Hi im 15, 5'2 & 112 lbs, and last june
I decided I was going to go on a diet.
Before I said it all the time, but never
could stay on it, but all last summer I
was on a healthy diet. I weighed around
145 when I started my diet. When school
started in september I weighed around 125,
and everyone was saying how good I looked
witch gave me some confidence, but I still
did not think I looked much different from
the way I used to. All I did was go down
2 pant sizes. I was a size 13, and now I
take a 9, or 7. It was making me a bit
frustrated, and people saying I looked
skinny, but me knowing I was really fat I
wanted to loose more weight, so around
october of, and on I through up my food,
or I skipped meals, and it seemed to work
since I weigh 112 now.I do not want to
throw up my food anymore, and I don't want
to skip meals any more though so I decided
to just eat celery for breakfast, a small
box of raisins for lunch, and carrots for
supper. My mom is starting to catch on
about my eating routine though, but she
works alot so it is easy for me. I know
this is not healthy, but my goal is
100lbs. When I get to 100lbs im going to
start eating healthy again. Now my
question is do you think I would loose
weight from just eating celery, raisins,
& carrots, and do you have any
suggestions?
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bellax0x
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 3572 Location: Jersey Baby!
Posted: 11-07-04 22:14pm
I have a suggestion. Stop doing this to
yourself. You wont stop! You say you
will but you wont. And if you do youll
gain back 2 tmes as much weight
<3
gabg
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sarah2588
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 5 Location: boston ma
Posted: 11-07-04 22:24pm
Why would I want to stop than if I was
going to gain 2 the amont of weight? At
least I will be skinny.
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ladymarmalade99
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jul 2004 Posts: 42
Posted: 11-08-04 11:45am
I think you know yourself that this is
disordered eating, otherwise you would be
posting under "diets" not "eating
disorders".
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>?¿_BaByGuRL_?¿<
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 54
Posted: 11-09-04 18:37pm
ladymarmalade99
wrote:
i think you know yourself
that this is disordered eating, otherwise
you would be posting under "diets" not
"eating
disorders".
mmmhmmm....
If u need ne1 to talk to honey im here
xoxoxo
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sarah2588
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 5 Location: boston ma
Posted: 11-09-04 19:31pm
Yes I know it's a disorder, but I dont
care, I just want to be skinny.
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swimmer
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 65 Location: Utopia
Posted: 11-10-04 14:36pm
Thats not enough food- listen and listen
close because I am about to scare your ass
into submission- do you want to die? Do
you want to have kids? Do you want to be
healthy and actually live? Stop what you
are doing and stop now- if you only knew
how many times my ass has been in the
hospital and the crap I have been through,
you would be eating a big fat pizza right
now- your weight isnt everything my dear-
the most important thing? Who you are
inside- because if you dont love who you
are on the inside, then you cant love
anyone else- it starts here, in your heart
and mind- and ya know what? Be happy that
you weigh 112 pounds- you are alive- most
people dont have it so lucky- if you care
to talk, message me-
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sarah2588
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 5 Location: boston ma
Posted: 11-10-04 22:52pm
I'm trying to eat normally now because my
mom freeked on me since she caught onto
it. Im really going to try and eat
normally it sounds easy, but it's really
hard i've tried before. Thank you
everyone who replyed. -sarah
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sarah2588
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 5 Location: boston ma
Posted: 11-16-04 02:41am
Okay i'm really scared. I dont know what
is wrong with me. My last entry I was so
committed to start eating healthy, and not
throwing up. Well there is no difference.
The next day I went right back to just
carrots, and celery. Last saturday I ate
a bowl of cheros, and right afterwards I
threw it up, and when I was throwing up
blood was coming up too! I don't know
what that means. I havent thrown up since
then, but I still eat the same. I try I
really do, but I seriously cant do it! If
anyone knows why I could have been
bleeding could you please reply? Thank
you.
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sandbag5492004
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 55 Location: New York
Eating Disorder Posted: 11-16-04 12:11pm
Sarah,
you must seek help from a
professional who is expert in treating
teens with eating disorder problems. This
can start by talking with a primary care
physician or being honest with your
mother. Tell her what has been going on
and tell her you want help. Part of
getting help will probably involve talking
to a psychologist or psychiatrist. There
is no shame in needing help, even as a
teenager. You guys are facing a lot of
stress, peer pressure, and looking at a
screwed up world filled with violence,
wars, economic problems and heaven knows
what else. First always remember there is
only one person like yourself and that is
great. Your own personality, your own
interessts and own dislikes, your
capabilities, talents, the way you smile,
talk, dance, or whatever. Learn how to
like yourself and not worry about what
other kids think of you. I f they don't
accept you the way you are then they are
not worth having as a friend. Hard to
understand when you are so young but it is
the truth. I am 59 and the mother of
three grown boys. Two are autistic and I
think they, if they could, would tell you
that life can be very cruel but they do
extremely well are out and about and have
good friends who accept them as they are.
Honey, don't go on like this, get help and
feel better about yourself. I advocated,
voluntarily for the disabled, street kids,
children's rights, and others for 35
years, if you want to talk you may email
me at san
dbag5492004@yahoo.Com. I have helped
many children out there just like you who
need help.Don,t be afraid to take that
first step.
God bless
and keep you, he cares and so do i
love
leslie
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ArmyMommy376
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Nov 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Oklahoma
I Was There Too... Posted: 11-17-04 20:14pm
High school is nothing but tons upon tons
of peer pressure to look your best and fit
in, right? Wrong!!! Don't worry about
how you look... You are only a teenager,
you are not on the market for "mr. Right"
who'll give you your dream wedding yet.
Those girls and guys who make you feel
like you don't look good enough as you
are, they are the ones who are insecure.
I have always been at my proper weight and
size for my age and height, being that my
father was in the army... I had to follow
the military standards. I am now 28,
5'8", and I weigh 158 lbs, and I also have
3 kids. According to the charts, I am on
the exact borderline between normal and
overweight. I asked the doctor about it
because I didn't want to go over the line.
She ran tests, and discovered that I have
almost no body fat... I'm all muscle.
Muscle always weighs more than fat.
Just because you are heavier does not mean
you are unhealthy or fat. Don't let
yourself slip into thinking you are fat.
I became anorexic in high school because
of peer pressure to be that perfect size 4
or less. I almost lost the best friend I
ever had because of it, too. He
threatened never to speak to me again
unless I stopped. I had my first child
before my senior year of high school. I
was 115 when I was 6.5-7 months pregnant,
and had to gain at least 30 lbs to safely
give birth. I wore size 6 shorts to the
hospital that day. The birth nearly
killed me. After the birth, I was
hosptialized for several days because I
kept passing out; the strain was too much
for my body. After returning home, I
started my sr year with my boyfriend.
Under strict orders from his mom and my
doctor, I started eating and working out
daily in school. I went from 148 lbs
after the birth, to maintaining 130 all
year. I slowly started gaining to a
proper weight standard, but I kept working
out and watching what I ate. Now when I
tell people I weigh 158, they call me
nuts, saying I can't possibly weigh that
much. I am around soldiers alot, being an
army spouse, and most of my friends are
pretty good at judging weight. One
soldier didn't believe me, so he picked me
up - or at least tried to. He claimed he
could lift a minimum of 130 lbs easy. He
couldn't get me but 6 inches in the air
and only for a few seconds.
Don't kill yourself because you think
you're a little overweight. Before you
jump into any diets or drastic eating
changes, talk it over with your doctor.
Get the facts: are you actually fat, or is
it just muscle? What is the standard
weight for your age and height? Remember,
you won't just kill yourself by doing
this... You're going to kill something in
everyone around you. If you think you are
in need of a trin-down, try eating proper
foods (well-balanced), and maybe add a
daily workout regime, like tae-bo or
pilates. Which would be more expensive to
you and your family: a $20-$50 workout
video set and balanced meal system, or
several thousand dollars of medical bills,
or possibly funeral bills... You
decide.
I am 28, mother of three, 5'8", I wear
sizes 7-10, and I weigh 158 lb... But I
am also one of the best looking wives in
my husband's brigade... And if I wasn't
married, I have already received plenty of
dating offers from tons of other guys. Am
I happy with my weight? Yes, I truly am.
I know the facts, and I know that I am
healthy. And my keeping a good outlook on
my weight and size makes my family happy
as well.
Don't kill yourself over one or two sizes
of jeans... You're still growing... When
you're older chances are you won't be that
size again. Jeans come and go... You
outgrow a pair and buy some more. Your
body is growing too, but you can't buy a
new one if you wear it out...
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sheabay
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Ohio
What You Should Do Posted: 11-19-04 00:07am
Want to know what you should do? Go out!
Get out and have fun and see what its like
to enjoy a part of life that isnt centered
around a stick of celery. That might
just be the only way out of this weight
infatuation. I'm not going to lie and
say I know what you're going through,
because nobody knows exactly what anyone
is going through. However, I will
definitely try to relate and say that if
you wake up every day thinking about a
celery stick then you might want to try
waking up tomorrow thinking about how
thats all you think about, and eventually
how that stick of celery or shriveled up
raisin might not be the most important
thing anymore. But I guess that just
might not seem like a reasonable option to
you until you discover or experience
something new in your life...A meaning to
your life possibly. Because if you dont,
all you'll ever really be able to say for
yourself and your accomplishments is how
you were able to live your life based on
the effects of a stick of celery. Dig
real deep and figure it out -- is weight
really the issue here?
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Jocelyne
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Nov 2003 Posts: 121
Posted: 11-22-04 14:04pm
Did the blood scare you sarah because it
scared me I wouldn't have stoppped
otherwise you need to talk to a
councellor, start off telling your mom she
obviously is worried about you, then get
help because you need help now.....I hope
your doing okay you haven't posted in a
while....Pm if you like
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Mama4k
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 1
Posted: 11-23-04 12:01pm
Hi
i know what you are going through. I am
33 and I had done what you are doing since
I was 18. I have 4 children and thank god
they are all healthy. I can tell you that
you will find later in life that your
teeth will become weak and may have to be
pulled. The vomiting eats the enamal off
of your teeth and that can't be fixed.
Your metabolism will eventually be so
wrecked that no matter how hard you try to
lose weight it will be extremely hard. If
you want to lose weight by just eating
celery and raisins and get to your goal
weight and then start eating "healthy"
again, it probably won't work. You will
gain back a lot more weight right away.
My suggestion is to just start eating
healthy, do it gradually if you need to.
Don't starve yourself. Honestly, I know
you aren't thinking of the long term
effects, I know you just want immediate
results but try to picture how it will
effect you in the future. Just take care
of your body now. Appearence isn't as
important as you think. Being a good
person is. Treat your body good now.
