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Post by horsesalltheway on Feb 19, 2002 11:35:11 GMT -5
I'm with you 2 people feeling uncomfortable with being skinny. I'm 5.2' and I weigh between 90-95. As I said on here earlier, it hurts just as much being called too skinny then being called too fat.
Nikki
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Post by x n0ise on Feb 23, 2002 21:05:12 GMT -5
I'm 13, 5'5 and weigh 108 lbs. I feel very comfortable with my weight. Just right for me! ;D
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Post by LaliciaBebe on Feb 27, 2002 22:20:30 GMT -5
Weight is so weird. I used to be SO self conscious about it. In middle school I wore a size 9/10 and I was 130 pounds. It was so difficult for me. I wanted more than anything to be thin. For some reason as I got older I lost a lot of weight (no diets or anything, I just did) and now I wear a 3/4 and I'm 114 pounds. But I'm still self concious. I compare myself to other girls all the time out of habit. I know that I'm not fat but I still feel like I am sometimes, which proves to me that the whole thing is all in your mind.
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Post by emopita_blonde on Mar 1, 2002 21:48:07 GMT -5
Int the summer and the first months of the school year i was really depressed because of my weight, and i would binge on food.
In January, as a resolution (very unoriginal one ;D ), i decided to start going to the gym with my mom, 3 times a week. i still do..and now i feel perfect! and its not because i lost much..i was 140lbs and now im 136..i feel better because i started to be more active and realized how beautiful i am.(do i sound conceited?) i also started eating healthier and drinking plenty of water! it all sounds so cliche...but it does work!!
im 5'7 and 136lbs...and by no means do i think im fat! but, i do think im round...and thats a good thing! im sick of seeing all these unnatural sticks in the media..
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Post by theLadyMadonna on Mar 4, 2002 18:34:21 GMT -5
^^
That's exactly it!
A lot of the times it isn't even about losing weight to feel good about yourself, it's about knowing that you're in shape and you feel confident about it. When I used to swim 4 times a weeks, I only went from 140lbs to 136lbs but I felt so good about how I looked. It wasn't about losing weight for me, it was just something to do for myself that I would appreciate. I'm telling you, after 4 months of doing it, I had the nicest triceps, lol.
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Post by MiSs_uNdErStoOd on Mar 9, 2002 17:57:23 GMT -5
Have I ever noticed that you have to be a carbon copy of Barbie to be considered beautiful? Society has painted this image of what beautiful should look like- standards that are virtually impossible to reach.
Girls, especially teenagers are pressured into thinking to be beautiful you have to look a certain way which is a bunch of b.s. Beauty comes in all sizes and nationatlize (sp?)
Alot of my friends think they're fat - when they really aren't. People look at them and say "they just want someone to say they're skinny." Which doesn't seem to be the case. Society has forced us to think that no matter how skinny we are - it isn't good enough. I've been tormented by people because of my appearance too. People comment about my height (i'm short) They go on and on about how I'm a midget and say stuff like I didn't know they selled those for little people. None the less they also comment about my weight - some people look at my thighs and say there huge -- another person said you're sorta chubby and then go hehehe - someone else goes you shouldn't wear capris because your legs are too fat. While others comment about me being too skinny - saying oh look at her, she probably doesn't eat she must be anoxeric (sp?) which I'm not- another one goes what are you like 60 lbs?
People say thinks like this and it hurts. They don't realize what they say to people can really impact their lives.
Celebrities who people think are the spinning image of beauty have insecurites too. Madonna admits to feeling insecurity every five minutes. Gwen Paltrow revealed to Eonline that she has insecurites and doubts herself too. If these women are insecurity about aspects of themselves then it's okay for us to be too.
Often we forget that while we are flipping the pages of the latest seventeen magazine, we forget that these models go through hours of makeup and hair and that the pictures are airbrushed. The media --thats all about money and thats it!! They print and show what they think is going to sell which is the long time illusion of the perfect woman! Its all a crock!
Forget about what the media thinks. Forget about what other people think - ignore their rude remarks. People comment about others because they themselves are insecurity and are hiding something. Be happy with you. If you're happy with yourself then other people are going to see it. Remember you're beautiful and don't let anyone else tell you are not.
**SoMeTiMeS iT SeEmS LiKe We'Re aLL LiViNG iN SoMe KiNd oF PriSoN. AnD ThE CriMe iS HoW MUcH wE HaTe OuRseLveS. iT's GoOd tO geT ReaLLy DreSsEd uP iN aWhiLe. AnD AdMiT ThE TruTh: ThAt WhEn You ReaLLy LooK CloSeLy. PeOpLe aRe sO StRaNgE aNd sO coMpLiCaTeD thAt theY'Re aCtuaLLy .. bEauTifuL. PoSsibLy eVeN mE**
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Post by irresistible_1 on Mar 18, 2002 18:44:30 GMT -5
im 15, between 5'4-5'5 and i weigh 115.. i am fine with my weight i used to be self concious but i have no reason too.. and no one else should !
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Post by matthewmckillop on Mar 18, 2002 18:52:43 GMT -5
Im about 5'4 im made fun of at school because im fat, which i admit because im believing those people. I way 115-120 which sux cause im a major fatty. on thing is good im fast for a fatty thats why i play b-ball for any people out there who are fat email me
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Post by dizzyupthegirl on Mar 20, 2002 15:56:02 GMT -5
I felt very insecure about my weight b4. I tried everything to lose weight. But then three of my best gurl friends became anoroxic (sp?). And i was about to join in.. when one of my best guy friend told me... if i ever become an anoroxic person.. he wud not be my friend. Because he luv me the way i am. So that actually made me reliaze that my friends who cares for me look more into my personalities than my looks. And now im trying to get my gurl friends to quit....and to eat more... Plus a lot of guys dont exactly like small tummy and all that britney spears or christina aguleira (sp?) look. Loads of guys like girls who doesnt care about what otehr ppl think about their weight.. and that they are happy. Plus my crush just told me.. that he likes gurls who are comfortable wit their weight and could pig out wit him netime....neday.
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Post by Cassiopeia on Mar 20, 2002 20:25:48 GMT -5
>>But then three of my best gurl friends became anoroxic (sp?). And i was about to join in.. when one of my best guy friend told me... if i ever become an anoroxic person.. he wud not be my friend. Because he luv me the way i am. <<
First of all, anorexia isn't just some fad diet that you can try. It's a serious mental disorder. And secondly, your guy friend isn't a very good friend if he said he'd ditch you if you had an eating disorder.
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Post by Michaelangelo on Mar 26, 2002 0:03:42 GMT -5
I actually am fat, and I always have been...but I finally got comfortable in my own skin and recognized my own good qualities. And no, I'm not one of those 103 lb. girls who whines, "Oh my gawwwd, I'm sooo fat!" (It's all I can do not to smack them. grrr.) I dunno. It really is just a number, I suppose. It's more about being happy with yourself. People will unconsciously recognize and be attracted to your confidence. I dunno why, but it's true. Love, ~The Kitten~
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Post by Larigirl on May 26, 2002 20:26:21 GMT -5
i used to weigh less but then i gained a bunch (like 20 pounds) but i don't really mind. i'm not fat, and i still look fine. it just ticks me off because my clothes are just too tight that they're uncomfortable. my bf doesn't mind though... he kinda likes me the way I am now. i'm 5'5" and 143 lbs. i'm pretty happy with it.
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Post by LisaRocksYourWorld, yo on May 27, 2002 13:19:17 GMT -5
Two months ago I was 5'5" and 215 pounds. I have always been a size 16... Well, not always, but since about 4th grade. I was always large, it was genetic. However, I didn't look 215 pounds; I have a lot of muscle, which weighs much more than fat. Believe it or not, it didn't get to me too much. It was always an inconvenience, of course. Shopping, as much as I loved it, was a depressing experience. <br> Well, high school is coming up... Dances, dresses, boys... Call me superficial, call me shallow, but I want to look good. Now, I'm not asking to be a size 3. I just want to be smaller. Healthier. Gym class is awful, I can't do much physical activity. I want that to change.
I'm proud to report, 2 months after my highest weight, I am now still 5'5", but a nice 190 pounds. The lowest weight in 3 or 4 years, I believe. I'm a size 14 (which I haven't been since 3rd or 4th grade). I walked into American Eagle yesterday, tried on a pair of size 13/14 shorts, and they buttoned easily. I still plan to get smaller... Perhaps a size 12, maybe a 10 at the smallest.
I know girls who literally are no larger than 90 pounds and insist that they're obese. No one will ever understand how much it gets to me. One girl like that walked up to me, grabbed her perfect stomach and said, "Ugh, I'm so fat, aren't I?" I replied, completely serious, "Yes. You're quite large. No, in fact, you're a f***ing whale." <br> Some of my friends think they're huge for being a whole (gasp) 130 pounds... Me? I've been going around happily screaming, "I'M ONE-NINETY! WHOO! I ROCK! YEAH!"
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Post by KattyKatie on May 27, 2002 16:11:22 GMT -5
^^ Haha, I totally get you for making fun of those skinny girls who complain about their weight! One of my friends (who is like 5 inches taller than me, but still weighs the same!) complains constantly and it drives me up the wall! I mean seriously, weight isn't anything but a number and size doesn't even say anything about the way you look! I'm a size 7 and people constantly say I look WAY smaller than that! And I'm 5'1, 135 pounds and people usually estimate my weight at 110! You can't go by your weight because it doesn't include breast size, bone structure or muscle mass! I mean a pair of typical B-cup breasts weigh 15-20 pounds! subract THAT from your weight and see how bad you feel!
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Post by x n0ise on May 27, 2002 20:14:58 GMT -5
Way to go Lisa! WOO-WOO! Way to stay positive! ;D
~Haley~
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