Eleven per cent of the students had "significant concerns about their body shape" or were identified as "possible cases of (the eating disorder) bulimia nervosa."
"These data indicate that there are signs of more realism concerning weight status among black female students. However, there are also signs of assimilation of Western cultural norms concerning body shape, eating attitudes and weight management," says the 1999 study, published two years later in the South African Journal of Psychology.
Similar trends have been noticed in the United States, where improved living standards have also come with psychological baggage, said Karen Charlton, a researcher at the Medical Research Council.
"In the United States the increase in eating disorders amongst Afro-Americans has been attributed to a rise in affluence and social status," said Charlton.
Today I ate my weight in sugar cookies at work. Why is it I feel like all the snacks I eat at work should be calorie-free simply because they're free? I went quite a few hours but I had to throw it up later, just because I felt so sick. It was such a relief. Then I wanted to go binge at the Chinese buffet but decided against it! yay! I was so tempted and I tried to talk myself out of it. But since the weather was so bleeping cold I didn't want to go out again, and that influenced my decision to stay home. I had a South Beach Diet frozen dinner which was really good... I told myself I had to have that, and if I still wanted to go to the restaurant after that I could. I ate slowly and drank a lot of water and then I really did feel full.
I have very little energy. It is one of those cases where I need to work out to have more energy, but I don't have energy to work out in the first place.
I need to remind myself that I MUST lose weight and I MUST get in shape this spring. There can be no more of these stupid slipups!
That quote feature rocks. I should splash up this blog with images but I'm too lazy right now.
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