Clothing size doesn't tell you a whole lot about how much weight someone's lost.
Consider some other things. Has her complexion become yellow or gray? How do her teeth look? Is her hair looking thin or dry? Does she seem tired all the time? Is the inside of her mouth looking too pale?
It's not hard to drop five sizes in a few weeks just by cutting out junk and sugar (I've done it myself - went from a 22 to an 8 within about ten weeks just by not eating garbage and with no excersise other than walking daily).
I would say the most important thing to look for is her overall energy level. If she's losing weight because she's doing more healthy stuff, she should have more energy. If she has less, it might be time to sit down and talk.
Open with, "How are you feeling?" and let her tell you. Don't launch into telling her you think something is wrong with her. That's just going to make her mad (you have no idea how irritating it is to have someone snipe at you about losing weight when you know you did it by exercising and eating right). The goal with the first conversation is to get her to come out with how she's feeling, not for you to tell her how you're feeling. That comes later.
OR - try this... Praise her for losing the weight (whether she's ana or not, it's a nice thing to do), and then ask her how she did it. In detail. Giving anyone the opportunity to describe their success should rightfully result in an enthusiastic and high spirited response. If it doesn't, something is wrong.
Is my friend anorexic?
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Clothing size doesn't tell you a whole lot about how much weight someone's lost.
Consider some other things. Has her complexion become yellow or gray? How do her teeth look? Is her hair looking thin or dry? Does she seem tired all the time? Is the inside of her mouth looking too pale?
It's not hard to drop five sizes in a few weeks just by cutting out junk and sugar (I've done it myself - went from a 22 to an 8 within about ten weeks just by not eating garbage and with no excersise other than walking daily).
I would say the most important thing to look for is her overall energy level. If she's losing weight because she's doing more healthy stuff, she should have more energy. If she has less, it might be time to sit down and talk.
Open with, "How are you feeling?" and let her tell you. Don't launch into telling her you think something is wrong with her. That's just going to make her mad (you have no idea how irritating it is to have someone snipe at you about losing weight when you know you did it by exercising and eating right). The goal with the first conversation is to get her to come out with how she's feeling, not for you to tell her how you're feeling. That comes later.
OR - try this... Praise her for losing the weight (whether she's ana or not, it's a nice thing to do), and then ask her how she did it. In detail. Giving anyone the opportunity to describe their success should rightfully result in an enthusiastic and high spirited response. If it doesn't, something is wrong.
Good luck.