Can you be 140 pounds and have a eating disorder?

[Anonymous]

I'm 5ft2 and 140 pounds which is actually probably a little overweight for my liking but I'll put my hand up and say I do not eat right. I'm tired and stressed a lot from work so days I won't eat at all or very little because I forgot, I'm tired or very busy. Then late at night I'll eat loads and it's mainly junk food.

I high my weight well and most people would probably describe me as being slim thick. It's all in the ass and thighs.

I've struggled with my eating my whole life. As a child I didn't like food and was dangerously thin but my mum would have to force feed me. I didn't like the smell, colour, texture or anything and would only live off Cucumber and polo mints.

As I got older I started to be the complete opposite and turned into as massive foodie but I still don't like eating food much. I just find it boring and a big waste of time. If I have to eat I have to get everything out and make it then wash up after to do it all again.

I usually just eat a sandwich and apple at work. I work full time 8 hours a day. I usually have days off in the week so my husband doesn't watch what I eat either.

I get comments at work a lot about what I eat and I wish people would mind their business. I also have a heart condition that causes me to faint a lot which my work are fully aware of and my doctors don't give a shit about it.

I've been off again for fainting at work and I was called into the office today. My manger, a female manager and the mental health champion were all sitting and asked me to sit down.

They accused me of having a eating disorder and I got very angry at them. "I clearly don't have a eating disorder" I said.

I actually couldn't believe it, my face must have been full of surprise and shock. They said they've been watching what I eat... wtf and they think the fainting might be related. I said "oh your all doctors now are you?"

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I admitted but maybe i don't eat right and it might not being helpful with my heart condition but that's none of there business.

They just asked me to eat better in future and that they were only showing concern. The mental health champion keeps asking me if I'm okay and offering to buy me food. I'm so pissed off

[LeatherDame]

Your eating disorder isn’t about your actual weight, it’s the negative self belief that you’re worthless unless you hit the shifting goalpost of the perfect weight. Aka it keeps you trapped because the feeling of inadequacy has nothing at all to do with your actual weight.

[HusamRocks]

U said it, junk food, stressed all the time and very busy which means restless.

Imagine filling a car that has benzene engine with diesel, what do u think will happen to it?

The quality of food ur eating decides 80% of ur body and mental health. What u need is healthy food and there r plenty of healthy food that don't take time to make only several minutes

What u need is dietitian OR MAKE UR OWN HEALTHY FOOD 👍🏻👍🏻 ur problems will vanish

[Graptemys79]

You admitted that you have struggled with your eating your whole life. That sounds like a (potential) eating disorder to me. You should discuss your concerns with your doctor.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

You don’t have to be visibly starving ti have an eating disorder, and you clearly have a bad relationship with food that’s influencing your diet

[Account]

For sure. You can have an eating disorder no matter what. It has nothing to do with weight.

[Sonorous]

It can occur at any size.

[jahaims]

You can have an eating disorder at any weight

[Danny_dan92]

Yes.