A question

[Bryson]

I've been wondering, if you've just lost your appetite for the most part would that be considered an eating disorder? I mean, I eat when I'm hungry, but what if you're not hungry that often? What if you only eat like a meal a day? I know that's not healthy, but that's how I am some days, not all the time though. I don't do it by choice necessarily, I'm just not hungry. Anyways, anybody have an answer? Or opinion?

[Done-With-It!]

Originally Posted by Bryson

I've been wondering, if you've just lost your appetite for the most part would that be considered an eating disorder? I mean, I eat when I'm hungry, but what if you're not hungry that often? What if you only eat like a meal a day? I know that's not healthy, but that's how I am some days, not all the time though. I don't do it by choice necessarily, I'm just not hungry. Anyways, anybody have an answer? Or opinion?

Well no one can give you that answer but a doctor of course, but I can give you my best guess.

I would say no it's not an eating disorder, having struggled with one most of my life, I would say having an ed is more about not eating or eating to make your life better, to make people love you, to understand what you can't understand, to control what you can't control.
If you are trying to get some type of approval from people or some kind of attention, i.e. How come your not eating lately, hoping someone will ask you what is wrong because you don't know how to say I am hurting or upset about this, that could be a problem.

And I think often times we can end up doing that without realizing we are doing it.

What if you only eat like a meal a day

I used to think things, well if I only eat one meal a day then things will be okay again, or if I don't eat for two days, then so and so won't be mad.
And I really believed it. I didn't care what damage I did to my body either.


If you are not eating or eating to control what is going on in your life or to try and protect yourself then it could mean something.

When you don't eat are you excited or thinking about all the calories your saved by not eating? When you do eat are you worried or stressed out about how many calories you are eating?

Otherwise I think a lot of what you said can almost be healthy to a point, you said if you are not hungry you don't eat. I think many of us forget to listen to our bodies. If you are hungry, eat, if not then don't eat.
But on the other side of that you should try and make sure you are getting enough calories and nutrition every day. Maybe drink a supplement or something to cover what you are missing.

Those are just my thoughts off the top of my head, I could be way wrong though.

[MiZZ CRAZY]

i dun think its an eating disorder but its not healthyr either like u said

[NoOneCanHearYou]

It's not a healthy habit to take up.



Try to eat maybe 6 small meals. Like something small throughout the day.

Or try to eat at mealtimes.

[Bryson]

The thing about the 6 meals a day, that doesn't work very well when you have to go to school and be there for 7 hours of your day. You get one meal break and that's it. All my teachers hate it when you eat in class >_>

And DWI, I answered no to both of your questions. I didn't think I had one in the first place but I was wondering anyway.

Also, I know it's not healthy. I've been trying to eat more like a person should, but it's hard to do when you have no appetite at the time D:

Thanks for all your thoughts.

[NoOneCanHearYou]

Yeah I know what you mean about the 6 meal thing. At our school we're not allowed to have any food brought in at all because it's not approved by the school. (How gay) So we can only eat school food and nothing else. It really sucks.
But maybe you're just not made to eat much you know??? Don't force yourself to eat if oyu don't want to, that'll only make you hate eating. (It would for me anyway)

Hmmm....I think I might be contradicting what I said earlier. Oh well, listen to my second suggestion then =]

[Bryson]

Maybe, maybe. I'm a skinny, medium height kid. Lol.

[Chy]

Given the incredible stress you have been under it's no surprise you don't have much of an appetite. Give yourself time.

[Bryson]

No no, you got me wrong. I do not think I have an eating disorder. It was just a wondering. Only eating as much as I'm able to take in is okay with me, I have no good/bad feelings about it. I'm not stressed out about this, or worried, I just wondered.