From Ashley, Age 18 - 10/10/10 - IP#: 65.40.209.xxx Click here to reply Ht. 5'4", Start: 149 lb, Today: 152 lb (BMI %tile: 86), Goal: 125 lb - So school started, and for the first 3 weeks I got down to 140, I was super excited everyone was complimenting me on my figure and how good I looked. I hated the compliments, I didn't want to gain the weight back. Then I got voted onto homecoming court. Me on homecoming court, I was s excited and I granted it all to the fact I lost 20 pounds. I got the cute tight fighting dress and all. But that wednesday, 2 days before homecoming, I started binging again, and beating myself up again which lead to more binging, I gained 3 pounds on homecoming night, luckily the dressed still fit. That weekend I kept binging and beating myself up over it. I have been trying to suppress this for a month, but now I have gained 12 pounds, and I just don't know why I still overeat when I have the oppurtunity t say NO!! I guess maybe subconciously I do not think I deserve to be skinny. Maybe I sabotage myself, or maybe it is the stress, or the vacant emptiness I feel when I do not have food to comfort me. I blame my parents for buying the food, but what will happen when I get to college? Will I still have this problem?
Reply from Sheena, Age 20 - 10/21/10 - IP#: 98.255.200.xxx dont be discouraged its all in your head if youve lose weight before you just need to get back into that mental state and compliments are a great thing especially from your peers you should not have hated them :( emotional eating does have a lot to do with stress and when someone is at that stage it is hard to realize it and when one does the person feels hopeless but that can all be changed and dont blame your parents or anyone else just get back into a routine and youll see the weight melt off :) good luck
Reply from Ally13, Age 23 - 10/11/10 - IP#: 74.92.246.xxx Something I found interesting in your post: you 'hated' the compliments. Why? You may feel uncomfortable or like it's a jinx on your weight loss, but try to remember that everyone is just trying to let you know that they're proud of you and don't let it deter you from your ultimate goal. With the binging, is it possible you tend to 'extreme diet' when you lose weight? That's the quickest way to sabotage yourself because at some point, your body goes 'enough! I want food!' and once you start eating, it's pretty hard to stop. If that's the case, you need to tweak your eating habits to include small amounts of things you enjoy, along with healthy, natural foods. Also, getting out of the house/keeping your hands busy/drinking a lot of water help a lot with overeating. And hey, just remember that tomorrow is a new day and you can start fresh. One last thing: I would say yes, you'll have a problem in college because college students tend to stress out more, stay up later, go on drive-thru runs with friends, party on weekends and don't really get in the exercise time they need to because of their schedules.
