Eating Disorders

Eating disorders have become a serious problem in teens and in young adults. They feel they have to be a certain size to feel good about them self’s. Which is so not true everyone’s bodies are different they were built different which means the size you are depends on your bone and body structure there are many ways to become a healthy weight or size that works for you . You don’t need to starve yourself or get sick after you eat or do crazy calorie counting and extreme workouts. Because the reality is your only hurting you body because your not giving it the nourishments it needs to be strong and healthy. There are simple and easy things you can do to stay healthy, for example most of us love soda but that’s not good for us because it has no nutrition that the body needs. By substituting it for water you will notice a difference in your complexion, in your weight and even in your skin care because you aren’t putting in chemicals in your body that take nutrients from your body. Also you can cut out junk food and I know that seems hard but you can still eat it just once in a while and don’t think of it as stopping think of it as taking a break. Junk food has little to no nutrients it has lots of fats and oils and its just all around bad for you. By stopping you will notice a big change in weight in your energy level and your all over body because you will substitute it for healthy things. So you change the way you think like if you want something sweet eat strawberries or a sweet tasting fruit instead of candy. Another thing you can do is  exercise and I know we  don’t want to work out because its difficult but if you start by taking 30 min walks daily you will start to see you have more energy and that will help you get the motivation to go to a gym or go for a run. Also instead of the usually workout you could join a sport or a dance class so you can have fun and workout without paying attention to how hard you actually worked out. These ways are simple but effective things you can do to help your body. Like anything you want to stick with them you want to make sure you eat about 1500 to 2000 calories daily and have about 30 to 40 min of cardio a day. Another thing to do is make sure you are getting plenty of sleep at night beaceuse sleep gives you energy to workout and to make healthy and logical dicisions. If you have an eating disorder your not alone truth is about 5-7% of women in the US will suffer from an eating disorder at some time in their lives. An eating disorder is not something to be ashamed or embarrassed about. If you think you or someone you know have an eating disorder you need to tell some one or call the national help line for eating disorders at 1-800-931-2237 because the life you save could be your own.