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I don't want to brag, I just want to tell the truth. I am thin for my age and height. Every morning, I wake up and go to the bathroom, and my stomach is really sucked in. I like it because I look skinny. Then I eat until it is pushed out to a certain point, then I won't eat for the rest of the day so that my stomach will go back down. I just drink tons of water that just flushes out of my body the next morning, and I eat little things like a box of raisins or a bag of kettle corn, which are only about 100 calories each, so they don't really do anything.
Is this unhealthy or is this normal? Everyone calls me skinny. Half of me says "You are skinny. Don't worry about eating", and the other half says "You are fat and ugly. Look at your stomach. You just ate 2 slices of pizza". I feel guilty after eating large portions.
So is this normal or not, and if it isn't, what advice do you have for me?
Thank you. I'm 17, 5'9", 115 pounds. (link)
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You are certainly not fat! If you go to this page and put in your height and weight it will show you that you are actually underweight...
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
It sounds like you have a distorted self image, meaning that you see something completely different from what everyone else sees when you look in the mirror. The fact that you have admitted this about yourself is good, but it also sounds like you are on the path to having an eating disorder. Taking this quiz may give you some perspective...
http://www.something-fishy.org/isf/questionnaire.php
There are many websites for self-help or you may want to talk to a doctor. You can do serious damage to your body when you don't eat enough. Take a look at this page and please take care of yourself...
http://mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=11744&cn=46
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