ever have one of those friends that are as thin as sticks but feel they are fat and need to lose weight!?\ndont you just hate it when they ask you "do I look fat" and they wear size Small for a living!?\nThey have basically no rolls and if they would just stop eating so much ice-cream and dessert they would easily be as smooth as wood?\n\nwell this is what i created:\n\nThe YOU ARE NOT FAT guide for the thin ones who think they are:\nif you can shop in a regular retail store you are are not fat.\nif your closet is mostly sizes S/M you are not fat.\nIf the biggest things you have in your closet are coats/outer wear in size M/L/XL you are not fat.\nIf you go to the doctor and he says your fine you ARE NOT fat.\nIf you never knew what lane Bryant was until you were older ( say 15-up) you aren't fat and prob don't have any fat people in your family.\nIf the first time you visited thier  site was some time this year you are not fat...\n\nplease add to my quideline!\nthanks !!
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If you can run 20 seconds without problems....you are not fat
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It sounds like they want a response from you or maybe they want to make you feel bad about your weight. \nYou should try to talk to them about this and let them know how you feel. If they don't try to change, I'd work on finding some new friends. Friends should never upset you and hurt your feelings on purpose!
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I have answered 1 of your questions b 4 n once again I can completely relate. The thing is that no matter how much I eat it just seems to be that I don't gain weight, so I don't know much about gettin fat. Also like you I eat comfort food whenever I'm feeling a little down. The thing is not to overdo it. Fat, skinny, big or little, that is not healthy. But once again just feel good and confident about how you look. In your eyes you should be the best looking thing on this Earth. Overall I jus hope that you don't feel to bad about your appearance. Plus get your prom dress altered a little if you do put on a pound or 2. But once again don't overdo it. Big is beautiful, but not when it is just all out there and nasty lookin. Hope this helps, and good luck at the prom :)
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i lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks recently from 136 to 115 and i am still not crazy about my body, but i have had 2 kids, i wear a 1,3,5--the 1 is in my old levis my mom bought me a few years back after my first child saying she was buying them b/c i would never be that size again(HA HA) proved her wrong, i have a pair of tommys on right now and they are a 5 and alittle big, i just dont like the fat, and yes most people say how can 115 pound woman have fat, but yes i do left over from my kids, hope this helped
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Hi! This is Sandra,  Im sorry you are having such a tough time  But I have to tell ya straight up and out STOP IT  can u imagine what u are going to turn into?  Now its only 70lbs think about the future, the way you feel when its time to get dressed for a function or heck just to go to the store  Large people have a hard time dressing not to mention all the health issues that are gonna appear  I believe if when your thinking about food you need to distract yourself  "PRAY" do something  nobody can do it for you  but I do know that there are many people that feel your pain  The only way I can lose weight is to starve my self and I dont recommend it, its very bad for your body  You have to kick that bad "HABIT"  to the curb "YOU" must change your ways or be a fatso  that is the cold hard truth  Get some friends or loved ones to promote you and make a commitment to yourself and your health   k  GOOD LUCK
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... why are people seriously giving you tips on losing weight? even if it is through healthy means, you don't need tips on losing weight.\n\nand the fact that you were anorexic isn't even the main reason that i say that.. i say that because you are a perfect weight for your height and DO NOT need to lose weight!
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It is hard to say why people do the things they do but I can speak from experience and from my medical & counseling training.  Your family is doing it for the same reasons you do some things.....they dont' think about it from your point of view. \n\n** Parents are from an era when eating hearty meals was our way of life.  Skinny didn't look good and If we had skinny children we as parents failed to adequately feed them.  We wer then thought of as a poor family.  We feel comforted when our children eat.  It makes us feel ike we have done our job.  However, most parents aren't always up on the latest events.  The increasing obesity is killing our children.  They are eating snacks and pop at an alarming rate causing "muffin tops" at an early age which can lead to an unhealthy lifestyle including early diabetes and high blood pressure and other complications. you don't want that fat to hang on your organs as you age.  You seemed to have thinned out a little.\n\n** You sound beautiful*** That is great well within the BMI index and looks healthy as well.  \nYou have to be happy with you,  and it is great you found someone who loves you for your current appearance and one I think you are happy with.  You need to worry more about changing hair styles and piercings than making your family happy about your body.  They should worry about there own health first.\nI would simply tell your mom you will eat when you are hungry and you appreciate her concern but to please not talk about your weight or eating habits anymore.  Trying to understand why people act or say things is truly a maturity issue.  If you can see it as your mom having concern for you, then you are well on your way to growing up nicely.\n\n\nGood Luck!
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Are you fishing for compliments?  I'll bet you know darn well that 5'6 and 134 lbs isn't fat.  If you FEEL fat, that's another thing but ask yourself realistically if you're just being hard on yourself or do you really truly believe you have a weight problem.
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Those who are not fat, can't know what it is like to be fat! Therefore they don't understand that fat people are NOT lazy, ok a few are, but the majority are not.\n Someone does not wake up one morning and say, \n"I want to be fat! I think that it would be cool to be ridiculed and called lazy and ugly! I would like to have joint pain and back pain every day! Get short of breath just by walking up a flight of stairs! Can't enjoy nature by taking a hike with my friends, that just sounds soo cool!" \nSome people it is easy to loose weight, some people it is hard, and some people can't! We are all built different.\nIt is easy to judge when you don't understand, and have not experienced it for yourself. Just work on it and you will stop if you want to!\n\n\nloj
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Honey, (for me, that sounds really weird because I'm only 17...) you are definitely not fat.  I read some of your other questions, and I am definitely proud of you for recognizing that you have a problem (most girls are in denial.)  Please, you know that something is wrong, and I trust that you are intelligent enough to find some sort of counselor or doctor to help you break the news to your parents because they definitely need to know.  Those people will help you tell them the "right" way and give you the actual facts about being underweight and having bulimia.  I took a health class last year, and I can tell you that bulimia not only robs your body of the proper nutrients, but also ruins your esophogus and wears down the enamel on your teeth (from the stomach acid.)  Please, don't think that you are fat, and your friends would never lie to you.  I know that it's really hard to feel comfortable in your skin when the world revolves around body image and weight, which is fueled by the media.  Truthfully, only 2% of the population has the body type of super models and the skinny actors and actresses, and you would go insane if you knew what they have to do to keep their bodies that way.  Nobody is perfect, and what you see on TV is digitally enhanced.  I'm seriously not lying.  Like I and many others have said, please talk to a counselor or a doctor, they will help you get onto the right path for a healthier lifestyle.  I've been struggling with my weight (except on the opposite of you 5'3" and 180 lbs) for as long as I can remember, and I empathize with what you are feeling about being big.  You are not big.  You need to keep on telling yourself this.  Don't convince yourself, make yourself realize this fact.  Lot's of love and good luck.  p.s. contact me if you just want to talk or anything.
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I know how you feel.  I'm 18, not too much older than you and I just used to feel like a failure everytime I ate because I was just so caught up in my body image and felt that eatin made me fat. If I became fat, no one would like me.  It's not weird to feel self conscious about your body image, you just need to know how to control your eating habits.  Eat when you are hungry, you should always eat 3 meals a day and snacks inbetween.  Never skip out on meals because when you starve yourself and then you finally do eat, your body will hold onto the fat and store it because it doesn't know when it'll be fed again.  So work out also. A walk around the block is always great.
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That's fine.  I'm 26 years old.  I'm 5'5' and I'm only 100 lbs.  I've been the same since the age of 17.  People say I'm too skinny and say I should gain wieight, but I'm healthy.  THEY ARE JEALOUS.  I have a normal appetite.  I don't like soda, fries or junk food and I love walking and biking and other sports.  99% of the time, if someone tells you crap like that, THEY ARE JEALOUS.  When my mom comments, I know it's out of concern.  If you have an eating dissorder, tell someone you are comforable talking to and get help.  But if you are healthy, you should not care about what other people say.  If they call you skin and bones, don't be offended.  Just be glad you're not fat.  Don't be offensive or rude.  Fat people have a lot harder of a time than we do... but it's true we all get crap for something... being skinny, being fat, being black, being american, being different than the person talking shit.  Don't be offended or offensive.  You'll be fine.
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My god, NO! You look fat because you ARE fat. The coat has nothing to do with it, and stop rationalizing immediately. Go directly to the fridge and pull out another bowl of ice cream. Do not get any on the coat, or the coat will get fat, not look fat.
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your not fat dear.Ever think your mother may be jealous of you a little? mothers can be harsh now a days.  your esteem depends on the person you want to be,not some fallacy someone else has in their mind.if you believe your esteem relies on others compliments,you shall not have ahappy life.
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I've actually had a similar situation.  I used to weigh about 30 lbs. more than I do now.  And everyone who knew me then tells me I am so skinny now...too skinny.  I'm 5'5" & 135 lbs!  I'm perfectly healthy.  I guess some people just look better "thicker"  I also got a lot more attention from the opposite sex when I was heavier.  As long as you're healthy & happy, don't worry about what other people think!\n\np.s. your "friend" is a jerk for saying that!
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Listen, from a girl who was in the smae position, skinny is bad! trust me on this! Your friends have probably starved themselves for there seriuosly unnatural figure.\nyou say you try even more than they do. mmmmm..... hoe do you know that they dont try at home behind your back?\n\ntell me would you prefer this daily diet:\n\nbreakfast: cereal.\n\nlunch: a nice butty, nice amount of butter. Packet of crisps.\n\nsnack:  Biscuits\n\ntea: nice lasangne.\n\n                           or.\nBreakfast: Yougart drink\n\nLunch:  drie slad\n\nsnacK: cardboard cereal bar.\n\ntea:  salad>?\n\n\nmmmmm.......\n\nDont copy your friends. You are different. You are perfect! And one thing that is for certain, your probably not even over weight, you just have a more natural figure than your other EAT HEALTHY BORES of m8s.\n\nok i cant help but state the fact that you may want to be careful of what you eat, but dont change the way you are, thats what make you you and thats the best thing there could be. yeah?\n\nGO FOR IT! follow what your stomach says and not you eyes. TRust me, youll be just fine
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No you are not fat, it's just that some people when they are smaller have more wait, but as soon as you begin to grow older and taller then your weight and height will even it. It's not that your fat , it's just that you have matured at an early stage but soon you will be as small as your friends as long as you continue to exercise and eat properly.