Looking For Some Support
jonbrig95
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Hi, my names Jonathan and I am a 17 year old boy. I can't stand being in my own body, looking in a mirror is terrible, and I've been this way for years. I am now using this app and a little weight is coming off, but I fell of track a few weeks back, and am finding it hard to come back. It's difficult for me to tell anyone how I feel about my weight, I just bury the issue. As so I am not getting any support from family or friends, and I think that's where the issue is. To have to tell people that I am overweight is too embarrassing to me I never take my shirt off in public anymore, I refuse all invitations to pool parties, and I get dressed in the bathroom so no one has a chance to see me in the two foot walk to my room. Everything I do, every time I am talking to someone I feel awkward and unhappy, which has caused me to slowly draw into myself, not wanting company. Has anyone else gone through this? Is there a way I can turn it around, and how could I tell my family that I hate my body and am going to diet? And, does it get better? I feel that getting support is going to turn this around and I am hoping I can find some here.
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Hi Jonathan,
My names Ashley, and I can kind of relate to what you said. Over the last half a year I stopped playing soccer and gained a lot of weight so this is the heaviest I've ever been. My mom has partly been supportive of me getting back into shape because I'm starting college in the fall and want my first impressions to be better.
It sounds like you definitely need some motivation and I think you should know you aren't alone on this daunting task. Everyone is here for the same reason. I wish you the best of luck(: and feel free to add me. I think maybe getting friends on here would help you with the motivational part.0
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