Eating Disorders

Anyone coming to this surgery with past eating disorders?? Im six months out (very successfull).... Lap Band.... have 8 years of bulimia and self injury behind me.... a few years or anorexia... Getting lonely being the only one....Im sure there are more....

no you are not the only one I was anorexic for years when i was younger and now all the throwing up i do scares the hell out of me makes me wonder if i will be able to know when to thin is

I was anorexia for about 4 years in my younger days. I think there are a lot more of them out here but either don't see it or don't want to admit it. I starved myself to get down to 115lbs, only to gain it all back plus some and then I abused myself even after that with diet pills. You name it I tried it. Since having my surgery my big fear is gaining my weight back and I think that's why I have been eating little of nothing but now I'm trying to improve my eating. Now that I'm eating more I'm suffering from awful gas pain and farts. It's know fun to eat and then have gas all night Donna 338/161

No you are not the only one dealing with this. I was just discussing this on the July 2005 board. I was anorexic and exercise bulimic for years as a teenager. I realized just the other day that I was only eating 300 calories a day...which is not good at all. I have since upped my calories to at least 600 per day, and trying to get it higher than that. I am exercising but not the way I used to. So...no you are definitely not alone. Nickie 260/161/155 then/now/soon