Was I in early stages of anorexia?!


Question: Was I in early stages of anorexia?
Hey guys :) so I'm 15 years old, 5'2 and i weigh 118 pounds. So I have a question, this year I switched dance schools and I'm now at a prestigous ballet school. I'm surrounded by very skinny girls, some have 3 of their "collarbones" (I don't know the word for the bones below the clavicle..) showing and you can see ribs through their leotard. I started hating my body: my height, my legs, my stomach. All of it! So I cut back my calories drastically. I ate small breakfasts (80 calories) and small lunches (200 cal) and I didn't snack much but ate a normal sized diner. (and yes I know it's wrong) the thing is I became obsessed with what I ate, the calories I took in, always excercising. And all because I wanted to be thinner. It started working being that I did lose a couple pounds. This lasted for a while. I always looked up diet plans online, constantly. It became an obsession. Now luckily, I have pulled myself out of those thoughts and behaviors. It was tough and took time, but now I eat pretty healthy. So I was wondering if I was in early stages of anorexia. Yes I know I wasn't anorexia skinny, but looking back I believe I carried out anorexic behaviors and could have easily slipped into anorexia if I didn't come across so many articles about how bad it was to eat like I was eating. What do you think? I still have low self esteem on my body, but a positive attitude to change it! I just hung up a post it on my mirror right where my stomach and legs are that says 'give it some time, give yourself hope' just to keep me thinking positive. I don't wanna become unhealthy

Answers:

You've asked this question many times already.

Those dancers around you will not last very long, no dancer can be on a low calorie diet and expect to be able to perform, it's physically impossible.

I know the influence to have an ED is there, but you just got hold through it, there are a lot of professional dancers who are not rail thin. The ones who are rail thin are in nursing homes now or dead.

Professional ballet dancer.



i think you were about to lead yourself into annerexia if you kept it up longer, but great job for realizing that it was not healthy and stopping it. losing pounds is normal, but not if u take urself too far. :)



You did acted like one, but I think that your weight was underweight, not necesarily anorexic.

Myself



Way to go...yes, think positive...most people would certainly take your body over those you have described in your question..Keep on that positive side as we are proud of you!




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