<p>Discuss.</p>
<p>I know people that will try to diet, then get scared of organ failure and anorexia, then go back to normal eating habits and complain about being too fat.</p>
<p>Actually, there is a very huge line between a healthy diet and anorexia…</p>
<p>first mistake is coupling dieting with anorexia. simply said, exercise everyday (even if its just going on a walk, if that’s all you can do when you start). The key is CONSISTENCY. You’re not gonna lose that beer belly overnight. Combine this with small, healthy meals. Avoid sugars, sodas, trans fats, etc. It’s okay to spoil yourself every once in a while but if you’re honest with yourself you’ll when when you’re over-indulging. Remember, anorexic people tend to be TOO skinny, which is definitely not attractive.</p>
<p>^^Damn, I was trying to avoid you. </p>
<p>Guess it didn’t work out.</p>
<p>^
OK, what about in my case?</p>
<p>I’m 5’7 to 5’8 and 117 pounds with 4% body fat.</p>
<p>Should I try to gain fat and weight?.. People keep telling me I’m going to stunt my growth or get organ failure. I’m not trying to lose any weight.</p>
<p>That is not possible. 4% body fat with your height and weight.</p>
<p>Technical stuff aside, you shouldn’t try to gain fat. Try to gain muscle; it weighs heavier, is healthier, and looks more appealing.</p>
<p>yes you should gain weight because both of you are very slender I have the same body fat (around 5-6%) and weigh about 173 (given i’m 6’3")</p>
<p>^^
Why not? It was one of those electrical machines that send a current.</p>
<p>So, I don’t need to gain weight? And if I do, just gain muscle?</p>
<p>OK.</p>
<p>It’s pretty easy to draw the line.</p>
<p>Honestly, if you don’t obsessively calorie count, it’s really hard to be anorexic or to live with a Very Low Calorie diet, until you have some understanding of what you can eat from having done it for a while. Many anorexic people eat under 500 cals a day. Example: A banana and half cup of dry cheerios for breakfast, half a cup of tuna and a serving of hummus for lunch, and a veggie burger (no bun) for dinner comes to about 400 calories. You can’t live like that and not notice. And you probably would never have such a low daily caloric intake without it being on purpose. It’s a very, very rare person who becomes accidentally anorexic. Anorexia/starvation dieting is not easy. No one’s going to just fall into it from normal dieting or the average level of dissatisfaction with his/her body.</p>
<p>^^^Hmm. I’ve used one of those before. Pretty cool, but they’re not the most accurate body fat percentage calculators.</p>
<p>4-5% body fat is what those intense Olympic level body builders get down to. </p>
<p>Although I suppose if you were a guy and extremelyy athletic, it could be plausible. But if you were at 5’7"/5’8" and only 4% fat, you’d be heavier.</p>
<p>yeah actually it is really hard to have a body fat % THAT LOW and not be more muscular because the human anatomy, no matter how naturally skinny you are, is not really made to have that little body fat (again unless you are a superstar athelete). Terrell Owen has around a 4% bodyfat–for example.</p>
<p>You should probably ask your doctor these things. He/she can tell you what is normal/healthy for your age and height and can make recommendations. You probably shouldn’t make huge decisions like putting on weight just by consulting high schoolers over the Internet.</p>
<p>That said, I agree that there is a big difference between healthy dieting and anorexia. I think it would be hard to be “accidentally” anorexic. But again, I would talk to a doctor about all this.</p>
<p>I think initially it is easy to see the difference. But as you start dieting, it gets harder and harder to tell because there are the same obsessive qualities.</p>
<p>gain weight and muscle. skinny guys are gross looking. not too mention they look like complete nerdsssssssss.</p>