Girls, why do we do this to ourselves?

[Cinderelli16]

I NEVER think I'm too fat, or anyone else for that matter.
I'm the one who actually wants to gain weight.
I think girls look better when they have a little bit of meat on their bones.

I have a small waist, but muscular legs, and a butt. lol
I actually feel too small sometimes, and I hate when people tell me I'm too skinny, and that I look anorexic, because I'm definatly not. Some people need to understand that everyones body types are different, and nobody has the "perfect body".

 

[Disney Princess Elli]

the average size in england is size 14. but that's an american size 10.

 

[Tinkerbell424]

I'll be honest.
I hate my body. I don't think I'm skinny at all, and am working to lose weight.
It has absolutely nothing to do with stick thin models. It has to do with how I feel. My confidence definitely sky rockets down when I see a skinny, pretty girl walk by.


I lack confidence and it really does show in a lot of areas of my life. It definitely is not intentional though.

 

[BabyPiglet]

I'll be honest.
I hate my body. I don't think I'm skinny at all, and am working to lose weight.
It has absolutely nothing to do with stick thin models. It has to do with how I feel. My confidence definitely sky rockets when I see a skinny, pretty girl walk by.


I lack confidence and it really does show in a lot of areas of my life. It definitely is not intentional though.

Your confidence goes up when you see a skinny girl? But then you say you lack it?

Sorry, I'm just confused.

 

[Tinkerbell424]

Your confidence goes up when you see a skinny girl? But then you say you lack it?

Sorry, I'm just confused.

My mistake.
When I said sky rockets I meant as in goes down.

 

[Carousel94]

Well ppl always tell me i'm skinny and I kno some ppl find tht a good thing but I kind of find it bad.But sometimes I'll see girls walk by and they're rlly pretty and skinny I still get upset because I don't feel like I look good enough.But I don't understand why ppl always worry about their looks because it's not the most important thing in the world.

 

[goofysk8]

I eat like crazy but I can never gain any pounds ! I reallly don't wear make-up besides mascara & a little bit of eyeliner. I do iron my hair though. Like I said, I don't look any different with or without make-up. I do back-comb my hair too.

 

[StitchfansJr]

I NEVER think I'm too fat, or anyone else for that matter.
I'm the one who actually wants to gain weight.
I think girls look better when they have a little bit of meat on their bones.

I have a small waist, but muscular legs, and a butt. lol
I actually feel too small sometimes, and I hate when people tell me I'm too skinny, and that I look anorexic, because I'm definatly not. Some people need to understand that everyones body types are different, and nobody has the "perfect body".

ITA

 

[disneydance]

I dont wear make-up, and I dont straighten my hair...
Since I have a life and dont have much free time to do that kind of stuff....
But I will confess I'm trying to loose about 10 pounds
I havent been very successful and feel like I need to loose it due to dance...
I'm one of the larger girls at my studio and gained a lot of weight last year and need to loose it...
Nothing is working for me aka. Walking 3 miles a day, Eating Healthier, etc...
So I have turned to skipping meals I feel fine without the food and dont really care
Its just hard when I see my friends eating a large plate of nachos or something and I'm sitting there eating nothing...

 

[bananda]

I dont wear make-up, and I dont straighten my hair...
Since I have a life and dont have much free time to do that kind of stuff....
But I will confess I'm trying to loose about 10 pounds
I havent been very successful and feel like I need to loose it due to dance...
I'm one of the larger girls at my studio and gained a lot of weight last year and need to loose it...
Nothing is working for me aka. Walking 3 miles a day, Eating Healthier, etc...
So I have turned to skipping meals I feel fine without the food and dont really care
Its just hard when I see my friends eating a large plate of nachos or something and I'm sitting there eating nothing...

please dont skip meals. its not healthy and it throws your metabolism off. have you tried pilates? its really good. also keep in mind that muscle weighs more than fat, so you might be gaining more muscle as you lose fat. its better to judge be how your clothes fit.

 

[::Snow_White::]

please dont skip meals. its not healthy and it throws your metabolism off. have you tried pilates? its really good. also keep in mind that muscle weighs more than fat, so you might be gaining more muscle as you lose fat. its better to judge be how your clothes fit.

I know this is kind of offtopic, but is that really true? Isn't muscle just more dense?
Because a pound of fat is the same as a pound of muscle.
I don't know, I came about this a few days ago and have been pondering it. lol.

Anyways, yes, please don't skip meals. I don't eat much for lunch, but at least take a granola bar (That's what I eat) and then I eat a larger snack when I get home.

 

[bananda]

I know this is kind of offtopic, but is that really true? Isn't muscle just more dense?
Because a pound of fat is the same as a pound of muscle.
I don't know, I came about this a few days ago and have been pondering it. lol.

Anyways, yes, please don't skip meals. I don't eat much for lunch, but at least take a granola bar (That's what I eat) and then I eat a larger snack when I get home.

muscle is more dense, which gives it more weight. a pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle, but the fat will be larger in size. it's kind of like a pound of feathers and a pound of books (i couldn't think of a better example). there will be more feathers in the pile because they weigh less than books but each pile will weigh the same.

 

[Disney Dork]

To be completely honest, I do wish I looked like those models sometimes.

I know it's not healthy to be that skinny, but I have NEVER been thin. At one point in my life, I was wearing a size 8 and my self-esteem was pretty non-existent. Since then tho, I have lost about 20 pounds. I now wear a 4-6 depending on who made the jeans. The thing is tho, I can't eat like used to any more either.

When I was in middle school (and wore the 8's), I wouldn't eat lunch. I'd just go to school with a diet drink (zero calories) and that was it. Wouldn't eat anything else until I got home and that was usually like those 100 calorie pack things. That's all I'd have until dinner.

My mom also eventually put the whole family on a 'diet' (which really was just eating more healthy food, watching calories, etc.) and if I eat too much greasy food now I get a MAJOR upset stomach and end up feeling sick the next day...so I have to keep the fast-food/restaurant visits to a minimum.

I don't skip meals anymore now tho. I'm still trying to lose weight (because I HATE my thighs), but I do it through eating less calories and stuff like that. Right now I just want to be healthy. I still have a good 10 pounds I could lose and hopefully I can do that within the next year.

I want to live to be old, gray,and be able to play with my grandkids for as long as possible. And I really don't want to end up being like those people I see at wal-mart sometimes, who are so big that they have to use those electronic scooter things to get around.

 

[chisnpeke]

To be completely honest, I do wish I looked like those models sometimes.

I know it's not healthy to be that skinny, but I have NEVER been thin. At one point in my life, I was wearing a size 8 and my self-esteem was pretty non-existent. Since then tho, I have lost about 20 pounds. I now wear a 4-6 depending on who made the jeans. The thing is tho, I can't eat like used to any more either.

When I was in middle school (and wore the 8's), I wouldn't eat lunch. I'd just go to school with a diet drink (zero calories) and that was it. Wouldn't eat anything else until I got home and that was usually like those 100 calorie pack things. That's all I'd have until dinner.

My mom also eventually put the whole family on a 'diet' (which really was just eating more healthy food, watching calories, etc.) and if I eat too much greasy food now I get a MAJOR upset stomach and end up feeling sick the next day...so I have to keep the fast-food/restaurant visits to a minimum.

I don't skip meals anymore now tho. I'm still trying to lose weight (because I HATE my thighs), but I do it through eating less calories and stuff like that. Right now I just want to be healthy. I still have a good 10 pounds I could lose and hopefully I can do that within the next year.

I want to live to be old, gray,and be able to play with my grandkids for as long as possible. And I really don't want to end up being like those people I see at wal-mart sometimes, who are so big that they have to use those electronic scooter things to get around.

I've been trying to eat better lately too and I've noticed if I eat french fries from McDonald's (my favorite) or wherever I get so sick. I take that as a good sign though.

 

[BabyPiglet]

I dont wear make-up, and I dont straighten my hair...
Since I have a life and dont have much free time to do that kind of stuff....
But I will confess I'm trying to loose about 10 pounds
I havent been very successful and feel like I need to loose it due to dance...
I'm one of the larger girls at my studio and gained a lot of weight last year and need to loose it...
Nothing is working for me aka. Walking 3 miles a day, Eating Healthier, etc...
So I have turned to skipping meals I feel fine without the food and dont really care
Its just hard when I see my friends eating a large plate of nachos or something and I'm sitting there eating nothing...

Don't. It will harm you more than help.

If you really want to lose weight, then eat healthier & work out. Being thin takes a lot of work.

You think you're taking the easy way out, but seriously, it will not help.

 

[goofyandplutoluver]

I put on makeup, do my hair, etc. daily because it honestly gives me confidence. Which as terrible as it may sound, is true.
I don't do it to impress people or anything like that.

 

[Axel]

I put on make-up, but it's more of art expression than anything else (I have wild make-up styles). I do it for me, not for anybody else.

I would like to lose a bit of weight, but mostly it's because I'm genuinely unhappy with the way I look. Nobody else is pushing me to do it, but I know that I can look better. So, I've started eating better (salads instead of lunch meat sandwiches) and I've started exercising more. The only exception has been this past couple of weeks. I went to WDW and ate too much there (but I think I walked enough that it doesn't matter) and then I went to Quebec City and ate waaaaay too much maple sugar. Then I came home and I've been living on easy mac and energy drinks to catch up with my AP Lit work. But I should be done with all that by Monday so I can get back on my exercise schedule.

And part of why I'm exercising is because I'd like to run the mile this year in track just to surprise my coaches (I'm a senior and I've been a thrower since 7th grade so my coaches only expect me to throw). So, I've been working on getting my time down. I can already run a mile (my usual workout is anywhere from 2.5-3 miles), but I'd like to do it faster.

And I want to feel better about myself. I love who I am, there are just small parts I'd like to change. I admit to having a small gut (it's really hardly noticable most of the time) and a bit of extra flab on my thighs. That's what I want to get rid of. I'm doing it to feel better about myself. Right now, I'm a size 11. Ideally, by mid-track season, I'd like to be a 9. And my goal is a 7 (but I don't know if I can even get that realistically because I have wide hips to top everything off).

 

[disneyworldluvr349]

It is really hard to me to accept myself, and all of those things you said girls do, I do. I am a size 13 and I am not happy with that. I want to loose weight so I am more confident in myself, and I wear make up, and I iron my hair.... It's terrible but I don't find a lot to love about myself.

 

[life of the party]

I used to like my body.
I thought i was perfectly fine & normal.

Now i HATE it.
i hate my stomache more than anything in the world
ughhh.

But i wouldnt ever say that anywhere but here.

I am totaly honest & real on the dis, and i can let go my personal problems that i wouldnt mention in RL.

 

[minniemouse440044]

sure ive thought about throwingup/ skipping meals.
im positive im not the only one...