[Anonymous]

Recently I've been really stressed about my weight.
I go to the Gym as often as I can (tough at the moment as my essays for uni take priority) but I still feel like I'm going to pile on the weight.
I just weighed myself and I'm 53kg/just over 8 stone and 5'5" which I know is skinny. I am painfully aware of how skinny it is, but I used to be 8 stone and it's annoying because I believe weight is one of those things that you go 'Oh it's only half a stone' every time you weigh yourself and suddenly WHAM you're 20 stone and need a gastric band.
I have a massive fear of being fat. I really do. My Mum is overweight, not hugely, but she is, as is my Dad (again not massively, but he is) and I don't want to see myself doing that.
There's pictures of my parents when they first met and they were both skinny and I have a feeling I'm going to do that as well.
I make my portions small, but I feel hungry and always feel guilty when I snack/don't eat much fresh fruit and veg (something I do struggle with). I love food but I know I can't eat much because I'll just get big and food is expensive anyway, so I should try and make it last. I just look at my thighs and think 'Well they're fat' and look at my stomach and I am just not happy with it any more.
Help?

[sidi]

So....your eating habits need an overhaul and your mind needs re-tuning as you are being a tad irrational. Stop weighing yourself. I imagine you know every inch of your body anyhow so lose the scales. Not eating enough so you still feel hungry then snacking is not a logical way to carry on. Food need not be expensive. Fresh veg are the cheapest thing going if you eat seasonally. However you don't need me to tell you this. It's more of a control issue. Maybe think about getting professional help before it gets out of hand.

[cmoore094]

I think it might be worth some Hypnotherapy, I've heard its really good for this kinda stuff..

Or at least see the GP, could be the beginning of an eating disorder. By making yourself hungry, so your belly rumbles or however you like to put it, you will put weight on because you are starving your body. Ensure you don't feel that often, eat fruit and veg if that happens and you'll be fine.

You shouldn't be afraid of getting fat as it won't get that far, weigh yourself every 2weeks. If it goes above a set weight, for the next two weeks diet, then weigh yourself. You won't become fat just like that..

I suggest seeing your GP about this though, it could get serious.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the help guys - I honestly don't weigh myself much. It's only when I go to my grandma's as I don't have scales at uni or at home. It just freaks me out when I put weight on - even if it is so I'm only 8 and a half stone.

I just feel like it's the one thing I can't control. I go the Gym but I never go often enough - life gets in the way. I aim for twice a week but one thing or another comes up and it doesn't happen, which increases the guilt when I eat something unhealthy.

[Sisterhood]

(Original post by Anonymous)
I aim for twice a week but one thing or another comes up and it doesn't happen, which increases the guilt when I eat something unhealthy.

I just want to point out here that food doesn't fit into categories labelled "healthy" and "unhealthy". There's no such thing as unhealthy food, just an unhealthy diet, and unhealthy diets can take many different forms including diets without enough calories and diets without enough fat. Try not to get bogged down with the number on the scale or the way your body looks, but worry instead about what's healthy. If you're hungry a lot then that's not healthy. Give your body what it needs and no more.

[Gurskoff]

(Original post by Anonymous)
Recently I've been really stressed about my weight.
I go to the Gym as often as I can (tough at the moment as my essays for uni take priority) but I still feel like I'm going to pile on the weight.
I just weighed myself and I'm 53kg/just over 8 stone and 5'5" which I know is skinny. I am painfully aware of how skinny it is, but I used to be 8 stone and it's annoying because I believe weight is one of those things that you go 'Oh it's only half a stone' every time you weigh yourself and suddenly WHAM you're 20 stone and need a gastric band.
I have a massive fear of being fat. I really do. My Mum is overweight, not hugely, but she is, as is my Dad (again not massively, but he is) and I don't want to see myself doing that.
There's pictures of my parents when they first met and they were both skinny and I have a feeling I'm going to do that as well.
I make my portions small, but I feel hungry and always feel guilty when I snack/don't eat much fresh fruit and veg (something I do struggle with). I love food but I know I can't eat much because I'll just get big and food is expensive anyway, so I should try and make it last. I just look at my thighs and think 'Well they're fat' and look at my stomach and I am just not happy with it any more.
Help?

Being fat isn't a crime you know there are worse things a person can be.