| By :
Lam Bong
A lot of people who are too body conscious do not realize it but they are already suffering from eating disorders like Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. These forms of eating disorders have actually caused great alarm to millions of people worldwide because the desperation to become thin has reached even the very young population. It is the duty of those who are older to teach these young children healthy was to live life and that does not include starving yourself just to lose weight. Personally, I used to be one of those people who are afraid of gaining weight thus I resort to some unhealthy ways like binge and puke, use laxatives and diuretics, take diet pills and starve myself just to feel okay at the end of the day. But let me tell you this, it was not a good experience at all. As a matter of fact that experience taught me a lot of things about life. It was really like a dark side for me when I could not admit to anyone that I was having weight issues because it would totally embarrass me. Once you get to the point that you see results and you want more, the tendency is you starve yourself badly and that is really very unhealthy. Yes, you may deprive yourself of food but what happens after a few days is there is like a rebound effect because you will put more into your mouth from being too hungry for a couple of days. When you are trying to lose weight, you really so not have to starve. You can still eat three balanced meal plus snacks if you wish as long as you know that what you are eating are healthy and nutritious. Your body have needs and you have to nourish it otherwise it will suffer from ailments and other conditions. You may snack on healthy foods like celery and a handful of nuts and grapes. My favorite I have to say are nuts because if it requires work to crack the shell and eat so I get satisfied easily. There are also a lot of nutritious snacks available in some health stores if you want to check them. Remember that losing weight is not about starving yourself and if you find that this works for you, stop! It is only temporary. You cannot go on and not feed your body for a long time. As adults, we should be role models to the younger generation as they tend to follow our ways. There have been instances wherein teenagers are suffering from eating disorders. I believe that this happens because of lack of supervision from their parents or guardians. The people in general should be informed of the negative impact that this obsession to becoming thin is bringing to the world.
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