Weight Problems

Hi sweetie, this is not a natural feeling. You are obsessing about weight and I'm really not sure why. I have no idea what you weight casue here in hte US we weigh in pounds. You are only 15. Can you tell me what you are eating (call healthy) how many meals a day and waht type of exercise? If you start to decrease food, your body willkinda shut down and say wait....hold on i need ot store this cause i don't know when i'm gonna get more. If you will eat healty and regular meals or 6 mini meals...your metabolism will stay level and not take nose dives. eat a healthy breakfast :cherrios with blueberries, a slice of whole wheat toast with butter and a glass of fat free milk.....about 10:00am have a piece of fruit or a slice of fat free/reduced cheese or celery with peanut butter lunch can be 2 slices of whole grain bread, turkey, ham, roast beef with lettuce and tomatoe, a piece of fruit, and a diet beverage, 3:00 have another snack like grapes or a lowfat yogart then for supper chicken breast- no skin, greenbeans and a baked potatoe. This is just an example. I've had weight issues all my life and read /own every deit book imaginable. The only true way to loose weight is to change your eating habits. Do away with whit sugar, breads, pasta and go for whole grain or whole wheat. no corn or limit starches. And drink loads of water. Keep up with your aerobic exercise..I walk 20 minutes 3 times a week anddo weight training. 50 next month, but you'd never know it! Hope I';ve helped you some!

If I'm right, you weigh about 120 lb., that's not fat depending on your height it is probably perfect.

You should look into some therapy (preferably for treating eating disorders/exercise compulsion). Cognitive behavior therapy really helped me. Those feelings you are having are not natural and a huge red flag. The sooner you get help, the better.

Hello, there.
Welcome to the forum.
That's not normal that you feel like that, you're on the way to a serious problem... Do you have any kind of hobbies besides going to the gym? And have you spoken to someone else about this?

hey.. i'm 23 and i've been where you are now..
actually i am just starting to get better now and trust me i know exactky how you feel.
i used to go to the gym as often as i could, go swimming twice a week, running like mad. i wouldn'thave canceled one of my training for anything on earth. i stopped seeing my friends, made excuses for not going out.
at the same time i was watchin everything i was eating, eating chewing gum all the time.
sometimes i'd be eating the same exact food for months coz it was reassuring, then i would eat out one evening and then pig out for a week, stop exercising, have fun and then find myself too big and start again.
now here is what it brought me...i almost lost my friends, my metabolism is very low and all those on and off diets have left me with water retention problems.
i was thinking of fasting to reset my body, then i panicked, got very confused, on the verge of a break down and i realised that there is no way i an going to do that for my whole life, the pressure i put on me and my body would only make things worse.
My body is maybe not the perfect body i dream of, but it is not that bad, at least i'm alive, i want to enjoy food and i want to have friends.
so i took decisive steps into getting better without overdoing it:
-i didn't go to the gym for a few weeks and decided to focus on the food issue first.
-i noticed that i used to eat my food really fast, not always sitting down, always doing something else like watching tv..i also noticed that i hated eating around people- so what i do now, i make sure that i set the table for me for everymeal in my kitchen, even if i don't use it all.
Then i put in front of me what constututes a healthy meal but i don't put it in my plate, rather in a few dishes of different items.
then i sit down, and help myself from the different stuff, i eat slowly and concentrate on the food. i don't count calories, but i do look at portions trying not to overdo it but also not not to eat enough.
i have reintroduced chicken turkey and fish in my diet as i think they are vital in keeping energy leveks ok plus musles..( i lost my boobs on a veggie diet by the way.. they're better now)
-when i'm done i leave the room.. do not clean the dishes right afterwars, it is a way of getting rid 'of the evidence' and eating should not be an issue, i usually do the dishes when i am cooking the next meal.
-as far as the gym is concerned, i am back there, but i limited my training considerably..toning up..ok but not at the expense of ypour health..what happens when you overexercise and/or undereat is that your muscles start to eat themselves up and trust me you don't want that...
i found a great exercise plan which i think is great because it really helped me into both going back to a healthy diet and being fit.. it is called the abs diet
basically..20 min of cardio three times a week
and 20/30 min of weight training three times a week on the days you don't do the cardio
Trust me they're is nothing worth sacryfing yourself that much..try that..be reular, be moderate, you won't get fat unless you eat out every night, binge drink at the weekend and sit on your ass 24/7.. but there is a fine line between being healthy, and happy..and obsessed and unhappy.
contact me if you want.
good luck to you, i know it is tough and try and get to me more balanced..you'll thank me and yourself for the years to come

[quote="natoo"]hey.. i'm 23 and i've been where you are now..
actually i am just starting to get better now and trust me i know exactky how you feel.
i used to go to the gym as often as i could, go swimming twice a week, running like mad. i wouldn'thave canceled one of my training for anything on earth. i stopped seeing my friends, made excuses for not going out.
at the same time i was watchin everything i was eating, eating chewing gum all the time.

I like your advices, I am also trying to get balanced, and i have developed the similar habits as you have adviced. I just wash up dishes right after the meal in order to stress the point, that my meal is over and to overcome the temptation of non stop eating. more over water calms down and washes away destructive thoughts, like: "ED is still there"

My advice to boy in need is to concentrate health issues, it is very important in his age of 15, the body needs vitamins and protein to continue growth.

best