From skinny to fat

sarahbelle87
sarahbelle87 Posts: 23 Member
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hey guys,

I'm Sarah, 23 and live in New Zealand. I used to be one of those people who could eat what they wanted and never put on weight. But even as a NZ size 8 I still thought I was fat. I ended up with an eating disorder and restricted my daily food intake immensely. At my lowest weight I was 44kg and a NZ size 6. After about a year and a half I recovered thanks to being on medication for anxiety, but since then the weight has piled on. I put on about 30 kilos in the short period of two years and went up 4 dress sizes.

When I moved out of home I lost 12 kilos, but I'm still extremely unhappy with the size I am now. I'd like to lose another 10-15 kilos, but I want to do it the healthy way. No more starving myself, life is much too short for that.

I'd love to meet people with similar stories. Feel free to add me as a friend :)

Sarah xo

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  • Caper88
    Caper88 Posts: 418 Member
    Well good luck with your journey :)
  • CherylYMerritt
    CherylYMerritt Posts: 114 Member
    Welcome to MFP! It is a great source of information, encouragement and friendship!

    Sounds like you are ready to get back on track the healthy way.

    That's great!

    I'm going to add you as a friend to keep track of you and to say hello once in awhile.


    Chat to you soon,
    Cheryl
  • sarah44254
    sarah44254 Posts: 3,078 Member
    hi younger Sarah! I'm Sarah, too! as a child I was a big kid, never went to the doctor or weighed myself but I'd guess I was overweight. As a teen I developed Bulimia, and got down to about 115 lbs. I felt unhealthy and ugly still (and also still felt fat!). After a few years I was able to stop with the Bulimia, and gain a little bit of weight.

    At 23, I was around 130, I met my boyfriend and moved in with him. in the past 2 years I've gained weight, too complacent and happy with my life! Got lazy and ate way too many goodies. I reached 170lbs, and started here in December at 167.4.

    Since then I've lost almost 12 lbs and I feel so much better. This site has really helped me understand food!
  • harmonykay
    harmonykay Posts: 60
    When I was in high school I had an eating disorder. I was never over weight(until now) but I saw myself as fat. After high school I didn't diet or anything even after i had my child i still drop the weight within a few weeks. Now I am having a hard time. If you want to friend me you can. I think our back stories are the same. Lots of luck to you.
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