I hate suffering with this at 17, it's made me gain 3sto...
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I hate suffering with this at 17, it's made me gain 3stone and im not very happy about it. you try being a teenager getting fat from being slim in about 3months, its extremly depressing. Does anyone have any tips on how I can lose weight please.
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I have just read your comment and felt desperate to re-asure you. I was a size 8 in ladies clothes and full of energy. I had just got married and was a passenger in a road accident, at a later stage I was told that shock can trigger this problem and they think this is how my condition came about. My long hair began to fall out, my nails snapped and split, my skin was itchy, I blew up to a size 20 in just 4 months and I could sleep for England! My Mother-in-Law nagged me relentlessly about how fat I was and how I was letting myself go etc etc. In fact that is the worst, people thinking it's ok to constantly tell you how fat you are (just amuse yourself with the fact that they are stupid and perhaps not too attractive in some other way, but you are better than them because you have the manners not to point it out!!)... Finally (as with most people) I nagged at my GP till he finally arranged blood tests. I got my results back that I had an Under-active thyroid. It actually took 2/3 years before a correct dosage that actually gave me some feeling of wellbeing was found and even now (age 36) and some 11 years later I do admit to having relapses of being exhausted. I tried weightwatchers, slimming world, various diet drinks etc., but what actually helped was firstly believing I was an attractive person, not a fat old blob - I got a new hair cut, braved taking my clothes off in front of a strange to have a fake tan applied and bought a new outfit just about an inch or so too small for me, so I could work towards it (it's best to set realistic goals). I stopped using my scales, when it didn't budge every day I would panic and feel sick and then reach for chocolate or have a take away, which only starts it all off again, I judged my weight loss by how my trousers felt (loose or tight). I stopped snacking on sweets and biscuits, ate fruit (and I only like bananas, apples, pears and cherries!) started to walk and ride my bike about, and I also tried something at my local beauty shop which tones and breaks down cellulite (this one doesn't work for everyone and some places charge a lot of money for a course, maybe you could ask friends and family for money for your birthday and xmas and then save up) but I went from a size 20 to a size 12 in just 3months. The other option is to find a gym, just a little cheap one, that also caters for disabled people, having been in my road accident, I felt more comfortable being with people who also had difficulty in exercising. How refreshing, no size 6 ladies in their little pink lycra numbers taking the mickey,just understanding, friendly, folk who liked to offer words of support when I was having a bad day believing in myself. So for now, accept you are a little larger, buy some nice make-up, get a new hair style (I went for a bright colour change, which stopped people commenting on how chunky they thought I was and made me some new friends!!). That should give you a mini-boost then try some of my suggestions, you've got nothing to loose. Best Wishes to you.
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Reading the comments about things not improving after the medication has compounded my feelings of despair. I have an appointment at the endocronology dept in May and am now not confident with what the outcome will be. I have paid to see a homeopath who was perplexed by what was wrong. I have had accupuncture - relaxing but no difference. I would and will pay anything to get this sorted ... but as so many people here have said, nobody seems to really understand or care.
The only thing I know is that somehow I have to find a way of sorting this out and getting my life back. And that's how it feels at the moment - like it's fighting me every step of the way. You get to the point where you are scared to eat, scared to not eat, too tired to care anyway! Good luck all of you - you're in my thoughts!
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Try and think about the good things you have, great hair, skin, nails or personality. We all have something we don't like, but this weight gain will only be temporary.
Normally my daughter is a lovely size 12, but at the moment she's 6 months pregnant with her second child, and will soon be a size 12 again.
Take care.
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