Eating Disorders Support Group

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first sign

offbalance
offbalance
Hey everyone....

I'd like to get some perspective on myself. So I need to know...

What was the first sign you saw in yourself that told you that you had an eating disorder?

very much appreciated
-offbalance
sarasota34233
sarasota34233
The first sign for me was when I went on a diet to lose some weight and then I could not "go off" of the diet no matter how hard I tried...I could not go back to a normal, balanced, higher calorie intake...I continued restricting and it just got worse and worse and the weeks and months wore on...that was the first major sign for me.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Mine was many years ago, as a teenager, I would just eat and eat. I was never full. Later as an adult, I had to have a very structured eating plan, or my eating would go crazy. Just binge all day and night, and I so love sweets.
I am 63 and it is still wild. I must work on portion control and tight eating schedule, or eating takes over.
I am a little overweight(30 lbs), but throughout my life I had been underweight and had tons of energy. I don't know why I felt like I had to eat so much, and would never feel ful. I am a work in progress.
My best to you and everyone else....
deleted_user
deleted_user
I first noticed when I moved in with my roommate and she would get on me for not eating. I didn't think I had a problem still. I noticed badly when I went home for a 4 day weekend and didn't have my scale to weigh myself and it caused me so much anxiety. I knew I had a problem by then but I didn't care
tazzywel
tazzywel
I don't really remember the first sign. I don't remember a time that was any different from how I behave around food now. I am hugely obsessed about every morsel of food, every second of every single day. I guess when it interrupts your daily life is when it becomes problematic. When it prevents you from doing the things you used to, or when you cant think of anything else other than food and calories and exercise. I don't think I've ever admitted it to anyone outside this website that I have an eating disorder, although I have spoken to my psychologist about the possibility of it. My mom used to "starve" me (because she never wanted a fat child) essentially since the day I was born (she recently told me this). I have never had a "normal" relationship with food, but I don't think I can pin point the exact moment or first sign.