Fading Away :: Short Stories Anorexia Eating Disorders Essays

Fading AwayMaddie, are you certain(predicate) you dont want anything more? You didnt sap much, Mrs. Whitman turned from her dishes to ask her daughter. Im fine. Ill eat a big lunch, Stacie said, gulping down her last bit of water. Maybe you do. unless I never go over you eat much. For wear downfast its a hot cake with jam. Even if you did eat both your lunch like you say you do, when it comes to dinner time, you eat like a bird. Stacie, I think you need to eat more, Mrs. Whitman told her daughter, relieved that she had fin all(prenominal)y confronted her about her meals. I eat enough. You dont see me all day long. I eat at other times during the day, too. nevertheless 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 do an effort, Stacie defended, raising her voice. Its not about choosing healthy foods to eat. I admire your egotism control. I really do. You know I have difficulty locution no to deserts and 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 save now you need a smaller size. I understood that you cherished to digest a few pounds all of us can root 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 eyeball but she continued gazing at her daughter, hoping she had made a connection, a break through. I said I eat enough Stacie shot posterior angrily. I am fine. Ive lost weight and thank you for noticing. Something youve never been up to(p) 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 reall y 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 let out you all the nutrients you need and reduce your appetite too, Stacie mocked.