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Title: Not Eating!!! Help!! help quick! my friend told me she has decided not to eat anything anymore because she wants to lose weight! she's been anorexic before so she's seen that it really has been helpful to make her super skinny! what do i tell her, i'm worried about her! Name: Sabrina Date: Mar. 20th, 2002 Title: Re: Not Eating!!! Help!! Tell her that instead of losing fat, she will be burning muscle, that will reduce her metabolism and fat burning potential and not be able to lose bodyfat. People who are anorexic might be skinny, but they do not have low bodyfat levels. They are skinny because they have no muscle. See should see a psychologist (spelling?) and a dietician. Name: Kurt Date: Mar. 21st, 2002 Title: Re: Not Eating!!! Help!! she won't listen to anything i tell her about the negative effects about being anorexic or anything. she has an "i don't care" attitude. she has been anorexic before and was in the hospital and placed in counselling, but she's really determined to lose weight this weight and doesn't care about anything else! Name: Sabrina Date: Mar. 21st, 2002 Title: Re: Not Eating!!! Help!! If she is young and underage, I would tell her parents and hopefully they will force her into counselling, if they do not already know. If she is legal age, and does not want to attend counselling, or listen to the people she cares about, then there may not be much you can do. If she is a close friend, you could see a doctor and counsellor and try and find out ways stop her from this destructive disorder. An aside: Losing weight from not eatting, is not effective. Short term weight less will come from water loss, not actual fat. Long term weight loss will result in severe muscle catabolism. This will decrease metabolism, decrease muscle mass and result in severe decreases in the amount of fatty acids that will actually be used for energy. If you compare this with someone who exercises regulary and eats a proper diet, the one not eatting will not only have little fat loss, but lower amount of total weight loss. In the end, she is trying to lose weight in the least effective manner. Name: Kurt Date: Mar. 21st, 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |