Comments on: Teenage Girls Just Aren’t Eating Enough http://collegecandy.com/2007/10/09/teenage-girls-just-arent-eating-enough/ Advice on student style, collegiate dating discussion guides, relationship advice and women's studies. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:20:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Gii http://collegecandy.com/2007/10/09/teenage-girls-just-arent-eating-enough/#comment-6591 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:15:54 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/body/5629#comment-6591 riight i have a mate who is hungarian and she is such and attention seeker what do i say to her when she stops eating because all she wnts is attention but then i wnt her to eat ??

]]> By: A guy http://collegecandy.com/2007/10/09/teenage-girls-just-arent-eating-enough/#comment-6590 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:50:51 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/body/5629#comment-6590 I have a sister and a girlfriend who have both succumbed to this fad. Both eventually exceed their "goals" for daily calorie intake and get grumpy and upset about it. Gee, if I needed a steak each day but was only given a crappy McD hamburger instead, I would speak up, too.

Which begs the question – if they are so obsessed about their figure, why do they not work out more? Eating less is the harder lever to pull.

The sad thing about it is that in moderation, watching your diet is a good thing. Once you cross a certain line (counting exact calories, following a "point" system designed for obese people, having regular breakdowns because you couldn't resist that piece of cake that had as many calories as you had planned for lunch AND dinner) it's all downhill.

What am I to do as a man, anyway? Please don't tell me "support them whatever happens". One has followed this 'regimen' for the better part of two years now and gained 25 pounds. The other one alternates between "great, I didn't gain any weight" and "dammit, I gained weight" as her primary moods and cuts down on sports because she is too exhausted from not eating enough.

I like eating and drinking and slouching as much as the next girl and guy. But I don't put it on because semi-regular sports activity has been working greatly.

I'm sorry, this rant didn't really lead anywhere and I don't have a big finish. Please, someone just explain why it is so hard for women to eat normally and compensate whatever they feel like with sports, not self-starvation.

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