When does it become a disorder? Apologizing in advance if this is offensive/insensitive to anyone, ED related.  I'm not a psychologist or doctor. I've seen a lot of post about "recovered bulimics"  who are still fat as fuck.  After a little research, I found that there's a fairly large percentage of active bulimics who either maintain or gain weight, because they eat so much that purging doesn't have an effect.  I've known people who have almost died from the condition, one of my best friends from high school got to around 85 lbs (as a 5'7 woman,) it was heartbreaking and obviously she had a problem.  But these sea cows that go from 250-230, and claim ED?  Is it just an excuse to eat more?  Or is it just the fat that's still clogging their brains?