My mom noticed when I began dropping a lot of weight and she warned me to stop immediately because she knew I was hurting myself and I promised her I would stop but I obviously didn’t. How could I stop when I was finally getting compliments from classmates at school, I must be doing something right. So I continued throwing away my lunch and lying to my teachers when they asked if I had eaten. My weight had dropped drastically and my sister threatened to tell my parents of what was happening if I didn’t stop, so I fooled her into thinking I was back to my eating habit. When I looked in the mirror I saw an ugly fat girl. My thighs were huge and giggly, I hated the fat under my arms and I looked pregnant with my big stomach. When I was in class I was called down to the guidance office, my guidance councillor questioned my weight loss but I just lied and said it was solely due to exercise.
A few months later I picked up some odd changes in my body such as always feeling tired, cold and dizzy. I noticed that my body had become weaker, it was hard carrying my backpack from class to class and just walking up the stairs was a drag. It was then that my mother had enough and forced me to look myself in the mirror. What I saw was disgusting. My cheekbones popped out, I had dark circles under my eyes, my skin looked dry and my fingers had a bluish discoloration not to mention I was stick skinny. I looked like a skeleton wrapped in thin layers of skin. There was not a single fat on my body. I finally realized how thin I was.
My mom took me to the doctor and he weighed me, I was only 30 pounds. After that day I promised myself to never put myself in that type of danger ever again. In about a year I got back to my normal weight and eating habits. My experience was a lesson I’d never forget. It’s important for you to love yourself for who you are and not compare yourself for others.