There are many males with such disorders, although the ones related to undereating (eg anorexia) are by and large the problem of females. Bodybuilders would most probably suffer from some variation of orthorexia nervosa, though personally I don't consider this particular disorder something to fret about.
I know recovery is hard. Like when you quit smoking, you have to constantly maintain a level of alert. Many 'experts' are especially fond of saying that "eating disorders are psychological diseases, so we have to improve our mood in order to control them". So, everyone keeps saying "it's psychological, what can I do ?" Those people have never thought to define the expression "psychological disease". As if psychological disorders don't have underlying biochemical causes.... As if unhappy persons are the only ones facing such disorders... Hell, I've never been happier in my life and yet my compulsive overeating has never been worse! Could it be because I've been dieting for a long time and my bodyfat level is too low ? Nooooo! According to these 'experts' it is because I feel I don't have enough control in my life and I am emotionally unstable! Likewise, such 'experts' seem to agree that when people relapse and break their diet or have a crisis, they shouldn't feel guilty afterwards because feelings of guilt will mess their emotional world and this will lead to a vicious circle of more eating etc. You know, all the usual new age mumbo-jumbo about positive thinking, fighting negative feelings etc. It seems that noone has ever thought that perhaps sometimes guilt is a completely healthy, productive and desirable feeling. If you smash someone's head with a crowbar, perhaps you should feel guilty afterwards. If you have been unduly harsh and insensitive with someone you care about, perhaps guilt is in order. Likewise, if you spoil 2 weeks of dieting in a couple of hours, then you should probably feel some guilt. Not like committing suicide, but enough so that you don't continue to eat uncontrollably for the rest of your life.
So, my advice would be to adopt a relaxed attitude about it, to accept the guilt that comes with episodes, and realize that no matter how many crises you have you will always be fighting it because resigning is just not an option. You will find out that you can actually control it, sooner or later.
) The thing is, i feel obliged to go that far. Joey in a freinds episode phrased it perfectly: If i cant finish the thanksgiving turkey, then whats next? Pretty soon I wont be able to finish anything else in my life.