Reply from Amy, Age 17 - 11/25/00 - IP#: 63.228.11.98Hi Kelly, I know, it's hard NOT to compare yourself to your friends. But the more you worry about how you look, and don't do something about it, the worse your self image will become. I am sure that you are not fat, you just don't feel comfortable. I would tell your mom how you feel about your body. One thing I have learned about excercise and weightloss is that you should keep your body guessing with what type of excercise you do. Volley ball is great! I used to play myself(your right, those spandex don't exactly compliment everyones figure -especially the shiny ones!) Vary your routine-because your body can adapt to one kind of excercise-although any is good for you, change can really make a difference. PROOF- I used to run on the high-school x-country team to lose weight-we ran very far every day, I lost ten pounds in a month but as the season continued, I platued or stopped losing,(although my times got better). After the season ended I joined a health club with my family. I only go three days a week I go-but I try different things all the time-and started weight training and I have reached my goal SIZE.-I look much better now even though I weigh more because of the muscle I have put on. It eat when I am hungry and not when I am bored or sad like before. Listen to your body-not to your friends bodies. GOOD LUCK!!! |