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Really scared of weight gain.

I am really really really petrified of putting on any weight.

Throughtout my entire life i've been underweight, literally i was born slightly premature, and have always been way below the average weight wise. I remember other kids parents would always comment on me, and give tips to my mum on what to feed me, since i hated most foods, and just hated eating in general.

Everyone would always comment how skinney i am, and i admit i liked it. That was however until puberty.
I was a late starter, and only really started puberty at 13 and since then my weight is going up and up. I used to be waif thin and now i hate hate hate my hips, garrr i wish i could shrink them :mad:
I have a 24inch waist and 32inch hips, and as you can see its quite a big difference, i wish i was as thin as i was before.
I have really crappy eating habits and will binge on food one week and then eat nothing but fruit for a week.
It doesnt help that a girl from primary school who looks and dresses exactly like me, and who used to bully me in primary school and come to my 6th form, and still looks like i used to look (she does ballet so that has kind of stunted her puberty), shes a size 6 or less, whereas im a size 6-8 on top and 6-10 on bottom because of my stupid hips. I've started dressing like a complete tramp because i feel so fat.
My self control is so crap, i can never ever diet gaah im just so crap, i wish no one would ever look at me. I'm 7.4stone which is my highest but i feel so fat, i just dont have time to exercise.
I dont know what to do, i can never be like i was because of my hips, but i want to so bad.

Reply 1

You are not fat at all. You can't change your hips and your natural body shape.

It's understanable to feel a bit uncomfortable when your body is changing shape but you just have to roll with it.

Try not to binge; eat healthily and sensibly but don't worry about food 24/7 there is just no need!

Reply 2

Bigger hips are better for child bearing anyway :biggrin: And they aren't 'big'. I bet you look fine :smile:

Reply 3

The only way to overcome fear is to face it, right?. This should help:

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Reply 4

Id say your too thin you need a little bit of weight anyway becuase otherwise if your ill then you will lose plenty of weight and your immune system will struggle to fight it off, if anyone says your fat do not listen to them, seriously long as you eat healthy, exercise regularly you will have no problem, but please eat properly. You've only gotta look at what happened to Carol Carpenter.

Reply 5

I used to be SO scared of putting on weight (ballet dancer)... but then I realized that I was doing myself an injury by trying to limit my body to less food than it needed. Your body does great things for you... if you eat right and exercise, you'll find a natural weight.

Reply 6

Dont worry about it. You're not fat at all. In fact I would say otherwise. Dont binge, try to eat healthily and sensibly and if you're really worried, talk to someone who knows you well, they can probably help more than we can. But in the meantime, try to concentrate on other things in your life, music or another club or something if you belong to any. If all else fails, concentrate on your studies, and in time you will come to think that you're not fat (which you certainly aren't) but most of all, enjoy what you have! I would do anything to be as skinny as you are!