Do I have an eating disorder?

Question

Do I have an eating disorder?
Okay, I play 20-30 minutes of DDR a day, run 2 1/2- 3 miles every day, do 100-150 jemping jacks, 50-75 bsitups, and 20-30 pushups. I eat nothing for breakfast, 7 saltines and an apple for lunch, this or the equivelant to 1/3 chicken breat + slice of bread, and a scoop of at free vanilla ice cream. I drink 8-10 8 oz. glasses of water every day.
But one day a month (give or take one) I will go absolutely crazy and have like a huge lunch and forget to excersize. I am normally sick the next day. Is this a problem?

Answer 1

yeah thats a problem. your body needs about 2000 calories per day to function correctly. with your normal diet, you're only getting 500-700. then when you binge, you overload your calorie intake and your body doesnt know how to handle it. it's definatly a problem that you need to talk to your doctor about

Answer 2

Regardless of exactly what you are eating or how much you are exercising, the attention and obsession with your routine is leading you down a dangerous road. You will only become more obsessed, and you need to try and relax before your eating disorder becomes a serious problem. There is absolutely nothing wrong with eating sensibly and paying attention to what you eat- however, you have to just try and eat when you are hungry. And exercising is wonderful- but not if your sched is running your life. 30-60 minutes of moderate exercise 5 days a week is plenty, and weight training or push ups and sit ups are great for toning and keeping you calorie expenditure efficient. The problem with counting calories or every drop of food, or tallying every minute you exercise is that: 1. it's not a lifestyle, and you can only do that for so long without going crazy. 2. you will probably stop seeing results because your body will slow down to compensate for the small amount of calories you are taking in, and will begin retaining everything you eat, and it will also adjust to the amount of exercise you are putting it through every day. The best thing to do is to eat sensibly, when you are hungry and to keep your body guessing- change up your exercise routine so that it will have to keep working and life some light weights to build lean muscle. Long distance running and cycling builds up the kind of muscle that is most efficient at burning calories when you are at rest. Please don't become obsessed. It's very very hard to break that pattern once you get there, and it only will make you unhappy.

Answer 3

Yup. You are anorexic, but you obviously already knew that. Get some counseling--school probably offers it for free.

Answer 4

Admitting the problem is half the battle... seek help!

Answer 5

Maybe you should go to the doctor.. Feel Better!

Answer 6

It seems pretty unhealthy to me. Try to avoid heavy meals.