As a teen girl growing up with these things I should know. I'm much taller than alot of girls in my grade, everybody says I'm thin but I occassionaly think of my height as more weight. I dont think anorexia or bulimia is right. It's awful that we want to make people so skinny. AND FOR HEALTH???? ya right the bones sticking out of the kids in Africa are really healthy. WTF IS HAPPENING TO OUR SOCIETY!!!??? Its also strange to see one debate subject on too thin people and another on too fat people. I dont get it

you dont have to be super skinny, thats called skeleton, or overweight, thats called too many big macs... basically you need to know what your body weight should be for you to be healthy. Talk to a doctor or a nutrionist that can explain what you average weight should be, and make sure the stuff your eating isnt crap.. you dont have to be nicole richie, or the before of the girl from weight watchers, get the facts of whats right for YOU and our bodies will all be perfect just the way they are.

The main pressure to be "thin" should be about health. If you want a kid to lose weight it should be because of a health issue, not because it looks good. Every single person on earth has a different weight they should be to be healthy and it's stupid to tell them to weigh more or less depending on what society thinks is hot. Too skinny is disgusting anyway and if you're too thin people are going to look at you like you're disgusting. No one wants to be with someone they think they're going to break. You should be healthy. Just excercise and get a diet plan from a doctor if you want to lose weight. Do it the healthy way.

I think that skinniness or weight issues begin even before kids are subjected to models, if you look at half of the kids cartoons, the women are disproportionate, huge busts, the thinnest waist possible, and long matchstick legs. who can blame children from as young as 6 for being worried about self image and their weight, you can't get away from it, movies, adverts, cartoons, music, books, comics, their own parents issues. This will never end it will only get much worse as the years go by.

Being skinny doesn't always make you look better, because you could be way to skinny, and show way to many bones, being skinny shouldn't matter, why should peoples wait matter to others, it's there life, and why worry, they'll find out sooner or later to either gain or loose weight. I don't judge people on their wait unless they are really really over weight, but i'm nice about it. People call me fat all the time, but it doesn't really bother me. I'm a freshman and weight 180, but so what, it's none of their damn buisness. And if you all of a sudden just stop eating you'll actually gain weight.

they do it because they want us to feel bad about our selfs because they have nothing better to do ... i had and ed but got out of it because i realised that i might think im fat but its not truly whats there ....my perceptionis different that most ppls

they do it because they want us to feel bad about our selfs because they have nothing better to do ... i had and ed but got out of it because i realised that i might think im fat but its not truly whats there ....my perceptionis different that most ppls

they do it because they want us to feel bad about our selfs because they have nothing better to do ... i had and ed but got out of it because i realised that i might think im fat but its not truly whats there ....my perceptionis different that most ppls

I dont get why it should matter what my body size is. and its not always healthier to be "skinny". I think that people just need to lay off. This topic is so not as complicated as everyone makes it to be. and however mean this sounds, i dont feel bad for people who become anorexic. I mean thats your own decision. nobody should make you want to go barf up your food. or not eat. so what if thats what people think is " sexy". its DUMB. Its not cute, its simply DUMB.. the media puts to much pressure on people. size double 0 isnt cute, its ugly. and a size 7 or 9 isnt fat.

Being young and skinny can bring you a lot of great things, popularity, not being made fun of, and most of all self confidence. But being too skinny isn’t that great either. People will judge you on your appearance no matter how you look and think that you are anorexic or bulimic or both or they think that you are too fat. I know how it feels have people judge me like that. Saying that I’m too fat or too skinny it’s none of their damn business! I have to confess that I do let the one or two people that tell me I’m too fat overrule the ones that tell me I’m just fine. I feel like I have to be skinny so that people will accept who I am. Also being skinny can help with certain sports suck as cheerleading, gymnastics, and dance. A lot of girls that are in these sports are anorexic or bulimic from their teachers or coaches telling them that they won’t go anywhere in that sport if they aren’t skinny. And I do agree with that. But lose the weight the right way and eat right so that you don’t get sick. Having anorexia stays with you your entire life. Even after you start eating and stop not eating. It will always be who you are and a part of you. There will always be times where you look at yourself and think "I’m too fat I need to lose 5 pounds" so you stop eating and pretty soon that weight is off and you continue to lose weight excessively. Pretty soon you are back in your old habits and you are diagnosed as being anorexic. All of this being skinny can sound like so much fun, being popular and having a good body, but in reality it kind of sucks because your bones start popping out. You end up having all of these different side effects and you end up looking like a zombie because you can’t eat or sleep. The pressure to be skinny is really intense and the people who are anorexic or bulimic have it really bad. I used to be one of them!! But now I am fighting to be better and eat regularly. Sometimes it doesn’t work and you end up not eating and then eating too much for your body to handle and end up throwing up. Or just keep it in your body and over time you end up gaining weight, then the whole anorexic process starts all over. Honestly it’s your body and no one can tell you how to live except for yourself. Don’t give in to all of peer pressure. Be your self and if people don’t like it then do be their friend. You need friends that take you as you are and you shouldn’t change for anyone but yourself. If you feel like you are a little over weight, go talk to someone about losing weight the right way by eating healthy.