My best friend suggested that I’m anorexic; does this food diary sound like I am, or is she just jealous?
My best friend said that my body weight is too low (I just turned 15 and I’m 5′6 and 112 pounds), and then she sort of implied that I’m anorexic. Let me list what I ate today though (I keep a food journal):
Breakfast 9:05
Multigrain and all natural, flavorless oatmeal made completely with whole grains, barley, oats, etc (according to the ingredients list), one cup of soymilk, one tablespoon honey, two tablespoons flaxseed, six dried apricots, 12 almonds, and a medium sized apple.
Lunch-type meal that I made small because I had tennis right after: 12:15
Half cup of soymilk, half cup of Kashi cereal, two tangerines, three ounces shrimp, large salad with salsa
2:20 snack with comfort food and vitamin C for my perceived illness:
Enough almonds to feed a small country, four tangerines, a banana, warm milk with honey, green tea (decaf), two squares of dark chocolate (86% cacao).
And for dinner I’m having some wild Alaskan salmon, some sweet potato fries that I make with herbs and olive oil, and a huge salad, and then for dessert I might have some dates and cheese.
If I eat like this every day, and I just try to eat really healthfully and all natural, chemical-free foods, then I can’t be anorexic, correct? Anorexia is a mental illness, after all. I just am extremely mindful of how I eat, and my doctor, who I visited yesterday, and who’s my uncle, said that I’m probably the healthiest person he’s ever seen. And then my best friend is like, "lol, you think you eat alot?" and then she lists like, I had pizza and Panda Express and ice cream, and then all this disgusting unhealthy food.
Am I sounding insane when I suggest that she’s trying to get me to be less healthy, and a little fatter? It seems to me that I actually eat a lot, and I’m naturally thin and I tend to burn a lot of calories due to my exercise (I have two hours of tennis with my team five days a week, private hour lessons on Wed and Sun, and I dance an hour and a half two days a week at school, one 45 minute private on Wed, and I run and strength-train for fun when I have time.)
No, you’re not anorexic, you’re just health conscious! It sounds to me like she’s jealous that you can manage what you eat.
Just be careful that you’re getting enough protein!
EDIT:
Hnnoor, what’s up with using my answer word for word?
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