I have a question for all to sink their teeth into...

I am a 22 year old female and I am struggling with the thought I might have an eating disorder. I know it is not bulemia or anorexia, but I have been hearing a lot about a new one, where people are obsessed with their weight and food.

I went to university and got a kinesiology degree (exercise science), so I know the ins and outs of a healthy lifestyle. Last year I clamped down on what I ate and made exercise a part of my daily life. I felt great and I lost around 15-20 pounds. I was really happy with everything in my life.

Then last summer I moved overseas for a job and it has been all downhill since. I live in a country where everyone is genetically thin and a 28 inch waist is overweight. My job takes up 14 hours of my day, but I don't really do a whole lot while I am there, I just need to be at the office. I still manage to go to the gym 4 days a week though.

However....I am obsessed with food. As soon as I wake up I am thinking about what I will eat for that day, when, how many calories are in every bite I am taking in. As soon as I am finished one meal, I am thinking about the next time and thing I will eat. On one hand I am really strict about the amount of calories I will take in, but then I will walk past a bakery and I won't be able to resist. Then at night, I feel that I need a little something, so after work (about 10:00 pm) I will grab a little sweet and get angry at myself for doing it, but that doesn't stop me the next day or the next.

I know I am a big contradiction because I know what is healthy, a well balanced diet, but then I like to eat food so much that I think it is ok to eat what I want. I have put on just under 10 pounds while I have been here (in 8 months) and I desperately want to loose it the healthy way, I just want to know if there is a bigger problem here I should be worried about.

Any comments would be appreciated, thanks for listening.