if you are anorexic (well just starting out) how long does it usually take after you start staarving yourself to see the weight loss??

i don't think anyone on these boards will respond to this post unless you let us know WHY you are asking. i'm sure you can understand why . . .

i think i might be

please tell me more about what's going on. i'm not gonna answer your original question, but i want to hear why you think you might be anorexic and how long it's been going on. please offer up this information cuz i'd like to talk with you about your feelings, habits, etc. as someone recoverying from anorexia, i can tell you that it's NOT a road you want to go down. eating disorder are MUCH MUCH easier to confront and deal with in the early stages, so i'd like to know your situation. therapy/intervention could be VERY beneficial to you at this point, and you could quickly recover and live happily and feel great about yourself! so anyway, let me know more about you and your life. looking forward to hearing from you . . .

No offense intended, but did you notice the headline of this board? It is called Eating disorder "Recovery" not a place where you go to get ideas about how to become an anorexic etc...

ok well ive been starving myself for the past 2 weeks becuase i think im fat and stuff.
so i just wanted to know how long befire you start seeing yourself starting to lose weight like dramatically.

and yes i did realise that it said recovery but theres no other place so yeah.

honey, please don't do this to yourself. i know there's probably nothing i can say that'll make you stop, but i urge you to talk to someone (anyone - friend, parent, therapist would be best) about what you're doing. i can't explain how bad it can get (and it gets bad VERY quickly). please at least let someone around you know what's going on.

Jonistyle is soooo right. You are starting out EXACTLY the way I did. I totally started out just restricting all food. I had no idea how bad things could get and how fast it could happen, but things did get very bad, and it's a battle you definitely do NOT want to have to fight if you don't have to. I know you're probably thinking you're totally in control, and you could never get to a point where you won't be able to handle it, but I guarantee you couldn't be more wrong.

Please get help now before you're in too deep!

yeah. i do feel like im in control but i reaslise that im not and stuff. well i told one of my friends and and a couple others and they are really supportive but they said if they see me dropping weight fast then they are going to tell someone like a guidnce counsler or teacher.

good. it was very brave and mature of you to tell them. please try to talk to one of your parents or another adult if you can. you really need to start eating again before it seriously messes up your body.