This is Why, This is Why, This is Why I'm NOT (skinny)!

[Ashleye233]

Re: This is Why, This is Why, This is Why I'm NOT (skinny)!

Thanks again! I am trying to loose as much weight as I can. I really can no longer stand being overweight (actually, I am classified as OBESE ) It is the worst felling ever. In my gym class We were all supposed to find our BMI and I was sooooo embarrased because mine was not even listed on the chart....... I went into the girls locker room and cried. It was aweful. Stress and other things are the reason I eat (emotional eating, which I haven't done in a few weeks thanks to the support from this board!). I used to always eat comfort food because I had stress with school work, I only have 2 friends, one of which is the complete opposite of me and is terribly boring and the other moved away because her parents divorced, and I am a social reject, because people at my school don't look beyond the skin of people and instead they just automatically judge me and others by appearence alone. I have been called so many names I cannot even count on my fingers and toes. I constantly get made fun of, by classmates AND family. My mom is not supporting me doing this WOL as much as in the beginning and her, my brothers, and my dad always make fun of me because of my weight. Sometimes I go to bed crying wishing some miracle would make me look like all of the other pretty girls my age, so I think of Atkins as a little "miracle". Thank Goodness!

I'm sorry for anybody who has actually read all of this. It is soooo long Well, I guess I can get off of my soap opera, now

~Ashley

[SunnySmile501]

Re: This is Why, This is Why, This is Why I'm NOT (skinny)!

Thanks again! I am trying to loose as much weight as I can. I really can no longer stand being overweight (actually, I am classified as OBESE ) It is the worst felling ever. In my gym class We were all supposed to find our BMI and I was sooooo embarrased because mine was not even listed on the chart....... I went into the girls locker room and cried. It was aweful. Stress and other things are the reason I eat (emotional eating, which I haven't done in a few weeks thanks to the support from this board!). I used to always eat comfort food because I had stress with school work, I only have 2 friends, one of which is the complete opposite of me and is terribly boring and the other moved away because her parents divorced, and I am a social reject, because people at my school don't look beyond the skin of people and instead they just automatically judge me and others by appearence alone. I have been called so many names I cannot even count on my fingers and toes. I constantly get made fun of, by classmates AND family. My mom is not supporting me doing this WOL as much as in the beginning and her, my brothers, and my dad always make fun of me because of my weight. Sometimes I go to bed crying wishing some miracle would make me look like all of the other pretty girls my age, so I think of Atkins as a little "miracle". Thank Goodness!

I'm sorry for anybody who has actually read all of this. It is soooo long Well, I guess I can get off of my soap opera, now

~Ashley

Stop apologizing all the time. The only people that will take the time to read all of your posts are the ones that choose to. If you start to work on your attitude about yourself, people will see a different person. As you build your confidence, they will treat you differently. There are a lot of skinny people that are mean and nasty, so I would rather have as a friend someone with a good personality rather than a thin body.

Your brothers I can understand--that's what siblings do--but your dad? You need to have a serious talk with him and tell him how bad it makes you feel when he makes fun of you. No girl should be made fun of by her own dad. I bet he doesn't even know how bad it hurts you.

You need to start building your self-confidence based on your qualities right now--qualities that have nothing to do with your weight. Try to keep your thoughts on what you like about yourself, and not on what other people call you or think about you.

This is one of my favorite quotes:
Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.
-Eleanor Roosevelt-

[Ashleye233]

Re: This is Why, This is Why, This is Why I'm NOT (skinny)!

!!!!!! Uhhhhhhhh...... Ummmmmmmmm........ (trying to think of how to reaspond to that)....... I think I will follow your advice. I am going to do something that makes me fell self-centered. I am going to write a blog about my good qualities lol. I also just figured out, getting some tough love from somebody I don't know is WAY more effective than having somebody I know kindly say what you just posted. I have re-read this probably 20 or more thimes trying to figure out how to reply. lol. Well, Thank you, SunnySmile501

[SunnySmile501]

Re: This is Why, This is Why, This is Why I'm NOT (skinny)!

!!!!!! Uhhhhhhhh...... Ummmmmmmmm........ (trying to think of how to reaspond to that)....... I think I will follow your advice. I am going to do something that makes me fell self-centered. I am going to write a blog about my good qualities lol. I also just figured out, getting some tough love from somebody I don't know is WAY more effective than having somebody I know kindly say what you just posted. I have re-read this probably 20 or more thimes trying to figure out how to reply. lol. Well, Thank you, SunnySmile501

It's fine to be self-centered once in a while (in a positive way). It's also self-centered when you are beating yourself up (in a negative way). Be nice to yourself. I can tell that you have some very nice qualities and the more you dwell on the good things about you, the more you will be able to think and care about others.

To develop a positive attitude that you have to have to succeed, you have to list the things you really like about yourself, before you make a list of what you would like to improve. All of us have room for improvement, but all of us have good qualities, which are the solid foundation on which we begin to build a better life.

By the way--I grew up with seven older brothers and we still pick on each other. I bet your brothers are really proud of their sister.

[Ashleye233]

Re: This is Why, This is Why, This is Why I'm NOT (skinny)!

Now I can see the Sunny Side of you! I made a list! YAY! Have a WONDERFUL evening!