Georgie Binks

In the subsequent viewpoint, Georgie Binks, a writer in Toronto, describes her experiences with disordered eating. Off and on for more than a decade, she has starved herself or thrown up food she has eaten as a way to lose weight quickly. Binks describes the feeling she gets from disordered eating as “euphoric,” and argues that what she is doing is not dangerous, but simply a bad habit.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What is “normal weight vomiting,” as explained by the author"

2. What reasons does Binks offer for starving herself"

3. Why, according to the author, is her eating disorder not dangerous"

As far as bad habits go, if I were a pack-a-day smoker who kept falling off the wagon, I’d probably be getting friendly...