Eating Disorder? Starve and Binge cycle

rockon77

I got into a really bad cycle. I've always had binge eating disorder (for about 12 years now). Recently with me losing over 80 lbs and needing to lose 20 lbs more, I've gotten into a bad cycle. I will be at a higher weight, starve myself (eating a max of 300 calories/day), lose a lot of weight, and then be so hungry that I binge 1,000's of calories. Sometimes I will starve and binge every other day, fluctuating between 10 lbs up or down within a week. I can't stop this mental cycle! I have no idea what this disorder even is because it's not bulimia (I never purge). What is this called? How do I stop? Does anyone have this issue too?

uconnwinsnc

It sounds like a sort of binge/bulimia without the throwing up. You need to see a doctor if you are doing this.

almostplenty

"According to the DSM-5 criteria, to be diagnosed as having Bulimia Nervosa a person must display:

Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterised by both of the following:
Eating, in a discrete period of time (e.g. within any 2-hour period), an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would eat during a similar period of time and under similar circumstances.
A sense of lack of control over eating during the episode (e.g. a feeling that one cannot stop eating or control what or how much one is eating).
Recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviour in order to prevent weight gain, such as self-induced vomiting, misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or other medications, fasting, or excessive exercise.
The binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviours both occur, on average, at least once a week for three months.
Self-evaluation is unduly influenced by body shape and weight.
The disturbance does not occur exclusively during episodes of Anorexia Nervosa."

www.eatingdisorders.org.au


Sounds like your symptoms qualify as bulimia under the DSM-5.