would you consider this an ED?

TotZiens · October 2011

There is a girl in my WW meetings who does the WW program all week and eats no extra points (for those who don't know how it works - you get a certain amount of points per day then an extra alotment per week you can use however you want, ie spread them out over the week or blow them in one day). She religiously eats her points all week and then on her weigh in day, after she sees that she has lost weight for the week, she "binges." I'm not even sure if you can call this a binge because I don't know what the definition is but she'll go to a sub place for breakfast and get a sub with a bag of chips, for lunch she'll go to a hamburger place and get two huge burgers and fries, and for dinner, eat out at a mexican place for dinner and get chips and salsa, cheese dip, enchiladas, a taco, and rice/beans. She definitely goes over the points to do this but is OK with it because she still loses 1 -2 pounds per week.

My WW counselor kind of faltered on what to say to her except stay within your points. I think it is kind of bingeing isn't it??? And definitely unhealthy even if you are losing weight every week.

Shekels831 · October 2011

I think there are so many levels of disordered eating. What she is doing is definitely not a healthy approach to weight loss and isn't a healthy view of food. Food should never be a reward, bingeing even if it is only one day isn't how one should treat food in life.

She definitely exhibits signs of an unhealthy relationship with food and WW counselors should be very educated and vigiliant about ED.

rpic81 · October 2011

I agree with Sheks. I don't know if I'd classify it as an eating disorder, but it's really not a healthy way to look at food. What does WW tell you about using food as a reward?

ILikePineapples · October 2011

It might fall under the classification of disordered eating, which many people, unfortunately, have. But I also know a lot of people who diet with a "cheat day", which may actually be for them a good way to do this - I used to do the same thing in some ways, though I wouldn't binge, I'd just eat what I wanted. A true binge is a lot more food in one sitting then what you described...I'd say to her that she might be learning some bad habits this way, but if she can go through life having more control over her food during most of the week and then has one day where she may eat a bit more, that's fine...but she might not be able to do it for life & it's better to learn to eat the correct portion size more often than not.

myblueangel19 · October 2011

Is it weird that I saw ED and thought erectile disfunction before I thought eating disorder?

ktkl09 · October 2011

I don't know if I would consider this an eating disorder as much of a splurge day. What you listed does not by any means constitute a "binge".

Some people just need a splurge day to make their diet work.

elenetxu · October 2011

She's definitely doing WW wrong. If she so needs those meals, she could very easily do one a week using the extra points. Gosh, I'd have a big points meal even two days before weigh in and still lose weight. I'm surprised the leader hasn't laid into her. For me WW was learning how to make better choices - doesn't sound like she's got that figured out yet.

would you consider this an ED?

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