Uncomfortable with my body image?

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CaCe

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For as long as I can remember I've always had a negative view of my body image. I've always been kinda meaty. I wouldn't say fat. Maybe just ten pounds more than my friends. But lately, this past year has been very hard. Things have gotten worse and I'm so uncomfortable with my image that I can barely concentrate on life itself. I'm so depressed about things that I can't concentrate on being able to eat healthier and less and most of all, I can't seem to push myself to work out. I'm just not happy anymore and I want to be. How can I push myself to do better and get myself out of this lazy mindset? And please, this is really tough on me so no jokes.
 
well if it really bothers you that much, there's nothing somebody can say that will give you the drive, you have to decide to start a routine that will help you. The first thing you have to do is figure out what exactly your going to do, which would be proper diet and exercise(the only way to lose weight) small portions throughout the day will help you build your metabolism, if you can stay away from junkfood/fastfood your better off. vegetarian diet will be very successful cause you lose all the fats, and additional cholesterol. exercising is essential, running, cardio, lots of repetition to tone up. You gotta make this into a habit, 4-5 times a week. working out releases endorphins which will actually change your attitude and make you feel better about yourself inside and out. Give it a try for a month and see how you feel. Your world can only get better when you get better. No one is going to come along and change things for you
 
It's all in your head. You make the choices of what to do and what not to do. Get off the computer, go do some crunches. I'm not trying to be rude, but less than a year ago I was just like you, until one day I'm just like "why am I on Y! Answers asking these ridiculous questions when all I have to do is just get up and excercise?!"
 
Well, sweets, everyone is a little harder on themselves than they oughta be. You're probably not as bad as you imagine.

Start doing things that you like and forget about your image! Have fun. With that will come a little happiness, and then a little more. And before you know it, you'll have the motivation to work out. You won't stress so much about food and your image.
 
You are obsessing. Obsessive thoughts like this are very hard to control, and are usually a sign of depression--so the first thing you need to do is go to a competent mental health facility and get a depression screening and perhaps medication to control it.

But you should know this: that changing your body will NOT stop your feelings that there is something wrong. It never works that way. Because you have tied your satisfaction and happiness to something that is changeable and that really doesn't have a lot of intrinsic worth, you will find that even if you make it different, you will never find happiness that way--just changing your looks does not make a person happy. Happiness comes from inside your heart--your soul--your mind--it's not a result of looking a certain way or becoming a certain weight.

You need to talk to a therapist about body image and what it really means--especially to the outside world. You need to forget trying to "manufacture" your happiness by getting thinner, and try to figure out what's REALLY causing your unhappiness. This is something a good therapist can help you find.

Good luck to you.
 
This is just what I answered to someone else asking about dieting and eating something else. I believe the bottom portion of what I said may help you and your situation: It's just copy/pasted, but read on. I am not one to be funny when it comes to someone feeling uncomfortable with their image.

I think your weight is fine. Your diet can vary from just grilled chicken. Try turkey, fish (salmon), fruits and veggies. Just don't starve yourself. Then you will eat twice as much and blow up back to where you just came from. Maintaining is the key. Dieting is tricky business. I'm no expert, but I have maintained the same weight range for years, and I despise diets.

It's just how much I eat, what I eat, and when I eat. I don't starve myself at all. I think it boils down to portion control, put the fork down and chew, don't eat on the go....and like I said, the times of the day you eat.

Also, don't become obsessed with your weight. Just maintain a healthy lifestyle and you'll be fine. There is no specific way we are supposed to look. Only Americans think that crap (I am an American, but i think like a Japanese)!!

I am a female and our weight fluctuates rapidly, we get bloated, have image issues, peer pressure, the media, etc.... Fcuk all that. I am not going to live my life based around what others think of me. I love me and that is all that matters.

I am a smart, pretty, intelligent, mature, 31year old female who is happy. It doesn't matter my weight, but I am 125 and 5'3. I look and feel great. People think I am very skinny. It's just that when they find out I am 31 and not 16 they are like "wow you are tiny for your age. WTF does that mean??? I just have a small frame. My bmi is right on target too. So, my point is what makes you feel good is key. How your lifestyle is is key. What you eat has something to do with it, but ultimately it's all in the mind.

This was meant to be more encouraging than actual dieting tips. I meant to do that.....***smile***

Good luck.......
 
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