You are DEFINATLY not the only one! It's a common thing for us bulimics. I *think* because our metabolisms are so screwed up. Ive gain much weight from it!

ugh- how do you deal with it though, I just get so frustrated with myself over it. I mean- I can see gaining maybe 5-7 pounds, but I have gained 25!!!! Luckily I was anorexic before this so I am now just at a normal weight- but still, this is ridiculous

How do I deal? Well, hmmm.... As of yesterday(lol)I am now a recovering Bulimic. Im going to stop purging so that I can fix my matabolism and see if (after the initual weight gain) I can lose some weight. If you vomit everything your body feels like its starving itself. Therefore goes into hibernation mode. Then it holds on to most/everything you do put in it. Because It never "knows" when it's going to get more food. (thats the way it was explained to me at least!) Seeing that Im serious about 1?losing weight and 2) stopping purging, I feel like this a good chance to take.

BTW, realize what you just said: "I am now just at a ***normal*** weight"

Hope I helped.

i dont know of anyone whos lost weight from bulima!!!

i lost weight being bulimic, i used to be 57kg then i went down to 45kg but iv gone up to 48kg ( 7.8 stone) so iv started putting on some weight now but i dont know if thats because im started to keep more food down? I think it depends on how much you binge etc

Taressa is right - very common with bulimia. One of the problems is that studies have found that when you purge, you are not getting all of the calories out of your system that you binged on - same with laxative abuse. So, if you are taking in mass amounts of calories in binging, several times a day, and then having some days of eating without purging, your body is holding on to more calories than you think. Also true about metabolism - gets pretty out of wack. I've found the times when I lose weight and keep it off effectively, are the times when my b/p are very under control. It also feels really good to accomplish eating healthy and excercising - makes you feel WAY better about yourself than hanging over a toilet bowl!!!!

i am going through the same thing...although i had lost a lot of weight initially through being bulemic, I started getting better and eating healthier and leaving food in my body. I gained 25 pounds and freaked out and started purging again...i have not lost a single pound and am terrified...my thoughts go back to starting anorexia full force again, even though i know logically my metabolism is so shot...i don't know what to do actually, at this point. I want to be healthy, but I also want to shed this "extra" weight i feel i've put on....

I too have been on a weigh roller coaster because of bulimia. I also find that when I start eating healthy I can lose some weight. Does anyone know if and how you can restore your metabolism, or am I destined to live my life on a diet forever???

i gained a ton of weight from it. it's like all the hard work i was putting in was getting me nowhere....FAST!
i hated it.

your metabolism gets really screwed up from bulimia. even if you lose weight it dosent stay constant and it dosent stay off. your def. not alone.

Just think how much we'd gain if we didn't purge at all!

For me, personally, the only way to lose weight is through rigorous dieting. Bulimia is always the way for me to MAINTAIN a low weight once I get there. But I too have gained tonnes of weight from Bulimia in the past because when the eating takes over after months of deprivation, it's hard to stop and the purging just can't keep up any longer.

i myself have lost weight being bulimic, but i use it more for maintenance. i am so afraid to stop because of the weight that i will inevitably gain