Abby Nawrmuhl

Doctors: Obesity is an epidemic, people eat too much.

Society: People have unhealthy body images, accept your body the way it is!

Society: People should be more concerned about their health, exercise & eat right!

Media: Celebrities are way too skinny, they are setting a bad example for young girls.

Media: This singer gained 20 pounds, she must be really unhappy.

People: Being too skinny is gross, real women have curves.

People: Eww, fat rolls.

Friends: You're so pretty, you're not fat.

Friends: Eww I'm so gross, I need to lose weight.

Family: Don't starve yourself, eat. It's not that hard.

Family: You ate all of this for breakfast? What is wrong with you?

Me: I know I should eat, it's normal and I need food to live.

Eating disorder: You're to fat to eat, the calories you burn today can be the fat on your body and not the food you just ate.

Me: I just ate a slice of cake and I know that it wont specifically make me gain weight. One is normal.

Eating disorder: You just consumed 500 calories on a slice of cake. Might as well go all out and eat the entire cake and purge it after. This way you can have it all with 0 calories.

Me: I'll only work out an hour today. An hour a day is healthy and normal.

Eating disorder: You'll only burn about 700 calories in an hour. You should go for 3 hours so at least it's worth while and you'll burn all the calories you eat.

Me: I really shouldn't purge this meal. I need to stop at some point. I can't go on like this forever.

Eating disorder: Just purge this meal and don't do it again after.

Me: People tell me I'm pretty, so maybe I should start believing it.

Eating disorder: You have acne, your shoulders are to broad, you tummy isn't flat enough, you have a big nose, you thighs are to big, arms are to flabby, to much fat on hips, your waist is to wide, ass is to flat....don't get full of yourself now.

Me: Logically, I know I'm not fat. I know that my weight is " healthy" and average.