I Don't Know How Much More I Can Handle. Help!?
Jennifer May 27th, 2010
Okay. I’m a pretty strange person when it comes to self-esteem.
I can be the most conceited person you know, and then turn right back around and have the lowest self-esteem. Especially when it’s about my weight.
I’ll admit: I’m not the thinnest person, but I’m not the fattest, either. I’m physically fit by Military standards. I can do push-ups, sit-ups, run a 1.5 miles without stopping, tread water without hands for 10+ minutes….
But here’s my issue.
I’ve been running a lot lately to try and get my legs smaller and my core toned. I also have dance class 3 nights a week. I don’t have nearly as much cellulite in my legs, my ribs are more noticeable, and I’m starting to see the muscle line down my legs.
Well, all I ask for is some support when I’m doing my regimen. I noticed the change for the first time yesterday. I was excited and went to show my mum. I even had her feel the muscle that’s almost completely solid in the back of my leg without flexing.
You know what she did?
She poked my leg, saying that it still jiggles. Then she flexed her leg and then began poking at her leg, saying, "See? Mine doesn’t jiggle at all."
I mean, that hurts. Especially when it comes from your own mother. I’ve tried to much to lose weight and when I am, I receive NO encouragement from her whatsoever. Sine 7th grade my mum’s put me on diets (I’m a college freshman, now).
Because of all the crash dieting before I reached maturity, I screwed up my body where I CONSTANTLY struggle to lose weight. Even though I’m fit, I don’t look it; other than the fact my stomach’s almost flat. From below the waist? Not so much.
Not once, even when I was small (which, at the time, I didn’t think I was until I was looking back at pictures of me from years ago) and when on diets, my mum never ONCE said that I didn’t need to.
All I ask for is support, you know? But I’m always on my own. Even my oldest brother (who I’ve disowned for other reasons) would call me a fat-ass. Any time him or someone else ate something, he would always say it was me.
I don’t eat all the time.
I consume a MAXIMUM of 1600 calories a day.
But what do I do? How can I push myself to keep going when no one ever seems to take notice? Especially my own mum? I mean, my mum IS a twig. She’s 5′10 and weighs 135 lbs.
But I don’t feel like I can keep trying if I never get even so much as "You’ve slimmed down" or "You’re looking good".
I just want some encouragement from people I know.
Please just help me.
It’s getting bad. For a while (about a month or so), I didn’t even eat. I had coffee to take care of my eating urges. I dropped 20 lbs and STILL no one said anything.
I just want to get back to a size 8. I’m a size 12 now, down from a 14. And you know what? No one ever said anything when I dropped that weight.
This is really pulling down on my self-esteem. I just want to drop 2 more sizes before I go to Japan next summer.
Please help me and tell me what to do!!
Uh…college freshman, people. 18. :3
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- Comments(3)
Its really a shame how your mother and brother treat you, I’m sorry
Families can be so screwed up, but dont let them screw you up! Its not your fault they may have anger issues or insecurities that they take out on you. My friends mom is the same way- but her mom isnt even that skinny! Shes constantly saying "Elissa you cant go out in those shorts everyone will laugh at you" or when me and Elissa went to the swim club "I wish you were skinny like Sienna (me) so I wouldnt be embarrassed to go to the swim club with you". She brushes it off like she doesnt care but I can definitely tell that it stings. My advice for you is to keep working out & maybe diet but no way starve yourself! You shouldnt have to do that its horrible! If you keep exercising and eating the same amount you do know but in healthy foods, you’ll feel better all-around and I’m sure that people will notice. Maybe someone wont say something because their secretly jealous, but you should be getting fit for YOU since thats the most important
Good luck girl!
Love Sienna<3
u didnt say how old u were..sounds like ur very young. dont pay attention to those assholes, my step grandma always says im fat, im 21, 5′3 and 130lb, im not skinny but my fiance luvs me the way i am, so dontstress, and go see nutritionist, she will work with u and make a plan,and help u to eat right. DO NOT STARVE YOUR BODY!!!
Go to someone else when you make an achievement instead of your mother. As long as you feel you have made an achievement that’s all that really counts. You can’t live for what other people think only for what you think of yourself.