FROM ANOREXIA TO OVEREATING

I went from being anorexic. 111 and 5"11 to now overeating gained over 50 lbs in the past three months.  I don't know what to do with myself.  I'm extremely depressed and in a huge shame cycle that just keeps going and going.  I can't stop overeating.  I can't find balance.  I know what to do, how much to eat, what to eat, exercise, and i have the equipment and money to buy the food.  I just don't.  I don't know why.  It's like eating after restricting to such a point of starvation. food just nurtures me when Im bored and stressed. which is always.  I eat even when i don't like it.  I always finish the large portions I create. and I can't seem to motivate myself to stop. what should I do.  Has anyone else had this problem.  what steps should I take without having to seek professional help.  Im already seeing a therapist but shes not much help. except she says i ignore all my feelings now and eat them.  and i do this because i have lost my illussion of control.  ??? help!

[silvia15]

Yea, the same thing has happened to me!  I went from starving myself, to now where I basically can't control what I eat.  I feel like in a way, my parents trained me to eat more, since they were forcing me so I would gain weight.  Now I don't want to be anorexic again.. I just want to be normal and find a balance like you said.  I've never gone to a therapist or anything, I've just tried to deal with it on my own.  I always thought no one would understand, since I don't know anyone else whose dealt with this.  Yea I know what you mean, and it seems crazy to be able to go from starving yourself, to bingeing.  I wish I knew why I'm like this now too.  I used to be a very dedicated runner, but since I lost all control over my eating, I basically stopped running.  I think the best thing to do is to turn to exercise..

[designerhealth]

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[cmt62709]

hi there..
  I too had/have the same problem.. ever since i was 13 i had an eating disorder because of my  father... he told me that if i would just loose a little weight i would be pretty.. so needless to say, that did it... i became an anorexic.. but  noone knew. i hid it from everyone. then i told myself i can get myself better... because everyone around me started saying i looked too thin... so i did.. i ate right and exercised at the gym.. then i met this boy.. and stopped goin to the gym.. but started eating like crazy.. so i gained 30 lbs..... i weigh 130 right now and im 5'3..... he dumped me because he said he would never date a girl that weighed over 130... so now.. im back at my struggle..  
My theory to you is..... your never gonna be happy with yourself..
Even at 90 lbs.. i felt fat... i have weighed myself endlessly everyday since i was 13.. i wish i could just feel good!
i recently got married at 130 lbs and i thought it would be the end of the world.. ya know.. not being 90 lbs and all ... but it wasnt.. the pictures came out great!
But i am now on that struggle again of starving myself because.....
i just cant take the fat anymore!!!!!