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Am I Good enough?
Am I good enough? will i ever be thin & pretty? i'm so ugly , is starving actually helpful?
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I agree with the answer below. Not eating is the worst possible thing that you can do. It sends the body into starvation mode, a survival mechanism designed to keep us alive (since it assumes you are actually starving). It then digests the part of your body which is easiest for it to use: your muscles. This is terrible, since muscles burn calories just to sustain themselves. This is one of the reasons for the yo-yo diets, i.e. fast diets that seem to get results but then cause massive weight gain.
So, whatever you do, dont do that.
I would give you weight loss advice, but your issue seems to be rooted in your self-esteem. I am not an expert in that area, particularly not for girls, but it seems to be something that many teenage girls go through. If it is bothering you to this extent, I would strongly recommend you talk to someone.
I can tell you that being extremely thin is not necessarily a measure of being pretty. Certainly not from many guys' points of view. Another thing, I would never equate being "good enough" with how one looks. There are so many more important characteristics that totally overshadow physical appearance.
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First of all, starving your self isn't helpful. Not only is it very bad for you, it doesn't work. In fact, it almost backfires.
When you don't eat food, your body slows down your metabolism because humans aren't designed to just stop eating. If you stop eating, your body thinks you don't have food available so it slows down your metabolism so that your body can still live off of whatever vitamins, proteins, etc. are still in your body to give you time to 'find food' (that goes back to caveman times I suppose). Not eating also shrinks your stomach. When ever you eat and get that 'full' feeling, it's your stomach being stretched to its max. Without food to continuously fill you up and restretch it out, it will shrink. So basically, when you decide to get help and start eating again, it will be painful and your metabolism will be very slow, so you'll just gain back any of the weight you lost.
Second, you are good enough. You might think people being brought up in our society think that you have to be thin and have a pretty face to be considered beautiful, but there are many, MANY people out there that can see past looks. It's what's on the inside that counts, and boys notice confidence.
If you lack confidence, then there's nothing wrong with exercise and dieting to help you feel better about yourself. Sometimes when I'm having an "I'm so ugly" day, I put on my cutest outfit, do my hair fancy, and I wear a little bit of makeup. If you feel pretty and confident, you will look pretty and confident.
Moral of the story; If you can't change something about yourself that you dislike, then learn to embrace it. It might be hard but you should learn to be happy with your god-given body because I guarentee you that there is someone out there that knows you and is completely jealous of you for one reason or another. So be happy with what you like about yourself and embrace what you don't. Best of luck, Jess.
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