Body image has always been an issue with women, but even more so with the woman who is suffering from an eating disorder. If you ask most women they will tell you that thin is in, but what is the definition of thin. Todays perception is much different than it was 20 years ago. If you were to take a look at a Playboy magazine back then, the center fold looks entirely differnet “body wise” than they do today. As a matter of fact we would call their most attractive centerfold heavy by today’s standards.

Due to the immense pressure placed upon women to look a certain way, many resort to extreme measures to accomplish this, which in many cases, ends up with the woman developing an eating disorder. The woman or man for that matter who have body image issues have probably moved into the area of believing that if they are only thin enough they will feel better about themselves. Unfortunately that weight or look never develops in their mind which results in continued unhealthy eating disordered behavior. The bottom line here is that an individual must not judge themselves by weight or body image, but by how they feel about themselves.