First of all, I’m no expert on anything. I’m 14. (F)
It recently came to many people on this sub’s attention that an increasing number of teens have been posting about wanting to lose weight. After seeing this post, I want to share what I’m doing.
At my last physical the pediatrician said I was overweight, but it didn’t really make any impact on me. I was at a small school with small classes, and I wasn’t being bullied or judged for my weight. Sure, sometimes I felt insecure but mostly I was fine. Then came public high school. And while I’m lucky enough to have great friends and no bullying, I was suddenly aware that I was bigger than other girls. All the insecurity I hadn’t had before kicked in. By March I was sick of feeling like the chubby girl in every class. So I researched weight loss and it seemed to me that CICO and IF were good tools that showed results. They were tried and true and straightforward. More important to me was that I could do them without anyone noticing. Then came Covid and my school shut down. This is great! I thought. I could lose weight at home and have a triumphant return. I started CICO and IF. I fell into a rhythm pretty quickly, and was feeling good for the first 2 weeks. But then I started feeling unsatisfied and craving junk foods. So I would eat those cookie or chips that I craved, and then feel guilty. One night I even thought about making myself throw up to get rid of the extra calories. That scared me. That was bulimia showing its ugly face on my doorstep, and I wasn’t going to let that happen. I had a real WTH am I doing?? moment. I stopped CICO and IF a few weeks ago. As a teen I need to eat breakfast, why was I waiting until 1 pm to eat? Why was I counting and restricting calories when all I need to do is make healthier choices? So I made a change. I stopped counting calories and started eating more fruits and veggies, and less junk food. I’m actively making sure I’m staying hydrated, and I started eating breakfast. All these things have given me more motivation, more energy, and my bowel movements are healthier. Now I’m incorporating some exercise. I’ve started yoga and some Pilates using YouTube. And while the weight isn’t just melting off every week, I feel healthy and good about myself. I realized that sometimes slow and steady is the way to go. Crash dieting won’t help you, and some things just aren’t healthy for growing teens. We have to practice good habits that will last.
Before doing anything to lose weight talk to a physician and your parents or a trusted adult. Also check out this really informative post with some great links to articles and charts.
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