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Eating Disorder/ Body Image Issues?
Question : Eating Disorder/ Body Image Issues?
I just turned 13, I’m 5’5″, and I weigh 95 pounds. I hate my body. I feel fat, and I especially hate my thighs, butt, and stomach. I try to lose weight, exercise (tennis, soccer, basketball, gym class three days a week, crunches and sit-ups at home) and go on diets where I only eat salads and whole- grain toast. I just learned that my friend who supposedly had “mono” actually had anorexia and was at an eating disorder clinic in Arizona. I’m worried that I might develop an eating disorder but at the same time it would make me skinny. I don’t want to discuss this with my parents, doctor, or anyone for that matter. Please help and give advice!
I sometimes try to not eat for days at a time and I suck in my stomach when I wear tight clothing. What’s up with that?
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13, 5’5 and 95 pounds… thats really thin. youre not disgustingly fat, youre ALMOST disgustingly skinny.
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#2 written by JaC6 1 year ago
Honey, it sounds like you already have an eating disorder. If you only weigh 95 pounds, then you ARE skinny. You don’t need to lose anymore weight.
Why do you feel you need to be smaller? What is that going to accomplish? Why do you hate your body so much?
The only advice I can offer is to start loving yourself and stop obsessing over your body image, but I know that’s easier said than done.
I know you don’t want to discuss this with anyone, but it sounds like you should. You need to let someone know how you are feeling and try to get help for yourself before things get worse and you end up in an eating disorder clinic like you friend.
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#4 written by larry L 1 year ago
I know you’re awfully young for this kind of information, but I’m going to spill it. The experts who study this sort of thing write about it in obscure medical books. Unfortunately there are no pop psychology books that will properly explain it. This is because pop psychology is really squeamish about revealing ugly truth to the lambs. I say screw them. Here is what is happening to you:
Before boys and girls reach puberty, there is very little apparent physical differences in male or females. You liked it that way. Unfortunately, you have just reached puberty, and your breasts and hips have started to swell.
You are not fat. You are just turning into a woman, and you don’t like it. This is a really common psychological trait among girls. The afflicted will invariably research various ways to keep their bodies boy-like: bulemia, anorexia, vigorous exercise, gymnastics, etc.
I swear, if the amateurs on this board start sympathizing with you, it might kill you. You have to come to terms with this RIGHT NOW. This is an epidemic that is killing some of the most treasured members of our society, and it has to stop.
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#5 written by pretty_blue_eyes_17 1 year ago
I don’t think you should be worried that you “might” develop an eating disorder…it seems apparent that you already have one. At your height of 5’5 you should be roughly 115-125 lbs. based on a small to medium frame size. If you’re unhappy with different areas on your body you should look into finding exercises that will tone those specific areas. Not eating for days at a time or portioning your food to such a small amount is super unhealthy and believe it or not, will not make your butt, thighs or stomach look any better.
I am 21, 5’0 and weigh about 105-107 with a small frame just to give you a mental picture of what I’m talking about. A healthy weight is the weight your body naturally settles into when you CONSISTENTLY eat a nutritious diet, are physically active, and BALANCE the calories you eat with the physical activity you do.
My advice to you being that you don’t want to speak to your own parents, would be to speak to someone trustworthy…maybe a school counselor, school nurse , gym teacher etc and ask them ways that you can eat healthy and exercises that will help you tone those areas you’re unhappy about. Falling into bad eating or “non-eating” habits at such a young age is no good…. stop yourself from damaging your muscles and get some nutrtion and exercise advice
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#6 written by mz.atl 1 year ago
okay first of all if you are doin all those actives you say you do then umm u need to eat because being super skinny is not worth being dead me myself hate being skinny wat i want to wear in the stores are to big plus when you get to the point where u have a boyfrined that matter hes gonna want a girl fwho is healthy and take good care of herself please stop the madness your not fat
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