A weight loss question that should definitely interest you all this week
Question: In a previous question I explained how a friend wants to be so skinny she wants people to think she has an eating disorder. I’m explaining how important it is to be healthy and looking at her BMI. Right now she is at a healthy weight for her height and age. It is a little lower on the healthy side more towards underweight but still healthy. She wants to be just below the 5% range so she is at the cusp of being just underweight. She claims she doesn’t want to be too underweight, but she wants to be underweight.
She has been eating
breakfast-cherrios
lunch-handful of trail mix
snack-100 calorie popcorn and a small plum
dinner-small salad with no dressing. Just lettuce and veggies
She works out a lot too she has to be burning at least 600 calories a day.
Would you be concerned?
Answer: Yes, those are normal symptoms of anorexia. Low calorie intake and increased exercise. That’s exactly what anorexia is. Talk to her friends, her family and talk to her about this and your feelings of concern. She needs help, before it’s too late.
