Question : Why do anorexic treatment programs make you gain so much?
Look, according to my dietitian I have this “deadly illness”. Just let me ask a question and give me an answer. People going into this program should know the standards they set anyway.
I’m 16, 5’9″ and 112 pounds and being forced into treatment. I understand that I need to gain weight, but my dietitian thinks I need to weigh 140, which I think is unreasonable. Even before I started dieting, when I ate like a pig and didn’t worry, the most I have ever weighed in my life was 134. And I’ve gone to the doctor weighing 121 without them commenting. So why can I go to the doctor at 121 and be fine, but since I got skinnier I am suddenly required to weigh 140, when I could eat 2500 calories a day and not weigh that much? It’s stupid and just makes me want to resist treatment. If they would give me a reasonable weight goal, I wouldn’t resist as much.

What are your opinions on this?
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Best answer:

Answer by Annie
I’m sure you mean well but this question is likely to discourage anorexics from seeking treatment. Please delete it.