Is their any body shape where 140 lbs is considered anorexic?

[Anonymous]

My friend was telling me that when she was 140 lbs her doctor was telling her that she was anorexic and she needed to gain weight.

She's 5'2 and is sort of apple shaped if that makes any sense. Right now she is up in the 200's for her weight and she's trying to get in shape.

I'm 5'4 and am 115 so it's hard for me to imagine that 140 could ever be considered anorexic.

Is there a body type that, at 5'2, 140 lbs could be considered anorexic?

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Oh, oh Lord, sorry. The title is supposed to say "there" my bad.

[EagleEyes]

I'm 5'5", hwp, I have hips, a butt, big boobs, a waistline, a flat stomach and if I get below 140, I look to skinny. My face gets hollow, and my ribs and collar bone stick out...I don't look healthy. I'm a size 8, and I love the way I look. I don't worry about the scale. I don't know about your friend, but I never had a doctor tell me I needed to put on weight. Though fortunately, I can carry an extra 20lbs and no knows...I still look good. Putting on 60+ lbs? I wouldn't "look" like I'm 200+, but I would be too heavy.

[peace-love-couture]

Anorexic isn't about weight, it's about eating habits because it's an eating disorder.

If she showed signs of ana tendencies then it's possible. But if by anorexic you simply mean underweight, 140 is OVERWEIGHT.

[pr3ttybr0wn]

Your friend is full of sh*t lol

Hourglasses and pears, thick bone density, and athletic/muscular women can have more weight on them and be and look healthy. But 5'2 and 140 lbs anorexic?I don't think so

[WeaponZero]

Someone who, at that weight, would never be diagnosed officially with Anorexia. In order to officially qualify for the diagnosis they have to be underweight by a certain amount. People who do not meet the weight requirements because their current weight is within the healthy, overweight, or obese range but exhibit all the other symptoms are instead diagnosed with EDNOS, Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Why? I don't know. It makes no sense to me. But that's the way the medical community works on this.

[jacquesvol]

under DSM classification, indeed.

[Telutha]

It's 15% below average weight for that particular height and build to be considered clinically anorexic- but one must also have amenorrhea (loss of period) for 3 months or longer.

[Anonymous]

Anorexia would be about her current eating habits--not her weight or body shape. So it's possible that she chunked out to 140 (which is a lot for a girl of that height) and then became anorexic. It just hasn't had a chance to diminish her size.

And at 200 she's morbidly obese.

5'4 and 115 on the other hand sounds very nice! What are your boob-waist-hip measurements?

[Asker]

32-24-32.

[Opinion Owner]

cup size?

[jacquesvol]

Anorexia nervosa is an OCD, an "Obsessive Compulsive (alimentary) Disorder". It's thus determined by psychological reaction to food, not by weight. Low weight can be a result of anorexia.

Bulimia is another kind of OCD.

Thus, yes, someone weighing 140lbs + can be anorexic.

[WeaponZero]

Technically speaking Anorexia, the official diagnosis, does have a weight requirement of being underweight by a certain amount. People who exhibit the psychological symptoms and aversion to food but do not meet the weight requirement are instead diagnosed with EDNOS, Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. For all intents and purposes it's the same thing, it's just not officially called Anorexia until a certain weight requirement is reached.

[kheserthorpe]

No.

You could in theory be an anorexic at 140 lbs, if you started much higher. But no doctor would say you need to gain weight. Just to stabilize and develop healthier eating habits.

[Anonymous]

Body shape hardly has to do with a recommended weight.

Actually shorter girls should weigh less for their smaller size, so maybe your friend is just making up what the doctor supposedly said, why I have no idea.

[Asker]

Yeah...she says that because she has big hips she can never be thin, but I just don't see how 200+ could ever be the ideal weight for someone so small. If anything, she should weigh less than me due to her shorter height...but I don't know.

[Opinion Owner]

Sounds like an excuse to be lazy and not lose weight.

[Anonymous]

Also, a doctor could have just been telling her that she had anorexic behavior. Anorexic isn't a physical condition, it just usually results in becoming very thin. Perhaps she had an eating disorder that hadn't yet affected her body greatly.

[Anonymous]

that sounds like bullsh*t and/or a fattys excuse

5'4 & 140 is not even close to anorexic looking on any frame.

[Asker]

She's 5'2, but yeah, I get what you mean.

[Anonymous]

No. She's either lieing, or her docter doesn't know what he's talking about, or she missinterpreted what her doctor said.

[ContrarianAtHeart]

Methinks your friend is a liar.