Anorexia

There are many pro anorexia tips out there, some are good and some are harmful. When you read my homepage then you know that I do not do or support any harmful techniques. This sounds common sense but you would be surprised how many people are doing intentionally bad things to themselves just to achieve the goal of a slim body.

My personal tips are:

#1 Do exercise: I know it sounds common sense but are you doing it? Exercise is by far the best and most effective way to shape your body the way you want it, burn fat, loose weight and build up your energy levels. You will look better, healthier, slimmer, and best of all, you will have much more energy and optimism, all things that anorexia nervosa sufferers miss. My personal favorites are Tai Chi, jogging and Pilates.

#2 Vomiting is ok, I do it sometimes too but never more than twice a week. Purging is harmful in many ways and should never be done frequently. However, to me it sometimes is ok, for example when I enjoyed a great big lunch where I ate way too much. I know that I do exercise which will compensate but sometimes I really feel bloated. I decide that I do not want my body to digest all that and vomit. Be warned. Vomiting can become a very harmful habit when you do it more than twice a week.

#3 Count calories: There is nothing else you will ever need when you count your calories and do exercise. You must know how many calories a food has in order to know what you can eat and what to avoid. It is a simple math.

#4 Maintain a positive attitude: It is important maintain a positive and healthy perspective to all these dieting stuff. The media are full of dieting and exercising tips, do this, do that, try this, buy that. Use your brain and do not get trapped by all this bs. It is pretty simple. Your body needs a certain amount of calories and necessary nutrition to work properly. Not more, not less. Your body is also made to move, so move and do some exercise, does not really matter what. Your body is no mystic thing. It is a simple machine. These two 'theories' shall be your basis. It has worked 1000 years ago and will work the next 1000 years.

While a slim body is beautiful and aesthetic, some pass the line to an extreme called anorexia nervosa, a serious (mental) illness which leads malnutrition and even death.

Here are some Signs of Anorexia:

- The person keeps dieting although heavily underweight already
- The person looks ill with pale skin
- The person starts looking like a bony skeleton
- The person is vomiting very often (secretly)
- Depression with no energy for anything
- Hair loss

Recently there is a lot of discussion about Anorexic People in the media. It is true that anorexia nervosa is a serious disease and there has to be much more scientific research and more funding to support the science.

It is still unknown what causes anorexia nervosa. However, there is nothing wrong in a lifestyle that stands for healthy living, dieting and achieving a slim body. Do not abandon your dreams because of a false fear of risks.

There is risk for anything. Life healthy, do not abuse dieting techniques and drugs and you are on the right way.

There is a lot of hype in the press recently about anorexic models. Many disadvantageous anorexic pictures are getting published and discussed.

I welcome this because it heats up the discussion about anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders and increases awareness for these problems.

But let's stay with the facts. Not all models are ill but a minority. There is a line which they do not cross and they know it. Yes, they control their eating habits rigorously but it is their job and not a disease. They get paid much money for doing it. Their job is it too look great and not fat.

You can not blame the models for that because we want them like that. And we all want healthy slim models and no bony patients.