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I'm a vegan. I like glam rock and androgynous males. I have two cats. they're mystical beings. I'm going to college in less than a month.

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Okay im 15 years old about 5'4 and weigh i think around 77 kilos. Personally i dont think my face is that ugly i mean its not wonderfull but im satisfied with it, its just the rest of my body. Since about year 9 i noticed all the bad things about my body. Like how i have this tan line half way up my arms so i dont like showing them and that they are quite flabby. Same with my legs and tummy. Around the end of last year i started getting stretch marks and i absolutely hate them. Not alot of people realise how hard it is to lose weight. I mean i have always been a little chubby but now i feel so ugly and i just want to be able to be confident in myself. I go to the gym as a school thing every thursday for like an hour and try to do sit ups and playin soccer with my little bro outside every day but theres only so much i can do. I'd love to take my dog for walks or go for a jog everyday but my dog gets scared easily and most days we walk for 5 mins then she wants to walk back. Im to ashamed to go out for runs by myself. I eat healthy home cooked meals and drink mostly water. I dont over eat and dont under eat. i think everyone should be proud of how they look but i dont feel that way about myself. At home in my bedroom i can wear my clothes and feel beautiful how i am but when i go outside my door i feel out of place and so hideous. I wanted to apply for a gym membership but im a year too young, and i dont know any adults who would go with me. Its hard because my sister and brother are both skinny and goodlooking and can eat everything they want without gaining weight, unfortunatley i was given the slow metabolism. i need like ways or tips on losing weight or ways to help stay on diets and exercise schedules. If i had someone to do this with, it would be easier, but its just me and i feel so alone sometimes that i just give up. Please help me, i just want to feel beautiful in my own skin! Sorry its so long.

at fifteen I actually weighed just a bit more than you and I felt okay with it. Of course, my house doesn't have a single full length mirror. I find pictures now and I look ridiculous, but...

here's the thing, I grew about 3 or 4 inches taller that following summer and started work where I had to take my lunch every day or eat subway. accidentally, I lost a whole lot of weight because at home I'd eat whatever whenever I felt like it (which was a lot). I also didn't weigh myself. By having to plan out my meals I ate less and a whole lot better. The amount of physical activity I had to do at my job and the musical I was in that summer also helped. I've basically kept up the same 147 pounds for three years now. It fits my 5'8" height and my curvy figure. I'm happy.

So what should you do? Plan out everything you eat and stick to it. When you eat what you think you need you'll eat more and not as healthy as if you plan it out. Tell your family what you're doing and that you're not going to set an unreasonable goal or even weigh yourself or look in mirrors. Don't worry too much about it, though, because you are near a point in your life where you will grow taller and look thinner.

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(Rating: 5) Thankyou! i feel alot better now =]
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