Please take a minute and give this short article about Eating Disorders in Midlife a quick read. I see this so often. There is so much pressure to stay thin and look young that as we become older, we get more desperate and aggressive in our attempt to manipulate and control our bodies.
Experts say that while eating disorders are first diagnosed mainly in young people, more and more women are showing up at their clinics in midlife or even older. Some had eating disorders early in life and have relapsed, but a significant minority first develop symptoms in middle age. (Women with such disorders outnumber men by 10 to 1.)
Eating Disorders can take over. Don't put off asking for Help!
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/an-older-generation-falls-prey-to-eating-disorders/
