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I hate how I look.

Really, I do. I always feel so fat, and it makes me feel alone. I feel sick just thinking about it. I weigh too much for my age, and it doesnt help that there are these two girls in my class named Autumn and Jolle who are PERFECT, and my best friend is really thin. She’s told me to be confident in myself, and that I look perfectly fine, but she doesn’t get it! She’s been so thin all her life, and I used to be thin to until I started school. I had a problem with anorexia and builimia over the summer (but not anymore) and even that didnt do anything! I can’t do sports because thats just not my thing and I have a breathing problem, and I can’t afford a gym membership so I dont know what to do!!!!! People treat me differently because I’m a size 7 jean instead of a fricken 00 like Taylor (best friend) and I’ve actually had people walk away from me because I’m not skinny!!!!!!!!!!

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Sans offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 57 #
An Undisclosed Location | 12 months ago (6 minutes after post)

Are you kidding? Size 7 is NOT fat, not even close. You can’t go through life comparing yourself to an unrealistic so-called ideal. And I can guarantee you, no matter what size those other girls are, they aren’t perfect.

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Braad offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (10 minutes after post)

Dont judge yourself by others standards.

And if you really feel you are overweight, guess what? you have the power to change it! its not easy but it can be done! if you can’t afford the gym, start by doing sit-ups and pushups every Single night before you goto bed. also you can try walking/jogging. cut back on junk food and maybe break your meals in half, eating 4-5 small meals throughout the day…if you do this you are bound to loose some weight. either way be happy in yourself and do what makes YOU happy and not what makes someone else happy.

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An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (14 minutes after post)

I just finished writting a reply to anotehr girl who thought she was over weight. Its a common thing it seems.I will tell you the same thing I told her. “Don’t obsess over this”. You are young and are capable of so much!

I want you to realize that you are making a big mistake by doing what all teenage girls do and that is “compare”. Your not seeing you as an individual. Im sure your are a beautiful young woman who is more then just a size 7 (which is not over weight at all). If you can just look past that. Its just weight, its just a shape and a number. You’d be surprised what some girls might envy YOU for. This paranoia is hard to deal with I know. And sometimes it seems like no one understand and they are just being a comfort to you.

Just remember you don’t need anyone eles approval besides your own, so start with that and fixate on good qualities and positive thinking. Usually no one thinks that accept you. To me there is “fat” and then there is “thin”. There is no where between and to the norm thats the way the it works. As humans we come in all shapes and sizes, thats what makes us “us”. Its highschool, and I know the pressure is there but youll find that things change as you get older and you start to appriciate other things. You just need to focus your attention on maybe what you find you like about yourself.

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An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (16 minutes after post)

size 00 = you are going to die soon :D lol are you dont exist :D
well you dont have to exhaust urself in the gym walking will do ^_^

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calai22 offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
Rio De Janeiro, 21, BR | 12 months ago (53 minutes after post)

just like braad said. you can change that. you got the easiest problem no the help.com mainpage list today. you’re the lucky on here. Remember: if you set your mind you can do anything. So if you put on an effort you will loose weight

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An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (58 minutes after post)

Hi there yuna(i like that ff character a lot)….everybody has problems in ther own way and problem suppose to come in our day life.
Just face it and be confident in yourself.
There is nothing in this world which cannot be changed.You can change too if you want to.
Just find out how to change instead of thing in negative way. Be Optimistic!!

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chev.jame offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 12 months ago (7 hours after post)

Do NOT compare yourself to others! Those “thin” girls you’re so envious of right now . . . so many of them will balloon into 250-pound matrons by the time they’re 30!

If you think you are overweight, lose the weight for YOURSELF, not someone else! You’re going to have only one body in this life, so take care of it! If you cannot run, then walk! You don’t need a gym in order to exercise! Eat healthy and cut out fattening snacks . . . and remember, your stomach doesn’t know it’s “full” until 20 minutes after eating!

But, again, do not compare yourself to others. You will see someone whom you think is gorgeous and should be happy, but she is miserable. There are beautiful women who get ditched by their husbands, and there are “plain Jane” women whose husbands love them dearly.

Set a standard for yourself. Talk to a doctor about an ideal weight. Then set a goal to attain that weight. Reward yourself along the way!

Losing weight takes self-discipline, but once you have that, you can do anything you want. Again, though, do it for YOU.

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An Undisclosed Location | 12 months ago (9 hours, 15 minutes after post)

haha shame. what i find helps me is going shopping and finding an outfit that makes you look stunning. even if its a ball gown that you’ll never wear again, you’ll remember it and hopefully think again about how you look :)

since meeting and eventually dating a friend of a friend, i am so much more confidant! i think you need someone who will say to you “no, dont change a thing!” and maybe they need to be more than just a friend.

like chev says, dont compare yourself to others, rather look at others and see how they Really look. dont just look and say o, theres that girl. study the person(not in a stalker-ish way!) and see their confidences and their insecurities. you may also realise that people dont actually look at weight and stuff. and if they do, shame.

hope that helps :)

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