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[dancer90]

Hi, I'm 18 years old, I am 5'3 and I weight 141.5 pounds. Ever since I was 13 I have been obsessed with dieting. At first, it started just as a joke and I stopped eating carbs, but then I got used to it and it became almost like a lifestyle. I used to believe that, in order to be skinny, I shouldn't eat them. I had been skinny my whole life so I don't know where that obsession came from, but anyway, then my hips and everything started to "appear" so I obviously became bigger, especially bigger than my friends. I never bought food in the cafeteria, I never ate junk food.. you get the idea. I wasn't as skinny as I used to but I wasn't fat either. At 14 I started taking ballet classes again and I was the fat one, or so I believed. One of my teachers told me I was, and I believed her. I started eating more and more and my weight started to go up... actually I never realized it until this year. Moreover, my entire family is skinny and I feel the pressure... sometimes they even make comments about how much I eat or something, I had to tell them to stop because it made me wanna cry... my frustation made them stop i think.. so now I'm doing this for myself. I don't want to be the fat girl, I don't want to see a chubby girl in the mirror, I want to feel good about myself, to be able to go bikini shopping and don't cry because I look awful in them. Two years ago I weight 127 pounds, and, guess what, I thought I was fat.. and now I weight 141 pounds. My weight has been going up and up and up and it's time to make a change. :]
thanks for taking the time to read this!

 

[Kristi]

welcome!

You are doing a good thing by doing this for yourself and not because of what others think about you. Those people that make negative comments about others (like what your ballet teacher said to you) are unhappy with their own lives. You are lucky that you are seeing the patterns in your life early so that way you don't look down the road, and say....how did I get to be over 200 pounds...(like me!) You don't have a long way to go to reach your goal, so just power through and you will be where you want to be in no time! Your dancing should help you with burning calories...just don't overdo it with your calorie consumtion. You can do this!! Take a look in the "before and after" threads for some motivation! Before & After ... and In-Between - Weight Loss Forum

Good luck and welcome to the board!

 

[MissDFITT]

Welcome to the forum! You will find all the motivation and tips you need here. As Mal would say check out the sticky threads for info on nutrition and exercise. You might also start a diary too so that we can get to know you better and help out along the way.

And just as a personal note I am totally on the level with you as far as the ballet dancing goes. I danced for a long time and was always the fat girl in the room and its hard to try to concentrate on dacning when you feel like everyone is staring at you. I eventually quit because it was too much of a negative thing for me... I switched to aerobics and you will find men and women of all shapes and sizes in an aerobics class... and they are waaaaay more fun!!

Again welcome and good luck!

Cheers,
MissDFITT