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Originally posted by SoCalGirl
Last night, I was watching The Secret Lives Of Women on WE. It was about eating disorders and followed an anorexic mother of two; a 19 year old anorexic who is currently an exercise bulimic; and a compulsive overeater. The 19 year old admitted to being a size 2, her mom is a DOUBLE ZERO. The girl, who said she exercises 2-3 hours a day, looked like she had no muscle at all. She was small, but it look like it was all fat. I was shocked when she admitted to being a 2. I would have said she was a size 10 easily. She had a double chin. How can you be a size two and have a double chin?
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Some people have fat faces . . . ahem, Kirsten Dunst (she's tiny but you've never know it by looking at her face).
That said, I think a more accurate description of Hohan's food problems would be "purging anorexia." Bulimia generally involves eating normal meals without purging, but following that up with larger binge/purge cycles. Purging anorexia means throwing up most of what you eat, or everything you eat, and can lead to extreme weight loss. As you said, true bulimics tend to be on the normal-to-chunky side. But the general public who is not well-acquainted with eating disorders tends to believe that anybody who throws up is bulimic.