Value your body for what it can do, not just how it looks. Consider seeing a psychologist or counselor. Changing your relationship with food can be difficult. The FSC Counseling Center is staffed with people who can help you make this change. Women with eating disorders feel fat before they begin dieting, but most are near average weight.
Women athletes and performers often face strong pressures to lose weight.
Men who develop eating disorders may have been seriously teased as overweight children. Male athletes and performers also experience pressures around weight and body size. For more information on body image, visit the FSC Counseling Center.