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hm. i'm not sure if this is anything. [eatingdisorder]
well my friend counts her calories and only eats 1000 calories a day. She excercises all of the time and weighs herself constantly. She also considers being 100 lbs fat. Shes 14 and 5,0
100 lbs isn't fat right? anyways I am just concerned that she may be starting an eating disorder. is it true? are these signs?
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I have had an eating disorder (anorexia nervosa) and this is definitly a sign of one.
I'm not saying she has an eating disorder, but behavior such as this could definitly lead to one if she isn't helped out.
There are many ways to find signs of an eating disorder. Just google "eating disorder symptoms" or something along those lines. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia may be the two most common eating disorders, but there are many more.
Talk to your friend. What people don't realize is that eating disorders aren't just physical, they're extremely psychological. Anorexics literally see chunks of fat all over them; their eyes don't allow them to see thin, only fat.
Talk to her, make sure everything is okay. Try and rent the movie "For the Love of Nancy" with Tracey Gold as one of the main characters. Watch it with her on a movie night or something. Make sure she knos what she's doing isn't healthy and can get really bad if she isn't careful.
Watching your weight is one thing; obsessing with it is dangerous.
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I did a report on eating disorders and what your telling me really sounds like somethings wrong.
thats just the beginning. your spost to eat 2000 calliories a day to be healty. 1000 isnet healy.
and if she is weighting herself constintly thats not good. and 100 pounds for being 14 and 5 foot. is alittle thin. If her family is a thin one than its ok but look and see if she is different. has she lost alot of weight latly? if so you need to talk to her.. shes alredy thin enuff. EXERSISINE ALOT is a really big sign. those ARE SIGNS to the begining of a REALLY seriuse eating disorders. so try and talk to her.
some more signs are:
if she is getting mood swings.
if she starts wearing baggy cloths to hide her figure cause she thinks shes fat.
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to me this just sounds like she is trying to watch her weight but if she is throwing up or anything drastic like that you need to tell someone like your school councler or mom
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Well, all teenagers go through a stage like that when they want to be model skinney. I dont think that she would be starting up an eating disorder. And for a 5 foot women 100 pounds is the perfect weight! If this keeps going on and you see you friend is becoming too skinney* then you should problay talk to her about it but for now just try and mind your own bussness and not bother her about it.
*Make sure and think about if your friend just wants to lose a few inches off her waist or if she is developing an eating disorder.
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Her obsession with weight is kind of alarming. It's great that she wants to be healthy, but she might be taking it a little too far.
If you're that concerned, talk with her about it. Tell her you care about her and you are worried she is going to make herself sick. Tell her she is beautiful the way she is.
1) If she completely flips out on you and gets mad, that is a definite sign of an eating disorder and I would tell an adult you trust about the situation that can help her.
2) If she is thankful for your concern (aka calm), but insists what she is doing is fine, let it go for awhile. If things get worse, talk to her again or tell an adult.
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