[01determined]

hey.
ive been searching for ages for a chat room to talk to people and get support. i want to tell my story and say my reasons why i am doing this:

Right so about two years ago, my sister got sick as in cancer, everyone seemed to ask how she was and be with her, i never got talked to about it or looked after after all i was still only young. it wasnt jealousy i just needed some love, like every child does. So therefore i turned to the only comfort i had, food. i've always been chubbier than my size 6 sisters, but i was overweight for my age, at 14/15 weight 10st10 wasnt right. anyway, my mum one day noticed how much i was putting on and advised me to go to the gym. i was upset and indenial, exercise had never been my thing. That summer i went on a camp with my scouts, the best time of my life, i was ill, most probably homesick and i didnt feel like eating. so over two weeks i lost around half a stone. So that kick started it for me, i thought why not just not eat. so i did it, i didnt eat, only dinner. So i was having around 600/700 calories a day. I went down to 8st3 in the space of a short time.

Now i am in a relationship with a boy who treats me so well, its long term and i love him incredible amounts. However the weight started piling on again, i now weigh 10st6. And i want to lose it again maybe to around 9 stone so i can be happier and more comfortable with myself. I know its not the healthiest of diets, but im doign the same as last time, and drinking a lot of water.

However i feel the weight loss, more than the scales show? Anyone else experience that?

Look forward to hearing from you.

x

[JayEll]

Hello 01determined,

I'm sorry to hear about the hard times you had when your sister was sick. It's understandable that she would get more attention, but still it couldn't have been nice for you to be overlooked. I'm sure it was a very bad time for everyone in your family.

You might want to look around the rest of the 3FC site, starting at the main page, to see better ways to approach weight loss. Just deciding not to eat, and eating way too little, can do you more harm than good.

Hope to see you around on the other forums!

Good luck!
Jay

[hellokitty81668]

Hi, I don't understand European weight ( stones) , I am sorry. But I can say that eating 600 calories is not healthy, when you loose the weight and start eating "normal" again, you will just gain the weight back on again. A good weight loss is done slowly by eating a little less calories( 1200-1700), this depends on how much you weigh now, and how much you need to loose, and of course by exercising . I hope you are able to loose the weight you want sensibly and safely. Good luck.
cheryl