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2005/10/19, 01:12 AM
Last year my mom went through a midlife crisis. She started taking Spin classes 6 days a week and did the strict atkins diet for 9 months. She allowed her self like 5 carbs a day and only ate 2 meals a day. She went from a size 14 to a size 2 in less than a year. She ended up getting implants because she lost her whole chest. Now she is so crazy about every little thing she does and is on the scale constantly, its like she punishes herself if she eats. When I hug he she just feels like a ton of bones. I told her she is too thin but she thinks I am crazy. Is she okay??
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2005/10/19, 03:44 AM
Sounds like she needs some support. If she isn't listening to you, could some of her friends help? Do you know what started all this? It seems like she has some issues with her image. She'll be just fine, I think she just needs a bit of extra love and care.
Hope everything goes ok!
Katie
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2005/10/19, 03:50 AM
I don't know what exactly started this. It just happened one day then the next Thing I knew she wanted a divorce from my father. She told me it was because she missed on on her 20's and 30's raising children. But I thought she would be out of this "stage" by now. She is now 53, and acts like she is 25. I'm just afraid she is going to get sick from being so small at her age. She does not listen to anyone except her stupid boyfriend who makes her step on the scale every morning and tell him her weight.
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2005/10/19, 03:56 AM
Is it possible to get him on his own and explain that you love your mum very much and are worried about her health? Don't say it as a challenge to him, say it like you're confinding in him. If he won't listen, or thinks that you're wrong, would your mum side with him over you? Maybe first, you should find out her stats (weight, height, what she eats, etc) then talk to a doctor. This way, if any confrontation arises, you'll have hard facts to back yourself up.
Take care!
Katie
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each to their own
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2005/10/19, 06:27 AM
Sometimes people that can not be reasoned with need a slap in the face to wake up, this is usually done with junkies and alcoholics by the means of intervention. You should consult a doctor or a support group.
"Too healthy for your own good" is a mental bug like any other and should be treated as one.
Also most of the time people will snap out once they hit whats called "rock bottom" but in this case it might have bad conseqounces (spelling) such as kidney failure because of the lack of nutrition, anyhow in the mean time the LEAST you can do is get her on vitamins.
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2005/10/19, 06:35 AM
surprise surprise...as of recent....some of the biggest sufferers of eating disorders are not 12 yr old anorexic girls...they are women in their 30-40s and perhaps even 50s...who try to emulate size 0 celebreties(tks a lot Desperate Housewives) ....your mom may have caused herself an eating disorder or is on her way to getting there....so intervention is definitely in order....size 2 for a 50yr old woman is rediculous...that's unhealthy....talk to your dad and your family doctor...and try to have your mom go in for a check up....just say it's out of consideration for you because you love her and are worried about her.....
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2005/10/20, 10:53 AM
It sounds like an eating disorder to me but I'm no doctor. I agree that she should go see a doctor and be very honest with him about her eating and exercising. She may even need to see a psychiatrist. I hope everything works out...
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