eating disorders anyone?

Yeah based on your profile, I would recommend that perhaps you supplement the support you get on here with professional eating disorder counseling. If that stuff is not meant to be funny and is real, you need it.

Agreed. If you are here to do this the healthy way, you won't be 120lb in 2 months... that's not healthy!

I have anorexic tendencies. The only reason I haven't been officially diagnosed is simply because no one knows. I've successfully kept my issues a secret for about 3 years. Feel free to add me, I'd love to support anyone going through something similar. I wish you the best of luck.

YES. i'm struggling to overcome my problem of binge eating and lose the weight i've gained because of it.
this is only a recent issue though, but it's getting out of control, considering that it's led to a 20 lb gain and is negatively affecting my med school education.
i know i'm a med student and i feel that i'm "not supposed to be" struggling with medical issues like this, but i am...but i AM trying hard to overcome it, but not successfully...

Well unfortunately the disease doesnt care if you should know better esp since you are going into the medical field. I have been a nurse for 18 years and it just takes control. So dont be so hard on yourself

i had an eating disorder when i was 18 years old i had anorexia i think even to this day i still struggle with my body image i got down to 39 kilos i had ocd to christina it not a great thing to live with and battle would love to hear from other people and we could support each other

I've got one. Nowhere near recovery.

I am a recovered bulimic. I eat like 2k cals at least per day. I am finally losing weight the healthy way and I feel amazing. It really is awesome when you begin to realize how strong you really are, inside and out.

Also, as others have said, it sounds like you are going to need more than MFP to really do this. I would suggest a nutritionist and a therapist. Especially since you are bipolar as well. That alone is going to make it more difficult to recover. I know from experience.

Your profile said you are pregnant now? Please don't worry about losing weight at this point. Try to think about your nutrition as nutrition for the baby. If you don't give yourself enough, he/she won't get enough.

I have, in the past, struggled with anorexia and severe OCD. It made me a very quiet person in school and my only memories are of hating my body.

My OCD took over a bit in HS, but my battle with anorexia ended. I no longer want to be rain thin, and girls with bones sticking out make me react in two different ways simultaneously-- First, I have to turn my head away from the sight. I do this because it's just such a strong memory that I used to WANT that. And, at the same time, it's also intriguing to me. I want to look at their bodies, poke their ribs, inspect them. That curiosity is scary, and it is a fear in the back of my head that I won't know when to stop once I do get to my goal weight. How will I maintain? How will I be brave enough to eat again? MFP has definitely soothed some of my OCD problems; tracking and counting has a rhythm to it that is nice. I always have to watch myself, though. I started just by cutting cokes... Then no this food. Then no that food. Now I'm doing cardio 45 minutes a day (1 rest day a week) and eating under 1200 calories. I'm terrified that I am backsliding. But we just have to remember that FOOD is not evil. There is a healthy way to do this so that it doesn't consume our minds! Healthy, strong, and beautiful is what I want to be. Not sick. It's a constant inner battle but I know it's not impossible! We just have to know that line, that border-- and be very careful not to cross into the obsessive.