Worried about a friend and their "weight loss"?!
Question: I'm quite concerned about a mate of mine who *was* slightly overweight, but went totaly insane with losing weight to the point he's 5 kg's underweight (going by the bmi). I doubt it's anerexia etc. but it's worrying that he keeps telling me he wants to lose "just a few more kg's"
What can be done about this? I don't think it's a disorder but it's not healthy or normal, and i don't know what I can do.
Answers: I'm quite concerned about a mate of mine who *was* slightly overweight, but went totaly insane with losing weight to the point he's 5 kg's underweight (going by the bmi). I doubt it's anerexia etc. but it's worrying that he keeps telling me he wants to lose "just a few more kg's"
What can be done about this? I don't think it's a disorder but it's not healthy or normal, and i don't know what I can do.
It is obvious that weight has become an obsession with your friend, that he is so intent upon losing the excess poundage that he is carrying it too far. If you go without food for a certain length of time, you lose the fierce hunger and, although your body cries out for food, you can ignore it.
The big problem in dieting is not losing the weight. Determination, adherence to a strict regime of one kind or another will work. The biggest hurdle is keeping it off. Your friend knows this, so he is still dieting long after he could ease up a bit.
I think the answer lies in nutritional education. Give your friend some pamphlets and books on proper diet. Show him that eating rationally will keep that weight off, without the problems of starvation. He needs nutrients for good health. He is on his way, but now he needs guidance on just how to stay slim, without sinking back into his old habits.
The answer here is not slices of pie or cake or cookies. The answer is in fruits, vegetables and a healthy selection of protein! I know. I've been there, like Mark Twain, a thousand times!
He's proud he was able to work so hard and get it done, but now he's stuck on this compulsion that he still has work to do. Try getting him to focus on something new to work on.
And it is anorexia, if it continues, or he has emotions behind it that are not related to psychological pleasure of getting a job well done.
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