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From Kristen, Age 16

Ht. 5'8", Start: 228 lb, Today: 178 lb, Goal: 160 lb - Hello everyone. Usually i just reply to some of your posts, but lately i have been seeing a problem. Ok lets state the facts. First: We all want to lose weight. Second: We all want to live a healthy lifestyle. Everyone has seen each other struggle on here, we know its not easy, and we count on each other for advice. Well here's some very important advice: LOVE YOURSELF. For those of you that say "I cant stop bingeing and then throwing up", YOU HAVE AN EATING DISORDER and it can only be helped professionally! However for those of you that post saying how " I ate so much and I made yourself throw up or tried to throw up", YOU ARE GOING FARTHER FROM YOUR GOALS BY FORCING YOURSELF TO THROW UP! Let me explain the logic: You eat healthy the first part of the day, you then pig out and eat a ton.. in a effect you feel incredibally guilty and then to feel better and feel like you didnt mess up, you make yourself throw up. BAD! by doing this you are only creating an UNHEALTHY habit that can lead into an eating disorder. More important advice: LEARN TO FORGIVE YOURSELF. Understand that some days you are going to mess up , but throwing up (no matter how tempting) will only hinder you from reaching your goals. So instead fight it off and know that tomorrow will be a better day and remember that no one said it was going to be easy and its all part of the learning process. On a side note: Almost everyone who is trying to lose weight has eaten too much and has chosen to make themselves or tried to throw up. Ive Done It! But you know what, after that first time i realized that it would only turn into a cycle and that in order for me, in the future, to have a healthy lifestyle it was important for me to learn to not do this. So in conclusion congratulations to those that have lost 50 lbs, 20 lbs, 2 lbs ...however many lbs, you deserve to be congratulated. Losing weight is battle within ourselves. We have to learn the skills and the tools to lose weight and no matter how many times we lose the battles as long as the next day you get up and fight... You will eventually win the war... Have a happy and healthy Spring break everyone!