Eating Disorders And Weight Loss Analysis

Weight has always been a sore topic in my household. As a small child I was very slim, however when I was nine years old my Mother passed away. After her passing I began to eat my feelings and quickly began to gain weight. No one really noticed my weight gain and I thought it was a normal part of growing up; however I was eating a lot more than other kids my age. At night I would sneak into the kitchen and eat snacks and I always had seconds at dinner. Food was a comfort to me and my father was an excellent cook. I think he tried compensating for my mother not being there by cooking elaborate meals that always included bread and dessert.
Throughout middle school my weight hovered between normal and overweight as I was active playing soccer with my freinds and riding my bike to school; then puberty hit. By the time I was in high school I was overweight, not obese, but you could say I was chubby. My father would always make jokes that I “was a light eater, I ate every time the …show more content…
The doctors were concerned that I had damaged my heart from the extreme weight loss and combination of diet and energy pills. Every day, for those three weeks I underwent testing and participated in daily individual and group therapy. While in the hospital I learned that I had Anorexia Nervosa, restricting type with purging. Everyone at the hospital was very nice and I could tell that they wanted me to get better; I felt sick, but I did not want to be fat again. My self-esteem had become linked to my body image and I hated by body. I was discharged after I was “stabilized”, which meant my heart rate was back to normal as I hadn’t done any long lasting damage to my heart. My stabilization had nothing to do with my eating disorder being under control, but that is how the insurance company worked. I was sent home with an outpatient treatment plan, which included weekly individual therapy and weekly weigh-ins with my