ED?

ED...Do you know what that is? You may not think you know anyone with an eating disorder but you are probably wrong. Let me shed a little light on this: 'between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of girls and women (i.e. 5-10 million people) and 1 million boys and men suffer from eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, or other associated dietary conditions. Estimates suggest that as many as 15 percent of young women adopt unhealthy attitudes and behaviors about food...Because of the guilt and consequent secretiveness of eating disorders (esp. bulimia and binge-eating) it is likely that many instances go unreported. Thus a higher incidence of eating disorders is almost certain. 40 per cent of 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade girls want to be thinner. And 80 per cent of 10 year olds are worried in case they become fat. In another survey, 70 percent of 6th grade girls surveyed said that their concern about their weight, shape and diet started when they were aged 9-11'(Eating Disorder Statistics). Crazy to think about people that young worried about their weight!

Mak and I had a friend in college who was beyond beautiful (in media standards), you know the type. Perfect skin, hair- manicured nails- flawless body....or so we thought. It took us a while to catch on, I think she had a bit of both anorexia and bulimia- 9 times out of 10 she would claim she had already eaten or wasn't feeling hungry at the moment, and the few times we coaxed her into eating anything she would nearly run to the bathroom right after! We tried to talk to her, to help her out but she wouldn't listen. At the end of the year she moved back home to her folks house and I have lost touch with her, so Lillian if you are reading this... Let us know!!!
Here are some inspirational pictures for everyone out there recovering or helping someone else recover-