Am I really anorexic or is my best friend just jealous and subconsciously trying to sabotage my success?
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.)
Your BMI is 18.1 which is somewhat underweight. Anorexia is defined as being 19% or more underweight, but is also a psychological compulsion. So you’re probably not anorexic even though you could stand to gain a few pounds. Just watch out for thinking of food as "the enemy," or striving for perfection in your physical form. That’s the path to obsessing over food and developing anorexia. Hope this helped.
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112 is a perfect weight for you. I’m 15, 5′1 and I weigh 109
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Uhhh, yes, you’re sounding insane. She isn’t implying you’re anorexic. She’s just saying you eat a lot differently then she does and probably thinks it’s a bit weird you keep a food journal (which I do too). She’s a junk food eater, you’re very healthy. And you’re not anorexic, either way. You’re thin, yeah, but I’m 5′9, 15, and130 pounds.
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Your BMI is 18.1 which is somewhat underweight. Anorexia is defined as being 19% or more underweight, but is also a psychological compulsion. So you’re probably not anorexic even though you could stand to gain a few pounds. Just watch out for thinking of food as "the enemy," or striving for perfection in your physical form. That’s the path to obsessing over food and developing anorexia. Hope this helped.
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http://www.medicinenet.com/anorexia_nervosa/article.htm
I bet all she is jealous of youand wishes you would put weight so maybe she would look better
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your BMI is 18.1
your BMI has to be 17.5 or less to be diagnosed with anorexia.
so obviously you can’t be anorexic.
however a BMI under 18.5 is underweight, which is probably why your friend is worried.
you could be classed as Eating disorder not otherwise specified [EDnos] if you meet the anorexic criteria apart fromt he BMI criteria or you’re one of the less well known eating disorders that fall into that group.
at the bottom of this page if the anorexic criteria:
http://www.something-fishy.org/whatarethey/anorexia.php
that doesn’t sound like you.
if you do have an eating disorder i’d say you could have Orthorexia Nervosa. it comes under EDnos. here’s some information about what it is:
http://www.something-fishy.org/whatarethey/other.php#ortho
if you want look it up on the net for more information.
you seem to be eating a good amount.
i think you’re friend just worries about an eating disorder because you;re underweight and may seem obsessed with eating only healthy/pure food.
it would be helpful if you could work out your BMR.
i know a calculator online if you want the link.
then work out how many calories you’re eating and how many calories you’re burning with exercise.
you can look those up on the net too.
that way you can make sure you don’t loose anymore weight…and maybe even gin a little weight.
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ED experience