Would an 11-year-old hurt herself if she starved to lose weight?

Answer 1

yes, an 11 year old would hurt herslef if she did that. Let me tell you a short story. When I was younger I was overweight, at 12 I weighed 160 and was 5'4". Well, I hated my size, I hated myself. When I first started losing weight it was through exercise, however, I wasn't losing as fast as I wanted so I started starving myself. Sometimes I would starve myself so much that I would get so hungry that I would eat and eat and eat. Then I would feel bad so I would make myself throw up. I lost a lot of weight. I was down to 130 lbs in a few months. 110 a couple of months later. My weight went up and down over the next couple of years. Depending on wether I was anorexic (not eating) or bulimic(eating and throwing up). During this time, my high school years, I couldn't get to close to other people because they might find out something was wrong with me. I hardly had boyfriends or regular friends, I was very lonely. I went to start college at a really good college when I was 17, but I had to drop out because I kept missing classes that I was throwing up during. YOu see, bulimia had began to control my life a year before. I would eat and throw up all day. Sometimes as many as three times a day. This is a lot. You see, when you are bulimic you eat alot, it would take me up to an hour to eat and drink enough so that I would be ready, another hour to throw it all up, another hour to clean it up (nasty stuff happens with your body when you puke that much). If I did this three times a day that could be as much as nine hours per day throwing up. It took up all my time, school could no compete. So I dropped out. Eventually my family found out, I got caught during a vacation I took with my brother. I started doing speed so I could quit being bulimic. It worked, but I was plunged into a four year drug binge you don't even want to hear about. Anyway, please be careful, even if you feel bad about yourself now, if your not careful you'll feel worse. If you want to lose weight, eat healthy (but eat) and exercise. It will take time, remember, it took time to gain, it'll take time to lose. Good luck. what do you think? any anorexia is extremely bad for you! dont do it! you didnt really need to put this on here, you should know that you were seriously going to hurt yourself. im just glad you put it on so we could stop it before it happens. if you are seriously worried about your weight, go on a sensible diet,look on the internet for diets like weight watchers or slimming world. that is the best option. good luck, and remember, keep eating!

Answer 2

The parents need to develop a program for the child that incorporates a good balanced diet with appropriate exercise. This should be done with a doctors approval based on the child's medical history. In most cases, there is no excuse for children being overweight. Too many children today eat fattening foods, and do not get enough exercise because of TV, Video Games, or just plain sitting around eating junk food. This can only promote physical and emotional problems for the child. Some times, it's just going through a tough-love period, where the parents must take control over the child's eating habits and exercise routine.

Answer 3

I'm 11 and 106 lbs, I don't personally thing you need to lose weight, just make sure you don't gain much. If you honestly think you should lose some weight, go for it! For an average-height 11 year old girl, 106 lbs. is a healthy weight, so don't drive yourself crazy over it (:

Answer 4

Yes