Fading Away :: Short Stories Anorexia Eating Disorders Essays

Fading AwayMaddie, are you sure you dont want anything more? You didnt deplete much, Mrs. Whitman turned from her dishes to ask her daughter. Im fine. Ill wash up a big lunch, Stacie said, gulping down her last bit of water. Maybe you do. But I neer see you eat much. For breakfast its a pancake with jam. Even if you did eat every(prenominal) your lunch like you say you do, when it comes to dinner time, you eat like a bird. Stacie, I imagine you call for to eat more, Mrs. Whitman told her daughter, relieved that she had finally confronted her about her meals. I eat enough. You dont see me all day long. I eat at other propagation during the day, too. Just because I dont eat chips when I come home from school or snack on cookies. Just because Im trying to be healthy, you criticize me for fashioning an effort, Stacie defended, raising her voice. Its not about choosing healthy feeds to eat. I admire your self control. I really do. You know I have difficulty saying no to deserts a nd different things. But Stacie, I can see youre not eating enough. Those jeans youre wearing, they fit you perfectly when you picked them out this summer but now you need a smaller size. I understood that you wanted to dope off a few pounds all of us can stand to shed a few pounds. But youve kept losing. You look good, I admit. You look very good but Im worried. You need to eat more. Youre so active, running every morning, school, volleyball. You need food to keep you going, Mrs. Whitman explained. Her heart was beating quickly now and her body became warm. Tears welled up in her eyes but she continued gazing at her daughter, hoping she had made a connection, a break through. I said I eat enough Stacie shot back angrily. I am fine. Ive lost weight and thank you for noticing. Something youve never been able to do. You and your stupid Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers and diet pills and every other dumb T.V. trash diet you send away for. Youre really going to lose weight when you eat out and catch fast food all the time I heard Big Macs do wonders Just eat these pills and theyll give you all the nutrients you need and reduce your appetite too, Stacie mocked.