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Q: Obsessed w/ weight -- will it end?
asked by: Kimble on March 29th, 2008
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Hi,

Am hoping someone may be able to offer so words of encouragement, maybe from experience....... I was an anorexic from about 20 yrs old and although I have gained weight and now have a BMI of 17.5 (now 26), but I still am weight obsessed, I still check my weight a lot and feel bad when i see ive gained a pound. I used to eat what i want (within reason!) and wasnt worried and i now want to be able to order food in a restaurant without trying to work out the calorific content like I used to. I figure I will always be sensitive to weight issues but am hoping I can get to a point where it doesnt occupy so much of my thoughts as currently it is always in the back of my mind. I want to be able to just accept my body shape and size and enjoy having curves, inside of fighting them off.
When I see very skinny women, I can see that actually it isnt that attractive, yet I hate feeling an ounce of fat on my own body.....any advice would be most gratefully received...
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Suzana_del_Sol
replied on June 18th, 2009
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Maybe it will improve with time. I try to eat healthy and work out and I see good results. I used to be very obsessed but I feel in control of my diet and my body now. My metabolism is alot better now because I eat more. I do not feel that I am obsessed with my weight anymore. It took time and I had to realize that I can't let the issue consume me completely like it used to.
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