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Re: Is this Anorexia???
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:54:13 -0500 (CDT)
It is technically not anorexia because she is still a healthy weight
(BMI less than 18.5 = underweight and even lower than that for
anorexia). BUT she definitely could be dealing with disordered eating
and body image anxiety. The concerning part of your story is the fact
that she still wants to lose weight. I'm dealing with very similar
issues and it was actually an intense/contentious conversation with my
sister that convinced me to finally seek help. I've been seeing a
therapist and I'm starting to get a handle on the problem. Good luck to
your sister.
At Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Pat wrote:
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>At Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Worried wrote:
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>>I wrote a few months about my concern for my sister who was rapidly
>>losing weight and had just gone on a progesterone based birth control.
>>Now, six months later, she has lost over 35 pounds. She is 5'7" and
>>weighs @ 120 pounds. She seems quite proud of her weight and wears
>>clothes that accentuate her very small body. She talked before of
>>wanting to be 125, then 120, and now she says she wants to weigh 115....
>>she is pretty defensive when I bring up a problem with the way she looks
>>or her losing too much weight. What do I do? She is 30 years old so I
>>can't exactly force her to get help.
>>Thanks
>>Shellye
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>This doesn't sound like Losing 35 pounds in 6 months is NOT rapid
>weightloss- it's a little more than one pound per week. Also, weighing
>120 at 5'7" is in the range of normal. If she is obsesssed with losing
>more weight, and is eating very few calories per day (say 500)then she
>needs help. You might try talking to some other family members about
>intervention.
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