Signs and Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa

• loses a lot of weight
• talks about weight and food all the time
• moves food around the plate; doesn't eat it
• weighs food and counts calories
• follows a strict diet
• fears gaining weight
• won't eat in front of others
• ignores/denies hunger
• uses extreme measures to lose weight (self-induced vomiting, laxative abuse, diuretic abuse, diet pills, fasting, excessive exercise)
• thinks she's fat when she's too thin
• gets sick a lot
• weighs self several times a day
• acts moody
• feels depressed
• feels irritable
• doesn't socialize
• wears baggy clothes to hide appearance