Wintergirls

I liked this text because I could relate to a lot of things that were going on. Lia is the main character and she has been battling an eating disorder for a very long time now. When reading the book Wintergirls, I compare myself to Lia a lot. I also am always concerned about my weight. My sophomore year of high school I was what I would consider overweight. It wasn't until I was in a bad on again off again relationship when I realized that I needed to lose some weight to make myself and someone else happy. I started off just cutting my meals in half, and then it would get to the point where I would eat a small meal only one time a day, I would constantly be working out, and counting my calories. I have four sisters and I never thought they looked up to me. I was constantly talking about my weight, and how fat I was. It wasn't until my eight year old sister started talking about how fat she was getting when I realized I really needed to be careful about what I was saying. Even though my problem didn't get as bad as Lia's and I never had to go to treatment, I will always worry about my weight, and how I look. Like Lia said it has something to do with being able to have control over your life. There's so many things in life that happens and you don't have any control over it, but there's one thing you can control and that's what you put into your body.