Hi my name is Aim. I have been fighting my eating disorder since I was 12 years old. I have always been told I was fat by my family. (by the way I wasn't) When I was young my uncle called me Crisco. I was fat in a can. I weighed 110 lbs. So I tried starving my self. Well I got so hungry that i ate everything and got sick....I threw up several times. At 12 years old I made the decision to not starve again.

To my current state of affairs, I have fought being overweight the rest of my life. I don't know if anyone in my family realizes what damage they did to me but I can't change it. I just have to learn to love myself despite them. I moved away from home 12 years ago. (like out of the state away) i have no relationship with my brother at all. My sister tries so hard and I'm glad she is my ally.

I am tired of food controlling my life. I recently lost 15 lbs and have about 45 to 55 to go to be at the top of an acceptable BMI to get my doctors off my back. I have a rare syndrome called idiopathic intracranial hypertension which is something that affects overweight people, but not all overweight people get it. It happens in 1 in 100,000 its that rare.

So is there anyone here that is ready to get started on this? I was thinking we could read a book together or at the very least organize the group and have status reports weekly or monthly. Let me know if anyone is interested. Blessings, Aim