Alright, so my girlfriend is heavily anemic. She doesn't take supplements (Why? I don't know, I always try to get her to though), and she doesn't eat enough iron-rich foods. This isn't what the thread is about though.
Today she told me that she was fasting. Not for any religious reason, mind you, but because "she'd been eating too much." Apparently she talked to her mother about it, and her mother does it all the time. So basically, she's not going to eat for the week. I think, certainly, that she's going to fail, but I can't for the life of me imagine why she thinks it's a good idea.
Now, I understand trying to retrain your body so you don't binge as much, but you certainly don't do that by completely ceasing eating. This would be stupid for someone in peak physical shape, and it's doubly so for someone who is heavily anemic.
/rant.
So, anyway, do you agree with me? Obviously, this is a skimmed version, but I didn't feel like explaining the whole thing. Is this not stupid? Am I stupid?
EDIT: Also, I welcome any advice concerning how to talk her out of this.
Today she told me that she was fasting. Not for any religious reason, mind you, but because "she'd been eating too much." Apparently she talked to her mother about it, and her mother does it all the time. So basically, she's not going to eat for the week. I think, certainly, that she's going to fail, but I can't for the life of me imagine why she thinks it's a good idea.
Now, I understand trying to retrain your body so you don't binge as much, but you certainly don't do that by completely ceasing eating. This would be stupid for someone in peak physical shape, and it's doubly so for someone who is heavily anemic.
/rant.
So, anyway, do you agree with me? Obviously, this is a skimmed version, but I didn't feel like explaining the whole thing. Is this not stupid? Am I stupid?
EDIT: Also, I welcome any advice concerning how to talk her out of this.