Overweight & Eating Disorders

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[sairsvibe]

I really like that she says “we” it makes me feel less crazy

[novao]

"Eating disorders don't care what we weigh, they care what we think." Genius! OMG! Brb, going to write that ALL OVER MY HOUSE, MY CAR, MY DESK AT WORK. I love you Kati!!!

[supererikman]

yes, most people connect eating disorder with being skinny however a good number of people struggling with obesity have binge eating disorder (BED), with these people food is associated with comfort and because of this they end up overeating in times of sadness, stress, or boredom. Eating disorder does not mean being skinny it means a unhealthy emotional attachment to food, be it viewing it negatively (anorexics) or being dependent on it (BED)

[fisharefwends]

I was 220lbs at 15, I lost over 100lbs in 7 months due to anoxia. It was encouraged because people responded positively to my weight loss, it went on longer than it should have

[angelxxx]

"the eyes are the window to the soul" ... I think your soul really glows through your eyes, you are a beautiful person Kati xxx

[Zbittersweetz]

I think I'm relapsing....
It feels so good to finally lose the weight.
Hunger feels powerful.
Hunger feels like I'm in control.

But....I know it's not

[singinwithceline]

I LOVE YOU! You always cheer me up! Thanks for doing this! I got a lot of "You probably have BED if you have an ED because you're overweight." at first. True it did START that way, but I have EDNOS so I was bingeing/starving/dieting. AND my disability stunted my growth and my mom is heavy so I really didn't "do this to myself". Being heavy is very often NOT proof of gluttony.

[laurieberry]

I weigh 212 pounds due to hypothyroidism. I have been losing weight. Today, I starved myself. Now, I am eating a lot all at once. I ate 400 calories before dinner. Later, I ate two grilled cheese sandwiches, two slices of pizza, and now I am fixing a box of macaroni and cheese. My appetite is voracious.

[PinkRainProductions]

Ah!! Thank you for speaking out about this.. THANK YOU! My therapist doesn't take me eating disorder seriously because I'm overweight..what do I do about it?

[emilywarren]

My college dietitian did nothing to help with my eating disorder and I think it was because I wasn't thin. But I also wasn't fat

[emma]

i struggled with anorexia for the past year, and lost 100+ pounds, but still no one took my illness seriously because of my weight. It wasn’t until the pendulum swung to BED and when I started to gain lots of weight again and when people started to say things. I haven’t been able to swing back and even after being in a recovery program, i feel like i’m just never going to find balance

[rainbowgirl]

I totally agree the eating disorder is a mental thing not pysical and ive had to find my own counsellors to help look at that but no one specialises in e.d. Im still bulimic 13 years on and no one will help. Just glad to see yr videos and enthusiasm.bless ya hunny

[strikingly]

I hear you about the eating disorder voice being the meanest thing ever. Mine causes drama for me and makes me feel like people are against me when they're not. It's really intense sometimes and I feel bad for saying that all these people are against me when there's people who actually get bullied for real. But sometimes I argue with myself that the inner voice I have is almost as bad as a bully because it hardly ever gives me a break.

[MW-ycqd]

Atypical anoreixa is when a person meets all the criteria for anorexia but is in a bigger body

[RhayvenBlood]

Because of how much I weighed.

Even though I was abusing laxatives to an unhealthy point, restricting, etc. And was there because of my ED and because I was suicidal.

It's like the people who can help are diamonds in the sand and the ones who can't are a dime a dozen...

[hellomelissasue]

This video is so good. I think I will have to favorite it and keep it around to remind myself! 

[valentinarojas]

that’s why i don’t get help even though i have all the behaviors of anorexia- I am not sick enough to be anorexic

[michaelsuperstar]

My family unit was feral. The abuses were all day every day except for at "Dinner" time when we would eat.

[samcu]

Anybody else watching in 2018? I’ve just been diagnosed with bulimia and I weigh over 200 pounds. It’s awful and bulimia is a bully. I feel terrible about myself. I’ve been in treatment for it for two and a half weeks now. I’m so scared.

[xXAnnaFergyXx]

Thank you so much for this Kati, I am currently in the process of applying to a house that I will go live in and get my eating sorted. I had been worried about getting help but this made me feel a lot better about it. You are amazing, thanks for being such an inspiration, so happy I found you through heykayli and courtneypants ❤️