Anorexia is known as self-starvation. Most of the time the girl does not just wake up one morning and decide to stop eating. There is a process, which she goes through. The girl has been slightly overweight, and her parents, peers or boyfriend have mad comments to her about it. She begins to feel self-conscious. Then she decides to begin dieting by cutting down on high-calorie foods, exercising, and slowly stops eating sweets and desserts. With the approval of her friends and family she continues this diet. When she has reached her weight goal, she still feels overweight, and decides to diet further. This will go for months without being noticed. She will wear baggy clothes, hide food, to throw away later, and avoid going o

The body of a person who is anorexic undergoes changes. There is the obvious weight loss, and then all of the other, internal and external problems that arise. Her period begins to slow down, and then ceases. There are metabolic complications, such as yellow skin, impaired taste, and hypoglycemia. Dehydration and weakness are common as well. There begins to be a lack of interest in sex, hypothermia, and constipation. These problems increase as she pursues her quest to become thin. Often times, as she loses weight, she feels that it is not enough. This is due to the fact that her body image is distorted. (Brownell 247-249)

Which leads into another eating disorder known as bulimia. Unlike anorexia, this person does not engage in self-starvation, but rather throws up after a meal. Bulimia is an irresistible urge to overeat. Which sometimes alternates with periods of abstinence. After an episode of overeating, this type of person will purge, use self-induced vomiting, or even both. (Hawkins II, 6)

In both anorexia and bulimia, these girls do, indeed, lose weight. The consequences are severe, but their need, and want to be thin and admired overrides the known outcome. I have known girls who were bulimic and anorexic. It is very hard to help them, because they do not believe that they have a problem. They think that they are just dieting. The case that is even dearer to my heart is my obese uncle.

My uncle has lost so much weight since he has had his stomach stapled. He looks like half the person he was before. It worked, and I am so proud of him. But, it has its consequences. Now my uncle has to go under the knife again. His staples are beginning to come out, and he has to go get it re-stapled.

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