Teenage Girls: Laxatives and Vomiting Lead to Weight Problems

cheerleader,

you could try doing crunches and jack knives (particularly jack knives)

do some in the morning when you wake up

and do even more when you come home from school

it'll be worth it.

Dear someone-you are soooooooooo not fat. I am 5'6" and weigh between 117-120 and everyone tells me that I am a little too skinny. You need help if you think you are fat-cause you are very skinny. Plus taller people weigh more-duh...

I have this fat spot belou my arms. it makes my arms look HUGE!! How can i fix it??

im 5 7 and i weigh 126lbs is this big? i lost alot of weight over the summer and its become addictive, when people comment (even in a negative way) i get this rush. me and my boyfriend fall out constantly over my weight, we dont do normal things like goin out for tea coz it panics me so much. i just look so thick in the mirror an my entire day revolves around my weight

im uuh 5'6 and im 185 lbs. im 14, nd i think i have a lot of time left to lose these pounds.. i have a clasm8, who vomits and is thin. but i dont care about that, sure. im a varsity in basketball, and i can run fast.. but i really just wnna lose pounds, i mean, im overweight for crying out loud. anyone know some techniques? even if theyre not normal, please do tell me. i just am curious, thanks.

Kim: you are not overweight, in fact you are very thin.

me: if your weight is normal already, I'd suggest try a better fitting bra (you're talking about the fat that is between the arm and the armpits, right?) That little thing there is totally genetic. You can find underweight supermodels who have it. If you find a bra that has the straps further apart, it tucks that little thing in. Or of course, you could relax about it, but I know that doing that when you're a teenager is hard.

Paola: you are already active, so try to focus on your eating. Drink more water. Eat more vegetables and fruit. Don't eat fried anything. Don't eat sugar or sugar-y stuff. Make sure to eat lean proteins and carbohydrates (grilled chicken, fish, and meat, baked or boiled potatoes, rice). Whenever possible, eat the carbohydrates unprocessed: brown rice, yams, whole-wheat bread. Avoid cheese (I love it too, but it is very fatty). Try to eat small meals 5-6x a day, cause that speeds up metabolism.

You'll lose weight in no time, and you won't compromise your health like your bulimic friend.

Hi, my name is rach. Im 16, and i am a size 16(uk). I really really need to lose weight, so at the minute, im taking laxitives and not eating food. I am not happy the way i am, i want to lose weight, just for once in my life, i want someone to tell me i am beautiful instead of giving me a dirty look. I dont wanna carry on wearing baggy jumpers and jeans, i wanna be able to wear summery clothes and skirts. Im not asking for anyone to feel sorry for me, its my body, and ill do what i want with it.

Rachel, you are beautiful and if people give you dirty looks, it says something about them (that they are insecure and unhappy people), and not about you. You obviously have second thoughts about taking laxatives, or you wouldn't have come here. If you want to lose weight, it is your body, you are right; but there are more effective (not to mention healthy) ways than by taking laxatives and not eating. You could try eating healthy food and exercising. You can do what you want to your body, but please think about the long term effects of what you are doing - I'm not talking "you are gonna die and have osteoporosis" and other far-fetched things like that; I'm talking about the fact that you are gonna slow down your metabolism so much that when you eat an apple, you're gonna gain weight. You're probably also gonna retain water and look really bloated, and way before there are dangerous side effects on your hearts and bones, your hair falls off. I'm sure that being a bloated girl with bald spots is much worse than being a bit overweight.

O.K. Let me just let you girls in on a story and this is a TRUE Story, It consists of my older sister how is 35......about 2yrs ago this july she decided she was leaving her husband........Well she was 5'1 and oh about 205 aprrox. Me I am 5'5 and presently weigh 190.....She started starving herself and taking handfulls of stacker 2 pills a day and then when she ate she puked........By Christmas she went from a 16 to a 9/10 and flaunted it in everyones face.......but as with us she gorge in everything cookies/candie/big plate of food tinking she was "fooling" us she was eating......Well in the skinney of things here are aftermath.....Stacker 2's are like Coke......They spped you up and then you crash you are supposed to not exceed 6 a 24 hour period she was taking 6 at a TIME.......She did huge damage to her teeth and gums.......Messed up her throat oh yeah did I mention she is also a smoker......She fell in the shower shaving her legs and cracked 2 ribs....Dr informed her she was malnutirioned and gave her pills to help her stomach......Her skin has a gray tone to it......She swears she eats but I know better...She is now a size 3...She is built to be small....so hopefully this is done and she will maintain but I am worried for her. In the beggining it was awful she was so critical of every person even slightly over weight...It made me uncomfortable....But see with me I am not a real sister so our bodies are totally different she is smalled framed I am medium framed and 5'5,,,But the worst part of it is my mom has jumped on the band wagon and is skinney now too...It is like a competition with her and my older sister (my older sister is unaware)......She lives on chicken and salad......So I am constantly trying something and nothing works...I was belimic in high school for a little while and just up and quit...I maintainded but got prego at 18....My body never bounced back....I hate the way I look and there is no positive influence except my husband....But he is slightly over weight and my little sister who is beautiful and a size 9 she is typica 19 yr old weight goes slightly up and down but she nver gains anywhere but her stomach and she is beautiful in anything she put on.....I 8 years ago went on Merida I lost an average of 11-13lbs a month.....basically I never ate and it was with a little tiny pill....After math a couple years ago they recalled it abecause people where havine right valve failure I went through a million test and found out heart a little large but no damage and oh yeah by the way you have Lupus....Lupus can kill some people...My I guess it isn't full blown....I freaked out thinking I was going to die immediately...Put me on a million meds.....Felt worse so quit taking everything....My Lupus effects my muscles mostly in my arms/hands....I lost 25lbs on the zone diet (Really strict and hard) then went off I went over 2 yrs from 170-190 currently I am now at 186 it is a constant battle but I have learned you have to do it right....There is too much at stake when you do it the wrong way,.......You never heal from it....I decided to propose to my hubby we both attempt to lose 25lb by July if more great but HAVE TO LOSE 25LBS...When we do we are both going to Vegas.....I have been excercising and even ran for the first time on a treadmill this week You can do it but please talking from experience of myself and people I love dearly.....DO IT RIGHT....No laxatives/diet pills, Take a multi vitamin and excercise.......Even when you starve your self thin you look thin in clothes but out of clothes....NOT A PRETTY SIGHT your skin is grayish in color and it just makes you look old plus your skin doesn't shrink at the same pace so you have loose hanign skin EVERYWHERE I want weight loss to be a positive......Maybe we can all network together.....Inspiring emails....Healthy tips...I am 33 and want this I have struggled my WHOLE LIFE with weight loss up and down...But I know I can't be any thinner then 145-155 that may sound huge to you but do this.....Everyone has a different shape....All my weight sets in my butt & thighs......have a small waste stomach OK even with having a child it isn't flat as it was have a little pouch but you know under wear hides that a good bathing suit top hides that......arms are yukky too but all I can do is stay positive and try!!!! That is what I want for all of you!!! Email me is you want to!!!! Make sure you put in subject line though Response from Blog you left or I sent to spam!!!! mhobby@comcast.net We can do this we all need POSITIVE INFLUENCE THOUGH NOT NEGATIVE AND QUICK FIXES THAT AN KILL YOU!!!!

Runway Models, up until the early 80's, were not at all pressured to be thin, nor were they. However, fashion designers started to become frustrated by the fact that the model's curvy figures were gaining more praises than the clothes sported on the runway. Designers figured if they stuck only straight figured, boyish bodies on the runway, that their clothes would finally be praised and given the attention they deserved.We cannot blame the fashion designers for making thin "in", they just wanted to be able to do their job with gratification.
Skinny was never meant to be "in". We as a society made it "in". What needs to be "in" now, is taking care of ourselves and loving ourselves, and only WE can help...I've had enough,havn't you?
-Lauren
Former Anorexic, Compulsive
Excerciser, and In Recovery Bulimic,
but also a loving and hopeful person :)

Hey You all,

im 5'4 and currently weight 100 lbs ish (and i cant express how huge and gross i feel) i want to restict SO bad but its at the point where i cant. I was hospitalized a few months ago for 2 weeks- it was hell in a nutshell. Since i have been out i have kept the weight on inattempts to play waterpolo again- after the season however my goal is just to lose the weight all over agian-i honestly dont know y i put myself through hell- well good luck everyone- i hope those of you who seek recovery can stick to your decision- i know its not the least bit easy.... Hey You all,

im 5'4 and currently weight 100 lbs ish (and i cant express how huge and gross i feel) i want to restict SO bad but its at the point where i cant. I was hospitalized a few months ago for 2 weeks- it was hell in a nutshell. Since i hav been out i have kept the weight on inattempts to play waterpolo again- after the season however my goal is just to lose the weight all over agian-i honestly dont know y iputmyself through hell- well good luck everyone- i hope those of you who seek recovery can stick to your decision- i know its not the least bit easy....

im 5'7, and about 138lbs ish at the most 140lbs. I want 2 be 120lbs so bad.. so im starting to eat or drink slim fast products, and puking up any fatty foods i eat. i also want 2 start using laxatives. i would feel so much better about myself and life if i lost weight..

i see Mtv and shows like the O.C. and those people are so skinny its crazy but it's so "hott", it really makes me feel bad, and really fat..

so i guess please help.. or comment..

hi im 15 years old and i weigh 123 pounds i am a dancer so i have a lot of muscle but i want to be thinner like 119 what should i do and please dont say u dont need to lose weight

and im 5'6

you don't need to lose weight...

I'am 5'7 17 yrs old, and weigh 200ilbs. I dono what to do to lose weight. I am stuck in this disgustingly fat body, and the bad thing is I need to lose weight by April. I am always depressed because I am so fat, I dont wanna weigh 90ilbs or anything I wanna weigh at least 130-140ilbs. And I will feel good about myself. I dont wanna be so skinny you can see my heart beating in my chest, or my ribs. I think that is nasty. So if you have any ideas on how I can lose weight in 3mths, and nothing thatll risk my life, than please email me. PLEASE! I need help, please help my dream come true..please.

I m 14 and i m below 18 which is the another depression that i cant enter any websites forweight -loss programs. To lose weight, it has just been like a dream come true to me.I do exercise eart less junk foods but also i gain weight.Couls anyone please help me out with this...???

I'm not really surprised at some of these girls. But I do feel for you all. It's just that, the only real problem you all have in common is not realizing that guys who want "fit" and "hot" girls isn't the answer. The best advice you can get is to not care about getting thinner than you already are. Every girl has different metabolisms and every girl is at a different weight at a different age and different height. Getting skinny does NOT increase your attractiveness. By far, it is who you are and how you treat others that really matters. I know I'm only one guy but, truly, you don't need to show off your skin to show who you are. You're all beautiful as long as you are honest, respectful and nice to yourself and others.
That's my opinion anyhow.

Luke, thanks for saying that.

Charlotte, maybe you are gaining weight cause you are developing. I mean, if you are already overweight and gaining weight while eating healthy and exercising, you should see a doctor. But if you are "gaining weight" as in, you weigh more now than you did at 12, that is totally normal.

Dreams, you cannot lose 60lb in 3 months in a healthy way. You can probably lose around 20lb though, since the weight is lost faster in the beginning. That is about 2 dress sizes smaller, so it is a significant change. You probably already know what you have to do: exercise, stay active (you can offer to help your parents with household chores like cleaning), don't eat junk, sugar, fried stuff, eat your vegetables and fruit, etc.

I'm am 15 years old and 5'5 and weigh prolly about {hold on let me go weigh to be exact}oh man i weigh alot i weigh 1261/2 lbs. it kills me to get dressed in them orning for school i hate it my friends are all in size double 0 and i barely fit into my size 2 anymore. i used to vomet on a regular everyday thing. i have stopped i moved on to drugs i've lost 4lbs. my using a drug i won't name, its killing me htough i know it already b/c i get sick like two days after i use it and almost have to go to the emergency room everytime. last summer i weighed about 119 lbs. and the summer when i was really into throwing up i weighed about 89lbs. so i've gained so much and its gay b/c i look back at photos from like the 7th grade and i was fat but 7th grade summer to 8th i lost alot then 8th to 9th summer i weighed 89 so as you can see i've gained alot. its unheathly the way i'm going about but i tried the gym for a while and it gave me muscle which made me look fat so i stopped someone give me something i can do that will help tell me i'm fat and need to lose weight i'm valentines day is right around the corner and i know why i don't have one now!

I can totally indentify with everyone of u, I want so much to be thin, its all I think about and I just cant seem to loose weight, for hte past month I have been running on average 2-5 miles a day. I eat Healthy.... but I EAT ALL THE TIME, its HORRIBLE I know, and thats what I cant control, like, I each peanut butter and nuts and bread alll the time.. and I know its healthy but its like,I cant stop, and if I am not working out, I am throwing up or taking laxatives, so its in way my binge... waht can I do to control it?

yeah im overweigt like 150 or more ..i want to be down to like 12o im short so i look so disgusting and i hate going anywhere i have to wear a swim suit..i decided to by DDR and i absolutely love it ive already lost 2 pounds in like a couple days but its not just that evr since i got DDR ive felt like maybe i could actully lose weight so ive even started eating less and changing what i eat6 ..now if im hungry i will have an apple...DDR has helped to realize i can lose weight and its gave me the confidence to actually stick to a dite...plus its fun on the weekend i first got it i played it for hours its kinda addicting but its exercise so its not a bad thing..yah i have homework too but i do it in my spare time..sit ups help too i do like 40 a day now..a lot of u girls arent fat but i kno every one would like to lose a little weight..i just hope i can lose luike 30 or 40 pounfds...SOO...BUY DDR

138 lbs- 5'5 what do you think?

hey. So at the beginning of last year, I was wearing a size zero. I had a little gut but a really small waist line. Anyways, I started having a lot of problems with people and was really stressed alot. Then I was even more stressed out cause i went from a size zero to a size 3 or 4 in about 6-7 months maybe even less. Now Im really big and i pretty much hate myself and body. I have two months to get in hsape before spring break and i need to lose atleast 20 pounds. What in the world am i gonna do??
My stomach is the worst part and my legs. . . please please
HELP ME!!!!!!!