If this doesn't scare you...

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Have you ever noticed how many 0s and 2s there are at the gap (if you shop there). They are always at the front of the rack as well. It bothers me.

[ladybutterfly 0]

Its just so sad that girls and woman think they need to be skinny to get on in life.

[CarolineM 0]

not saying I don't want to lose abou 15 pounds...

but my skinny husband loves every inch of my FAT @ss

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I cant find it under More Stories...

[almaty 19]

not saying I don't want to lose abou 15 pounds...

but my skinny husband loves every inch of my FAT @ss

[CarolineM 0]

hmm search around CNN

or go to google and type in "pro-ana" and a million pro anorexic sites will come up. scary. really.

[jordanianprincess 0]

I have always said that I have "reverse anorexia" I look in the mirror and I think I'm skinny.

But on a serious note, that is a horible ariticle and CNN is out its mind for posting the site.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I think I have this problem too -- the scales are broken I tell you!

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http://www.pro-ana-nation.com/v1/index.php...&task=view&id=7

If you read under the title Reasons and look at "Reasons..." and "Why I'll starve", your jaw will hit the floor at what this woman thinks.

[pax 0]

Not to mention that very skinny women tend to be calcium-, iron-, and protein-deprived because the first foods to go are usually meats and dairy products. And medical research has proven that it is NOT healthy to be stick-thin as a woman, particularly as one approaches menopause. Obviously obesity isn't healthy either, but young girls need to understand that skinny DOES NOT EQUAL healthy.

[Jenn! 918]

Not to mention that very skinny women tend to be calcium-, iron-, and protein-deprived because the first foods to go are usually meats and dairy products. And medical research has proven that it is NOT healthy to be stick-thin as a woman, particularly as one approaches menopause. Obviously obesity isn't healthy either, but young girls need to understand that skinny DOES NOT EQUAL healthy.

They very well may understand it, but I'm afraid many young girls aren't concerned about being healthy.

[Velvettt 0]

I've seen this stuff before and it seriously disturbs me

It would help if he media didn't begin to describe any woman who no longer fits into a size 2 dress size as "fat"

I spent a couple of years working upscale fashion retail (translate to yuppie overpriced clothes) and everyone on the floor constantly complained that we were shipped 4 each of the tiny sizes and only 1 or 2 of sizes 14 and 16. Why did we all complain? Because those sizes sold out the day they were put out and we spent the next month phoning around to different locations to try to find more. It made no sense whatsoever since the fashion retail statistics confirmed our own observations: the most common sizes sold were 12 and 14 and the next most common was 16.

That's why smart skinny women shop at warehouse clearance sales... those places are filled with sizes 2 to 6.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Yes, I always suspected as much. I also notice that a lot of couture/upscale brands often don't make clothes bigger than a size 10 or 12

[Velvettt 0]

Yes, I always suspected as much. I also notice that a lot of couture/upscale brands often don't make clothes bigger than a size 10 or 12

Don't be fooled by that. If you are ever in a place where you can make a comparison try-on, try a designer size... It ain't what you think it is. The pricier the designer, the bigger the size difference between their clothes and mass market clothing.

[pax 0]

Yep. I bought a Tocca dress earlier this year and went up two sizes.