Manorexia is phat!

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It isn't that uncommon in male jockeys, I've heard.

I mean...I don't think it's attractive, of course. There are a lot of guys that look like those in the pictures that are just naturally that skinny.

i dont think they look that bad:/ ?

My body looks like those guys'. I'm not anorexic... at least, not Anorexia Nervosa, which is what I think we're talking about here. I doubt I'm any other kind of anorexic either, although I've never asked a doctor so I can't be sure. It requires not eating, right? I sometimes forget to eat, but I love eating and I love food. If food is available, I'll consume it with a vengeance.

Anyway, I don't really see anything wrong with the way they look, they just look naturally slim, like me.

My hubby used to be very, very thin. He could make his thumb and forefinger meet round one ankle. He's put on a bit of weight since he's been with me, but he's still pretty skinny. He's also the only guy I've ever met who regarded a packet of Jaffa cakes as an acceptable breakfast. People used to wonder if he was anorexic until they saw him eat. He knew a guy, though, at a place he used to work who actually was anorexic, and he said you could tell...I mean, this guy was really ill-looking, his skin looked dead. There's skinny and skinny: some thin people are that way naturally, many struggle like heck to keep themselves at a lower than natural weight, and some are seriously sick.

I studied eating disorders in psych class, and while it's thought they originate in certain factors like a need for control and perfectionism, it's also been proven that societies that don't have our obsession with thinness also don't have our incidence of eating disorders. The gender balance between male and female sufferers corresponds closely to the amount of body-related advertising aimed at men and women. The other difference is that where girls stop eating, boys tend to get obsessed with exercise. Our attitude to looks isn't entirely to blame, but it's definitely a contributing factor.

I for one can't wait to be able to fit in my onesey. I haven't been in it since I was like, 0

I don't think they look anorexic or manorexic. Pretty darn thin, but in no danger. I think of manorexia as being a weight lifting obsession; perhaps I'm using the term wrongly.

I wish I could eat all I want and not put on a pound. I used to be that way because of the pills I was on but not anymore.

Don't do it man! lol

You know, now that I think about it, you don't have to be super skinny to be anorexic. I heard that Anorexia is when you don't eat the amount of calories you should be getting, for whatever reason, over a long period of time. There have been anorexic people who are quite chubby, because when they DO eat, their body stores everything as fat.