Do you gain weight when you stop being bulimic?

Answer 1

I hope you are not asking if you lose weight if you start throwing up your food. Answer for that... you are throwing up your food. Answer to the question I hope you are asking -- Bulimia many times goes unnoticed by friends and family specifically becasue bulimics usually look perfectly normal. Most are of normal weight some are even overweight. Bulimia is characterized by episodes of binge eating which is the consumption of enormous quantities of food. The food tends to be high in calories. They are comfort foods. They help relax and calm a person, which is why the binge/purge cycle often happens in response to stress/anxiety. The cycle in fact becomes a habit or a ritual that all together brings calm to the victim. **If you are asking about becoming bulimic, it is impossible, just like becoming anorexic**

A healthy minded individual would never in their right minds eat the humongous amount of food a bulimic or binge-eater eats during bingeing. The second characterization of bulimia is that the individual gets rid of the food through unhealthy means of "purging" such as vomiting and taking laxatives (which don't actually contribute to weight loss). The reason bulimics don't lose weight or become overweight is because they perform the binge and purge ritual away from others in secrecy and then go out and eat like a "normal" human being throughout the rest of the day so they are still getting their calories.

Answer 2

I will answer this question but you should not practice bulimia ever. It is an eating disorder. Yes you do lose weight since the food ingested will be thrown up. This way the body will not gain calories and nutrients. There are many many symptoms and complications that will come about as a result or practicing bulimia. So it it not worth it.

Answer 3

Bulimia is different from Anorexia, although there can be some similarities. People dealing with Bulimia do not typically lose weight. It is (very generally) characterized more by alternating periods of bingeing and purging. [This is not suggesting that bingeing and purging is done only by people suffering from Bulimia.] It can be a dangerous condition, and if you know anyone who might be dealing with it, it is very important for the person to talk with a physician. No. Most people with bulimia are average weight or slightly overweight. And no eating disorder of any kind is a healthy way to lose weight. They can cause severe damage to internal organs, such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, esophagus, stomach, and can also cause a person to have severe dental problems.

Answer 4

Not if you continue to eat less then your body is burning. I don't suggest you stay bulimic either. I've been bulimic for a few months (6-10 months I'd say) and it hasn't really made me loose weight, it's just been keeping me the same weight. And I'm a serious bulimic, I'll eat a whole load of food (about 2500 calories worth) and throw it all up minutes after, and throw it up SO hard, until I feel like my eyes are going pop out of my head and until my stomach is completely empty. The food is still practically un-chewed too. Anyways, the only time I wont purge, is when Im on the 500-1000 calorie a day diet.

EXAMPLE:

Your body burns 1500 calories a day.

You eat 1000 calories a day.

You're body is getting rid of 500 calories, in a week, that adds up to 3500 calories, aka, one whole pound. If you wanna speed up the process, only eat 500 calories a day, for 3 days straight, by the fourth day, eat all you want, purge it up, then start a 1000 calories a day diet for a week, then go crazy, and start the 500 calorie diet again. Repeat process forever. Good luck.

Answer 5

It all depends on the severity of the individual's bulimia. Some may lose as much as 10 pounds. Most might lose a pound or two, but it is possible for some bulimics to even gain a bit of weight or at least maintain the weight that they were at to start with.

Answer 6

I am I personal trainer who has also had a history with bulimia. I write diet plans for people to lost weight.

1200cal a day is a weight lossplan for some one weighing aproximatley 45kg-plus if you eat this amount and do a little bit of excerise, say 3 times a week you will lose weight, Bulimics are notoriously under value things .If you think you could live of this then you do not need to be bulimic, you will just be another thin girl thinkng of her wieght. You will not put on weight eatting this amount of calories.

Answer 7

It is possible.