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I'm 12.. And I hate my body.
Hi.. I'm from France, so Iive in a place where there are many, many skinny girls.
I'm 12 years old and I don't like the way I look.. I don't know what to do anymore. I want to get into excersizing, but nobody will help me by telling me like the routines and stuff.. I just want to lose the fat in my face SO SO SO SO much. People keep telling me it's "baby fat", but come on... I'm 12. Why would I still have baby fat if i'm 12?
I just hate the way I look. I'm thinking about starting to starve myself like I used to and count every single calorie I actually eat. If I can't seem to find excersize and a loss of weight, it'll have to come to that :(
I just hate the way I look... Can someone help me?
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Listen to what flare is telling you. Puberty is what determines when and how your body reshapes itself from girl to young lady and finally to young women. Everyone, boys and girls go through puberty as I believe you already know.
What differs from one to another is the when and how of it. The hormones that are needed by your body to reshape and to help you lose that baby fat are released at different times as you go through puberty. You are 12 years old and it is very, very possible that you body has not given off the signals needed to release the hormones that are needed for these changes to begin.
There is nothing wrong with this as everyone is different. You may have already started your period. Your Breasts may have already started to grow; this doesn't mean you are finished with puberty. You can and very likely will continue to have some influences of puberty all the way through your early twenties.
Whatever you do though so not start to diet to try and get the shape you think you should have. Dieting will delay the goal you want to achieve and could cause you physical harm.
Exercise is always good though it should be proper exercise. Talk with your physical education instructor at school about a proper exercise routine for you. Here is the USA many schools have after school activities where exercise is monitored by the PE teacher and is considered extra credit for graduation. If your school offers something like this then I would suggest joining as this would be the proper way to exercise. Just remember one thing. Muscle weighs more than fat so it is possible you will gain weight while burning off fat.
Last: Don't hate the way you look. Your body will change as will your facial features. It just takes time. Stop comparing yourself to others as we are all individuals. I have a motto I have used most all my life and it is worked well. You may adopt it if you like.
It goes like this: "The only person I need to be better than today is the person I am tomorrow." What this means is not to worry about anyone else than me. To try to learn more tomorrow than I know today. Not to be jealous of others only of myself. I know it may not make a lot of sense but if you stop worrying about others and concentrate on yourself you will grow as a person not just today but tomorrow and for the rest of your life.
Be patient your time is coming and you will be the beautiful butterfly you are looking to be.
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I'm 14 and I still see girls that have a little bit of baby fat! The truth is, they have such soft pretty features that sometimes i envy them (i have a somewhat angular face). You seem like your biggest concern is in your face, so you probably aren't fat.
trust me, you are beautiful and you will los it eventually, for now stop worrying and enjoy what you have!
hope i helped :)
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Baby fat doesn't mean fat that is kept by the body for only as long as you are a baby. It is a general term to refer to the natural fat you hold until you hit puberty, which is when your body will drastically change. Puberty fat just doesn't roll off the tongue as well, and so it's called baby fat.
The fact is, you will probably lose this fat as soon as you hit puberty. Your body will be growing, and changing. It will need a lot of energy, and the fat will help it.
I held on to my 'baby fat' until about 15ish. That's when I shot up to 6feet1.
In regards to exercise, just use common sense. It's common sense to keep active by playing games and sports. No one will give you some sort of crazy hardcore workout plan, because your body will get messed up if you were to do that. You are too young to deprive your body of energy by burning it all off.
So what can you do? Move your body (stay active) for at least 30 minutes a day. Go jogging, walk the dog, play tennis, etc etc. This is not too strenuous, and will help you stay healthy.
But the fact is, you shouldn't even be worried about your body at this age. You're so young, and you have a lot of developing to do. So what if other girls are skinny? As long as you're happy (and I mean, really happy. Not factoring in any comparison to other peoples' bodies) that's all that matters. You should love your body, whatever you look like.
So don't get too worked up about the way you look, and just use common sense.
Good luck.
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