Healthy body image, how to achive

heathercb04 - I have the same mentality as your mother does. I won't do certain things until I'm thinner. I've never had a boyfriend or been on a date, and I've always thought it was because no guys were interested, but I now realize it's because I've sabotaged the opporunties where some guys were interested. I still do, too. A co-worker of mine asks me to come out with her and her friends every Friday, and for New Years she has rented a limo and hotel room and she wants me to come - and I want to go SO BAD cause it sounds like so much fun, but I'm not going to go because.. I don't know why, I'm just not comfortable around people I don't know.

Anyways, the sad thing I realized is that your mom is 5' 3" (my height) and 140 lbs (basically my goal weight) and she still struggles with this. Where does that leave me when I get to that weight? Makes me realize I should get help now. Once Christmas break is over I am looking into the councelling at my school. Thanks for sharing your story.
 
Way to go, Iwillgetthere! Changing the way you view yourself should be a priority, because it has nothing to do with actual weight, it has to do with how you percieve yourself! And everyone needs to be able to cope with and come to terms with that perception, or change it! Don't let those mental images prevent you from having full interesting exciting life! Life is too short as it is to let something like that hold anyone down. Counceling is the right way to go. I kind of wish that I did that myself when I had a chance, but I was too proud and did not realize that I had that problem (I was 135 at 5'2" and still percieved myself undesirable and inferior). The bad self-image and frustration over weight loss still gets me once in a while, but I am able to let my emotions pour out and get on with my life without any negative effect).

Good luck to you, I hope everything works out well.
 
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