People with anorexia are obsessed with being thin. They don't want to eat, and they are afraid of gaining weight. They may be freaked out about how many calories or how much fat is in food. They may take diet pills, laxatives or water pills to lose weight. They may exercise too much.
Anorexics usually think they're fat even though they're very thin.
People with anorexia may get so thin that they look like they're sick. People with bluimia often try to hide their binging and purging. They may hide food for binges. Bulimics are usually close to normal weight, but their weight may go up and down. We don't know exactly.