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Being too thin and bein too fat is not healthy. We all know that. Weight has always been an issue or me. At 11 I was dignosed with Juvenille diabetes. Later I developed bulemia, and then depression. I am still struggling with all three and trying to cope on a day to day basis. Those that suffer from bulemia are usually the right weigh for them or overweight. I am overweight, yes I'll admit that (mostly because you can't see me). I would hate for a "thin" person (I use thin in quotation marks because obviously what I think is thin is quite destorted) to come up to me and say hey you're fat go to a gym, just like I wouldn't go up to some one who seemed to be underweight and say you're too thin, eat soemthing. What we need to do for our brothers and sisters is to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of an eating disorder or disturbed eating (yes there is that) and be able to act accordingly. None of us are professional doctors, nurses, dieticians or therapists (well there might be some Alum on here that are, and maybe if there are they can come forward and share some information on eating disorders with us). But we can go for help. We can go to a counselor on campus or a doctor on campus and ask for advice. I would not want to see my sisters hurting themselves becuase of what people think a socially acceptable with and image should be. Remember there are people who might seem overweight to you, but be very healthy. Same goes for people we might think are underweight. You can't tell just by looking at them. Those with an eating disord are going to suffer in silence, they will think nothing is wrong with them and won't get help. We have to help them understand that they are hurting themselves, but still remember wwe can't force someone to get help. Makeing sure you are there for your brothers and sisters is the most important thing. They are most likely to come to you when they need help.
we are al beutiful in someway and just because we all can't fit into a size 2 and have bulging muscles doesn't make us any less worthy. We can be fat, thin, short or tall, we all have something to contribute.
Pi Phi Love and Mine,
Emily
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