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Healthy Weight & Metabolism

Healthy Weight Basics: Sustainable Habits Over Quick Fixes

Keeping a steady weight is mostly about habits you can live with, such as regular movement, enough sleep and an eating pattern you enjoy, rather than strict rules. This page explains what the evidence supports, why weight tends to creep back after a change, and when to ask for help.

General information, not medical advice. Last updated October 31, 2026. Written by the AlternativeMed editorial team. Not medically reviewed.

Start here

  • Pick two or three habits you can keep for years, such as regular movement, enough sleep and an eating pattern that suits your life, rather than a short, strict plan.
  • Use a simple check-in that suits you (for example how clothes fit, energy, or an occasional weigh-in) and act early on small drifts, instead of waiting for a big change.
  • If you have a health condition, take regular medicines, are pregnant, or food and weight worries are taking over, talk to a clinician before changing how you eat.

Be careful with

  • Weight and health are not the same thing. A number on the scale is a limited measure, and not everyone needs to change their weight.
  • Quick fixes, fat burners and detox teas are not a way to keep weight steady. The US FDA warns that many are likely to contain hidden dangerous ingredients.
  • Skipping meals, rigid food rules, purging or taking laxatives to control weight can be harmful and can be signs of an eating disorder. This page gives no calorie targets.
  • Never change or stop a prescribed medicine, including diabetes or blood pressure medicines, to manage your weight without your prescriber.

Get help when

  • Weight loss or gain you did not intend or cannot explain, or a big change over a few months.
  • Restricting food, bingeing, purging, or fear of eating or gaining weight. These need professional support (see the eating disorders page).
  • Your waist is more than half your height, or you have prediabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, joint pain or sleep apnea (NHS suggests seeing a GP).
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding, being under 18, or being an older adult: ask a clinician before dieting.

About Healthy Weight Basics: Sustainable Habits Over Quick Fixes

What this goal means

Weight and health are connected, but they are not the same thing. This goal is about keeping a weight that is steady and right for you, whether you have just made a change, are aiming to avoid slow gain, or simply want to keep the habits that help.

Some people want support to lose excess weight, some want to keep a change they have made, some need to gain, and some should not be focusing on weight at all, for example anyone who may have an eating disorder. This guide is for general education and gives no calorie targets or promised results, because bodies and situations differ.

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What it can feel like

Many people find the first months of a new routine easier than the years after. Hunger can rise and energy needs can fall after weight loss, which is part of why keeping weight steady can feel like effort.

A review of long-term obesity treatment describes a common pattern of early weight loss, then a plateau, then gradual regain. It treats this as a near-universal pattern driven by biology, behaviour and environment, not a personal failing.

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Factors that can contribute

Many things affect weight, not only willpower. NIDDK lists lifestyle habits, where you live, work and play, how much you sleep, medicines, health problems, and family history and genes. Genes may also play a role in appetite and in how physically active you are.

This is one reason the language on this site avoids blame.

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Conditions that can overlap

Some health conditions and medicines change weight, and weight can in turn affect conditions such as prediabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure and sleep apnea. A clinician can look at whether medicines or health problems are affecting your weight.

Unintended weight loss is a reason to check in rather than a goal to chase.

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Realistic expectations

NIDDK says maintaining weight loss can be hard and that sticking with new habits is key. Reviews of the evidence on keeping weight off describe better outcomes when people keep up physical activity, check in with themselves regularly, and have continuing support after the first phase.

Regaining some weight is common and does not mean you failed. The useful response is to notice early and return to the habits that worked.

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Who this applies to

Adults who want a steady weight, including those who have recently changed weight. People with diabetes, pregnancy or breastfeeding, anyone under 18, older adults and anyone with a history of an eating disorder need guidance from a clinician before changing how they eat. NHS also says pregnancy is not the time to diet.

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Related conditions and symptoms

Obesity and weight-related health → Prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome → Eating disorders and disordered eating → Unintentional weight loss →

A manageable starting plan

An educational starting point, not a personal prescription. Adjust it to your own situation and any advice from your clinician.

Your first actions

  • Week 1: choose two habits you can keep, such as regular movement and a steady bedtime, and write them down.
  • Weeks 2 to 4: keep to them on most days and note what makes it hard.
  • Book a routine check-in with a clinician if you have a condition, take medicines or are unsure.

Optional additions

  • Add a light check-in such as a weekly weigh-in if it feels neutral to you.
  • Ask a dietitian about an eating pattern that suits your culture and routine.

What to track

  • Energy and mood from 0 to 10.
  • Minutes of movement and nights of enough sleep.
  • How clothes fit, and your weight if it helps you.

When to reassess

Review every few weeks. If your weight drifts, change one small habit rather than starting a strict plan. See a clinician sooner if the change is large or unexplained.

When to seek professional support

  • GP or primary care clinician for health conditions and medicines.
  • Registered dietitian for food planning.
  • Eating disorder service if food or weight worries are taking over.

What helps

Ordered by how well the research supports each step. Evidence strength is shown on every card; precautions sit next to the advice.

Start here

Check in with a clinician if you have a health condition or take regular medicines

High certainty

Addresses: Finds out whether medicines or health problems are affecting your weight

Why it may help: NIDDK advises that a clinician can look at whether medicines or health problems are affecting your weight. NHS suggests seeing a GP if your waist is more than half your height or you have prediabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, joint pain, high cholesterol or sleep apnea.

How to apply it: Book a routine visit, bring a list of your medicines and supplements, and say what you are hoping for.

Who it may suit: Anyone with a health condition, regular medicines or unexplained weight change.

Precautions: Do not change or stop prescribed medicines on your own.

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Medicines and weight changes →

Start small and keep what you change

High certainty

Addresses: Builds habits that last instead of a short burst of effort

Why it may help: NIDDK suggests beginning with small changes and asking family, friends and health professionals for help. NIDDK also says the best plan is one backed by science and tailored to your health, culture, preferences and values so you can stick with it.

How to apply it: Choose one or two changes (sleep, regular movement, or an eating pattern you can keep up) and add more only when the first feel ordinary.

Who it may suit: Almost everyone.

Precautions: General education; follow your own care team's plan if you have a condition.

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Build More Balanced Eating Habits →

Choose an eating pattern you can keep, not a perfect one

High certainty

Addresses: Makes steady eating realistic over years

Why it may help: In a 2-year trial of 811 adults with overweight, weight loss was similar across diets with different fat, protein and carbohydrate mixes. That suggests sticking with a pattern matters more than finding a single best one.

How to apply it: Build meals around foods you enjoy and can afford, and adjust the pattern to your culture and routine.

Who it may suit: Adults without a medical diet.

Precautions: People with diabetes, kidney disease, food allergy or coeliac disease should follow their own care team's plan.

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Eating patterns compared →

Keep moving regularly

Moderate certainty

Addresses: Supports health whatever the scale does, and some weight benefit

Why it may help: A review of 116 trials found each 30 minutes a week of aerobic exercise was associated with 0.52 kg lower body weight, and 150 minutes a week was linked to clinically important drops in waist size and body fat. NIDDK notes activity may not change weight much but has health benefits independent of weight loss. NHS Better Health says moving more can help you keep weight off. A review of maintenance studies also lists high levels of physical activity among factors linked to better maintenance.

How to apply it: Pick movement you enjoy and can do most weeks, and build up gradually.

Who it may suit: Most adults; start gently if you are new to activity.

Precautions: Ask a clinician first if you have heart disease, joint problems or other conditions, or have been inactive for a long time.

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Preserve Muscle While Losing Weight →

Protect your sleep

Low certainty

Addresses: May lower how much you eat without trying

Why it may help: In a small trial of 80 adults with overweight who slept under 6.5 hours, extending sleep lowered energy intake by about 270 kcal a day. The trial was small and short, so treat it as promising rather than settled.

How to apply it: Keep a regular bedtime and wake time and give yourself enough time in bed.

Who it may suit: Adults who regularly sleep too little.

Precautions: If you cannot sleep despite good habits, or snore loudly with pauses in breathing, ask a clinician.

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Improve Your Sleep Quality →

Additional options

Check in regularly, including an occasional weigh-in if it suits you

Low certainty

Addresses: Helps you notice small changes early

Why it may help: A systematic review of 17 longitudinal studies in adults seeking weight-loss treatment found regular self-weighing was associated with more weight loss and not with adverse psychological outcomes such as depression or anxiety. A review of maintenance studies also lists frequent self-monitoring of weight among factors linked to better maintenance. These are associations, not proof that weighing causes the result.

How to apply it: Choose a frequency that feels calm, and pair the number with other signs such as energy, how clothes fit and how you feel.

Who it may suit: Adults who find numbers useful and feel neutral about them.

Precautions: Skip the scale if weighing makes you anxious or sets off restriction, bingeing or purging, and talk to a professional if it does.

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BMI, body composition and muscle →

Plan for ongoing support, not only a starting plan

Moderate certainty

Addresses: Makes it easier to keep going once the early effort fades

Why it may help: NIDDK suggests looking for ongoing support such as counselling, not only a starting plan. A review of long-term obesity treatment says it needs continuing clinical attention and counselling aimed specifically at keeping weight steady, and a multidisciplinary review describes promising results from extended care after the weight-loss phase.

How to apply it: Ask your clinician, dietitian or a structured programme what follow-up they offer, and put a regular check-in in your calendar.

Who it may suit: People who have recently changed weight or struggled with regain.

Precautions: Check that any programme is based on science and avoids quick-result promises.

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Expect hunger and energy shifts and plan for them

Moderate certainty

Addresses: Reduces surprise and self-blame when appetite changes

Why it may help: After weight loss, hunger can rise while energy needs fall. Knowing this is normal helps you plan regular meals and ask for help rather than blaming willpower.

How to apply it: Eat at regular times, notice hunger and fullness, and talk to a clinician if appetite feels overwhelming.

Who it may suit: People who have recently lost weight.

Precautions: If hunger or food thoughts feel out of control, or you are restricting then bingeing, seek professional support.

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Manage Hunger & Cravings →

Focus on health habits, not only on weight

Moderate certainty

Addresses: Supports wellbeing and reduces stigma

Why it may help: Weight stigma, meaning unfair treatment because of body size, can cause physical and psychological harm, and people who face it are less likely to receive adequate care, according to an international consensus statement. For adolescents, an American Academy of Pediatrics report says the focus should be a healthy lifestyle rather than weight.

How to apply it: Judge progress by energy, strength, sleep, movement and how you feel as well as the scale, and seek care that treats you with respect.

Who it may suit: Everyone, including children and teens and their families.

Precautions: Comments about weight within a family can hurt; ask a clinician how to support a young person.

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BMI, body composition and muscle →

Still being studied

Extended-care programmes after the first weight change

Low certainty

Addresses: May help people keep their weight longer

Why it may help: A multidisciplinary review notes that trials of recent lifestyle-change protocols with prolonged treatment after the weight-loss phase have shown promising long-term results, and proposes a lifestyle counsellor within a wider care team.

How to apply it: Ask your clinician whether a maintenance-focused programme exists locally.

Who it may suit: People who have regained weight before.

Precautions: Availability varies. Choose programmes that are science-based and not built on quick-result promises.

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Food & nutrition

Eat in a way you can keep

There is no single best way of eating for keeping weight steady. In a 2-year trial of 811 adults with overweight, weight loss was similar across diets with different fat, protein and carbohydrate mixes. NIDDK says the best plan is one backed by science and tailored to your health, culture, preferences and values.

Calories are one way to understand energy in food and drink. Programmes studied for obesity often include daily tracking of food and activity, but this is one tool among several, and it does not suit everyone.

  • Build regular meals around foods you enjoy and can afford.
  • Aim for variety rather than cutting out whole groups, unless a clinician has advised it.
  • Notice hunger and fullness, and plan meals so you are not extremely hungry.
  • If you track food, use it lightly and stop if it becomes stressful.
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What this page does not do

It does not give calorie targets, food lists to cut, or meal plans, because needs differ with age, health, pregnancy, activity and history. A dietitian or doctor can tailor food advice, especially if you have diabetes or another condition.

  • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, ask your midwife or doctor before changing how you eat.
  • If you have lived with an eating disorder, work with a professional rather than following general guidance.
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Remedies & supplements

Traditional use, laboratory findings and human trials are kept apart. "Natural" does not mean safe.

Weight-loss supplements, fat burners and teas

Not enough evidence

Studied form and route: Pills, powders, teas, extracts

Intended outcome: Marketed as helping control weight

Human evidence: A systematic review of 54 placebo-controlled trials in adults with overweight or obesity concluded there was insufficient evidence to recommend any of the herbal medicines it assessed. A Cochrane review found green tea preparations produced a small, non-significant weight loss unlikely to be clinically important, and no significant effect on keeping weight off.

Traditional use: Many herbal teas and extracts have traditional use for digestion or detox, but those uses are not weight-maintenance evidence.

Laboratory findings: Not relied on here.

Limits: The US FDA says many weight-loss products are likely to contain dangerous hidden ingredients and are not guaranteed to work. Natural does not mean safe.

Interactions and precautions: Talk to a pharmacist or doctor before taking any, especially if you take medicines, are pregnant or breastfeeding, have liver or heart conditions, or have an eating disorder history.

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Weight-loss supplements, fat burners, detox teas and vinegar →

Therapies & care

Established professional care for weight is described in general terms here; a clinician decides what suits you. Prescription weight-loss medicines may be used in some cases and are decided on by a doctor.

GP or primary care check-in

High certainty

Medical assessment A clinician can look at whether medicines or health problems are affecting your weight and can review conditions such as prediabetes, high blood pressure and sleep apnea. NHS suggests seeing a GP in several of these situations.

Who it may suit: Anyone with a health condition, regular medicines, a waist over half their height, or unexplained weight change.

Precautions: Bring a list of medicines and supplements.

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Weight-loss medications and medical care →

Lifestyle counselling and structured support

Moderate certainty

Behavioural support A review of long-term obesity treatment says it needs continuing clinical attention and maintenance-specific counselling. A multidisciplinary review proposes a lifestyle counsellor within a wider team and notes promising results from extended care.

Who it may suit: People who want support keeping habits going, or who have regained weight before.

Precautions: Choose science-based programmes without quick-result promises.

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Eating disorder and mental health care

Not enough evidence

Specialist care If restriction, bingeing, purging or fear of eating is part of the picture, professional support comes first, before any weight goal.

Who it may suit: Anyone with these concerns or a history of an eating disorder.

Precautions: Do not follow general weight advice while symptoms are active.

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Eating disorders and disordered eating →

What to avoid

Habits, products and claims that can get in the way. Never stop a prescribed medicine without talking to the professional who prescribed it.

Risks that apply to most people

Treating regain as personal failure

Moderate certainty

Why: Reviews describe early loss, a plateau and gradual regain as a near-universal pattern with biological, behavioural and environmental drivers. Weight stigma also harms health and makes people less likely to receive care.

Who it applies to: Anyone who has changed weight.

Try instead: Notice early, return to the habits that worked and ask for support without shame.

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Dieting during pregnancy

Moderate certainty

Why: NHS says pregnancy is not the time to diet.

Who it applies to: Pregnant people.

Try instead: Ask a midwife or doctor about healthy eating and gain in pregnancy.

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Personal triggers to check

Chasing a number that keeps moving

Low certainty

Why: A single number is a limited measure of health, and constant checking can fuel anxiety for some people.

Who it applies to: People who weigh often and feel distressed by the result.

Try instead: Use several signs of progress, and step back from the scale if it hurts.

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BMI, body composition and muscle →

Stress or low mood driving eating, or poor sleep

Low certainty

Why: Factors such as sleep, medicines and health problems affect weight, and short sleep was linked to higher energy intake in a small trial.

Who it applies to: Anyone going through a hard patch.

Try instead: Look after sleep and mood first, and seek help if eating feels out of control.

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Products that need caution

Fat burners, diet pills, detox teas and weight-loss supplements

High certainty

Why: The US FDA warns that many weight-loss products, including diet pills, fat burners and teas, are likely to contain dangerous hidden ingredients and are not guaranteed to work. A systematic review of 54 placebo-controlled trials found insufficient evidence to recommend any of the herbal medicines it assessed, and a Cochrane review found green tea preparations had no significant effect on keeping weight off.

Who it applies to: Anyone tempted by products that promise easy results.

Try instead: Use lifestyle habits and clinician-led care, and ask a pharmacist before adding any product if you take medicines.

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Weight-loss supplements, fat burners, detox teas and vinegar →

Unsupported claims

"Lose 30 pounds in 30 days!" and "Lose weight without diet or exercise!"

High certainty

Why: NIDDK lists these as warning signs of weight-loss programmes. In a 2-year trial, people lost about 6 kg on average by 6 months and then began to regain after 12 months, which shows how quick results can fade.

Who it applies to: Social media, adverts and some programmes.

Try instead: Look for gradual, science-based plans with ongoing support.

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Metabolism myths →

Common mistakes

Restricting hard to offset eating, or fearing food

Moderate certainty

Why: Rigid restriction can be a sign of disordered eating. NHS also lists compensatory behaviours such as making yourself sick or taking laxatives as a possible symptom of an eating disorder, and this page gives no calorie targets.

Who it applies to: Anyone with rigid food rules, bingeing, purging or fear of eating.

Try instead: Talk to a clinician or an eating disorder service; see the eating disorders page.

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Eating disorders and disordered eating →

Changing or stopping prescribed medicines to manage weight

High certainty

Why: Medicines for diabetes, blood pressure and other conditions need prescriber guidance.

Who it applies to: People taking regular medicines.

Try instead: Raise weight concerns with your prescriber, who can review options.

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Medicines and weight changes →

Waiting for a big change before acting

Low certainty

Why: Small, early adjustments are easier to keep than large corrections later, and ongoing check-ins are linked to better maintenance in reviews.

Who it applies to: Anyone drifting from their usual habits.

Try instead: Act on small drifts with one habit at a time.

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Evidence & safety

What the research shows

Health agencies agree that sustainable, individual habits matter more than quick fixes, and that keeping weight steady is hard. Trials show no single diet wins, activity has clear health benefits and modest weight effects, and sleep may matter. Supplements and fat burners lack good evidence and carry safety concerns.

Limits of the evidence

  • Many maintenance findings come from observational studies and reviews, so they show associations rather than proof.
  • The sleep trial included only 80 adults and was short; the self-weighing studies were in people seeking weight loss.
  • Evidence for keeping weight steady in people who did not lose weight first is limited.

Precautions and interactions

  • Natural does not mean safe. Weight-loss products can contain hidden ingredients and interact with medicines.
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding, being under 18, older age, diabetes and a history of an eating disorder need clinician guidance.
  • If you take diabetes or other prescribed medicines, do not change them without your prescriber.

Life-stage considerations

  • Pregnancy: NHS says pregnancy is not the time to diet.
  • Children and teens: focus on a healthy lifestyle rather than weight; ask a paediatric clinician.
  • Older adults: unintended weight loss needs a check; ask a clinician before dieting.

Warning signs

  • Unintended weight loss or gain, or a large change over a few months.
  • Restriction, bingeing, purging or fear of eating. In the US, call or text 988 for crisis support, and use your local emergency number in an emergency.
  • Tiredness, thirst, frequent urination, or shortness of breath alongside weight change.

Claim checks

One diet is best for keeping weight steady

High certainty

A 2-year trial found weight loss was similar across diets with different mixes of fat, protein and carbohydrate; sticking with a plan matters.

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A small amount of weight loss is not worth it

High certainty

NHS says losing 5 to 10% of body weight can improve health for people living with overweight or obesity, and in the Diabetes Prevention Program 5% to 7% helped reduce diabetes risk in people at high risk.

1,9

Fat burners, diet pills and detox teas help you keep weight off

Evidence against

No good evidence; the FDA warns of dangerous hidden ingredients.

20,18

Regaining weight means you failed

Moderate certainty

Reviews describe early loss, then regain, as a near-universal pattern with biological and environmental drivers.

3,2

Questions people ask

How much weight should I aim to lose?

Not everyone needs to lose weight. For people whose clinician advises it, NIDDK says experts recommend an initial goal of 5% to 10% of starting weight within 6 months, set together with a health professional.

Do I have to count calories?

Calories are one way to understand energy in food and drink. Programmes studied for obesity often include daily tracking of food and activity, but this is one tool among several. See Eating patterns compared.

Is exercise or diet more important for weight?

NHS Better Health says changing what you eat can help you lose weight, while moving more can help you keep it off. Activity also has health benefits whatever happens to weight.

Why does weight come back?

Hunger can rise while energy needs fall after weight loss, and reviews describe regain as a common pattern driven by biological, behavioural and environmental factors. It is not a personal failing.

Is it a good idea to weigh myself often?

A review of 17 studies found regular self-weighing was associated with more weight loss and not with depression or anxiety in adults seeking weight loss. If weighing makes you anxious or triggers restriction or bingeing, skip it.

Does sleep affect weight?

In a small trial of 80 adults with overweight who slept under 6.5 hours, extending sleep lowered energy intake by about 270 kcal a day. This is promising but limited.

Do fat burners or detox teas help?

No good evidence supports them, and the FDA warns that many are likely to contain hidden dangerous ingredients.

Is it safe to diet while pregnant?

NHS says pregnancy is not the time to diet. Ask your midwife or doctor about healthy eating.

When should I see a doctor about my weight?

NHS suggests a GP visit if you want help to lose weight, if your waist is more than half your height, if you have prediabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, joint pain, high cholesterol or sleep apnea, or if you have or think you may have an eating disorder. Weight loss you did not intend is also a reason to check in.

What if food and weight are taking over my thoughts?

That deserves support. Restriction, bingeing, purging or fear of eating need a professional. In the US, NIMH lists the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for crisis support; elsewhere use your local emergency number.

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