| | I was snooping around Xanga, and came across what could very well be one of the dumbest "Reasons not to eat" lists I've ever seen. Seriously, check this shit out:
"will be 5x bigger than Ju
cavities
visible food in teeth
could stain clothes
acne
will be hot and sweaty
wastes time
period
g & t
fatass whale
waste of money
love handles
won't look tall
backaches
won't have any confidence
look disgusting when drunk
look disgusting when dancing
look bad with mother
can't go to the beach
can't wear new clothes
people at school
won't be able to cross legs
bad feeling in throat"
I feel I should add that this girl has been involved in the pro-ana community for well over two years, has never been at an underweight BMI, and yet still refers to herself as "anorexic". She currently weighs 125lbs. A healthy weight for her height (5'6"), which is a good thing -- unfortunately, she's obsessed with trying to become anorexic. And in case you think I'm jumping to conclusions here: I've actually known this person for over a year now, and trust me... she's a wannarexic.
Let's run through that list again, with my own responses to the 'reasons', shall we?:
will be 5x bigger than Ju -- Whoever Ju is, I highly doubt that you'll become five times bigger than she is just because you eat.
cavities -- Brush your damn teeth then.
visible food in teeth -- Again... brush your teeth. And you'd rather risk death than risk having food stuck in your teeth? What the hell?
could stain clothes -- So... your clothes are more important than your health?
acne -- ...isn't caused by eating.
will be hot and sweaty -- Fat people don't sweat more than thin people do. Everyone perspires when they get warm. It's part of being human.
wastes time -- Being anorexic is a waste of time. I know this from experience. Believe me, there are better things you could be doing.
period -- Again, this is a good thing. It means you're healthy. Plus, bleeding for five days every month really isn't such a big deal -- pop in a tampon and get over.
g & t -- I have no fucking idea what this means.
fatass whale -- Eating doesn't make you fat. Eating UNHEALTHY foods, have crappy genetics and never exercising does.
waste of money -- A vital need is a waste of money? Or do you consider buying a new iPod more important than, y'know, not being dead?
love handles -- Most people, even healthy weight people, have a tiny bit of love handle action going on. Our bodies store fat in certain ways -- it's normal to have a bit of extra flesh on your lower back. It's really not that big a deal, either... I doubt most people care whether or not you have love handles.
won't look tall -- How does eating make you look shorter?
backaches -- I highly doubt that eating will cause backaches.
won't have any confidence -- Right, and starving yourself is going to bring you so much confidence. Hah.
look disgusting when drunk -- Everyone looks disgusting while drunk. Get over it.
look disgusting when dancing -- So, dancing is more important than your health?
look bad with mother -- Not sure what this means either. If your mom is calling you fat, when you're 125lbs, your mother is a bitch and you shouldn't listen to her.
can't go to the beach -- Anyone can go to the beach, fat or thin. It's a free country.
can't wear new clothes -- Sure you can. Just buy sizes that actually fit you, instead of "thinspo" size zero jeans.
people at school -- Who gives a shit about them? In a few years, you'll never see them again. Are they really worth risking death for?
won't be able to cross legs -- Uh, unless your BMI is like 80, you'll be able to cross your legs. Glad that being able to cross your legs is more important than stay healthy, though.
bad feeling in throat -- What.
Since I'm bored and can't sleep, I think I'll have some more fun with her stupid list. Only this time, I'm gonna give you guys some reasons NOT to be "ana". Yippie!:
1) Will still think you're five times bigger than 'Ju', whoever she is, even if you have a BMI of 12.
2) Will end up with tons of cavities, from purging, malnutrition, etc.
3) Lose all of your teeth, when they finally rot away.
4) Will probably stain your clothing when your bladder or bowels become too weak to function properly, and you end up with a load of urine and feces in your pants.
5) Dry, cracked, pale, sickly skin. Hair growing on your face, arms, stomach, back, etc.
6) Will constantly feel cold and feverish, no matter how warm it is.
7) Wastes time. You could be out partying with your friends, but instead you're at home, alternating between weighing yourself and jogging in circles in your bed room.
8) Will lose your period. This puts you at an increased risk for ovarian cysts, hormonal imbalances, infertility, osteoporosis, etc.
9) B&P: Binge and purge, a horrible cycle to get trapped in.
10) Bony, living corpse.
11) Waste of money, when you buy binging food, laxatives, diuretics, exercise equipment, multiple scales, etc.
12) Bed sores.
13) Won't look tall, once your spine begins degenerating, and you end up with a hunchback.
14) Backaches. See above.
15) Won't have any confidence. You'll still think you're a fat, disgusting failure, no matter how much weight you lose.
16) Look disgusting while drunk... while sober... while sleeping... etc.
17) Look disgusting while dancing, since you'll basically look like a living corpse. That is, of course, if you actually have the energy to dance... which you probably won't.
18) Make mother cry her eyes out, blaming herself for your problems and feeling helpless to do anything about them.
19) Can't go to the beach, since you're too weak and ill to make it there.
20) Will hate your body too much to be able to handle trying on new clothes. Also won't fit into anything worth buying.
21) People at school will be gossiping about how gross you look, how sick you look, making fun of you, etc. Oh, and the rest of the world will be doing the same, as well.
22) Won't be able to cross legs, because you're too week to hold them in that position.
23) Bad feeling in EVERY part of your body, from your head to your toes.
Seriously, does this idiot actually think these are good reasons to starve herself? What the hell?
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