Thursday, March 5, 2009

Dieting for Pro Anorexia Friends

Dieting and weight loss is big business. There are getting to be a lot of anorexia tips websites that supposedly give you the low down on how to become anorexic with tips and tricks. These websites are not being honest because you can not choose this. It is an eating disorder that has psychological implications that you don't understand. If you want to lose weight the best thing to do would be to find a healthy weight loss and exercise plan and get control of your diet. The only long term way to lose weight is to cut calories and add some exercise because that is how our bodies have evolved. In order to be healthy and support a long term lifestyle we need a minimum amount of calories. If we overeat then we will gain more weight than what we what to and pack on the pounds. If we eat less calories than we expand in exercise then we will lose excess fat stored in the body. It is generally stored in the belly area in males and in the hip area in females.
So why should we look at a healthy diet instead of using tips from these other websites? In reality, anorexia is a psychiatric condition where the person with the affliction has a false and unrealistic view of their body. When they look in the mirror they see a person who is extremely obese even if in reality their body is of normal weight and proportion. For some reason these people can not see this and so they literally starve themselves to death to try to stop being obese. As you can see this is irrational behavior and people with this affliction need psychological help in order to get a more realistic view of their body and frame. This is not something they chose instead there was some instance in their earlier life or maybe something in their genetics that caused this unhealthy and unrealistic view.
If you are looking for these kinds of tips instead of healthy diet tips, I beg you to get an opinion from a health care professional about your body size and shape. Don't ask your friends because they may have a skewed perspective when it comes to body size also. Instead, talk to a doctor, school nurse, or other nutritionist to find out if your view is realistic. One thing to remember is that everyone has a different body shape. If you come from a long line of hearty people, for example norther Europeans, you are not going to create a healthy body that looks like America's Next Top Model. Most people I know think these girls are too skinny anyway.
We are all given a body and we can control it to a certain extent but there are some realities that we can not change. You may starve yourself to death but is that really worth it? If you could change your body style, which you can't, it wouldn't do you any good anyway because you will be dead. That seems like an extreme price to pay to look like someone most people don't find attractive.
If you are truly overweight for your height and body type, and only someone trained in Body Mass Index can tell you that, then you can use a healthy diet and exercise plan to trim fat. A healthy diet means you lose no more than three pounds a week and you do not go below a minimum weight based on the realities of your body.
Instead of starving yourself to death to try and force your body to be something it is not you should be learning how to love yourself the way you are. This is had but it is part of becoming mature. You are an incredible child of God an you worth more to Him and the world than you will ever know. You are lovable the way you are and if you don't feel lovable, losing weight to the point of physical impairment or death is not going to make any difference. Work on your inner beauty first and then you can worry about weight loss. You will find when you get older that people who look like billboards are not really the beautiful people in the world. Instead, it is the normal people who have big hearts and learn to love themselves and others.
If you visit a doctor and it is determined that you do need to lose weight then do it with a healthy diet and exercise plan. Do not try to lose more than three pounds a week. The best exercise is walking so if you can try to walk a few miles every day. But first and foremost work on your inner beauty and loving yourself before starting any diet plan.

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