It depends on how large your dinner is. Some people only eat once or twice a day. And it's fine if you're getting enough calories. But you'd need like 2,000 in one meal which is quite a lot.
I only eat two meals a day, usually. Cereal for breakfast, then a solidly sized dinner. But even then, I get weak and shaky around 6 hours after breakfast and have to drink some milk or orange juice. But I have to do that, because I have to have an empty stomach for some medicine I'm on.
Really, if you're going to skip a meal, you should skip dinner or lunch. Not breakfast.
At least add a fruit smoothie in the morning. It's important to get in some carbs to fuel you for the day. You must be pretty tired throughout the day, no? You've heard them say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right?
If the aim is losing weight, then it's better to do so through eating healthily rather than skipping meals. If you don't eat for awhile, your body will go into starvation mode and whatever calories it intakes will be stored as extra fat, in preparation for the next time you will be without food for a long time. Starvation mode kicks in at around day 2 or 3 without food, I believe. Though it might be sooner or later. If that happens, you'll fuck up your metabolism.
You can eat as many veggies as you want.
But. If you simply cannot bring yourself to eat breakfast or lunch, at least get your parents to buy you some breakfast essentials. This will supply you with all the necessary vitamins and minerals your body needs. It's really not good to substitute a meal for that, but it tastes really good and something is better than nothing. https://www. amazon. com/Carnation-Breakfast-Essentials/pages/7238190011
There are also those cereal bars or protein bars or granola bars that you can use as a substitute for lunch, if you just don't feel like eating.
As for if it's anorexia or not. I'm not really sure. What matters is your overall calorie intake. If you're getting enough calories, it's fine. If not, it's not. How many calories do you eat in a day, do you know?
When did you stop eating breakfast and lunch?
It depends on your body type and everyone will see you differently. You are eating something at least twice a day so you are probably fine. I'd get others opinions (that physically see you, not on here). Your friend wouldn't lie so if she thinks you're anorexic then others will to. See a doctor if need be to confirm if you're healthy or not.
Maybe. It sounds like your on the edge of anorexia. It hasn't go teen terrible yet, but you should try and change your opinion of your body image. If you can't accept yourself for who you are then you should seek counseling so this doesn't evolve into full-blown anorexia. It will be very hard at first to change your opinion of your body and it'll be even harder to force yourself to change eating habits but it will be worth it. Trust me I know, I used to do the exact same thing and it was a long road to accepting my body.
No. Skinny and underweight are not equal to anorexia. Anorexia is a body image issue. Its an obsessive need to starve oneself to be skinny. And thin is never thin enough.
If you're eating healthy and don't hate your body or feel fat when you aren't, you're fine
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You have a problem with food if you're skipping the morning snack after eating other foods. I saw a response where you said you like seeing the number on the scale get smaller and that is another indication of an eating issue. For me, it was behaviors like that lead to even more bad behaviors. As someone that has dealt with an eating disorder in the past I would advise you to talk to a trusted adult about this.
I don't think it's anorexia but I do think you have body issues and eating issues that you may want to correct before they got serious, know that just because you eat more one day doesn't mean you should eat less the next day it truly doesn't make a difference and could possibly make your body go into starvation mode, clinging onto the fats of other food because its not getting fuel. Food is great! Aslong as you're feeding your body the right things it'll definitely reward you.
Anorexia is pretty extreme... you are not there yet but walking on a similar path.
Terribly unhealthy
Maybe not anorexic but it does sound like an eating disorder of sorts...
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