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i'm a teenage girl, and my family doesn't eat
i'm a normal teenage girl- who worries about her weight, as many do at my age (15). I live with my mom and older sister. My sister has been really stressed because of school, and my mom has been going through a lot of stuff and has been also really stressed. At meals, they will both eat very little, and i'm no genius, but in my situation i watch everything that i eat, and when i'm surrounded by a family that is eating a lot less it makes me feel awful if i'm still hungry and go and eat a bit more. or if i go into the kitchen to snack later, you get my drift? Oh, and my dad is on a diet. My mom is slim but she is very anti-diet and anti-teenagers worrying about weight, but it's making me feel bad. I don't want to talk to her about it, but she knows i have obsessed over my eating in the past.
what should i do?
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Well you know they eat little so you are also eating little even if you get a snack later on. The thing it seems like to me is at dinner, all three of you are eating very little amounts and then they are very stressed so that's all they eat but you aren't so you get hungry later on. This does not make you fat. I am also 15 so i know what you are saying. Hope this helps!
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Well, if your mom is facing a lot of stress, it could be that it's causing her to have only little appetite.
I know you don't want to talk to her about it, but perhaps it will make you feel loads better about things if you do.
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I'm a normal 24 year old who worries about her weight. I think all of us do at some point. All you need to worry about is eating the right foods. Keep in mind that you are 15 and 15 year olds are still growning, grant it at a slower rate then when you were younger, but you are still developing, so eating a bit more shouldn't be a big concern for you. If you're still hungry, grab a healty snack, you shouldn't feel ashamed or embarassed! Also if you are in athletics you will eat more because you need more energy to burn.
Even if your mother is anti-teenagers worrying about weight, have a sit down open discussion about the situation. Let her know you understand where she is coming from, but that dosen't change the way it makes you feel. Getting the topic out on the table is the hardest part, but once you do it might be easier to talk to her about your concerns. It might be helpfull concentrating more on eating healthy, which would help your appitite in the end if the issue is as bad as you feel it is.
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