your weight in HIGHSCHOOL

okay so basically, it was suggested that i start a topic to see how some of you felt about yourself and your body image when you were in highschool. appearantly, most people are unhappy with their body-image, especially in highschool. so im curious. how tall were you and how much did you weigh in highschool? and what did you think about it?

juicebox04~ you are a fine size---in fact---you can't get any smaller.  I think you are too concerned.  At 5'3'' you can weigh much more than 103!  I should tell you that, I am almost 5'1" and I weigh 120---you know what?  I LOVE my body at this size!  Sure if i was 118 or 117--I may feel better who knows...but I am so happy with how I look.  Please please please enjoy your youth and your HEALTH!!!!  You are in a great time in your life.  Focus on who you are as a person, your grades, your family and friends.  I am not saying to become healthy--what i'm saying is continue to be healthy!

edit: i'm not saying to become Unhealthy

i was 5'10'' and about 125lbs - i was a size 5  . I was happy about my looks, I had a hot boyfriend who drove a mustang ;) so it was all good   - now my early 20's is a different story - at 5'11'' and 150lbs i thought i was a freakin whale - hah how id love to be that whale again

Honestly, it's not a good idea to get wrapped up in sizes. Each company's sizes vary. I wear a 10 in one brand and can wear a 6 in another. It really varies. I know there's a lot of pressure to be a certain size (I felt it too!), but what really matters is what is healthy for you.

This isn't meant to sounds nasty or mean, but it seems like you are looking for people to call you fat to justify the negative attitude you have towards yourself (subconsciously, most likely). Just an outside observation.

Since you are afraid to weigh yourself, it's hard to tell you if your "fat" or not. If you are 5'3", 120-125 lbs is a perfectly healthy weight (it's actually what I'm shooting for).

5'10" and 105 lbs.

I was definately skinny, but healthy skinny. I loved my body but hated the number on the scale, so I lied a lot when people asked how much I weighed and told them something along the lines of 125. Now I'm above my 'fake' weight and would like to get close to my old one because of how much healthier I was then.
funny how it works, really

Edited to add:
I have a really weird frame, and for most other people to have my stats, they'd more than likely have to be ill.

i dont think it would bother me so much to be at the size i am now if i hadnt been smaller last year. a lot smaller. the thing is, i base everything that i am now on what i was before, in the past. so when i was in 6th grade and a size 9...then 7th grade size 7...8th grade size 5 then 0...(which i got to by not eating..and probably why i gained weight when i did start eating) its just hard to think that im back up to where i was after all i went through.

dolceamara, your right in one way. i have always thought i was fat, but was never sure if it was true. so when i would tell people i thought i was fat, and i would here them say "omg, your not fat!" it kinda felt...reasuring. this is pretty much the same thing. i cant trust my imput because i know no matter how small i get i will always see someone thats just not quite thin enough. so yes, i would like to hear what others say because i gfo by what they tell me. if other people think im fat or chubby then i am. if other people think im not, then maybe...maybe im not. i know it doesnt sound good, but im only losing weight to look good..and who goes through all that to look good for themselves?

It's definitely a psychological thing that you have to overcome. I know it sounds cliche, but you have to love yourself. Everyone in the world could think you were perfect, but if you didn't think it, than it wouldn't matter. Would it?

Everyone wants to look good, I don't deny wanting that for myself. But there is a big difference between looking good and being unhealthily skinny. You have to ask yourself, is sacrificing your health and your youth worth being a size 0?

They way you talk about your body image (seeing yourself as larger, even though you aren't) is dangerous in that it's typical of someone with an ED. I'm sure you've heard this a gazillion times on this site, but have you considered seeing a nutritionist or psychologist about the problem? It might be the best thing to do, considering you've already been through heavy calorie restriction. A professional can help you get to the root of the issue and help you love a healthier you.

yeah, it has been suggested many times for me. ahaha, not very reasurring when everyone tells you to seek professional help. anyways, i would do it i guess eccept for one thing. i dont WANT to make and issue out of anything i do. i always try to fix things before they surface to avoid any drama. i dont like those 'serious' moments where you talk about your problems and issues with people...its too akward. thats why i try to fix things on my own. i honestly dont see myself ever asking my parents to see a physchologist or anything. to be honest, a few pounds lighter and i can garuntee i would have been diognost with anorexia. i have most all the signs and i think my family and friends noticed because literally ALL of them said something about my weight. you know, at 103lbs i was actually planning on losing weight over the summer. only a pound or 2 but still...now look at me. haha. it really is funny how things turn out :/

juicebox...
yeah, you do sound like you have the perfect mentality for developing a serious eating disorder like annorexia. you don't want to make an issue out of things. you try and fix things before they can surface and cause drama, and you want to do it on your own. you seem to be placing a lot of self-worth on your body image.

i actually had a period of time where i almost spiraled into a really really disorderd way of eating and looking at my body, and believe me... it is not a pretty place to be. i completely understand you not wanting to make a big deal about it, but at the same time it is unbelievably important to nip this in the bud before it has a chance to really ruin your life. if you want me to tell you about how i realized and fixed my issues with myself, send me a personal message and we can talk off the forums, because i'm not comfortable with sharing everything with everyone.

I can understand not wanting to cause drama. I'm like that too, but again, it's your health that's at risk. We can't always fix things on our own and must reach out to others to get help. I hate asking others for help because I don't want to be a burden (I've always been like that and it has had some unhealthy outcomes for me), but sometimes you have to suck it up and do it for the greater good.

I went through a period of heaving calorie restriction and dropped from 135 to about 115-120 in about a month and a half. (I had a nasty break up with a boyfriend and went into severe depression. My parents were concerned and asked me to come home for the summer, which I refused for a while. It got to the point that i couldn't stand being in the same city as my ex, so I finalyl went home). I got to my parents' house, my mom nearly had a heart attack. She watched my like a hawk (which annoyed me) but she wasted no time in setting me straight, no matter how many times I told her there was nothing to worry about.

My guess, your family is probably worried about and would be more than happy if you came to them with your problems. It takes a lot of courage, but in the end, it's worth it.

Just something to think on.

I'm 5'3", and in high school I was comfortable with my size... of course, I was tiny. Under 110. But in college I put on a little weight, and I remember being all freaked out about my "back fat", the scale saying 120, and the fact that I no longer fit into a size 3.

 

Now, I WISH I could fit into a size 5! Or even a 9! Haha, but I'm on my way. Down to 134 from 142, and on my way to my 125 goal :)

High School: 5'2, 113lbs  Size: 5's, medium shirt

Now: 5'2, maintaining 103-105lbs Size: 0,1's. Small,xsmall shirt

I was 5'5" and about 130-135lbs, a size 6 or 8, and  I was athletic and muscular.  I felt pretty fat compared to my friends.  I wouldn't even wear a bikini!  I had a really cute boyfriend, he was star of the soccer team, and really good grades.  Why couldn't I see myself as 'normal' or even better?

Now I look at pictures and realize - hey I was the perfect shape!  I wasn't thin, but really cute!  I would LOVE to be that size/ weight/ shape again someday.  Now I am just more comfortable in my skin and I do wear bikinis.  However I think how stupid I was to feel bad about myself during those years. 

don't worry about it so much - just enjoy not having to pay rent :)

my self worth, in a way, IS based on my body image. thats because im so hard on myself. i saw no reason in the world for me to be fat and it made me so so miserable. so why wasnt i thin? why did i have to have the extra plate of food? why did i want to eat and eat some more? why did i hate sports? i couldnt. i gave up food. i became a lot more in tune with who i wanted to be and i wouldnt stop until i got there. its so sad to think about how my whole life i was never able to enjoy who i was because i was always so determined on being someone else, someone better. it does make you feel less worthy. i became obsessed with working out and sports and healthy eating. calories this, calories that. do more cardio, burn more calories. eat less. burn more. and yeah, i was losing weight, and really fast too. binging from time to time got in the way of that. but you know, after a whole week of eating one small meal every 24 hours evens it out so i never really gained any. until i DID eat normal. do i regret anything? yes and no. i regret starving myself, i dont regret starving myself. i regret eating normally, then i dont. something that i absolutley regret and see no possible good outcome is having my parents let me eat so much.

im not sure if you can understand how or why i think the way i do, but if im not thin enough im not good enough. it sounds awful, stupid, and unhealthy. but really, i wont let myself give excuses...im my own worst critic. and im tired of me not being good enough for me. so thats why... sry for the rant ^_^

Juicebox, it's okay!

Tell them " To the Left "

You can work on yourself until you're content with you. After all, you're the only one that has to live with the results. Someone else may think you're perfectly fine. However, that doesn't change your own mindset. I suggest working on your mental image of yourself first. Or you'll never be good enough. Period.  

Being thinner isn't going to make someone happy with themselves. They're still going to be unhappy them... just thinner.

i'm currently in high school. i'm going to be a junior in 6 days. i'm 5'3. i currently weigh 119, but since it's about that time of the month, my actual weight is less. but i'm certiantly not happy about it.

its kinda funny to me how pretty much NONE of you were happy with how you looked in highschool...

why?? hahah some of you have amazing perfect stats. im jealous.. :[

I was 5'10" ish and weighed 115 freshman year... up to about 140 senior year and I wish I could go back to that!

I was 5' and 90 pounds.

I never paid attention to my weight. I ate like a little piggie. :-)

Ah, the good old days!

juicebox it's totally normal to feel the way you do we just don't want you to be unhealthy. there's so much pressure to be smaller than you are no matter what size you are and it comes from all directions especially in high school. i'm 5'6" and i was 125-130 in high school and always thought i was fat. i had very small friends and none of them ever said i was fat but i just felt large next to them. i also had a boyfriend who was a jackass and made comments that made me think i was fat (and subsequent bfs through my teens and 20s after that). people can be cruel. it doesn't sound like you are "fat." just make sure you eat healthy food and exercise. your body will do the rest for you.

5'6", 135 and 17% body fat  during my senior year.  I was never larger than that.  Of course I though I was HUGE.  And that was about 15 years ago.  Sadly, some things never change.  Young girls now think they are huge and some of them are alot smaller than I ever was.