Pondering

Sometimes I just sit around and think about the craziest things. Today I randomly was thinking about God. I was thinking about the 7 deadly sins. They are nuts, flat out. Lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride. So if you eat an extra doughtnut, that means you are going to hell because you are gluttonous? These sins are everyday life. A lot of these sins are feelings that people feel everyday. Why would we be punished for things that we can not help? for things we are born with? As long as you are not hurting anyone or anything, then you should be fine.

It's so easy

It's so easy to become anorexic or Bulimic. I weight 115 and I have had moments recently where I looked at my body and said wow I need to lose weight. However, even when I have self conscious moments where I just want to stop eating for one day, I realize that I love food too much. I am italian and food is my life. And then sometimes I think throwing up, but I hate throwing up. So I could not become anorexic or bulimic even if I wanted to. My point is, it is just really easy to fall into an eating disorder. It starts off with I will just skip lunch or I just won't eat when people can't see me. And then it turns into only eating a spoonful of cottage cheese all day. Life is hard and there is a lot of pressure to be perfect. Some people cannot handle being less than perfect.

The Workplace

Are overweight women treated differently in the work place? are they treated differently than the typical skinny woman? are they not thought of as serious? These are some questions that came to mind after I had a conversation with my mother. She is an overweight woman working as a branch manager and BB&T. She thinks that they are treated differently.

pro-ana and pro-mia

pro-ana sites are sites that promote anorexia and show others how to perform and conceal acts of anorexia. pro-mia sites are basically the same, except that these sites are for bulimia. an example of what are on these sites is the pro ana boot camp. this diet suggests that you can only have 500 calories a day for 50 days. however, the pro-ana and pro-mia sites have changed a lot. many people have fought to take those sites off and replace them with the new and improved sites that only create a support system for sufferers of this illness. this topic is what i will be writing about for my rogerian arguement. i will be talking about how people with an eating disorder saw these sites as a support system, but they were hurting more than helping. the new sites are so much more healthy and helpful.

opposing views

there are obviously people in this world who do not think that eating disoders are a big deal. they think it is just a fad. then shouldn't schizophrenia be considered a fad? or bi-poloar disorder? eating disorders are mental illnesses! i think that a lot of people look at the olsen twins or lindsay lohan and think that society pressures have gotten to that. but that is not the only reason!

eating disorder

there are many destructive conclusions to social pressures of being perfect. many people develop eating disorders to stay thin. the main two are anorexia and bulimia. these eating disorders are classified as mental illnesses. but, there is something most people don't think of as an eating disorder. binge eating and obesity are also considered an eating disorder. however, some do not believe it is a mental illness. i think anything you do uncontollably should be considered a mental illness. these people who have these disorders cannot help themselves. not only are these disorders caused by pressure, they have also been thought to be genetic.

ugly vs. pretty

why is fat ugly? why is it never associated with beautiful. why can't a woman who is not really skinny be pretty? i think people's perspectives are off. i think everyone looks to be perfect...or what the media thinks is perfect.