Fasting is probably one of the worst things you can do for yourself. And when I’m randomly scoping out Tumblr on “health” posts, I always find some girl and her “motivation” blog about being “pro ana” and whatnot. 

Girl, unless you plan on being anorexic until the day you die (which may come sooner than most), you’re going to regret killing your metabolism. 

I get so angry, I just want to reach through the screen and slap some sense into them. And a lot of the time it’s girls who are already skinny as it is, and they have such a warped self image that they can’t even see it. But I don’t care what you look like, no one should decide to stop eating just to lose weight. 

You’re not being healthy. AT ALL. With nothing to digest, your metabolism goes to shit, so when you ever DO decide to eat again you’ll gain weight faster and easier than before. Isn’t that what you want to avoid? 

My mother went through this phase when she was younger. She wouldn’t eat just so she could be “thin.” Now, she never stops telling me how much she regrets it and instilled in me since I was old enough to never try it myself. 

So please, people, seriously THINK about your decision to fast (unless it’s religious). Does the short term really outweigh the long?