Great diet & exercise =/= improved mental health - Comments

Kinki Jinki:

Hmmm you may have that thing where people see their bodies twisted, like, no matter how much anyone tells you that you look pretty or if your BMI is perfect or any of that, you still find yourself ugly. That can't be solved with compliments or diet plans, you might need to dig a lot deeper to find exactly what causes it and how to fix it.

I agree with what she said. Poor body image is a serious thing. It's not something you mean to do on purpose....it's just no matter how many people compliment you or how great you actually do look physically...you still think you're huge and ugly. I struggle with this constantly. I've been anorexic and sick before and still thought I was a whale. I am pretty overweight now though and I hate looking at myself in the mirror most days. It's my fault that I'm this big now but I sometimes wonder that if I was skinny if I would still think I was a giant.

I've always had poor self confidence and esteem but I'm doing a lot better now. I realized that my issues come from some of my family members acting like anything I ever did wasn't good enough. Trying so hard to get the basic approval from a family member just to have them regard you negatively all the time will get to you emotionally more than you realize overtime. That plus the whole media and stereo typing of the weight a woman is "supposed" to be and their idea of beauty for women. All that stuff can get a person down.

I'm sure that doesn't help but hang in there. Don't stop trying because if you believe in yourself even though you don't see the results and change in yourself right away, with time you can learn to see it better and start to believe.

blades:

In terms of being nearly underweight and feeling like you're bigger than you were before, perhaps you should try doing more strength training to gain lean muscle. I've seen before and afters on my ana recovery sites that are HUGE differences when girls add more strength training - the muscle just helps you look leaner and more toned. I think you're beautiful but obviously the mental health part is difficult to get under control.

I weight lift 30 minutes a day 6x a week. Everyone keeps saying I look smaller, but I don't see it. I'm thinking it's all in my head, but then sometimes I don't, and that's pretty much what's driving me insane.

In terms of being nearly underweight and feeling like you're bigger than you were before, perhaps you should try doing more strength training to gain lean muscle. I've seen before and afters on my ana recovery sites that are HUGE differences when girls add more strength training - the muscle just helps you look leaner and more toned. I think you're beautiful but obviously the mental health part is difficult to get under control.

Hmmm you may have that thing where people see their bodies twisted, like, no matter how much anyone tells you that you look pretty or if your BMI is perfect or any of that, you still find yourself ugly. That can't be solved with compliments or diet plans, you might need to dig a lot deeper to find exactly what causes it and how to fix it.

Kinki Jinki:

Maybe you miss the "comfort foods"

i've never had 'comfort foods'. and i've never really craved anything that's been 'bad' for me, either.

Maybe you miss the "comfort foods"