Definition: partying and exhausting oneself so much that you either never feel like eating, or forget to eat completely (and/or getting shit-face plastered so much that you vomit a couple of times a week)....to the point of unhealthily and drastically losing weight.
Aside from the obvious, there are some MAJOR downsides to this "diet."
1.) Skinny doesn't = healthy and/or attractive (in this case you usually look coked-out)
2.) If you gain any of that weight back....it's going to come back as PURE FAT.
Sadly, I have some acquaintances that have been traveling down this path for quite some time. And the things that from an outside perspective you notice that should be major red flags, don't pick up on their radar at all. By major red flags I mean: hospitalization for dehydration and exhaustion.
And you know a person hasn't picked up on this red flag when they are out the very next night ("drinking" or not). Maybe this is some thinly-veiled criticism, but if you are posting all of this information up online (which is commonly the case from what I've been seeing), I kind of think you might be asking for some judgement. Maybe that's not necessarily the attention they are looking for, but looking from the outside-in, it sure doesn't look good.
That's just my opinion, and I am putting it up for the world to see, so if you want to hack away at it, do what you will. The benefit of the doubt would be that these people are crying for some sort of help in their own way. But it's hard to help someone that is completely in denial that there is a problem at all.
Am I completely innocent when it comes to this madness....probably not. There have been times in my life that I have been way too stressed, have went out way too much, and lost too much weight. I can honestly say my appetite was affected, but more often than not in my personal experiences, I have continued eating, but have had such issues with anxiety that I just burn all of the calories off.
I can't complain about anything at the moment. I could use to lose a few extra pounds, but I have recently realized that when I'm happy with my life, I do tend to have a little extra cushion, and that's okay with me. That being said, I certainly don't want to gain any more than is necessary, but find that I'm more proud of the fact that I'm willing to go out there and put in the work in a healthy manner to accomplish my weight goals.
Well, damn....how grown up did that sound?
Song of the day: "Is There A Ghost?" Band of Horses
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