie. You wondered yourself whether intuitive eating might be better for you. I think that you inquired about it because you realized that there was an obsessive quality to this calorie counting. This does not qualify as "just wanting to lose weight to be healthy". This is above and beyond that. If you have a history of ED, she is well within her right to be on high alert for red flags that it might be coming back. Better safe than sorry, she might be thinking.

Since I do not know your history, may I ask:
What kind of ED did you have? How long did it last and what were your symptoms? How was it treated? How long have you been in remission?

What makes you think that you are unhealthy at your current weight? Do you have bad labs or what? Are you out of breath? You seem to be exercising just fine, your blood pressure is mostly fine, so I am not clear what exactly makes you feel that you are unhealthy. BMI by itself is a bad predictor of health outcomes.
@Mountaindewed

Thats pretty much it. I just counted calories until I got down from 236 to 147 and then got labeled with an ED for calorie counting and 1300 calories a day I guess is food restriction?. People just got weird once I lost the weight.

Mental health people don't care if you gain weight but once you start trying to lose it then they have an issue.

I'm 210 now and I'd like to go back to 160 for self esteem reasons. My medical doctors want me to lose weight and be at 150

My medical doctors want me to lose weight and be at 150

that is a really good weight loss! almost 100 lbs. wow! I can see how you would want to go back to a lower point that you were able to achieve in the past.

I think I have read somewhere that below 1200 calories is restriction. 1300 is at the brink. So you did not purge, did not do anything like that, and just got labeled with ED for successfully losing weight and for somewhat excessive, obsessive calorie counting?

Is this recommendation part of your medical record? Can you print it out and bring to an appointment with your therapist? or if you are on email, can you take a screenshot from your electronic health record and forward to the T?

How long does wellbutrin take to work for weight loss? Because I've taken 4 doses and my weight isnt budging despite me eating less. In fact I went up 2 pounds. But energy and concentration wise I'm better. So I guess thats a good thing. I'm getting laundry done and I'm not watching CNN.