Do you have to be underweight to be anorexic?

Answer 1

If u are around 5'5 or smaller and weigh more than 140, you are considered overweight. But then if you stop eating, yes you will be anorexic. Sooner than later your body will start eating away at your muscle stores, giving you the anorexic look. Then it will start eating your fat, and then it will start eating your organs,a nd that can cause heart failure. I am an anorexic and this is the first time i have ever answered questions. i weigh 101 and I'm 5'5. I used to weigh 130. I always look online for ways to lose more weight, but trust me its not fun. I cant sleep and i cry almost every night. I'm also a compete witch now a days. I have no friends either. I pushed them all away. Some people say oh your body holds on to the fat, and that may be true for a bout a week. You'll lose a ton of weight then you will, stay the same for a while, then again your body will lose a ton of weight. But once you start eating again, you'll gain it back so fast. That's why its called Anorexia. Because you wont eat again. You hate food like i do. You hate living like i do.

Answer 2

Yes. Most start out not underweight, so it can take a while - even if they are anorexic - to "qualify" (sorry, that's probably not the best term to use) as "underweight". Being underweight requires yu to be pretty thin for your height, gender, and age. It is possible to be anorexic and still a "normal" weight, especially in the early strages when it has not turend very severe yet.

Answer 3

Currently, no. One of the diagnostic criteria in the DSM-IV is an underweight BMI. Many professionals want to change this when the DSM-V comes out, because someone can be exhibit anorexia behaviors and not be skinny (yet). Those people are very sick but not technically anorexic. Technically, they are Eating Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS).

Answer 4

yes. anorexic people think they are fat and when they see themselves they see someone who is very fat. this is why they dont eat.

Answer 5

some say its a lifestyle choice, but if you REALLY are anorexic, it isn't a choice, its a mental state that you are cursed with until you get medical help.

Answer 6

anorexia isn't how skinny you are its if you have the symptoms for it

Answer 7

Yes, to obtain a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa (anorexia) the sufferer must be underweight.

Answer 8

You don't have to be any specific size to be anorexic. Anorexia can affect anyone regardless of weight.