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Starving
Replies: 3Last Post Mar. 27 2:09pm by amiee
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I am quite overweight and I know it. So dos my mum. She is really skinny and I feel like a giant next to her.

Anyway a few days ago my mum took me to a doctor who said I was overweight. Mum got really scared and angry with me.

She says it all my fault and that I eat way too much. She is now, for the past 5 days, refusing to cook me meals. She says I need to lose weight so bad I shouldn't eat.

I love her and I don't want her to get in trouble! What should I  do?


3:27 am on Mar. 26, 2008
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You're mother is being rash. And pathetic.

Starving yourself is not the ideal way to loose weight. Your mother should be sensible enough to know that.

If you are serious about loosing weight then suggest to your mother a diet change and regular exercise. You can see a nutritionist that can help you plan a diet. You can start exercising regularly, get a personal trainer. Why not suggest your mother join you in this as well? That way you can both do it together.

To starve is silly. This isn't a quick fix, and will not happen so.



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I'll agree: your mother is being ridiculous. Crash diets don't work. Sure, you might lose weight, but as soon as you start eating only a tiny amount, you'll gain it all back, and also, losing weight is a lifestyle choice. Going on 'a diet' doesn't work. You have to make a permenant change.

If you'd like, then I can find you some healthy meal ideas and recipes and suggested intakes and such, but I won't bother myself with that if you know it already. If you'd like some, though, just say the word :)

Tell your mum that you do want to lose weight (assuming you do). Find some recipes and diet plans that are healthy and easy and tell her that this is what you want to eat. Volunteer to cook sometimes if she'll help you to eat a new and healthy diet and help you take up some more exercise. You could also speak to your doctor about other ways to lose weight.

You need to make her understand that starving you isn't going to help your or her. If you want to change, then it has to be a change for good.

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Firstly, I just want to say that I'm so sorry your mum is being like this with you. Really. If you do need to lose weight then you need support and guidance and care - you do NOT need crash diets and your mum acting as ridiculously as she is now. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter who's at fault (if, indeed, anyone is at fault) for you being overweight. It's just the way it is, and I think the important thing is to work on getting to a healthy weight, y'know?

In order to lose weight you NEED to eat. Starving and not eating won't help you at the end of the day - it'll just lead you down a horribly dark path and you may end up with eating issues for a long, long time. Not eating won't make it all better, it won't help you any, and at the end of the day, it'll just make you even more unhealthy. What you really need is a healthy, balanced diet and and exercise. Regular healthy meals, and regular exercise. These two things combined CAN help help you lose weight - and can help you maintain your new weight. I get the feeling that your mum is acting out and is being incredibly irrational about it all. Maybe she just doesn't understand how someone goes about losing weight and maintaining that weight.

Would it be possible for you to visit your doctor and try to work out a healthy eating plan? Honestly, it's so important that you DO eat and your mum is being really ridiculous in not cooking you meals. Could you possibly try and have a chat with your mum about this, and explain that starving just isn't going to work and could you both visit your doctor and work out a new diet? Combined with that, regular exercise will also do you good. Going to the gym once or twice a week, taking up a sport, or just exercising about your house - all of these things can do the world of good. You could also go on the internet and find some websites that tell you about the affects of starvation on the body, and show these to your mum, just to let her know how detrimental this can all be to your health.

Best of luck to you! Losing weight in the correct way can be a long process, but it's absolutely worth it if it gets you healthy. Have a talk with your mum, yeah? Really, good luck.

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