Hi heather, you are really doing am amaziing job trying to recover in a very tough situation. Yes, your eating disorder was a way that you took care of yourself, but now it' s hurting you & you know you need to get away from it. That's the first step ~ knowing you have a problem. So now what? Well, like you, I realize treatment is not the 'cu... more

I have read recently, in Dr. Andrew weil's latest book healthy aging, that athletes who are very lean & who train alot are more likely to get als because the neurotoxins fromthe food & environment lodge in their muscles. Has anyone else heard of this or experienced this? I am very athletic & am concerned. Thanks for your feedback!... more

I was bulimic for over ten years & the answer to your question changed every day, maybe even every meal. I would binge&purge when I felt...Fat sad angry lonely happy bored excited hungry full jealous scared safe...Any emotion, or even just emotionless depression, was an excuse. After a few years I didn't even know how to eat a normal meal anymore... more