Is pickiness an ED?

[LuvAslan]

I hate to try new food. If it's new, I won't eat it willingly, unless it is sugary. My diet comprises of almost nothing healthy. I would like to eat better, but I can't convince my wits to let me think healthy is tastey. perhaps it's not ED, since I am comforatable at my current weight and size. I hear it can take 3 weeks to change your taste buds (Reader's Digest). if I ate healthy for that long, do you think that I would not have such a appitite for junk food? It's getting started that is the big issue.

 

[Soulwings]

I don't think it's an ED. It's simply unhealthy eating habits. I think it would be best for you to start working healthy foods into your diet. You will become unsatisfied with your size if you eat only junk food and sugary things. Your body needs a balanced diet, with minimalised sugars and fats, not excess.

 

[byebyebaby]

if it is, then I've had the pickiness disorder since i was born

 

[purples]

It is one thing to eat unhealthfully and it is another thing to have a dangerous relationship with food. Poor eating habits can be changed, but eating disorders need to be treated.

Have you considered seeing a nutritionist or trying to eat more healthfully? You would be surprised how healthy food will help you feel physically. Fresh fruits and veggies can often curb cravings and give you more energy than processed foods.

It really doesn't sound like you have an eating disorder, gratefully. Just try changing your mindset and start challenging yourself to try new foods. Trying new foods can be fun - have you considered learning how to cook?