I really am uncomfortable about my weight. I'm only about 106 pounds but im really short. All i can think about is what i'm eating and what i look good in. I don't think im anorexic, but i just want to stop over obsessing about eating but i don't know what to do. I just want to stop.
Nevaeh314 answered Saturday July 16 2005, 1:44 am: Try falling into a healthy pattern of eating. Use the 'obsession' with food to shape how you eat and when, and how you exercise, into a good lifestyle. For example, try eating 5 small meals throughout the day, that way you get less hungry,and less likely to overeat. Also, a friend told me the saying "Breakfast eat like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." You want to eat more at breakfast and less at dinner because your body needs energy to get through the day, but not as much to sleep. Then, try to exercise at regular intervals, like a brisk walk. This both keeps you healthy, and and releases endorphines to your brain to keep you feeling good and less worried. Once you fall into a pattern that you like, you'll look and feel great, and you won't worry so much about your weight and food. Hope this helps. [ Nevaeh314's advice column | Ask Nevaeh314 A Question ]
Kate05 answered Friday July 15 2005, 2:19 pm: I would stop worrying but if you are that worride talk to your doctor or even your mom i'm 14 and only weigh 90somthing and i'm really talll im not anorexic i just work out alot so i would really stop worrying ok hope i helped thats all i could think of Hope everything works out♥ [ Kate05's advice column | Ask Kate05 A Question ]
sweetjewel answered Friday July 15 2005, 10:40 am: you could stop looking at your weight.. if you cant look, you cant worry. if this does get worse, i suggest you call the Bulimia/Anorexia Self-Help Hotline : 800-448-3000 or visit the Eating Disorder Recovery Online : www.edrecovery.com or go to (i think this will help you the most right now) Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention (EDAP) : 800-931-2237, www.edap.org
S_C answered Friday July 15 2005, 9:29 am: Anorexia isn't just thinking you're fat!!!!! I was anorexic, I had a lot of shit going on that caused it.
Anorexia is thinking your fat, and takin action. It's a complete MENTAL disease, and I know right now you don't have it.
No matter how many times you look in the mirror, whether your a stick or not, you see a big fat person looking back at you. The disease has in so many words taken over your mind. No matter how many people tell you you're skinny, no matter how many jean sizes you go down, no matter what weight the scale says, when you look in the mirror all you see is fat, whether you are or are not fat.
Looking back on pictures taken when I played soccer, and when I look at back at picture from Christmas time, I look at little skin, lots of bone. I hadn't looked at any pictures of me as an anorexic person since I started eating again until the teacher whom I most dislike, at the end of the year she got all of our school pictures together, and printed them up and gave them to each of us, as I looked at them I saw my 6th grade photo of an anorexic me, and I really hated it, that was when I was the worst, I was in 6th grade and down to like 50 or 60 pounds. It was most noticable then too. You don't have anorexia, and you need to get the fact through your head that you're a girl, you're going to think your fat no matter what, so no offense, but get over it. You're 106 pounds, I bet a lot of girls wished they were 106 pounds. And you know what, if you're old enough to be using this website, then no matter how short you are, 106lbs is fine. Look in the mirror, tell your self you're fine, because if you don't come back to reality sometime soon you'll find yourself in the hospital so weak from hungar that people have to use tubes to feed you so you don't die!
Or if it doesn't go that far, I'm sure your parents love you enough to make you go see a "shrink" as much as that helps, it's not fun when they medicate you telling you that medicine will help solve your anorexia. Because it sure as hell doesn't.
Sorry, I'm taking this out on you, but I find it sooooo annoying when all these girls say "Ooooh I'm 100lbs, I think I'm fat, I obsess over food, maybe anorexia is the way for me."
I know thats not how you asked it, and I know that I don't have to answer it, but seeing that what better advice can you get about an eating problem, then from someone who has gone through one.
Anyway, stop complaining about your weight, no matter what as long as you eat right you'll be fine. And is obsessing over your weight really a way to live? Yeah, I didn't think so.
Sorry if I come across like a wiotch. But it's too early in the morning, stupid garbage trucks waking me up at 9!! I had nothing better to do so I came online. Anyway, the only advice I can offer is, you aren't fat, and if for some mysterious reason you want to continue believeing it go to www.am-i-fat.com and I'm sure the site will have some kind of help for you. [ S_C's advice column | Ask S_C A Question ]
cookierat123 answered Friday July 15 2005, 8:54 am: alright, i dont think anyone is completely happy with their weight so dont fret! dont eat nothing at all just eat wat you want just smaller portions of it. or you could try eating alot of fruit instead of junk food. get active also...you have no clue how good you feel afterwards. hope i helped and feel free to ask anything else. [ cookierat123's advice column | Ask cookierat123 A Question ]
VixenDark answered Friday July 15 2005, 7:59 am: You sound like you may be a tad underweight! ^^
linksys answered Friday July 15 2005, 5:15 am: Jeez, that doesn’t mean you’re anorexic at all. People think such crazy things. Exercise every day and eat small meals frequently instead of only a couple huge meals, limit yourself to only a few treats a day/week and you can have whatever you want as long as all you want isn’t ice cream, cake, cookies, and chocolate as "meals". It has to be fairly good for you, but you can still have dessert. Keep it small and don't wait to "make more room". [ linksys's advice column | Ask linksys A Question ]
jen_cb answered Friday July 15 2005, 4:04 am: accept what you are... and what you have.....
there's no such thing as an obsession in food....
in life, you should be contented and accept what you have... it doesn't matter even if you're the fattest of all for as long as you have a good heart and you get along with other people with a good heart....
cujobird answered Friday July 15 2005, 3:30 am: It is possible that you are using your obsession with food to help distract you from other emotional issues in your life that you'd prefer to ignore. You also seem to be struggling with problems with self-acceptance. Ask yourself these questions to better understand your emotional relationship with food:
1. What are the payoffs for your obsession with your weight?
2. Can you like yourself at a higher weight?
3. Would you be happier at a higher weight without the worry of constant dieting?
Perhaps you need to talk things over with a good therapist to better understand your emotional relationship with food and your self-image concerns.
rockstarxlove answered Friday July 15 2005, 2:05 am: well how old are you? I'm 105 pounds && Im 5'2 && im 13. and thats pretty short. I'm a "perfect weight". Yet i feel too fat sometimes too. tho, i dont quite obsess over it. Just try to eat healthier. Don't stop eating or anything. And dont worry about it too much at this age. If you start gaining more weight, then worry about it. your fine now. and your not fat. Plus, muscle (however you spell it) weighs more than fat.
Skima answered Friday July 15 2005, 1:43 am: Just stop worrying about what everyone else might think, just do what you are comfortable with. [ Skima's advice column | Ask Skima A Question ]
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