Occasional gorging or overeating is normal-- at Thanksgiving, our culture even expects it. Chronic over-eating or pigging-out is an eating disorder called bingeing. When combined with purging (throwing up afterward) it is called Bulimia. You don't want to go there. Visit the website at Thriveonline to learn about healthy eating/nutrition, and to take the "Does Your Body Image Need a Boost?" quiz.