Hi,
i have just turned 15 and have been worried about my weight ever since i can remember-
in the past 2 years or so my friends said that i had gotten skinnier and when i look back on photos i can see a difference but i am still not happy with myself as i want confidence when i go to the beach, i have recently started eating 1200 calories a day and running for 45 mins 3-5 times a week aswell as doing school sports and netball on the weekends. I am 5'7 (170 cm) and 130lbs (59 kg) please don't leave a reply saying that i don't need to lose weight or i will be underweight , i know that i am a healthy weight but im not skinny .
A couple of weeks ago i ate salads for lunch everyday and steamed veges with some meat for dinner and just cereal for breakfast and yogurt and fruits for snacks, however i over eat ALOT and can't get enough of food and i sometimes cant controll myself- when i was eating like this, whenever i would slip up i would purge it back up again and it satisfied me as i got the feeling that i didnt 'actually' eat it and i could start fresh. i stopped purging because i know its bad. but when i ate like this i lost 1.5 kilos in a week! i was so happy and truely believed in myself but since then i started eating bread and not salad and i gained it back and more! I gained maybe 3 kilos in 3 weeks and i havn't been eating that badly! but i just ate a creamy pasta with bacon for dinner and and struggling to try not to purge
I want to lose 8 kilos before my school formal and summer time. do you think this will work - i have maybe 3 months to reach my goal, if i eat 1200 and then go back to normal eating will i gain it back? thats what im most scared about
xx ali
Hi ali.. i think... you should live and eat the normal way you can... gaining weight is not important, increasing your muscle mass is very important.. it will increase you strength.. fat will increase your weight but it will lower your stamina.. think on long term basis..