Do I have an eating disorder?

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All I can think of is weighing myself. If I go a day without weighing myself, let alone 4 day now, it drives me INSANE. I’ve stopped eating as much as I used to, and I’ve lost 30 lbs so far. I was severely obese and now I’m considered obese. I try to stay under 800-900 calories a day but I’m gonna drop it to under 600-700. 
These pictures inspire the hell out of me. This is what I wanna look like:

I do not want to look like this:

I think that’s just drastic and too skinny. But I wanna be super super thin. I just want opinions, do y’all think I’m healthy? This is what I look like:

I weigh 155 and I’m 5ft so I’m still considered obese. I just wanna be skinny.

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I think you look better than any of the pictures you posted that you like. I'm 4'9" and weigh about 127 on a good day. I mean, do I want a flat stomach? Yes. But you can still get that without being overly skinny. I think people look good with a little meat on their bones. Other wise they just look like skeletons walking around. However, that's just my opinion.

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You look good right now! I’m 5ft and I used to weigh 140lbs. I was also considered to be over weight or obese. I didn’t like the way I looked so I started dieting and exercising I drop down to 102lbs. Let me tell u this I was getting scared once I reached this point. People would always tell me that I’m too skinny. I couldn’t stop losing weight I stop exercising and dieting but I was still shedding off the pounds. I did not want to be under 100lbs. at this point whenever I looked at myself I just thought “now I’m to skinny” it’s like I was never happy with how I looked. Now I’m working on gaining healthy weight I go to the gym and lift everyday. I now weigh 110lbs. And I’m pretty happy with the way I’m starting to look. Trust me I still weigh myself everyday and whenever I see the scale go up I freak out. I think it’s just the past selfs being afraid of going back to how we used to be. LOVE YOUSELF YOUR BEAUTIFUL ❤️

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You look gorgeous. I would suggest you see a nutritionist and dietitian before you accidentally starve yourself to death.

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You’re beautiful. Eating that little is only going to do you harm, especially in the long run. Seeing rib cages is very unhealthy. I’d talk to someone. It sounds like you could be on your way to having an eating disorder, especially wanting to drop down to 600cal, when even the most restrictive of diets still recommend 1000 to keep yourself sustained. I’d LOVE to have your body.

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girl your beautiful! idk where obese came from! your a thiccy nicky (the good kind) and tbh those pics don’t look healthy at all you look perfectly healthy your absolute drop dead gorgeous

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I’ve had an eating disorder and I still deal with body dysmorphia and the obsessive thoughts about being skinnier although I don’t act on it anymore. It’s been 5 years now. This is the start of something horrible. It’s absolutely not healthy and I think you should see a nutritionist or some sort of specialist to lose some weight and be healthier, nice and slow.

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Noooo u look hella pretty and plus a guy likes something to hold u have all the right curves I wish I looked like that

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You look stunning! Please don’t feel pressured to lose weight to be skinny, I’m 5’11 and 245lbs and is literally stab a bitch to look like that lmao. Your so beautiful, we support you!

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Girl I think that you are absolutely beautiful. I don’t think that you should be having 600 calories a day that’s not good for you. You are beautiful and there are other ways to loose weight than limiting your calories that much.

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Yes you do and you need to see a therapist before you go deeper into full blown anorexia. Limiting your caloric intake to 600 calories a day is dangerous and your obsession with the scale will be a never ending battle. Starving yourself slowly leads to muscle breakdown, and your body needs calories to burn for energy. Deny your body that from food and it will take from other places in your body, and not just fat which is a common belief. Your muscles, bones, and organs all suffer for it as well. 
All those thinspo pics you posted...those girls look weak and frail. They don’t just look thin, its obvious that all they care about and focus on is their weight and bodies. They are not beautiful or attractive. They just look emaciated and sick. Thats not something to strive for.
You are beautiful the way you are. But I understand wanting to lose some weight since I’m doing the same right now. But I’m also doing it the healthy way that won’t do more harm than good. I workout 4 times a week and I watch what I eat more. Cut back on sugar, carbs and sodium but still let myself indulge on occasion because that’s realistic. I started at 160 lbs and I’m at 150 currently. I’d like to be at 135 eventually but I’m taking my time so it becomes a habit, not a diet. 
Get rid of the thinspo pics. They are more damaging to you than helpful. And seek a therapist or dietician who can help you set realistic goals about maintaining a healthy lifestyle, not just a goal weight. Good luck to you.

Do I have an eating disorder?

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