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I'm female and 16, 5ft 10, 128kg. I'm vegetarian (if that changes anything.)
I never eat breakfast, an average lunch during school days would be a pita bread with cheese and a cup of tea or a yogurt, flapjack and bottle of water. Dinner varies, some things I tend to have are - always vegetables, potatoes, baked beans, egg, wheat free pasta, vegetable soups etc.
I exercise - Zumba classes ever Monday and swimming on Thursdays and Sundays.
My friend always tells me I'm far too skinny and don't eat enough. I use to be practically anorexic about two years back.
I said I couldn't finish the pasta dish I had at hers one time (it was wheat pasta which I'm not use to eating; I don't eat it at home as my mom is allergic to wheat.) and she had a massive go at me saying it's because my stomach has shrunk because I don't eat enough.
Should I eat more, or was she just over reacting?
You sound like you're in pretty good shape, being thin is just a plus. If you're not experiencing any fatigue or you're not always sick all the time, your hands or feet aren't always cold or if your nails don't break easily, I'm sure you're in good health. If you're very thin it's probably because your frame is of the ectomorphic type. If any of the type above apply you may be a bit weak in your immune system do to lack of nutrition. Otherwise you should be fine, to me it just sounds like she's either over reacting out of jealousy or out of worry. So if it concerns you, make an appointment with your physician for a general check up.
-Acid reflex can be a serious problem considering you were partially anorexic two years ago, I would opt for that doctors appointment. Better to be safe than sorry. plus frequent vomiting even in small amounts can be a serious problem, especially since you don't eat much. It could be do to liver disease or even gastritis (which is common for people that don't eat much or not regularly.)
(Rating: 5) Thank you, very imformative!
I'm always tired, but I had that down to not sleeping well and I often throw up a bit in my mouth or sink if I'm close to it which I thought was acid reflux - still not sure.