Eating Disorder Weight Loss

Over the past couple months I have been losing weight. I thought I was doing it the healthy way, but I keep getting sick.

I am 5'9 and 130 pounds. Four months ago I was 150 lbs. I know that I have an eating disorder now, but I'm just trying to hide it from my family.

One of my friends noticed and called me on it. I didn't know what to say to her. At the time I hadn't even thought I had a problem.

Last week I went to the hospital because I got strep throat, and 2 weeks before that I had the stomach flu.

My mom keeps pestering me to eat, because every time I get sick I don't eat. That makes for a great excuse.

I can't stop my food restriction. It makes me feel pretty, and I was always overweight as a child.

How can I avoid my parents asking questions? ... Just for a little longer. I want to be 120 or 115. Should I start purging? The idea seams hard, but possible.

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ADMIN NOTE:

Obviously purging is never a good idea. It can be extremely dangerous.

It seems as if your parents are very concerned about your weight loss (and rightly so). That's why they are asking questions. However, we all know that the constant scrutiny does not help someone with an eating disorder, even if does come from a place of concern.

Still, I don't think you should deliberately try to hide anything from your parents. If they are asking questions, perhaps they want you to communicate with them and share what you're going through. I don't know your situation exactly, so I could be wrong about that, but that's my first impression.

Are you able to talk to your doctor about your disordered eating? If you feel comfortable with him/her, that would probably be a great starting point. He/she may even be able to help you explain everything to your parents so they would understand what you're going through.

Keep me (us!) posted :)

Michelle