i'm having some serious issues with the way i look. i've been hanging out with an older crowd, and not only are they all tall and skinny, but one of them is even a model. i feel like a short fat stump next to them.
last week, i got on the scale and i was 135. that's the same weight i've been for over a year now. tonight, i got on the scale and i'm 125. i've been watching what i eat, having a salad for lunch every day, and drinking massive amounts of water... but that wasn't good enough. some days the scale stayed the same and it pissed me off. so i bought some diet pills. and i know you're like WTF dont do that, they dont work!! but it wasn't even 20 bucks for 75 capsules. you take two with your first meal and one with every meal after that.. and you have to drink 8 oz of water with it. a lady at the store was picking up another bottle when i was trying to decide what one to buy, and she said she SWEARS by it, that she lost 15 pounds in three weeks. so.... i figured why not.
if next week goes as well as this week, i'll be down to my ideal weight. 115. i'll be able to get into my old jeans again.
am i being totally ridiculous??? i feel like i shouldnt have to go as far as pills to lose this weight, but i feel so disgusting. i went shopping for new clothes the other day, and all the shirts were like HAHAH YOU HAVE ARM FAT!!!! and it was just humiliating.
i want to be small, the way i was freshman year. and i'm trying so hard to avoid anorexia.. any tips?? please???? any at ALL.
My love, is there anyone you could talk to about this?
*hugs* You dont deserve to feel like this at all and i wish i knew how to make it all better, but i dont haev the words. Please look after yourself.
*hugs*
I'm so sorry you feel like this.
I don't need to tell you that diet pills are bad for you.
it's unhealthy to lose weight so fast, but I'm sure I don't need to tell you that.
The healthy way to lose weight as I'm sure you know is to watch what you eat, but in no way restrict, whilst exercising 2 to 3 times a week.
But 115 is no way near overweight, and you do not have to at all lose any, but I'm so sorry you feel you should.
Is there anybody you can talk to about this?
Take care
xxxx
the problem with diet pills is that when you stop taking them, they usually make you put the weight back on, and usually more.
So can you book an appointment with your gp? he/she could also tell yu how to lose weight healthily
well done for catching this early, because i can garentee you, any one of us with an eating disorder wouldnt wish it on anyone else... its really not worth it.
Sorry that you're feeling so bad about yourself :(.
A note of caution though. which might help you to save your money, I have tried diet pills twice and I put weight ON both times! (Maybe I just buy lameee ones). As for that lady, I'm no expert, but maybe drinking all that water helped to flush out her system and stop water retention... I dunno. From all the experiments I've heard about, diet pills only ever make a difference of about 2lb over 6 weeks if they do 'work' anyway.
Any GP or dietician should be able to provide you with a healthy eating plans. And some gyms combine them with exercise too. As other people have said, the best way to lose weight, if you need to, is through a mixture of healhy eating and exercise, but I'm sure you know that already.
*sigh* i'm doing a bit better. i'm down to 120, and i've only been taking the first two pills every day. exercising much more. drinking much more water. tomorrow i'm only going to take one pill and stay at that rate for a little bit... see how it goes.
i'm down a pants size and i fit into my old dresses. feeling somewhat better about myself.
::does a little dance::
thanks to everybody for the feedback. i appreciate it. <333 love.
I don't really have any advice as such, but i wanted to post because when i read this, something was screaming out at me.
Diet Pills don't work. Simple. Yes, you've lost weight since you've been taking them, but don't you think that might be down to eating less, drinking more water and exercise? Without a single diet pill, i think you would still have lost that weight. I think, if you're doing this safely, then you should be proud of yourself, not of the pills.
However, if this has, or is looking like it might, be going beyond just a bit of weight loss, please please please be careful, and speak to your GP. As you said yourself, you want to avoid this turning into anorexia, or any ED.. something out of your control. Just.. be careful hun.
Sweetie, you might be feeling good at the moment because you're losing,
but in the long run you're going to end up back where you started. Diet
pills don't work in the long term, please just try to eat healthily.
xxx
Well content loves the silence, It thrives in the dark, With fine winding tendrils,That strangle the heart,
They say that promises sweeten the blow, But I don't need them, No, I don't need them...
