Hi everyone...

[tasha4448]

...my name is tasha. The first thing i must say is that i'm not diagnosed with an eating disorder and so far my issues have been kept to myself. I moved out at 16 and by living on my own i was able to have full control over eating. However i have now moved in with my mum and she's immediately thought i might have a problem. As a result i'm being forced to eat food that i don't want to. I joined this because i wanted to be around others with similar issues.

About 3months ago i got the courage to tell my friend about this but she just worried and judged. Until now, i've though it best to keep things to myself but it doesn't make it any easier. I am just so unhappy with myself and my body but i have no control over it.

I understand that alot of people on here are in a worse situation than me and some may say that if i'm not seriously "ill" then i shouldn't try to be. When i lived on my own i wouldn't neccessarily say i was happy, in fact i was so obsessed by food it was impossible to be but i had control. To some extent this made me feel better.

If anyone has any advice on how to make this situation with my mum better i would be so grateful. The only option i see myself having is to either purge or tell my mum. I really don't want to do the last one but i can't stay like this anymore.

xxxx

[pinkprincessbelle]

For starters if you are thinking the way you are you have a problem. I have been hiding my food issues for 15 years with some success and some failure but mostly success. I don't really know if I have any advice but what I tend to do to not arouse suspicion is eat small when I have to when I'm around people and fast and pretend I'm busy (easy cause I always am) the rest of the time. I am still losing (not as fast as I would like!) and don't really have anyone hassling me. My job also includes heaps of cardio exercise so as well as my normal exercise this helps.

I hope this has somehow helped. If not sorry but I am thinking of you and wish you luck!