Before anything further: is that picture in your avatar you? Because if so, you are beautiful. I'm serious.

Have you recently gained some weight? Maybe from meds or something?

Sometimes our brains get us into hyperbolic thinking where we notice one minute little thing that seems not as good as it could be about us, and we blow it up into how horrible and repulsive and on and on we are.

But you're gorgeous babe.

Have you been feeling depressed in general and anxious about other things? Because that can really mess with our clarity of self-perception.

Yeah thats me. Thanks. i guess I just don't see it. I haven't gained any weight recently. I guess yeah I have been pretty down lately and worried about a lot of things. I am probably focusing everything on my weight. It sucks. I just feel huge.

trust me nothing wrong with you at all

sweetie, you are beautiful.......self image is one of our challenes in this disorder. Try to see your beauty within and on the outside. Hugs

Do you journal? It helps me a lot when I'm putting my problems all onto one thing and blowing it up to account for just how bad I feel. It's a normal trick of the mind. Just write, write, write, for a while about what's bothering you and what you're feeling and thinking, etc. It will often show that there are other things bothering you than what you've focused your attention on. Also it helps simply for catharsis and makes me feel better.

But trust me, as a lecherous goat of a man, you have nothing to worry about as far as your looks go sweetie. lol.

Hope you're feeling back on top soon.
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Allie, what are you jealous of???? others are jealous of you sweetie............trust me, I wish I was your age again......haha, wait until you are my age. You are beautiful, hugs

You are great, I told you that before too!!

Considering your height your weight is ok!!

enough with the cutting already!

don't compare yourself to your friends. just be the best you can be.
im sure you have many wonderful qualities, that have nothing to do with starving yourself.

Allie, I just looked at your pictures, you look great. Hey, instead of worrying about dieting, here are my tips:

1. Cut out the chips and ice cream and burgers and fries.
2. Exercise every day. Play tennis or surf or inline skate or run, just have fun. Hey, take a karate class!
3. At least half of what you eat every day should be fruits and veggies.
4. Cut out all sodas, white bread, corn syrup, etc.
5. Don't sweat the ounces, just stay active and play outdoors alot and have fun!

BTW, if were twenty again I'd ask you out. Sadly, laugh, that age is long past.

Speaking of... I just got a new job and all of the women here are cute and way, way, way, way too young for me. Gads, all the women in my age group must be in hiding or something!

I don't see your figure in this picture,but your face and smile are lovely.

BP meds make many of us fat,it's just the evil side effects that happen..fat/sane..it's a rotten choice

I started out at 135 5' 7" ...now I'm coming up on 200,my body image is shot

Really this probably belongs in the Eating Disorder group... Why cut when you eat? 0_o Ok I had issues with EdNOS & restricting & then binging - My mom is basically anorexic and my sister has issues with food. My weight has always ping ponged, and then after having my son my thyroid died and my metabolism went to total shit. I let myself gain... then I lost, but by starving and exercising. I don't know really healthy habits in regards to that. I am trying now though. I would restrict because it would eventually hurt inside and I actually kind of liked that feeling & that takes away other pain. Not a healthy pattern. Also it is best to learn that your self worth has nothing at all to do with how you look. You will get old and you will gain weight and you will get wrinkles and get saggy. It is better to learn this now, your self worth is not based on how you look... It is based on who you really are inside.