Many years ago, I was in treatment for an eating disorder--a combination of anorexia nervosa and bulimia. One thing I learned was that a normal and healthy weight for me was higher than I'd realized it should be.... I'd been trying to get my weight down too low earlier....
When I was a child, I was teased quite severely about weight issues, even though I wasn't overweight. I later learned there was a different problem behind the weight issues, which didn't have anything at all to do with physical appearance, and which the kids who teased me were bothered about.... Unfortunately, the kids didn't know how to communicate directly and I took the teasing to heart--it was the beginning of repeated and continuing dieting attempts....
The treatment program that I was in got cut short--it was otherwise a lengthy program--because my husband-to-be had moved to another province and he was anxious for me to join him there and to get married.... Later, I often wished I had more supports around me but it was hard to find them.... But I did my best to make use of whatever I found available....
Right now, I'm on a medication which has a possible side effect of "increased appetite." So, I've been battling that problem for a while. I found a book called, "Food: the Good Girl's Drug," by Sunny Sea Gold at the library. This book has been helpful and the author has a related website at: www.HealthyGirl.org. In my case, I'm not sure the medication is the only problem but under stress there's also a temptation to overeat. [And I guess a lot of people have that kind of a problem....]
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