I lost over 100lbs in just a few months, but no one, not even my doctor, questioned my eating habits because I still wasn't under weight. Does this mean I don't have an eating disorder because I'm not sick enough to be underweight?

I would say it depends on whether or not the weight loss is intentional, how you feel about yourself, your body and food. I am literally in the same situation, having lost 60 lbs total now but docs are unconcerned bc I was too heavy at the start. Even now they are hesitant to do anything or even take it seriously, despite the fact that I often fast for several days at a time, to punish myself. I guess it isn't an eating disorder in the sense that I'm not doing it because of how I feel about my body, but obviously my relationship with myself ...and clearly I have a very unhealthy relationship with food now. Amazing that they just glance at your weight or BMI to decide if it's a problem.

Definitely not! Doctors will do that these days for who knows what reasons, but if you are engaging in disordered eating and it is controlling your life you could very well have an eating disorder. Anorexia and Bulimia are diagnosed under annoyingly strict guidelines that tend to unfortunately invalidate the suffering of other people with eating disorders. The most common eating disorder is EDNOS (not specified eating disorder). If you think you have one you should definitely talk to someone who specializes in that area and knows how dangerous eating disorders are no matter what weight you are at. People do die from them at "healthy" weights because of how much damage the behaviors and weight change can cause to the body.

Eating disorders are mental. Yes, they have to do with weight, but they have to do with how the mind works. There's no "I'm too fat to have an eating disorder" or anything like that. Restricting food and seeing yourself bigger than you are is a mental disorder, and you need to ask for help. If someone won't give it to you, they're not doing the right thing.

Definitely not! if you lost the weight by starving yourself and having eating habbits that are not normal, then you may have an eating disorder. No matter if you're underweight or overweight an eating disorder is still an eating disorder. Most people think about Anorexia when the word 'eating disorder' is mentioned. But it can also be obese people that are over weight due to an eating disorder. Just because you are not underweight, that doesn't mean that you don't have an eating disorder.

Eating disorders are NEVER not serious whether you are overweight, a normal weight or underweight. You deserve to get help because it's a mental illness; 100lbs is a scary amount of weight to loose, especially if you are doing it in a unhealthy or disordered way. Don't be scared to ask for help lovely.

An eating disorder is not defined by the number on the scale. An eating disorder is a mental issue and had you not used healthy outlets for the weight loss then this can constitute for a serious health issue. You should speak with your doctor about the methods you used to lose that weight. And see how he feels about it.

No that does not mean you don't have an eating disorder. I belive that you should talk to your docyor

Not necessarily. You can still have an eating disorder even if your not underweight. If it continues to get worse, you can become underweight. But you can still be overweight and have bad eating habits.

No, if you're not eating, or using other methods to lose weight in an unhealthy manner, then you do have an eating disorder. Although it is important to be fit and healthy, you need to make sure you're doing it the right way. Please stay safe, and message me if you need to talk.

Not really.. If you're eating to lose weight drastically, it means that it is unhealthy and that while you may not be underweight, you may be on your way to be and this is an early warning sign to an eating disorder if you do not already have one.