i'm sorry, but from what you stated in your first post about your height and weight, it sounds like you have a very healthy weight to me.

but throwing up is not a good idea at all. you may consider it just a temporary solution, but especially with the mentality you're exhibiting, there will be more and more times where you feel yourself desperate, and this one instance will turn into an eating disorder. i agree with people that suggest seeing a nutritionist for your situation. it will probably be the best solution for you.

but as a side note, it's best to eat continuously healthy than to try fad diets because nobody can sustain the limited eating on these diets forever, and that means when you eventually go off the diet, you will most likely gain more weight due to absence of eating and lack of nutrients. eating snacks is best in moderation, although i understand that's easier said than done. but focusing on enjoying a healthy diet is far more easier than consistently abusing your body with diets.

http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/Calculator.aspx

I sudgest going here, to calculate your Bmi ( body mass index) to see if you are at a safe, healthy weight ^-^

Oh noooo!
"I'll just do it this once" = FAMOUS LAST WORDS.

Fabby, a year and a half ago:
"Well, I'll only have this one cigarette, just to see what it's like."

Fabby, a year ago:
"Well, I'll stick to once a week, I can't get addicted to this shit."

Fabby, 6 months ago:
"Yeah, um, whoops."

Fabby, now:
Attempting drastically to cut back on how many cigarettes she smokes.

:| Really. What you should do is, just for now, suck it up. I know it's a BAD solution, but for now it's okay. Make yourself a promise to stick to your diet religiously tomorrow.
And perhaps seek some therapy.. you clearly have some self-image issues.. :(

The best thing to do would be to stop comparing yourself to the other girls, but I know it's unfair to say that, because I know it's really hard to not compare yourself to others. Keep in mind, though, throwing up is never the answer. You think you won't get addicted, but there's a strong possibility you'll think, "One more time..." But there will be more and more "one more time"'s and it could VERY easily shape up to be a full-blown disorder. In addition to that, throwing up once isn't going to doom you to bad teeth or a burnt throat, but it's also not going to have an effect on your weight. You'd have to do it continually, and that is bulimia.

The best thing to do IS to talk to a doctor. Exercising three to five hours a day usually is not healthy, in and of itself. Overexercising and not eating enough is, if you're burning everything you put into your body and more. It's unhealthy and dangerous. You need to make sure you're eating enough to support that kind of exercise, and that your diet is a safe one. A bad diet can be nearly as bad as not eating. The best person to tell you what course of action is right, how to lose it (IF it's safe to lose it), and how to keep it off would be a doctor. Also, maybe you should see a therapist too... it sounds like you have a lot of emotion surrounding this, and a therapist can help you work through that in a healthy manner. You never need to try to work through something by yourself if you think you're not capable of it.

You might just be at the weight you need to be at. At 5'7 and being 124 sounds very, very skinny. I'm at a healthy weight at 5'2, and I weigh about 15lb more than you do. If you haven't had your period, your body is flagging you that something is wrong, and period is very dependent on body weight. It's basically saying your body is not going to even practice building a "nest" for a baby because your body is unsuitable to support itself, much less a baby. Another reason your stomach might be getting bigger is this: if you don't eat enough, that sends your body into "famine mode." It thinks the reason you're not eating isn't that you're choosing not to, it thinks it's because you cannot get enough food. Therefore, when you do eat something, it stores more of it as fat, often around the stomach. It sounds like your body is panicking because it doesn't need to be losing more weight, so it's gaining. Eating as much as you need to is FAR more important than cutting things out.

Originally Posted by Teeth

Besides. I doubt I could ever be bulimic. Yesterday I tryed to throw up, but I couldn't. As many times as I stuck my hand, or toothebrush down my throat, punching my stomach in, I wouldn't throw up, which made me seem a bit safe- but also like a terrible failure. Even with the slight happiness I got from knowing I was still safe, I felt lost and finished. );

It took me a lot of tries before I could do it, but I kept trying because I was so desperate. Again, the fact that you even tried shows that you have a very unhealthy body image. I really think you should talk to a doctor about it. Maybe see a specialist. What your parents would think is not nearly as important as your own physical and mental health.

You said you exercise from 3 to 5 hours a day, exercise bulimia might be something you should research as well.

EDIT: Please understand that I'm not picking on or insulting you, I'm just worried!

Originally Posted by Lovvy

Oh noooo!
"I'll just do it this once" = FAMOUS LAST WORDS.

Fabby, a year and a half ago:
"Well, I'll only have this one cigarette, just to see what it's like."

Fabby, a year ago:
"Well, I'll stick to once a week, I can't get addicted to this shit."

Fabby, 6 months ago:
"Yeah, um, whoops."

Fabby, now:
Attempting drastically to cut back on how many cigarettes she smokes.

:| Really. What you should do is, just for now, suck it up. I know it's a BAD solution, but for now it's okay. Make yourself a promise to stick to your diet religiously tomorrow.
And perhaps seek some therapy.. you clearly have some self-image issues.. :(

yeah, even though it was a bit crude, i do have to agree with this poster. many people in this thread also appear to agree that the issue isn't your lifestyle and eating habits, but rather an unhealthy attitude about your body image. it is exactly this type of low self image that leads to eating disorders. even if it isn't therapy, i highly suggest seeking assistance from somebody about this situation. i feel a beneficial support system can really help you through the problem that you're dealing with now.

Oh, and you mentioned seeing skinny girls in the media, models and such... well, do you know how doctored many of those photos are? You can easily, easily make someone look gorgeous with a computer program, and they do. I've seen it done. If you pick up a magazine, there's a great chance that every photo in there has been edited. They can make the stomach smaller, the boobs and butt bigger, anything they want with the click of a button. Model photos are almost always touched up in some way, because even models don't look that perfect. I mean, look at this. If you mouseover, you can see how different the original is from the edited picture.

Thank you.
The reason I hadn't responded is because I was in the bathroom just looking at myself. I kept thinking 'Just once...Just once' but then I thought of you guys and said to myself 'I'll stick to my diet tomorrow. One day of junk food wont make much of a different, besides, i have to learn from my mistakes.'
(Besides, even when I try to throw up I don't D: )
A doctor seems to be the prime objective here, and yet I don't think I'd want to. I know what they're going to say to me and everything..I don't see it affecting me..
And while I was in the bathroom I tryed to imagine my future if I had thrown up. Tomorrow would probably have gone like this:
"Okay..Just ONCE more..I mean, if I were sick I'd be throwing up by myself anyways, so theres no difference if I throw up just once more.."
And so on, and so on. D:
I need to try to be a bit more confident in myself. What I need to get through my head is that weight doesn't dissapear immidiately. If I want it to be gone I need to STICK to my diet and work-outs. :3
I thought models were usuallly anorexics. :/
But now I see that their photoshopped..
I don't feel as if you guys are being rude, don't worry!! I appreciate everything you're telling me. :)

I'm really glad to hear that you didn't do it, good for you. <3

You might be surprised by what a therapist would have to say. Personally, I managed to recover without a therapist, I started reading feminist critiques of the media, and I began to realize that I was holding myself to unhealthy ideals. It still took me a long time to recover, but it was an important first step... just realizing that I was fine the way I was, it wasn't me that was the problem, it was society.

The modeling industry picks the prettiest of the pretty, and even then they photoshop them. No one can live up to that, and you shouldn't expect yourself to.

I still really think you should look into exercise bulimia. I'm glad that you've realized throwing up could easily be addictive, but... 3-5 hours a day of exercise is really excessive. :(

Hehe. Yay for me!! ^^
I don't think I'll ever get an eating disorder..although I have to watch out.

Models and society ARE wrong. I just watched a commercial on youtube concerning bulimia and modeling and I cryed so damn hard!
(Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPKEhN2-QxQ
Well this is more of an anorexia CM but still..its an eating disorder..)

Well usually I swim for 2 hours a day for my swim team, then I use my elliptical for 3 hours, then I do some ab workouts and thigh workouts, those added up all together is like 20 minutes at most..
Sometimes I have 2 swim practices in one day adding up to 3 hours, those days I don't usually use my elliptical, but I still do my ab/thigh workouts.

God, that video made me tear up. That used to be me. Not a skeleton, but that was me crying in front of the mirror, thinking I was way fatter than I was.

Have you seen The Campaign For Real Beauty? I really love it. This one on Photoshop in particular. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHqzlxGGJFo

And 3 hours daily on an elliptical is... a lot. Especially added onto the time you exercise for your swim team. I don't know, I'm not trying to diagnose you, I mean I don't know you in person or anything. I just think it's just something you should consider and look into.

Oh my gosh. That was an excellent commercial!
Our perception of beauty IS distorted! Why can't media let us feel pretty the way we are?! T^T

Psh, because then they wouldn't have anyone to sell makeup and diet pills and plastic surgery to. I know, it's such bullshit. Riots, not diets! T^T

Us women should get together and try to stop the damn magazine covers from posting those types of pictures! D;

I'm glad that we've been able to help and that you didn't do it. I was a little shocked when I first saw how they photoshop models (in health class, a few years ago), but then I thought about it, and I wasn't really surprised. Previously I had known they did touch the photos up, but they can change the entire image, playing on people's ideals, and then feeding them more ideals.

Here's something that's good to do when you're feeling bad about your body. I do it a lot. Think about what good characteristics you do have. You say you feel you have a large stomach. I have a tummy as well and some times I get a little depressed about it. However, when I think about that, I think, "But I also have a really nice bust." or "Oh well, my hair is so pretty and curly." or "My skin is really soft!" Maybe that one aspect of you doesn't look like you want it to, but you surely have points of beauty! Everyone has something to love. Think about those and emphasize those. Think of how lucky you are to have what you do have. Anyone who notices that one "bad" characteristic over the good and holds it against you is being shallow. Chances are, they're not even going to notice it as much as you think they are.

@EllfieNix: If someone has a poor body image, that could be bad advice though. I know I personally don't like any aspect of my body, no matter how much people compliment me on it. Trying to make myself feel better by finding something I liked would only make me more depressed when I couldn't find anything. ^^; I'm sure it works really well for some people though!

@Teeth: Oh, feminists have been telling them that for years, but they don't listen. =P Still, one more voice can't hurt! Write you some letters!

I take action by writing "you are beautiful" in random public places, to try to counter-act the message that the beauty industry spews all the time. (Which is of course "you are NOT beautiful, but you will be if you buy enough of our crap!") There's a whole website devoted to it, cataloging different places people have put the message. Some of them are really creative. ^^

Oh, yeah, that's true... it's good to think about it if there is something you like, but if not, it's better just to try not to think about it.

That's really cool, scatterheart! It's a good idea, too. It can really brighten someone's day to see a nice, positive message coming out of nowhere.

Yea, I really like it! Makes me feel good to potentially brighten someone's day. ^^

It's the best feeling, to make people happy :3.

I hope you found some good answers to your question, Teeth.

=D

Make the stuff you eat that slightest bit healthier, drink water alot, and find a sport you like doing. ^^
Hope that helps? I haven't ever been in that situation. ><'
Good Luck!! xx

* has to have the last word*

Seriously, don't do it.
You're only 13, you're much too young to be worrying that much about your weight. Your body is currently undergoing a lot of changes, and consequently your weight WILL fluctuate.
Just wait a couple of years, then if you're still unhappy with your body, work on it with a healthy fitness regime and a balanced diet. But right now, leave it be, you're only making it worse.

Hun, you need some help.
You already have the mindset thinking of someone with an eating dis-orader. And you might already have one, especially with how you talk about.

Our society has an unhealthy obession with food and excerise and figures, especially on women and young girls. Throwing up is not the answer. Gaining a few pounds is normal. Your 13, your body is still changing, still taking on a lot of puberty aspects. It's normal. Be proudof your body and not hate it. Your body does a lot of good for you.

Originally Posted by Teeth

Hello. I'm not sure if this topic has been done before, if it has post link & lock, but anyways:
I'm 13 yrs old. I am 5"7 and weight 124 pounds - last time I checked.
I've been on a good diet lately and I excersize for over 3 hours a day. Sometimes, even 5.
I lost alot of weight but recently I've been cheating my diet, and my working out. I've already gained 2 pounds and all I can think of is eating more and more. Even when I'm really full, after Ive eaten, I keep thinking of how delicious food is and how I need it..
Then I heard of Bulemia. I read:
'Bulemia is when you make yourself throw up after youve eaten a large portion of food. Throw up and in a week you've had lost 5 pounds already! Its good for losing weight.'
Now of course, being the educated person I am, I know Bulimia ISN'T Healthy nor a good way to lose weight. But I was wondering, what If I threw up only this ONE time? As in..ONLY when Ive eaten a huge amount of food. I KNOW for SURE I'd never be the one who'd get adddicted to throwing up, I just wouldn't. I love my family too much do to this to them, but what if?
I'm scared..I want to lose the weight so badly, I'm becoming bigger and bigger each day!
I know the acid from my tummy will burn my esophogus - which is why I only Plan on doing to once. But will once be enough to kill me?! HELP. T_T

Any time that people say "i'll do it just this one time" it's a flat out lie. Because if you do it once and get a positive result (losing the weight) you will do it again and again and again. I would say go to the doctor because it sounds to me like you might have a thyroid problem.