Hey,
i just made an account today after reading about pro-ana sites in the paper. i'm not sure if i would say i have an eating disorder just yet. i've been struggling with my weight...for as long as i can remember. i'm 17 soon to be 18 (woot woot) anyway..i've recently lost about 30lbs and im a size 12/14 from a size 20. i was a huge mess. and even now i still look in the mirror sometimes and just think omg! i just get so depressed about it. i would do anything to be skinny..my dream size is a 4 or a 5. some days i'll only eat one meal a day but its really hard. i dont know if anyone here is but i come from an italian family and well everything is pretty much based around food so its really hard. especially around the holidays. i'm not really sure where im going with this. i guess i'm just wondering how you guys do it..what you do to lose the weight and keep it off...how long does it take and how do you do it without having your family being concerned? that's it for right now...hope to chat later.

a very new newbie ;)