It was interesting to listen to Jill Malolepsy’s story and struggle with an eating disorder. I was able to connect with a couple of Jill’s stories about doctor visits. It still bothers me that many doctors still use the BMI chart to see whether you are anorexic or over weight. I cannot stand that the BMI chart has not been updated in years. The BMI does not even account for heredity, ethnicity, or gender. I was also shocked at all stories about her child. I could not believe that perfect stranger went up to Jill and told her that she had a fat baby. I can only image how she would have reacted if she had relapsed. I have a cousin, who has been battling with anorexic and bulimia, and she just had a baby. While she was pregnant my uncle and aunt monitored her food intake to make sure she did not lose the baby. Now that the baby is born she does not want to feed her daughter as much food because she does not want the baby to get FAT. Babies cannot move and they do have fat, that is why it is called baby fat.
My weight! It has always been a touchy subject with me because almost every doctor has tried to put me in the anorexic category. Even though the day before, I ate a whole box of pizza by myself and they thought I was anorexic. It was difficult being a perfectly healthy normal teenage and having a nutritionist as well as my doctor asking me whether I had an eating disorder. The reason that my doctors worried about me was because I would not gain or lose any weight. He just did not understand that when I was in high school, as well as in college, I swam, kick-boxed, practiced martial arts, and did yoga and I remained 118 pounds. He also did not understand that all the women in my family are genetically thin. When I was born my mother was thirty-seven years old and one hundred – eight pounds.
When I turned 21 I started to have problems with my stomach and I started to throw up three to five times a week. I told my old doctor this; he did not believe me and wanted to send me to a nutritionist. At that point I could not stand it anymore so I switched doctors. I talked to my new doctor about my stomach problems and told her that I do not have an eating disorder. She took one look at me and squeezed my arm and said, “I know you’re not”. She ran every single test on me and diagnosed me with Acid Reflex. With proper diet and medication the acid reflex can be controlled, the only problem is I will have this disorder for the rest of my life and it will return. My doctor told me that when I have an episode I am basically bulimic and I cannot stop throwing up.
After reading the pro ana articles it made me sick. I understand that this is America and everyone can post whatever they want on the internet but pro ana website should not be able to give advice on how to make throwing up easier. I have a problem with girls and boys starving themselves so that they look like a Holocaust survivors and they think that it is sexy. It angers me that girls and boys are throwing up to lose weight and I throw up because there is a biological reason. There are even thinspiration videos which encourage girls to starve themselves because “Bones are Beautiful”.

Your blog is interesting!

Keep up the good work!