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"It looks so good on you," said my
friend. I was trying on a bathing suit. Then the topic of conversation turned
to going on a diet(节食).
I wanted to become pretty and thin. So I
decided to stick to the diet. I didn't eat my lunch. Some people asked me where
my lunch was. I lied to them and made up excuses.
I did the same with breakfast. I tricked(欺骗) my dad into thinking that I
ate my bread, but I fed it to the cat. My weight dropped fast, but when I
looked at myself in the mirror, I still thought I was not thin enough.
Finally, dark circles formed under my eyes.
I wore thick clothing in hot weather, but I was still cold. That didn't matter.
I still needed to be thinner.
About a month after I bought the bathing
suit, I tried it on again, and it fell right off me. My mother told me to look
in the mirror. I could see my eye sockets(眼窝).
That was the day I realized how skinny I was.
I went to see a doctor. My total weight loss
was about twenty-five pounds in one month. It took one year for my body to
start working normally again.
Sometimes I want to go back to being thin,
but I will never do what I did again. It's not worth it. Please don't go on a
diet when you're young. You will regret it. Don't judge and compare yourself
with others. Try to love yourself for who you are, not for what you look like.
