I sometimes wonder if maybe I have an eating disorder because I exercise excessively and diet even though I'm in shape and at a healthy or below-average weight. I eat once a day and I'll only eat low-calorie stuff and things like salad and things with protein in them (like chicken, pork, eggs, salmon, cheese, yogurt, etc.) I have an iron deficiency which makes me crave red meat but I try to avoid eating a lot of red meat. I'm scared that it will make me gain weight and clog my arteries.
Does this sound like an eating disorder? I mentioned the dieting and excessive weight-lifting and strenuous exercise to my therapist (not out of concern, just in casual conversation) and she was worried about it.
I should mention that I'm not working out excessively to get "ripped" or anything, I'm doing it more out of a fear of gaining weight or getting out of shape.
I don't like eating in front of people because I'm afraid they'll comment on how much I'm eating, even though I don't eat that much. When I have to eat in front of people I get very anxious and start to feel nauseous and not hungry anymore.
I don't have a scale in my house because I'm scared to weigh myself. When they weigh me at the doctor's, I feel like I'm going to have a panic attack.
Dave has been saying for a long time that he thinks I might be anorexic. I know anorexia nervosa manifests slightly differently in men than it does in women, and it's not as common in males, so it may not have been that obvious to other people (or even myself) if I do have it.
I know I'm not bulimic because I don't binge/purge or make myself throw up on purpose or use laxatives or diet pills. But I do work out excessively and I'm somewhat restrictive with my diet and portions, and I feel uncomfortable eating or working out in front of other people.
Any advice or thoughts on this would be very much appreciated.
Does this sound like an eating disorder? I mentioned the dieting and excessive weight-lifting and strenuous exercise to my therapist (not out of concern, just in casual conversation) and she was worried about it.
I should mention that I'm not working out excessively to get "ripped" or anything, I'm doing it more out of a fear of gaining weight or getting out of shape.
I don't like eating in front of people because I'm afraid they'll comment on how much I'm eating, even though I don't eat that much. When I have to eat in front of people I get very anxious and start to feel nauseous and not hungry anymore.
I don't have a scale in my house because I'm scared to weigh myself. When they weigh me at the doctor's, I feel like I'm going to have a panic attack.
Dave has been saying for a long time that he thinks I might be anorexic. I know anorexia nervosa manifests slightly differently in men than it does in women, and it's not as common in males, so it may not have been that obvious to other people (or even myself) if I do have it.
I know I'm not bulimic because I don't binge/purge or make myself throw up on purpose or use laxatives or diet pills. But I do work out excessively and I'm somewhat restrictive with my diet and portions, and I feel uncomfortable eating or working out in front of other people.
Any advice or thoughts on this would be very much appreciated.
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