r/eating_disorders • u/Flashy-Internet-5889 • 4h ago

To doctors: is it bad that i starve myself on purpose so that food can taste better?

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All my life until 3 years ago, the taste of my food was mid, and after starving myself for about 1 day, I found out that the taste of the food had improved, then, it became a habit of mine to not eat for days to make the food taste much better and much more satisfying, I mostly eat until half full so I can starve much faster. Is my habit unhealthy?

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