Human beings are naturally thin. But, the western diet has made the majority of people fat, or at least overweight. This has skewed perceptions about what is normal, in terms of body weight and body proportions. So, it can be hard to trust people calling you healthy and normal, especially if they themselves are overweight. At the same time, those who have suffered anorexia also have a skewed perception of what is normal, in terms of body proportions.
The primary motivating factor behind anorexia is the fear of becoming fat. This is a very legitimate fear, given how easily most people put on excess weight. But, there is a second ingredient that is critical: The belief that becoming fat is caused by overeating, and that the only way to prevent it is to restrict food intake. This is a widely held belief, not just among anorexics, but throughout the general population.
This belief is false.
All the evidence indicates that excess weight gain (becoming fat) is the result of consuming foods that are high in carbohydrates, especially refined carbohydrates. Such foods quickly raise blood sugar levels, which cause insulin levels to spike, and this drives the hormonal mechanism that causes fat cells to accumulate fat. Without carbohydrates, it is not possible to get fat, no matter how much you try to eat.
On a *low-carbohydrate*, high-fat diet, you will remain naturally thin and healthy. This is the diet that humans evolved on in the plains of Africa; it is what our digestive system is best adapted to. Such a diet involves eating mostly meat, fish, butter, cheese, and eggs; and avoiding bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, sugar, flour, grains, and anything else containing significant amounts of carbohydrates.
At 130 lbs, it is hard to say if you are overweight. Given your history, I would suspect that you probably are, but more specifically that the extra fat is in all the WRONG places. A low-carbohydrate diet will fix that. It will keep you thin, healthy-thin, not bony-thin. It will keep your waist slender, but allow fat to naturally remain in all the RIGHT places.
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Human beings are naturally thin. But, the western diet has made the majority of people fat, or at least overweight. This has skewed perceptions about what is normal, in terms of body weight and body proportions. So, it can be hard to trust people calling you healthy and normal, especially if they themselves are overweight. At the same time, those who have suffered anorexia also have a skewed perception of what is normal, in terms of body proportions.
The primary motivating factor behind anorexia is the fear of becoming fat. This is a very legitimate fear, given how easily most people put on excess weight. But, there is a second ingredient that is critical: The belief that becoming fat is caused by overeating, and that the only way to prevent it is to restrict food intake. This is a widely held belief, not just among anorexics, but throughout the general population.
This belief is false.
All the evidence indicates that excess weight gain (becoming fat) is the result of consuming foods that are high in carbohydrates, especially refined carbohydrates. Such foods quickly raise blood sugar levels, which cause insulin levels to spike, and this drives the hormonal mechanism that causes fat cells to accumulate fat. Without carbohydrates, it is not possible to get fat, no matter how much you try to eat.
On a *low-carbohydrate*, high-fat diet, you will remain naturally thin and healthy. This is the diet that humans evolved on in the plains of Africa; it is what our digestive system is best adapted to. Such a diet involves eating mostly meat, fish, butter, cheese, and eggs; and avoiding bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, sugar, flour, grains, and anything else containing significant amounts of carbohydrates.
At 130 lbs, it is hard to say if you are overweight. Given your history, I would suspect that you probably are, but more specifically that the extra fat is in all the WRONG places. A low-carbohydrate diet will fix that. It will keep you thin, healthy-thin, not bony-thin. It will keep your waist slender, but allow fat to naturally remain in all the RIGHT places.
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Wow, thanks so much for the advice! You seem to know a lot about health & diets :)