Posts by gnomeygnome

Original Post by palipride47:

I am sick of all these topic posts with skinny girls complaining& nbsp;about their "disgusting legs" or "flabby stomachs" even though their BMI's are in unhealthy ranges and how they need to be even skinnier.

These kinds of posts waste our time and are disheartening to teens like me who are actually obese, who aren't fine at the weight they are and NEED to lose. If I don't lose weight, it's not about prom, or boys, or fitting into those 00 pants. It's about LIFE or DEATH. It's about heart disease and diabetes, not vanity.

Seriously, use the tools on Calorie Counter and check your BMI. If you are healthy, there is NO REASON to try and lose weight. Stick to healthy eating, try some weight training and GET LOST. Get a counselor if you feel so disgusted with your appearance. And save us your breath.

As for me, I would love to be 140 or 150. Hell I'd love to be 160. I would kill to be 120. Girls like me cry themselves to sleep wishing they could be you skinny girls. You don't know how lucky you healthy girls are.

For those who complain about being 120, try to imagine being 180 or over. Try to imagine not being able to wear your mom's clothes because you are too big. You can't share sweaters with your friends because you shop in Lane Bryant while they shop at Hollister. Boys look at you and grimace. People openly tease you and despise you for being bigger than them. Try living that life every day for years. Then, yo may be justified in talking about losing weight.

If the doctor says you're fine, you're fine. If not, alter your habits.

OK- First, I get your frustration. I was always a bit overweight, and I always hated/was jealous of the skinny girls. I thought, "those stupid b*****s, they're so lucky that they're so slim." I found out years later that they either exercised for 4 hours every night, or they had anorexia, or they counted every single calorie they ever ate. And meanwhile, I ate chips and candy every day, didn't exercise, and wondered why I didn't look like them.

It's usually not "luck" if someone is slim while another person is obese. My sister is obese, because she doesn't exercise and eats a lot of junk food. I'm skinny because I woke up at 6 am this morning to run 3 miles and carefully count my calories. I'm not overweight by any stretch, but I don't think it's a crime that I want to lose 15 pounds. Yes, its completely about the smaller jean size and the wanting to be more attractive to boys. I bet you'll find that once you get down to a healthy weight, you'll want more, and start looking to lose some vanity pounds.

I dunno about your other questions, but on the topic of Ramadan - Do you wake up for Fajr and have a meal before it? If you don't, you should. Have a piece of toast with pb&j, some cottage cheese, and a banana at the end, and you'll be full for hours. I've been fasting Mondays and Thursdays to prepare, and I ate at 3 am and wasn't hungry until 1 pm. So give it a try. :)

p.s. How did you possibly run during the day? I can't imagine running and not being allowed any water!

I'm 5'9" and about 150. yuck haha.

I got down to 139 a couple months ago but I was binging like crazy from like stress and w/e so now I'm back up to 150. Eew. My pants are tight and its awful.

My goal is 135. :)

I feel fatter now too. (Lost 30 pounds). I think its just that I'm so aware now of how much weight I was carrying around without even noticing - part of me feels like I might still have 30 pounds of fat clinging to me, and everyone is lying to me and saying I look fine... (like they did before!)

Definetely Jessica Biel. She looks like she's in great shape. And she looks like she eats FOOD. Hah. Unlike some people in Hollywood.. lmao.

I'm 5'9.5" and 140-ish pounds. I'm a 7 or 9 in pants.

And tallulah, it really doesn't help being 5 inch es taller, does it! haha. I hate pants being too short :(