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MY FRIEND THINKS SHE NEEDS TO LOSE WEIGHT
My friend Irena; is 5'5 and weighs approx. 120. she is 15 in 9th grade and she thinks she is fat. i told her she just needs to tone up. but she doesnt want to get muscle because it will make the scales go up..we told her to just eat healthier.. aany one else have anymore advice we could give to her.
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running is an awesome way to burn off calories
and as weird as this sounds how about you suggest having a dance dance revolution dance off. Or if one of you owns a wii you guys can have a boxing match, etc. Every girl goes through a phase like this, but the more you excersise, the more you forget about your weight cause excersise gives you endorphins, even if you don't have to lose weight
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Don't worry about it. Most girls are going to think they need to lose weight no matter how much you tell them they don't, especially younger ones.
Personally, if someone told me I just need to tone up when I was a freshman, I would have taken that as "you're too flabby, go work out now"
Just leave her alone about it. Let her deal with it herself. Eventually she'll grow up and learn to accept her body, and if she doesn't then she's still not going to want to hear how skinny she is. Because if she genuinely thinks she's fat, and isn't just fishing for compliments, then telling her she's skinny is only going to remind her of how fat she thinks she is.
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I would suggest telling someone who might be able to do something about it (ie parents, school therapist, etc.). If your friend continues, she might develop anorexia nervosa. Symptomes for this eating disorder include skipping meals, excessive exercise, extreme wait loss, mood swings, and hostility. If she is already exibiting such symptomes, tell someone imeadiatly, because this desease can only get worse if left alone.
Above all, you MUST be supportive of her while still discouraging this behavior. Being hostile in any way to her will only make the condition worse.
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