heres the thing I've become a bit of a hermit to be honest and I've only got a 3 friends left due to pushing everyone away and I don't want to lose them I want to go back out and be happy again! every week I say ill starve myself so that ill be skinnier by the end of the month and then I can go out and face my friends I'm 126 pounds and I know its not so fat but its taking over my life I won't go out until I lose weight as I feel I'm repulsive to people being this size and I'm going to lose everyone if I don't stop I'm all ready afraid of the out doors now I've stayed in for so long! help please
For what reasons do you desire to lose weight? Good ones? Bad ones? Constructive or shallow? How much do you really value your friendships? You seem to value them less than you do these other motivating factors, as that value is taking precedence here.
If you don't like being the sort of person with such values then stop.
Its easy to say stop when your not in this situation! I find myself repulsive to look at that's why I don't want to go out to them because I feel like everyone is going to feel the same way about me as I do - 6 months ago
Alright, first things first. 1. from a health point of view, this as you know is NEVER a good idea. starving yourself will slow your metabolism way down to the point where you have no energy and when you do eat a little, your body tries to hold onto it as long as possible because it is trying to sustain life. so when you do decide that you are presentable, you'll gain weight much faster than a normal person. if you want to loose body fat, I suggest a diet that will fit your day to day schedule, there are multiple diets online for that.
2. Your mentalilty sounds to me like this.(I don't like the way I am, so why should anyone else.If I don't even respect the person I am, how can I expect others to accept and respect me?) The only way out of this mentality is to realize that there are people around you who love you. It's found that babies who are provided with food, water, and shelter, eventually have psychological problems because they were never introduced to love. A biological response to a baby crying is for you to pick it up and hold it. This is part of our base instincts as a species, to provide love and attention to the things that we want to preserve. If you can't see any way for you to bring yourself to accept yourself, than you need to look at the people around you, especially the people that you don't want to tell that you're starving yourself. the reason that you don't feel like talking to certain people about this particular action and stage in your life is because you're afraid that they already love, respect, and accept you for who you are.
It's the things that we never want to hear, that are the things that need to be heard.
Don't feel like you are starting some drama just because you are bringing attention of this issue with your friends and your loved ones, just know that they are always waiting for an opportunity to help you with whatever you need. That is why they are friends and family.
The more I read on about this, the more afraid I am for you, get some help a professional will take you seriously, I think that there are some underlying issues you need to deal with, don't take this the wrong way, but you don't sound mentally stable, and I fear the more you go around talking about an issue that only exists in your head, people are going to start to think you have something wrong going on upstairs! Good luck sweetheart, and talk to someone!
I know but I'm completely normal otherwise like I know this isn't right I'm not that mental I just don't get taken serious about this by people I've been to a counselor last year and she said I had bad body dysmorfia or something and I told my mother and she just said oh shut up you don't there's nothing wrong with you and I haven't been counseling since - 6 months ago
You need to get some professional help, what your saying is not normal, you should love yourself it should not matter what people think about you. Now your afraid of going outside? Ok you need to tell someone your issues and get yourself some help, get into group therapy, talk to a friend do something besides starving yourself and sitting inside, I think there is a bigger issue going on inside your head and you need to get it fixed before you develop anymore mental issues!
There really isn't a bigger issue I just hate the way I look so much its scary its taking over my life I find new things that's wrong with my looks everyday and I'm going insane because of it I know its stupid but its not to me - 6 months ago
I know how you feel because I have been there and as much as I am going to say "DON'T FUCKIN' STARVE YOURSELF" how much of that is actually going to be taken into consideration? The point here is that no one else can MAKE you stop thinking about it only YOU can actually talk yourself throught this. I can, however, try my best to give you my logic. There is nothing wrong with losing weight but you have to do it right. I am going to tell you this right now -- Sure, you can starve yourself and lose weight. that weight will come back no matter what and I can guarantee you that fact. You have already noticed the downfall of this depressed behaviour -- you are losing your friends. To fix this you need to get yourself on right terms and make yourself understand that you are over analyzing yourself. I read some of your replies to the answers below. You said you are 5'1 and we know you weigh 126 pounds. If you calculated your BMI (Body Mass Index) you are in an average range. Which is a GOOD thing! It means you are not obese or underweight. Its a perfect weight for your body type and your height. Your BMI therefore is 23.8 (average BMI is between 18.4 - 24.9). You are in this range and you shouldn't have to worry about being "fat". You need to at least force yourself (if not on agreement) to one day, step out of the house and hang out with ONE of your friends. One that you trust the most! Talk to her/him about this and tell them how you feel. Friends can help you with this as much as anybody - good friends will try to get you out of the house, give you good honest comments and make you have fun! But, like I said before, as much as I can sit here and type out my "wisdom" . you might not even give a f*** to it or let it sink in to you. There is nothing wrong with keeping yourself healthy. Go for a run, a walk, put on your ipod and give yourself a nice body stretch for 10-15 mins. Change your diet. Instead of feeding yourself NOTHING because you don't wanna gain "fat" . feed yourself fruit, water, milk, veges. Trust me. they are healthy and won't make you fat instead they will keep you full and feeling good. Make a workout plan. Make a commitment to JUST keeping yourself healthy. Once you start doing that, you'll lose weight without knowing it and you'll be able to maintain it easier. Think about it, if you starve yourself for a month, your school will be affected, you will get sick and in all just feel crappy. Why not make mini-healthy choices instead of BIG-BAD choices? I know it seems hard to lose weight and to be honest its about mind over matter. Its not hard until you make it hard. Instead of going for a BIG MAC go for a homemade healthy sandwich. Its really that easy. Just be patient and determined. Go have fun with friends . Don't feel discourged by people calling you "d chubby one". my grandma says that to me all the time and trust me. I'm not chubby. You can't let little things get you down. If this doesn't help, plz get a councler. Goodluck.
There is some irony here. Usually when people starve themselves, it's a control thing. If someone has financial issues or are under a lot of stress that's out of their control and the only thing that can be controlled is what goes in their mouths. I don't know if this is your case but you may want to look into it and see where this is coming from. If it is the case, then the ironic part is that while you're gaining control of what you eat, you're obsession with your weight is consuming and controlling you. 126 is not fat at all! Not even close! If you own a scale, throw it away! Get rid of it ASAP! This is not something that should be taken lightly, it's a serious issue that could be dangerous to your health if you continue this. If you're wanting to lose some weight, do it the right way. Starving yourself won't do anything. It will slow your metabolism down and when you do eat, your body will turn it into fat because it's deprived of nutrients. Get a friend to go to the gym with you. It'll make you feel better physically and mentally. Don't concentrate on how many calories or how much fat you're burning either. GIve yourself a healthy goal. What I did when I wanted to lose weight was I bought a pair of jeans that I wanted to fit into. I worked out 3 times a week and ate healthy. I treated myself to fast food and soda one day on the weekends and before I knew it, the jeans I wanted to fit into became big on me. Talk to your friends about this issue. Maybe you're pushing them away because you're feeling depressed or are afraid of them telling you what you're going to hear on here. I'm sure you're not repulsive, you've got to build your self esteem back up and let your friends be there for you. Take baby steps outside of your comfort zone to help it expand. When you go out and see that people aren't repulsed by you, you'll feel better. Also you may want to seek counseling to help you get through this. Best of luck hun and I really hope that you feel better about yourself soon.
I can't go the gym with my friends as I don't want them to see me because I look so fat and ugly and its taking over my life I will miss great partys and things over this and all I haven't been out wit friends for a year and stopped going to school ! - 6 months ago
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Then you should definitely seek counseling if it's that bad hun. It sounds more like you have an identity complex. I'm sure your friends won't look at you as being fat or ugly. How long has this been going on? - 6 months ago
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They don't know its going on they know I hate my looks that I just say that for attention because they say I'm pretty! I just make up excuses like I'm not home I'm gone off or sick so I don't have to go out to them so they won't see me when its being going on for two years but gotten really bad the last year so bad I think everyones going to hate me cause I'm not pretty and not thin and if I was thin that id be accepted more - 6 months ago
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If they're your friends, they don't hate you. I can't stress enough that it doesn't sound like there's anything physically wrong with you. If you have a serious talk with them and tell them what's going on with you. Tell them you're truly not happy with yourself and you need help and you're not just saying it for attention they will understand and help you get the help you need. I wish I could just give you a big friendly hug and tell you that there's nothing wrong with you. - 6 months ago
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Awh thank you :) ! some of them know I don't like my looks truly because they told me I was pretty one day and to stop looking for compliements and I got so upset and ran off crying! - 6 months ago
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Oh my gosh! Yeah it's because a lot of girls out there put themselves down because they are fishing for compliments so it's hard to decipher who is and who isn't. You running off crying probably got your message across though so maybe they'll take you more seriously now and be more supportive of your feelings and help you get through this. You really shouldn't be alone in dealing with this. - 6 months ago
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I know but I really don't want to be seen when I look like this! all my friends are off to college now and I should be too but I missed the last year and half of school because of this so I can't go to college - 6 months ago
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Wow so this is affecting not only your social life but your future as well. I know it's hard hun but you really need to go for professional help to get this taken care of. Is your family aware of this? If not then they should be. Make sure that they realize the seriousness of this. I'd hate for this to get worse and for your health to be jeopardized. - 6 months ago
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My family don't care honestly they don't my friends would even tell you that my family don't have the time of day for me - 6 months ago
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That's really unfortunate hun. I'm sorry. Maybe that's one of the causes of this problem. - 6 months ago
Unless you're like 4 feet tall, 126 pounds is not fat. If you can't get to a point where you can see that on your own, you might need some professional help. There's no shame in it. Lots of people need help at some point in their lives, and you shouldn't hesitate to get it for something that's effecting you so dramatically.
No I'm 5ft 1 !! so I'm fat. I can't ask for help because nobodys going to take me serious - 6 months ago
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Well 5'1" and 126 pounds isn't that big. It doesn't really matter though. I agree with the answer above. You've got much more of an identity problem than a weight problem. Plenty of people are much heavier than you and are able to live their lives okay. Right now, you can't. You need some help separating who you are from the numbers you read off a scale on any given day. It might seem really hard to do that now, but with professional help it shouldn't be. - 6 months ago
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People make remarks though about my weight my cousin even calls me d chubby one!! - 6 months ago
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