anorexia vs being on a diet

where does the line draw between being anorexic and being obsesed with your weight cause your on a diet?

Answer #1

How to GAIN or LOSE weight?

First, determine from the information below, what your weight should be. Then set yourself goals of a week, 2 weeks, a month, 3 months, 6 months and a year. As you see yourself meeting your goals it becomes easier. Remember, you didn’t gain or lose your weight overnight so don’t expect to gain or lose if overnight. Plus, if trying to lose weight, weight lost slowly is more likely to stay off than weight lost in a hurry.

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a measurement of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both men and women between the ages of 18 and 65 years.

BMI Classification

18.5 or less Underweight
18.5 to 24.99 Normal Weight
25 to 29.99 Overweight
30 to 34.99 Obesity (Class 1)
35 to 39.99 Obesity (Class 2)
40 or greater Morbid Obesity

Check out your BMI at the bmi calculator site below to see where you stand.

bmi calculator:

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/

If you need conversion info, 1 kg = 2.2 pounds and 2.54 cm = 1 inch (12 inches = 1 foot)

Info if you are trying to GAIN weight:

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/treatment/underweight-treatment.php

Info if you are trying to LOSE weight:

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/treatment/overweight-treatment.php

“How can I Lose 1 pound of body weight per week?”

One pound of body fat is equal to about 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of weight per week, you need to eat 500 calories/day LESS than you burn.

But it’s not a good idea to lose weight simply by cutting calories. As well as decreasing calories you should increase your daily physical exercise. This helps to burn calories and build more lean tissue which in turn burns more calories.

“What should a minimum calorie intake be?”

As a guide to minimum calorie intake, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends that calorie levels never drop below 1200 calories per day for women or 1800 calories per day for men. Even these calorie levels are quite low.

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/harris-benedict-equation/calorie-intake-to-lose-weight.php

Normal Adult Height-Weight Range Table

http://www.recipehound.com/weight.html

Average Teenager Weight

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/average-teenager-weight-236.html

Check out this link for exercise information:

http://www.fitstep.com/Library/Exercises/Exercises.htm

Another thing that helps to lose weight is to always eat a good breakfast. That helps to jump start your metabolism which helps start burning calories. Also, try to drink 8 eight ounce glasses of water every day. One before every meal (except breakfast) and before all snacks. That helps curb your appetite which helps reduce caloric intake.

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Answer #2

The line that draws anorexia from a diet (or perhaps another form of an eating disorder), is being severely underweight, not recognizing it as a problem, and refusing to maintain a healthy weight. It’s mainly this refusal to maintain a healthy weight that distinguished anorexia from other things…

Answer #3

obsession (O.C.D.), IS a form mental disorder, depending on the severity… and so is anorexia.

I guess the main difference depends on how casually you’re using the word ‘obsessed’

Answer #4

Obsession comes with mental problems, not dieting. I am currently dieting to get healthy, but I am not obsessed with food or weight.

If you find yourself becoming obsessive, you might have a problem.

Answer #5

whenever your too obsessed about loosing weight, you have whats called an eating disorder this is when you do anything you can to avoid gaining weight and to loose weight

Answer #6

Please check out the three links below. They are from my Group and provide information concerning anorexia both first from an anorexic’s point of view then from sites with appropriate information plus information on bulimia:

Anorexia http://www.funadvice.com/group/ethmer/22930

Anorexia followup http://www.funadvice.com/group/ethmer/22931

Bulimia http://www.funadvice.com/group/ethmer/23470  

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Answer #7

I draw the line at skiping meals everyday

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