Love help: I am 16 years old. - Help.com

nothing anybody said about you made it true…you’re fine

I think you need to decide whether you want to be thin for yourself and your own needs, or for those people criticizing you. If you are happy in your own skin then don’t try to change who you are. If you really do want to lose some weight, just eat healthily and exercise once in a while. Starving yourself really isn’t the answer.

Hypocritical parents? They say you’re fine yet they still criticize you. Maybe you should talk to them about it? Or did you mean other family members like aunts, uncles, etc.

Either way, like tears_of_rain said, just be yourself and don’t let others get to you. From what you wrote, it seems like you were happy with life before the criticisms. If that’s the case, then forget the criticisms. I’ve been enduring racism for the past 6 years (I’m Asian) and if I let every single one of those comments affect me, I would be in a mental asylum.

If you’re happy with yourself,thats all that matters.
Cheer up, :)

I know this post isn’t about me. But trust me I am 23 years old and have walked in your shoes.. It’s tough. I too am your weight and height. You shouldn’t let anyone tell you how you should look. But if you are so concerned join a gym and workout for about an hour. Don’t eat fast food, fried food or anything that is greasy. Stick with salads, proteins, fruits, veg. Watch your intake of Sweets, alcohol ( heck I was 16 once) and don’t drink soda and juices.. Drink plenty of water.. Also get your Thyroid checked. HOpe this helps.. It helped me..

what you’re eating sounds very healthy to me. I say keep it up.
good on you.

i know how you feel, i’m also 16, and i weigh 5′3 and i weigh 132 pounds, my family has also bothered me before about my weight, comparing me to other girls who play sports. i don’t look fat really but i mean i don’t look skinny. most parents are just really stupid and don’t understand that teenagers are sensative about these kind of things. you’ll get to that weight you want but when losing weight, becareful since sometimes starving yourself can mess with your metabolism. yes i know you know that but just saying haha, but i wish you the best and remember, don’t rush on losing weight. i started to have about like 5 meals a day but like, salads and such, just small portions, becuase it’s easier to digest and then all together in one day is like each meal is like a full meal or whatever, if you know what i mean D: i don’t make sense sometiems but yeah haha, good luck :] and you WILL make it

im 16 years old, 5′4″ and weigh like 140-150 lbs. im a fatty.

try exorcise. works better/faster than diet. It can even be fun. Go ride a bike, skate, swim, etc.

Don’t fret about your weight. You will grow into it. Just continue to be a teenager. Get into some type of sport to take that thought from your mind, and for your parents, they should embrace the fact that you are now becoming a full-figured young adult. Embrace being you. It doesn’t matter what people say, because they don’t like the way your weight has increased. Remind them that they were once 16 years old! You may not have taken the resemblance of your parents, but someone in your family passed their traits to you. You are unique in your own special way, and if no one likes it then WHO GIVES A CARE ANYWAY? Love yourself for the way YOU are.