Q. besides anorexia and bulimia, what are other types of eating disorders are there?
A. As described in the Diagnostic and Statistal Manual, edition IV (DSM-IV), eating disorders include Anorexia nervosa (AN), Bulimia nervosa (BN), and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (ED-NOS). Some experts also categorize Binge Eating Disorder (BED) as distinct from BN; in this disorder, sufferers binge in the same manner as bulimics, but do not "compensate" with vomiting, exercise, or other "purging" behaviors. Compulsive Over-Eating (COE) is similar to BED, but is not always limited to "binges" (which are defined by excessive consumption of food within a finite and unusually brief amount of time) and may include individuals who chronically overeat without necessarily engaging in binges.
ED-NOS may include anything from only eating foods of a certain color or shape to the more standard definition, which is meeting some but not all of the criteria for AN or BN. For example, someone with ED-NOS might restrict intake and have reached a weight below BMI 17.5, but falls short of AN diagnosis because she still menstruates; she also might engage in bingeing and purging only 1-2 times per week, rather than the 3+ required for full BN diagnosis.
If you're concerned you may have an eating disorder or disordered eating, see a psychologist for an evaluation. Do NOT let this take control of you.
ED-NOS may include anything from only eating foods of a certain color or shape to the more standard definition, which is meeting some but not all of the criteria for AN or BN. For example, someone with ED-NOS might restrict intake and have reached a weight below BMI 17.5, but falls short of AN diagnosis because she still menstruates; she also might engage in bingeing and purging only 1-2 times per week, rather than the 3+ required for full BN diagnosis.
If you're concerned you may have an eating disorder or disordered eating, see a psychologist for an evaluation. Do NOT let this take control of you.
How do you get over binge eating?
Q. I've told people about my problem, but I just seem not to be able to get over it. what can I do to help this problem?
A. You will have to READ, READ, READ, and LEARN !!! You may even need counseling at the same time. I have a binge problem and I went from 120 pounds to 263 pounds. I recently lost the weight, 112 pounds through jogging. It took me 18 months to do it with a lot of reading on eating disorders.
You probably know that it is hard for us to diet, it is like taking drugs from a drug addict. so to lose the weight, I did not diet, just exercised heavy daily and read books on my problem and learned how to control it.
Please work on your problem now before you get as bad as I did !! Here is some information on binge eating:
Emotional Eating
Emotional Eating - using food to escape or to make yourself feel better.
Emotional eating means that you eat for some other reason than health or nutrition.
This sounds pretty innocent, but Emotional Eating is actually what makes you break your diets. It's what makes you feel intense cravings for particular foods. It's what makes you overeat.
It causes food addiction. It's even responsible for binges and yoyo diets.
Chances are, if you've ever struggled to lose weight and failed, or regained weight
back after some success, you've struggled with Emotional Eating.
You already know how to lose weight. You know that if you eat less and exercise more eventually youâll see the pounds come off. Whatâs getting in your way? Why do you usually regain the weight you lost?
The answer to all these questions is the same âEmotional Eating.â Simply defined, emotional eating means you eat to satisfy emotional hunger; it means you use food for comfort or as a way to cope with life; and it means you eat for reasons other than what your body needs.
Whenever you reach for a boredom-breaking snack despite your commitment, or whenever you eat to quell anxiety, thatâs emotional eating. Whenever you binge after a fight, or double up on portions because your day turned sour, thatâs emotional eating. Whenever you feel that sharp craving for your favorite food, thatâs emotional eating.
When we eat during these times while on a diet, we believe the diet doesnât work or that we lack self control and then look for the quickest way to lose weight (fasting/diet pills, ect) after eating all we can since we already messed the diet day up.
Remember that emotional eating plays a big part in why we donât continue dieting and why we regain lost weight and why we binge today and start a new diet tomorrow.
Best of Luck.
You probably know that it is hard for us to diet, it is like taking drugs from a drug addict. so to lose the weight, I did not diet, just exercised heavy daily and read books on my problem and learned how to control it.
Please work on your problem now before you get as bad as I did !! Here is some information on binge eating:
Emotional Eating
Emotional Eating - using food to escape or to make yourself feel better.
Emotional eating means that you eat for some other reason than health or nutrition.
This sounds pretty innocent, but Emotional Eating is actually what makes you break your diets. It's what makes you feel intense cravings for particular foods. It's what makes you overeat.
It causes food addiction. It's even responsible for binges and yoyo diets.
Chances are, if you've ever struggled to lose weight and failed, or regained weight
back after some success, you've struggled with Emotional Eating.
You already know how to lose weight. You know that if you eat less and exercise more eventually youâll see the pounds come off. Whatâs getting in your way? Why do you usually regain the weight you lost?
The answer to all these questions is the same âEmotional Eating.â Simply defined, emotional eating means you eat to satisfy emotional hunger; it means you use food for comfort or as a way to cope with life; and it means you eat for reasons other than what your body needs.
Whenever you reach for a boredom-breaking snack despite your commitment, or whenever you eat to quell anxiety, thatâs emotional eating. Whenever you binge after a fight, or double up on portions because your day turned sour, thatâs emotional eating. Whenever you feel that sharp craving for your favorite food, thatâs emotional eating.
When we eat during these times while on a diet, we believe the diet doesnât work or that we lack self control and then look for the quickest way to lose weight (fasting/diet pills, ect) after eating all we can since we already messed the diet day up.
Remember that emotional eating plays a big part in why we donât continue dieting and why we regain lost weight and why we binge today and start a new diet tomorrow.
Best of Luck.
How to write a conclusion for a research report?
Q. I did my research report on anorexia and bulimia. My thesis statement is: Anorexia and bulimia are eating disorders that each have defining characteristics. And now I have no idea what I should write in my conclusion, any ideas? Help is greatly appreciated.
A. Ok, I'll try my best to help you. Perhaps look at the strategy employed by the person with the ED. How do they do what they do?
From my clinical experience as a therapist dealing with EDs, note where the emotions take place in the strategy. Example:
With Anorexia
Person enters negative state -> feels guilt (important bit)-> refuses food -> exits negative state
With Bulimia
Person enters negative state -> binges -> feels guilt (important bit) -> purges or over exercises -> exits negative state
The person with Anorexia feels the guilt of eating before taking a bite - so they refuse the food.
The person with Bulimia feels the guilt after eating - so they purge it or burn it off.
Also look at the underlying problems with the eating disorders. Anorexia tends to be "tribal" in that the underlying problem is very often with someone in the family (pay particular attention to the relationship between the parents and the subject) or a very close friend causing the problem.
With Bulimia, it tends to be something more varied and external, often unconnected with the family unit.
Hope this helps...
Regards,
Stephen
From my clinical experience as a therapist dealing with EDs, note where the emotions take place in the strategy. Example:
With Anorexia
Person enters negative state -> feels guilt (important bit)-> refuses food -> exits negative state
With Bulimia
Person enters negative state -> binges -> feels guilt (important bit) -> purges or over exercises -> exits negative state
The person with Anorexia feels the guilt of eating before taking a bite - so they refuse the food.
The person with Bulimia feels the guilt after eating - so they purge it or burn it off.
Also look at the underlying problems with the eating disorders. Anorexia tends to be "tribal" in that the underlying problem is very often with someone in the family (pay particular attention to the relationship between the parents and the subject) or a very close friend causing the problem.
With Bulimia, it tends to be something more varied and external, often unconnected with the family unit.
Hope this helps...
Regards,
Stephen
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