Expert: Joanne - 7/7/2006

Question

when i look in the mirror i dont look THAT fat. i eat healthier now and excersice more to change the way i look.

since its summer, i eat breakfast lunch a snack dinner then a snack. in school, i eat brekfast snack dinner snack. i dont eat lunch in school.

i want to be thinner because when i get older, i dont want to be fat and i dont want to look horrible.

things at home are okay. my younger sister gets on my nerves alot and my parents always take her side when we get in a fight. school is okay. i get A's and B's, but i dont really like to do the work. the thing i like most about school is seeing my friends.



thanks a bunch!
hope to hear from you soon.
-sarah








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Followup To

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im in the 7th grade and i weigh around 120 pounds, but its all muscle not alot of fat. a bunch of people say im anerix and that they can see my bones. i admit, my bones do stick out, but my mom said its just because i dont get fat around my bones. i tihnk im fat. but everyone else says im anerix. ive taken quizzes and they told me that i anerix or im about to become anerix. i dont puke up my food. people say i do, but i dont. am i anerix?

Answer -
Anorexia is not so much about how much you weigh, or what you look like, but the way you think and the behaviours that you follow!

120lbs seems like a low or normal weight depending on your height, but I can't work that out because you have mentioned your height.

What do you think when you look in the mirror?  Do you do anything to change what you think about yourself?  

What about eating?  What is a normal day's eating like?

What do you think being thinner will gain you?  Why do you want to be thinner?

Is there anything else going on for you?  How are things at home?  Do you like school?

Think about these questions, answer them honestly and then come back to me and I'll help you decide what to do from there!

Hugs
Holly

Answer
I think the best thing that you can do - rather than lose weight - is to do quite a bit of exercising and tone up your muscles!  Well-defined muscles look a lot better than bones!

I think that you should try talking to your parents and tell them how you are feeling.  You are not overweight, so don't need to lose weight and the best thing you can do is try and find someone that you can confide in and talk to about how are feeling.

If you really think that this may be becoming a serious eating disorder, I recommend talking to someone you trust and maybe getting them to help you make a Dr appointment and discuss this with your Dr - they may be able to point you in the direction of someone that is trained to help you realise that your body is good the way that it is!

Please come back if you need someone to talk to, or have other questions
Hugs
Holly