Feeling fat

Human beings are naturally thin. But, the western diet has made the majority of people fat, or at least overweight. This has skewed perceptions about what is normal, in terms of body weight and body proportions. So, it can be hard to trust people calling you healthy and normal, especially if they themselves are overweight. At the same time, those who have suffered anorexia also have a skewed perception of what is normal, in terms of body proportions.

The primary motivating factor behind anorexia is the fear of becoming fat. This is a very legitimate fear, given how easily most people put on excess weight. But, there is a second ingredient that is critical: The belief that becoming fat is caused by overeating, and that the only way to prevent it is to restrict food intake. This is a widely held belief, not just among anorexics, but throughout the general population.

This belief is false.

All the evidence indicates that excess weight gain (becoming fat) is the result of consuming foods that are high in carbohydrates, especially refined carbohydrates. Such foods quickly raise blood sugar levels, which cause insulin levels to spike, and this drives the hormonal mechanism that causes fat cells to accumulate fat. Without carbohydrates, it is not possible to get fat, no matter how much you try to eat.

On a *low-carbohydrate*, high-fat diet, you will remain naturally thin and healthy. This is the diet that humans evolved on in the plains of Africa; it is what our digestive system is best adapted to. Such a diet involves eating mostly meat, fish, butter, cheese, and eggs; and avoiding bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, sugar, flour, grains, and anything else containing significant amounts of carbohydrates.

At 130 lbs, it is hard to say if you are overweight. Given your history, I would suspect that you probably are, but more specifically that the extra fat is in all the WRONG places. A low-carbohydrate diet will fix that. It will keep you thin, healthy-thin, not bony-thin. It will keep your waist slender, but allow fat to naturally remain in all the RIGHT places.

totally understand where your coming from. im a recovering anorexic but curently weigh 125 and 5'3" and right now i feel like i could definetly loose wight but not to the point where im actively restricting my diet. Im vegetarian so i just eat a lot of vegetables in my diet. Your 5'8". thats really tall. So for 130, thats normal, maybe even a little less. So i think a safe range is 125-130 since you are a past anorexic and all and going higher surely might put you in the wrong place.

To be honest, it's not normal but I can understand. The thing is no matter how much weight you loose there will always be visible fat in some parts...most people don't pay attention to this but some people do. If your looking for that perfect body weight loss alone won't do it. You also need to tone up, do squats, etc to tighten up.

your super skinny gain some weight you should weigh around 230 lbs

125 is fine.

You're a skinny bitch!!!

It's hard to look at your self in the marrior when going through that ever day lie to your self "I look good I feel good " and you will start to belive it I hope the best to you

Hey girl.You're not fat!i agree with cassie_07.be happy with what god gave you.It doesnt matter if your fat or skinny,people will love you for who you are not what you are.Be happy with your weight,dont worry about it cause' i can tell sometimes we ourselves judge on how we look,but our judgement arent true sometimes.thats why we need people to judge us..haha..thats if you accept critism openly.but i can tell you this,get opinions on your family and friends.because they know you best.Take care girl,live a long happy life =)

Although WayOutThere knows how to restrict calories to keep a thin figure, I think you should focus on why you have these feelings. Anorexia is a psychiatric illness that is based in your obsessive fear of gaining weight. You deserve a peaceful life without worrying about every calorie and gram of fat. From what I've heard of others who have had eating disorders, their self-esteem and self-worth are so low they literally want to disappear. I'm in no way, telling you what to do but it's worth taking a look at this more closely. If you do go down to 125, will it stop there? Also, WayOutThere says he/she's not sure if 130 at 5"8 is overweight. Just be careful about how to take any advice. Keep your communication open with family and seek help when your loved ones think it's best. You could be worse and be a lot thinner. I hope you have lots of love and support from your friends and family. Good luck.

girl i am fat, and i dont realy care wat people think of me.... i am happy in my own skin....

anyway its normal to feel like you...

but i think that u a bit to worried about ureself...

stop worring and start enjoying ure boddy...

GOD made u the way you are...

Start loving yourself, and u'll see u'll love ure body...