This question comes to us from someone who prefers to remain anonymous. Q: I hate myself so much. I buy food all the time then I eat some and then I get rid of it by throwing it out so I don’t eat anymore, and then later I go through the garbage can to get […]
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This question comes from Elizabeth in New York City. Q: I went on a diet last summer. I lost 40 pounds from June to November by eating exactly 1200 calories each day and running on the treadmill for 45 minutes every morning. Starting around Thanksgiving, I lost it all. I started bingeing at the Thanksgiving
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This question comes from a reader in North Carolina. Question: Please help me, every night I binge. It’s not that I want to, I just can’t sleep unless I do. I sit there in bed, tossing and turning, and I can resist for hours, but I still won’t sleep. I can usually make it till
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This one comes to us from a reader in Vermont. Question: I am a junior in college and struggled with bulimia last semester. It got pretty bad but over the holidays I was able to recover and am now doing much better. However, now that I am back at school, I am finding it difficult
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Question: Submitted via email by Diane from New Mexico Hello, I am 26, female, 5’7″ and weigh 180lbs. I would like to be between 150-160. I am very active but struggle with Binge Eating at night. Sometimes I throw it up when I’ve really lost control. I am so distraught at the thought of living
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Question: Submitted via email by Dagny from Vilinus, Lithuania Hi,I would be very happy if you could help me to answer one question. I am not sure if I have an eating disorder or I am simply eating in an unhealthy way. Recently I have started reading articles about it. Since then I suspect I
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Question: Submitted via email by Katie in Chicago, IL I feel like everyone I work with is constantly scrutinizing my food. They notice what I eat (or don’t eat) for lunch, they notice if I take a cookie at work or don’t take a cookie. And god forbid I should indulge in some of the
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Question: Submitted via email by Theresa in Marrero, Louisiana At least once or twice a week, late at night I binge eat. I feel as if I cannot stop and it’s everything unhealthy that I can get my hands on. Afterwards I feel horrible about myself, worthless. I am 50 years old and up until
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Question: Submitted via email by Ronni in Boca Raton, FL. I have a friend who I’m pretty sure is bulimic. She lives in my dorm and I know she’s bingeing and purging, but I don’t know what to do about it. I’m afraid that she’ll get mad at me if I say anything. I used
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Question: Submitted via email from Rachel in Wilmington, NC Sometimes I’m not sure if I’m actually bingeing. How do I know if a binge is really a binge? Last night I thought that I had binged. I ate two apples and two slices of toast after dinner. I was furious with myself, but my husband
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