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Most horrifying picture i have seen to date.

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Oh and let's not forget that this isn't entirely a woman's problem. I used to date a wrestler and he was anorexic because of trying to make the proper weight class. Then I started not eating at lunch because i felt self conscious because i was eating and he wasn't...every day. When i realized how easily he had affected me I told him I couldn't date him anymore if he continued to starve himself for a sport. He stopped wrestling, which probably saved him health problems later.
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I go through that alot.. I also wrestle and I'm currently in the 95 lb. weight class (I'm 5'4"-5'5") and I get called anorexic all the time.. (Thankfully I'm going up to 105)
My problem with the twins is that, they do it mostly to get attention, to make themselves "pretty" and all that crap. They don't notice they're affecting people around the world, their fans mostly. They all want to be like them which is sad. Why? Because now all the full-figured and normal people start thinking alot about their bodies and think they're always "fat". There are some crazy people out there that will do anything to be like the Olsen twins or some other hollywood actress...
On the other side, keep in mind that you shouldn't let your self slip and you should eat healthy... but never starve yourself.
 
An observation:

I can sit at my computer and feel sad, upset, and horrified that any woman (OR MAN) feels so badly about their body that they would actually hurt themselves. But having said that, I'm a hypocrite. I can look in the mirror and find hundreds of things I hate about my body. Things that, even though I *know* (knowing intellectually and truly believing are two different things) I'm attractive, I would sell my soul to "fix." I'd agree that engaging in a damaging behavior IS a choice. I'm honestly not sure whether to classify an unhealthy mental state as a choice, though. :shrugs:
 
The hourglass figure is healthy, the fencepost figure is not. All hourglass means is boobs and hips are bigger than tummy, which is based in science and medical fact - the bigger the tummy in ratio to the boobs and waist, the higher the chance of heart disease. For women anyway, I have no idea how these ratios apply to men.

For me this is significant because there is chubby and roundish and then there is an unhealthy weight problem and it's a real struggle for me to get healthy. Eating disorders go both ways. :(

Anyway, the image makes me sad and I agree with previous posters that America likes to gawk at others' misfortune.
 
Uhhh oops. That should read, "The bigger the waist in ratio to the boobs and hips, the higher the chance of heart disease."
 
Wade mentioned this..

I have never understood the idea of an hour glass figure. I am shaped like an avacado and I think that is the way the good lord likes it. Who am I to mess with that?
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Then metioned this as well..

I prefer to call it that avacado shape.
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I have had someone describe me tonight as a pear with chop sticks for legs.. *LOL* I with you Brother.. Not my fault My jackets are XXXL, well ok, maybe I am little a fault, but at 280 some pounds, I don't look horeendiously over weight, and heck, I make one heck of a traffic divder for the Mrs. at Reptile Shows too..

Regards.. Tim of T and J
 
Drizzt80 said:
"We", meaning me and the turd in my pocket, don't get any satisfaction or enjoyment out of others' misery. :shrugs: I can state that "we" don't care about any misery that celebrities may be experiencing. Their "problems" pale in comparison to my daily struggles with keeping my family healthy and safe.

D80
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the "we" was being used as the general public who spends millions of dollars each year to keep up on what celebs are doing and which hand they wipe with. You can state that you don't care about their problems and rightly so, we shouldn't be so wrapped up in celebs problems that it gives crappy people jobs in photography, printing the crap and reporting the crap on tv.
 
I have to agree that the pic is both sad and scary. It is sad what has become of someone who was once a great idol of mine, and it is scary the codition she is in now. I do feel sorry for her, but I still have a hard time understanding anorexia and bulemia as mental issues, really. I kind of always think of them as being sort of narcissistic. I mean, why would someone starve themselves to look good? I don't care if they look in a mirror and see fat and ugly. I can't fathom having that matter so much. I do think the media makes it worse though, because who are you in HollyWood, for the most part, if you are not thin and pretty?
And as for men, I think it is a growing problem with young men and teens. A Co-Worker of mine, her 16 year old stepson is bulimic. It's a shame what this society's obssession with appearance has led to...
 
Jrgh17 said:
An observation:

I can sit at my computer and feel sad, upset, and horrified that any woman (OR MAN) feels so badly about their body that they would actually hurt themselves. But having said that, I'm a hypocrite. I can look in the mirror and find hundreds of things I hate about my body. Things that, even though I *know* (knowing intellectually and truly believing are two different things) I'm attractive, I would sell my soul to "fix." I'd agree that engaging in a damaging behavior IS a choice. I'm honestly not sure whether to classify an unhealthy mental state as a choice, though. :shrugs:
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I can look in the mirror and find things I'm not that happy about but it takes me about 2 seconds to find something better to obsess about. It's when other people say something that it gets me. My mom is the main culprit. Nothing like a mom saying she's taking back the sweater she gave you because it won't fit you anymore to set you off on an all white chicken meat and salad binge. (Weird thing is she later mailed it back to me... whatever!)
 
shed'n my skin said:
I can look in the mirror and find things I'm not that happy about but it takes me about 2 seconds to find something better to obsess about. It's when other people say something that it gets me. My mom is the main culprit. Nothing like a mom saying she's taking back the sweater she gave you because it won't fit you anymore to set you off on an all white chicken meat and salad binge. (Weird thing is she later mailed it back to me... whatever!)
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I know what you mean. There are two types of influence and both can do some damage. Type one is where a parent/role model makes a comment (unintentional or not) regarding the persons weight, which then enforces their insecurities. Type two is where the parent/role model engages in disordered behaviors them self. The person sees them judging their body, mirrors their behavior, and ends up with very similar behaviors. It's not uncommon to see mothers with distorted body image accidentally passing those thoughts and behaviors to a child.
 
I often wonder if it is so media/society driven why then is she not packing weight on now? I may be out of touch with Hollywood but everything I hear is she is too skinny etc. If the media/society drives her to starve herself wouldn't it also drive the feeding? Guess I just don't understand it. It is sad though that a nice young woman is hurting herself to meet someone elses expectations of allure.
 
I have always had a weight problem. I'm not horrible, but all my life it's been " a few pounds less and you'd be a knockout".
Well, I am 45 years old. Life is short.

In 100 years, Jessica Alba and I will be able to pass for twins. Time is the great equalizer :)
 
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