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My friend's diet is not good

Ally_93
Ally_93 Posts: 45 Member
edited January 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey,
I'd like some advice please.

I've noticed that one of my friends eats VERY small portions at least 3 times a day and the only foods that she eats are 90gs of tuna per meal, fruit per meal and that's all!!! There's no way that she consumes 1200 calories a day!! She's a small girl and she exercises too, and she is paranoid about being 'fat'. She doesn't eat REAL meals. What can I do to help her?

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  • tricksee
    tricksee Posts: 835 Member
    Not much unfortunately. She needs to want to help herself. Plus if she's happy, leave her to her own devices.
  • Ascolti_la_musica
    Ascolti_la_musica Posts: 676 Member
    There's not a whole lot you can do. You ca tell her you are concerned- once. If she is ready to hear it, she will. If not, I would unfriend her. Anorexia is a serious issue, and you do see it from time to time on MFP.

    It's *possible* she is one of those people who only tracks part of her food, and adds the rest up mentally. Who knows. But unless you are trained to deal with mental illnesses like that, you can't really do anything for her.
  • SamanthaClarexo
    SamanthaClarexo Posts: 353 Member
    Not much unfortunately. She needs to want to help herself. Plus if she's happy, leave her to her own devices.

    This. She has to do it for herself. You can offer her advice but I doubt she'd listen. You have to want help to be helped.
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    Not much unfortunately. She needs to want to help herself. Plus if she's happy, leave her to her own devices.

    This. She has to do it for herself. You can offer her advice but I doubt she'd listen. You have to want help to be helped.

    Yep. Just let her know you love her, and that you will never judge her if she comes to you for help.
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    There's not a whole lot you can do. You ca tell her you are concerned- once. If she is ready to hear it, she will. If not, I would unfriend her. Anorexia is a serious issue, and you do see it from time to time on MFP.

    It's *possible* she is one of those people who only tracks part of her food, and adds the rest up mentally. Who knows. But unless you are trained to deal with mental illnesses like that, you can't really do anything for her.

    This. I feel really badly for those struggling with EDs, but I can't bear to watch them starving themselves. I'm also not qualified to help them in any way--they need to see a professional. So I might say something, but I would probably end up un-friending, as I'm not really equipped to deal with that behaviour, and find it very very sad.
  • Ally_93
    Ally_93 Posts: 45 Member
    Okay, thanks guys.
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