Not because I don’t need to lose the weight for my health (I am over 200 lbs), but because I don’t want to motivate others, who do not need to lose weight for their health, to be obsessed with dieting. This (eating disorders of all sorts) is a major problem in the U.S. I sincerely believe that what is inside is what is important, not what half-starved idol of a woman the culture wants us to believe is “beautiful.”

If you look at this and your friends and family have said anything to you about being thin or too thin already, stop now and read the information on the following sites:

“National Eating Disorder Association” hotline:
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=298

American Psychological Association Article, ”Eating Disorders: Psychotherapy’s Role in Effective Treatment” http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=50

Womenshealth.gov
Eating disorder information and additional referral sources
http://www.4woman.gov/bodyimage/ED.cfm