50 Reasons Why I Hate Eating Disorders

Sometimes I need a list of reasons why to HATE the eating disorder, especially when loving it seems so easy. I hope this helps.


1) They can KILL you.
2) There's nothing attractive about pertruding ribs/ collar bones/ hip bones/ bones in general.
3) Being freezing cold in the summer isn't fun.
4) It's embarrassing to carry around a cushion in case you sit somewhere hard. Butts have fat on them for a reason.
5) Your parents shouldn't have to feed you at age 21.
6) Baggy clothes aren't fashionable.
7) Buying clothes in the "little girls" section might be necessary to wear something that fits you, but it's embarrassing when you're 21.
8) Try not being able to concentrate on anything besides weight, numbers and calories during a test for school.
9) It's inconvenient to carry around a tablespoon of milk to put in your coffee when you go out to Starbucks just because you know EXACTLY how many calories are in it.
10) You might have "friends" but you don't see them. EVER....
11) ....the only people you DO see are doctors, therapists and dieticians.
12) It's costly to buy organic/ single serve portions/ diet foods/ fat free things.
13) Losing your period may be nice...until you realize it might make you unable to have babies.
14) Getting a lymph node removed and biopsied because they stick out so much is painful.
15) You are embarrassed to smile because you don't have any fat in your cheeks so when you smile you just have "old lady" lines.
16) Forget cleaning up or rearranging the furniture in your room. Your Mother and Father will tell you not to because you may burn too many calories.
17) Being late to class because you have to take the elevator because you literally have no muscle to walk up stairs isn't fun.
18) The only leisure reading you will do will be fat grams, DV% of fiber, sodium content and ingredients in food.
19) Playing sports? Forget it. You now have osteoporosis.
20) Boys aren't attracted to you. You look like a 12 year old.
21) You can count on one hand how many days you haven't cried in the past 2 years.
22) People question why you have a handicap tag.
23) Babysitting your nephew is out of the question because you don't have enough strength to pick him up if he were to fall.
24) Cashiers and shoppers stare when you spend 2 hours in the grocery store and don't buy anything.
25) Women aren't supposed to lose their hair in handfuls.
26) Wearing long spandex under your jeans in the Spring makes it difficult to pee.
27) Going to a urologist because your bladder muscles have deteriorated isn't supposed to happen when you're 21.
28) Having a car in your driveway that you can no longer drive is just a tease.
29) Holidays are a nightmare to even think about. Thanksgiving is like D-Day. And you'll feel bad your family can't celebrate because you won't.
30) Lanugo is just plain ugly.
31) Hauling a wheelchair around for you is inconvenient for your parents.
32) What sex drive?
33) Even the comfiest bed won't do. You'll have to buy extra padding to support your bones.
34) School might have to be put on hold, which means you won't graduate with your friends.
35) Eating a meal can take several hours.
36) Eating in front of people will be a huge fear.
37) You will assume everyone is judging you. And they probably are.
38) Death or eating seem like your only 2 options. There are times when you'll want to pick death.
39) You will be afraid that if you let your therapist read your journal, they might stick you in a psychiatric ward.
40) Family members will NEVER stop saying how much they want you to get help. And the more they say it, the more you put it off.
41) Eating disorders are competitive.
42) If you're not a "hat person", it sucks to find one that will cover up your balding spots.
43) Not working a job may seem nice, but its not when you're 21 years old.
44) People WILL talk about weight, calories, sizes, and when they do you will compare yourself to them.
45) You won't be happy unless you're the skinniest in a room at any given time.
46) Dehydration causes headaches.
47) You will feel bad when you're parents have to adjust their work hours to accomodate you and your eating schedule or "bad days".
48) No one wants a sister/ friend/ daughter that seems to be possessed by a demon.
49) Vacations? Ha! You might not go on one for years. Which makes your family miss out too.
50) It's difficult to shower sitting down, but you have to so you don't burn too many calories.

The list will be never-ending. You tell me some other reasons....