Monday, 03 August 2009
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Weight is not a game... It's not something to be messed with...
So, I'm one of those girls who's always weighed 100-115 pounds throughout most of my teenage days. I recently hit 120 and am still gaining. I've never really been one to want to lose weight or go on a diet. I've never really felt the need. But lately, by gaining those extra 5 pounds I just don't feel like I'm me anymore... Not because my personality has changed but because I've gone from being one tiny weight to gaining pound after pound... I don't really truly mind... It's just... I feel "fat"... My tummy isn't a tight, slim, flat tummy anymore... It's got a little pooch to it... Which I'm told is both healthy and cute...
I'm 17 and I've always looked down pm those girls who have said they're fat when they weigh like, 100 pounds... Not because they weigh 100 pounds but because they have this skewed image of themselves... I'm not usually one to rant or anything about weight but I've been seeing a lot of blogs and so on about losing weight, wanting to lose weight, or feeling fat...
I once went a month or two eating hardly anything when I was in middle school, I had had my heartbroken (at least that's what it felt like back then), and so, I wasn't hungry... So, I weighed like 95-100 pounds for those two months... I was also active in tennis after school so I was also rather fit...
Anyway, back to my original rant... Why does everyone have to be obsessed with their weight? Why does the media always portray the teeny tiny stick figures as the beautiful ones? I mean, come on... All that we get out of this is eating disorders that make you deathly skinny...
Come on... Do we really want people to think this is ok?
BECAUSE... It ISN'T!!!!!
Weight is not a game... It's not something to be messed with... The way the media portrays what "beautiful" is really just makes these girls and women put themselves down so far that they think the only way to be beautiful is by not eating or... Going bulimic...
Do we really want the world to continue seeing this happening to people? I don't see why... Everyone has their own way of dealing with things... We have stress eaters, people who eat when they're depressed, people NOT eating when they're stressed and people NOT eating when they're depressed...
For now, I believe I'm done ranting about the UNDERweight people... Now, on to obesity... I don't have much to say other than that people who are obsese are in the same freakin boat as the ones who are so far under weight that they are MAJORLY unhealthy... Why can't we just go with what our bodies want us to do... Let our bodies be our bodies and deal with it... GAH!!!!!!!
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Awesome post. Props to you, girl. :)
Good post, I agree.
Not all eating disorder make you "deathly skinny." I have diagnosed bulimia, am 5' 5 1/2", and am over 130 lbs. I also am told that I have skewed body image: I see myself as huge even thought I'm at a medically healthy weight.
It's not "always" chosen an obsession to loose weight and a feeling of being fat. But I understand your post, I feel the same often, think the same, but... that is not simple.
When being ill, you can say "ok I stop I let my body being as he wants to be". But you can't do that. Because... well, because it's an illness, an obsession, a think hard to control.
Many people are not ill, but many are. And sadly many are going to be ill for so many different reasons... "chosen" or not.
Nevertheless, too underweight people are as unhealthy as obese people.
maybe i don't feel healthy the weight i'm at maybe i don't feel good maybe thats why people who are 15 and younger are on diets. did you know diet means way of life in greek maybe you shouldn't condon people who are on what you think are unhealthy diets and stop judging
Exactly.
@babygirllll4@xanga - I agree. I dont want to be skinny or
overweight; I'm working on being fit and more healthy. Of course your
weight isnt a game, but its not an obsession or trend either. Everybody
has their own personal reasons, whether they're good, or bad.
@babygirllll4@xanga - I didn't say anything was wrong with Diets... and i didn't say that all diets are unhealthy, I just am stating all the CRAP I'm sick and tired of... I have known many people who go on Diets that are both healthy and un-healthy, but still... A lot of teenagers and grown women feel the need to diet in any way even when they are at a "perfect" weight... When they mention diet, they are usually speaking of losing more weight... So, yeah...
@just__one__me@xanga - I'm sorry that you have "diagnosed bulimia"... but, I'm confused about your weight and height and it being condoned "healthy"... No offense but after all the family members I have that have been underweight or overweight these two do not match up to equal healthy... I suppose though, it all depends on your "diet".
EVERYONE STOP WITH THE WEIGHT/HEIGHT JUDGEMENTS. Ok? Okay. Because I'm here to tell you, muscle mass has a lot to do with how big you look/how healthy you actually are. And muscle weighs more than fat, so I'm sure that Shakira for example weighs more than your average skinny Minnie who can't lift a heavy box. And is Shakira not hot, everyone?
She is totally hot. So stop with the weight! Focus on the healthy/fit. That's all that really matters. I'm so tired of everyone focusing on that number. And OMG 5 pounds really matters a bunch. Why? It shouldn't. If you are healthy, it's fine. And I commend the OP for realizing that about her attitude toward gaining 5 pounds. Congrats.
@xEmox_xBabyx@xanga - My BMI is roughly 21.7. The range for a "healthy" BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9, so I fall within that range. Did you think I weigh too much or too little for my height?
@just__one__me@xanga - No, I didn't... I was just stating the matter than happens with most of the people I know. Don't mean to offend or anything. We all have our own oppinions and views on this sort of thing. So, I suppose that all we are all doing. Stating our oppinions. And we all have a right to that...
@Wait_by_Moonlight@xanga - hmmm... the 5 pounds all depends on how you gained it and in how long you gained it... since i gained 5 pounds in two days because of junk food like half the people i know.. yeah, it's a big deal... And I ended up saying it doesn't really matter... I eat healthy most of the time and I'm about to start working out more regularly... And sorry to say it, but, I don't find Shakira to be all that attractive... Oppinion... We all got one. And, I wasn't really making a judgement.... With all the family members I have who have been diagnosed with this or that concerning their weight and me having to sit around them for hours explaining it to people... I just stated what is said by most of the doctors my family members visit. Different doctors say different things... And so do different medical sites, charts, and books.
the girl at the top is pretty cute for bones boobs and a head. ;P
Having an eating disorder has nothing to do with weight itself. It has to do with so much more. It becomes an addiction and an obsession to distract us from the real problems. I had bulimia and now I am battling EDNOS. I can tell you personally that when I REALLY started to think about the underlining problems, it has nothing to do with food or weight or numbers or whatever.
Anyway, you are right about the media. It plays a chunk in what is going on, but even if the media were different there would STILL be sufferers. Yes, it has gotten worse dramatically but there were anorexics when obese people were thought of as ideal.
@Wait_by_Moonlight@xanga - muscle and fat still weigh a pound. its the same.
wth man, i'm not 100lbs but i'm barely 152cm. actually, LOL, i think i'm a little less than 100lbs but i dont have a scale, i just get it weighed when i'm sick (not often). oops...
@babygirllll4@xanga - You are absolutely right, a pound of fat and a pound of muscle both weigh a pound, just like a pound of feathers and a pound of lead are both a pound. But by volume, muscle weighs more than fat. So even though you've still got that pound, it looks better in muscle than in fat, because it takes up less volume.
I don't have an eating disorder or a skewed body image, but I want to loose weight to a point where it seems my body is happy and can maintain (if I can reach 128 lbs that'd be great, but if my body chooses a higher weight is healthier, great). I agree that people should find a healthy weight in which they can maintain with some ease, but wanting to loose weight should not be seen as a bad thing, even for women (like myself) who maybe started loosing weight at the high end of normal range for a person of their height. It's about moderation.
Be careful when you say things like "going bulimic." You're right, weight is not something to be played around with. Neither are eating disorders. They are diseases and one cannot just "go" in one direction or the other. There are lots of causes but as a diagnosed anorexic, I don't think it's the media.
You're right though, if we do all the right things, eat right, exercise... our bodies will handle our weight the way it's supposed to. I think it's obscene how people let themselves get overweight, because I don't see how it happens. Good topic.@TheScaleDiaries@xanga - i totallly agree with everything you said! i too have no ed or skewed body image, but i feel comfortable working towards losing a few pounds.
Eating disorders are not a game, their called disorders for a reason. It's sort of hard to let your body decide when your mind screams things that are not true about ones self. Sometimes it takes a bit more than sheer will power to reach goal or even safe weight.
If I were to let my body decide, I'd likely still be overweight (as in unhealthily overweight). I have to watch what i eat, whereas I didn't have that problem when I was younger. My picture is almost 4 years old, so add about 50 lbs to that, and you have me now.
I've been struggling with my body image for awhile.. and now i have a better understanding of what my body needs. I want to treat it better by being healthy and fit. All the amazing things my body let's me do. Breathing, typing, sitting, and being able to look at this bright computer screen :P So why not give it more respect while it help us have a healthy, happy life.
@just__one__me@xanga - Mm I'm 130 and I feel huge. Not obese, but chubby/fat. The kind of girl people would call "that kind of thick girl over there."
I understand what you're trying to say, but it pisses me off when skinny girls try to tell people to "love you're body" and "don't try to be like those models on tv." When you've dealt with the bs and abuse of being fat you're whole life, then maybe I'd listen to you. But for some skinny girl who's never really been fat to try to tell me to get over my body image issues, I completely block out.
not only am i not entirely sure of what this post is meant to accomplish, but it's also sorely, sorely ignorant of the true genesis of eating disorders. sure, western culture and the media have had a large part in perpetuating the "thin is in" ideal, but did they think it up? absolutely not. for most anorexics and bulimics, the idea of losing weight transcends cultural expectations.
you expressed insecurity due to the flux in your weight [influenced, perhaps by those around you, by the media?] and then asked, "why does everyone have to be so obsessed with their weight?" well, in that case, i suppose you should tell me.
eleanor roosevelt once said something, among many things, that was
absolutely brilliant. she said, "no one can make you feel inferior
without your consent."
i'd think about that before i let outside influences tell me what is "beautiful."