High school is nothing but tons upon tons of peer pressure to look your best and fit in, right? Wrong!!! Don't worry about how you look... You are only a teenager, you are not on the market for "mr. Right" who'll give you your dream wedding yet. Those girls and guys who make you feel like you don't look good enough as you are, they are the ones who are insecure. I have always been at my proper weight and size for my age and height, being that my father was in the army... I had to follow the military standards. I am now 28, 5'8", and I weigh 158 lbs, and I also have 3 kids. According to the charts, I am on the exact borderline between normal and overweight. I asked the doctor about it because I didn't want to go over the line. She ran tests, and discovered that I have almost no body fat... I'm all muscle. Muscle always weighs more than fat.
Just because you are heavier does not mean you are unhealthy or fat. Don't let yourself slip into thinking you are fat. I became anorexic in high school because of peer pressure to be that perfect size 4 or less. I almost lost the best friend I ever had because of it, too. He threatened never to speak to me again unless I stopped. I had my first child before my senior year of high school. I was 115 when I was 6.5-7 months pregnant, and had to gain at least 30 lbs to safely give birth. I wore size 6 shorts to the hospital that day. The birth nearly killed me. After the birth, I was hosptialized for several days because I kept passing out; the strain was too much for my body. After returning home, I started my sr year with my boyfriend. Under strict orders from his mom and my doctor, I started eating and working out daily in school. I went from 148 lbs after the birth, to maintaining 130 all year. I slowly started gaining to a proper weight standard, but I kept working out and watching what I ate. Now when I tell people I weigh 158, they call me nuts, saying I can't possibly weigh that much. I am around soldiers alot, being an army spouse, and most of my friends are pretty good at judging weight. One soldier didn't believe me, so he picked me up - or at least tried to. He claimed he could lift a minimum of 130 lbs easy. He couldn't get me but 6 inches in the air and only for a few seconds.
Don't kill yourself because you think you're a little overweight. Before you jump into any diets or drastic eating changes, talk it over with your doctor. Get the facts: are you actually fat, or is it just muscle? What is the standard weight for your age and height? Remember, you won't just kill yourself by doing this... You're going to kill something in everyone around you. If you think you are in need of a trin-down, try eating proper foods (well-balanced), and maybe add a daily workout regime, like tae-bo or pilates. Which would be more expensive to you and your family: a $20-$50 workout video set and balanced meal system, or several thousand dollars of medical bills, or possibly funeral bills... You decide.
I am 28, mother of three, 5'8", I wear sizes 7-10, and I weigh 158 lb... But I am also one of the best looking wives in my husband's brigade... And if I wasn't married, I have already received plenty of dating offers from tons of other guys. Am I happy with my weight? Yes, I truly am. I know the facts, and I know that I am healthy. And my keeping a good outlook on my weight and size makes my family happy as well.
Don't kill yourself over one or two sizes of jeans... You're still growing... When you're older chances are you won't be that size again. Jeans come and go... You outgrow a pair and buy some more. Your body is growing too, but you can't buy a new one if you wear it out...