Topic : 02/10 Last Chance

I think that Jon is in total denial about his weight loss having nothing to do with this.  April is probably the best thing he had, then when he lost weight other women with less baggage perhaps showed an interest.  The same thing happened to me a few years ago - I lost weight and that combined with some sort of mid life crisis almost ruined my marriage.  My marriage wasn't perfect to begin with and I wanted to feel like 'I still had it'.  In the process I turned my husband into a raving lunatic that I didn't even know anymore.  It was hell and it would've been easy to bail - like Jon is doing.  He should've been a man and confronted her about the divorce in person...not in a voice mail.  How gutless can you be?  He disgusts me.

April, I hope you read this.  You have a beautiful face.  Please stop putting your life in danger.  I don't know you but I really will pray for you.  You are very lucky to have Dr. Phil helping you.  Stop lying to yourself, your family, and friends.  It was so obvious that you had not been going to your meetings.  Don't lie.  Tell the truth and let the people close to you help.  If I were near you, I would go with you to the meetings if I had to drag you. :-)  I really was hoping that Dr. Phil would send you to some hospital where you would have constant supervision.  

  

As far as being lonely and wanting to date, I get the feeling it's more an insecure issue and having someone to make you feel good about yourself than a lonely issue.  Honey, you can have a husband and still be lonely.  Until you are happy with yourself and your own company, please don't go looking for someone to make you feel good about yourself.  Fix you first!  I truly wish you the best!  Hang in there and DO IT FOR YOU!!!  

  

  

I don't know much about eating disorders, but shouldn't she be in the hospital or treatmet facility if she's only 80 pounds?

has anybody ever lived with an anorexic? 

I have and before i had i could have never imagined what it means to live with an anorexic. 

I can understand jon completely for breaking up over the phone. Hope he never has to be confronted with her again. 

But hey, poor April is the victim here right? But why is she dragging people around her down in her misery (parents, jon, friends). Try and find out what caused this eating disorder instead of getting your almost ex husband on the doctor phil show, it is not about the ex husband, he just happened to be the first one to want to escape a horrible situation 

It is ok April, dont worry, you still have the time for the rest of your life and you are a beatifu woman, I hope I can meet you to talk to you and help you with that. I wish you all the best.