Is it possible to have a binge eating disorder but still be skinny?

Millions of people aren’t happy with the way they look. In fact, the National Eating Disorder Information Centre estimates that up to 40% of nine year-old girls have dieted to lose weight—even when they were at a normal weight. We’re constantly told that thinner is better and that we should look a certain way. Some people go to extremes to lose weight because they feel like they’re not thin enough. And unfortunately, this can lead to an eating disorder Eating disorders are a group of mental illnesses that affect the way you feel about food and the way you feel about your body and yourself. There are three main eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. While these are all called eating disorders, it’s important to remember that these disorders are about much more than food—they’re also about how you feel about yourself, how you cope with your feelings and other deeper factors.

I would say yes, your weight mostly depends on your metabolism, not what and how much you eat. Some people can eat tons of junk food and stay super skinny, while some can diet and eat nothing but salad and still be curvy. It's all about your metabolism. However binge eating disorder, just like any other eating disorder can have a quite negative impact on your metabolism which can lead to weight issues. Don't dive that deep into disorder, fight it and look for help, once you beat your disorder, your weight will be manageable too.

It is absolutely possible for this to occur. Metabolism is something that few people would really understand. If you are to have a higher metabolism, it can be rough for people to know whether or not you are to actually have an eating disorder, since you would be so skinny. In this situation, it seems as though you are skinny and experience some symptoms of a binge eating disorder. This can happen and it happens more than people will think. If you truly believe that you are experiencing a binge eating disorder, it is the best recommendation to contact your doctor about the situation and see what they say.

It absolutely is! Eating disorders do not come in one shape or size. Many people with anorexia are overweight, and many people with BED and other overeating conditions are underweight. An eating disorder is not defined by how you look or how you weigh. Rather, it is defined by the behaviors you employ when eating. Our weights are defined by more than just what we eat; our metabolisms, workout schedules, and genetics also play a large part. If you believe you have Binge Eating Disorder, it is important to seek out help. Eating disorders can be dangerous when left untreated. There are many resources available to you online, including right here on 7cups :)

Yes, this is definitely possible, binge eating disorders often consist of a mixture of binging and purging. This may mean that even though someone with this disorder may eat large quantities in one sitting, they are also likely to engage in extreme dieting and excessive exercise at other times. This could keep someone with a binge eating disorder relatively slim. Being slim and having a binge eating disorder could also be a result of metabolism and age. Generally young people can eat more whilst staying relatively slim compared to older people as metabolism slows with age (though this will vary person-to-person.)

Eating disorders do not discriminate by size. Any person of any size can suffer from any type of eating disorder. It is even a possibility for one person to struggle with multiple at once or at different times. Binge eating disorder can affect any person at any size, as is the same with other types of eating disorders. Just like you do not have to be in a smaller body to struggle with anorexia, you do not have to be in a larger body to struggle with binge eating disorder. If you suspect you are suffering from binge eating disorder, please reach out to a doctor or therapist, or use the resources on the NEDA website.

Being "skinny" is a term I don't like to use. It promotes body dysmorphia in a society where only certain bodies are accepted. A binge eating disorder is something that could make your health worse and should be checked out at the doctors. There are many factors that cause this and your concern should be about fixing that and staying healthy, not staying healthy while endorsing body dysmorphia and binge eating. It is bad culture to keep eating in hopes of staying skinny. Food is fuel for your body. Your body can be any shape or size, it does not matter. What matters is your healthy.

yes, it is possible. A person could binge eat food but after that feel so guilty and bad about themselves they throw up. this is also called as Bulimia. As a survivor of eating disorders, I used to eat all my feeling, I wanted o fill the hole inside my body but I couldn't, I allowed the same cycle of eating and feeling so ashamed of yourself that all you want to do is throw up. A person who is binge eating will always see themselves as fat, they would never se themselves as skinny. No matter how much wait they loose the are still going to perceive themselves as over weight. In conclusion, I do think binge eater can be skinny but the person with this disorder would never think that

Hello, Yes it is possible to have a binge eating disorder but still be skinny. Often times people who are skinny and also binge eat have an addiction to exercising for long periods of time. They will exercise for many hours a day in order to burn off all the calories they have just consumed. It may be an effective way to prevent a person from gaining weight after binge eating, however it is not a healthy way to live life or take care of a person's body. Eating normal portions of healthy food and exercising in a way that gets your heart rate up 3-5 times a week is a much healthier way to manage a person's health and weight. It is also a better use of time management. Most people do not have time to exercise for multiple hours a day.

Yes, it is possible. I know someone who works out a lot to keep the weight down, it can be exhausting and they get really worried about it. There are also some people who throw up after eating compulsively and lose the food and nutrients they have consumed. There are also different metabolisms, so a person can eat a lot but not gain much weight. It can be quite difficult to tell just from the looks of a person what they struggle with, most of the time they hide it from the view. It can be hard to open up about such things with close ones, especially in real life.