Does this sound like bulimia to you?!
Question:
Does this sound like bulimia to you?
My friend disclosed this imformation to me because she is scared. She says she trys to fast in order to lose weight, but it's always a failing attempt. She then indulges and feels bad about "breaking" her fast. She feels guilty and very anxious and panicky. So she often purges. She feels bad about her body, and hates wearing tight clothing because she thinks she's too fat. But she's not, she's normal. Her bmi is 19.5...i looked it up... i don't know if this is bulimia...because i'm not sure if she purges twice a week...which is requred to be bulimic....what do you think? Thanks in advance :P
Answers:
if she is purging because she feels "bad" about her body and guilty for eating then YES she is bulemic. And she will feel fatter if she is wearing clothes to tight, it's all about FIT. If you wear clothes that are too small for you, you will be bulging out of them and look like a sausage in a casing too small. It is NEVER a smart idea to starve yourself to lose weight. What you end up doing is putting the body into survival mode and your metabolism shuts down, so you won't really lose any weight. It takes WEEKS of starvation before you really see yourself losing any weight, and then after you lose that weight, how do you expect to maintain it??