EDNOS

I'm not sure if i have an eating disorder or not.
I don't have everything that someone with anorexia or bulima would have but my eating is atrocious as my friends put it and they keep saying i have an ED but didn't think i did till i just saw something on EDNOS.
Recently I've lost almost a stone fairly quickly but am about the same now but a big part of me really wants to loose more. I still eat but friend think i don't. At the minute i'm ok if I eat what im happy with and it's probably around 1000kcal/day (up to 1500 max) I hate how my body is and i really need to loose more cause my belly mainly is so so fat. For my team I have to stay the same weight but i don't want to which is why i'm makeing myself eat so much, it would be so easy for me to loose more but i know how it could get out of control and i'm trying not to do that. (I wiegh bit under 9st and am 5'5, so normal BMI) But i really realy want to loose all the fat and my thoughts are getting int he way of my life. This sort of things been going on for years and whenever i wanna loose weight end up fighting wiht my friends and a big part of social life is going for meals but i really don't want to do that and would cause arguements so i just go home and dont like being my myself like this. But would get really worried eating out.
I don't know what to do cause don't want to let go of the part of me that worries about food cause i'm scared if i do i'll get really fat. Is it just bad eating or do i have EDNOS and what can i do?

[Patricia Pitts, PhD]

You do have a number of symptoms that would point to EDNOS.  I think the important thing is how to get help and support.  Look for some eating disorder psychotherapist in your area.  It would be valuable for you to have an assessment and then be directed to the most appropriate treatment. To learn more about eating disorders and level of cares visit the bella vita website.  Best, Dr Patricia Pitts The Bella Vita Los Angeles and Woodland Hills, CA

[beryfery123]

oh and my periods have got a bit messed up, i don't know if it's related. And in the past i have thrown up after eating. Wanting to now but i'm not. It just feels like a constant fight and its the same all the time and its about 10years now different things on and off (i'm 23).

[Rach878]

Hello. It does sound like you may have EDNOS. Although i'm not positibe. I'm 18 and have had anorexica/bulimia/EDNOS. It sounds like you may have the beginging of an eating disorder. Even though your a normal weight, that does't mean it's not serious. I too am a normal wieght, but when you loose your periods or they become irregular, that's signs of an eating disorder. How often do you eat, binge, purge, excercise? If you do any or all of the behaviors it would  be helpful to know.