I Am Obsessed With My Weight

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They are almond shaped and I love experimenting with different eye colors. Worrying about weight happens to all girls yet I see it happening too often and too young. Especially to girls who are going through puberty. But I can’t convince them because I too obsessed with my weight at a young age. Oh, and not to be hard on myself if i have something sweet or think I look bad.

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I do believe she genuinely cares, but she just cannot accept or understand how I could have gotten so fat. It used to be that I was just so pretty how could I have reunited myself. It enters every conversation of every medium. I have even threatened to leave vacationing at her house. When I lost weight I was reminded not to gain it back, which I did.

While I never had cheat days and followed a strict diet, there were times when I just let myself go and overindulged in food. And when I ate a lot, I would feel extremely guilty. This was a practice for many years, but I now realise that it is one of the worst things I did to myself. My friends Arjun and Ravi sat me down and explained that this was not healthy.

You’re completely right; for whatever reason our society finds it acceptable to make comments about weight and appearance when it really isn’t something that we should comment on. Love that you shared the story of the comments you heard when you got sick. How do you feel when your husband says he’s ashamed and embarrassed of you? It would not surprise me if you simply said you felt ‘hurt.’ Ask your husband, how would it make him feel? Allow him to claim responsibility for the feelings that he instills in you.

“We’ve seen a great increase in mid-life women—now about a quarter of our patients are in their 30s and above,” she says. You just couldn’t resist that piece of pie or chocolate cake, and you enjoyed every bite. Immediately after, however, you feel extremely guilty, since you believe this digression will contribute to weight gain.

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Would that feeling be conducive to losing weight? Although your husband may deny the rationale of his action– there is no denying–you have planted a seed. A seed that may very well make him think about his approach to what he feels is motivating you to lose weight. This issue of my being overweight permeates every area of our marriage. My husband says that since he’s ashamed and embarrassed of me that he doesn’t relish the thought of days at the lake or waterfront because of my appearance in a bathing suit.

They routinely push themselves too hard and suffer overuse injuries, burnout, and exhaustion. If you’re putting exercise ahead of everything else, especially sleep, and if the thought of missing a workout makes you sweat, signs point to obsession. If you or someone you know feels the need to vomit or makes themselves vomit after indulging in certain foods or binge eating, seek help right away. The earlier an intervention happens, the higher the chances of successful therapy.

Was he supportive of his ex or was that the reason he left her? Or did he leave her because while she acknowledged she had an ED, she refused to get help or to try to do anything to change it? Still, if your husband can’t be supportive of your getting help for an ED, it’s likely not a strong marriage anyway.

Whether it was toner legs, a flatter stomach, a smaller waist, there was always something. How do I know if my marriage is worth fighting for on this issue? As for myself and the continuing effort of trying to lose weight, that will continue.

She’ll be okay if she’s not there for however long it takes for you to begin to put yourself first. All daughters want their mother’s approval and love. Being constantly evaluated by their weight, passes the mother’s insecurities onto the daughters. They tend to internalize these values and develop an internal critical voice that constantly gives them either positive or negative feedback about their body weight and whether they appear slender enough. She began starving herself, eating only yogurt for breakfast and lunch, and increased her daily exercise routine by adding an aerobics class.

Have you considered that he might just be scared because you have changed physically? Its not easy to lose baby weight but I do think that if my OH put on 5+ stone I would feel uncomfortable about it. As shallow as this may sound I would probably stop fancying him if he put on a significant amount of weight. I know this is probably not you want to hear but lets face it part of any relationship/marriage is about finding one another attractive aswell as supporting one another and sharing interests/hobbies etc. Suggest that he think of one and ask him to motivate and support you into losing weight rather than belittle you. I bet he loves you loads but maybe he wonders if you might get bigger?

As for going for walks together etc., I don’t think he really knows how to be supportive. My self-esteem isn’t the greatest, as I am more of an introvert to start with. I myself want to lose weight, not just because he wants me to. I enjoy Wii Fit, but it’s not the only way for me to lose weight now, is it?! I will have to tell him how his comments hurt me.

Food and weight obsessions can sometimes morph into eating disorders, anxiety and/or depression. Check in with yourself often and make sure that you haven’t started using food or the scale as a way to control your life. Many people are overweight and do not spend much time thinking about it, but as soon as you try to start losing weight, suddenly your weight is all you think about. You notice every ounce you gain or lose and obsessively check the scale multiple times per day. When you are obsessed with losing weight, suddenly your friends that are thin or fit can bring about anxiety when you are playing the comparison game.