My mom is so weird. :P She started freaking out earlier because of the way I'm eating..."Oh, you don't need to lose weight, you never drink water on your own, you're scaring me, blah blah blah..." I pointed out that I am NOT going without eating all together, I'm NOT throwing up what I eat, and that you can NOT see my ribs when you look at my stomach. All I'm doing is avoiding drinking sugary drinks, avoiding crap food and exercising a little more often. She didn't really seem to care, though. :hmm:

I really didn't want to have to sneak around with this, like I'm doing something bad. :( But I also don't want to be lectured on eating disorders, and I still want to lose weight. :hmm:

:P :P :P

I remember the way 14 year old girls acted around their partents. They were total bitches.

Yep, that's me. Total 100% biotch. :p



Not towards my mama, though. I respect her. I just wish she wasn't so paranoid. :P

Coming from a statistical standpoint, a lot of young teens develop eating disorders from a skewed perspective of wanting to "look better."

Maybe you could refer to it as wanting to "get in shape," or "be more athletic," instead of trying to lose weight? I'd wager your mom would be less paranoid about that.

I recommend putting a healthy coat of meat on your bones. Guys who like really skinney girls are 1/2 gay I'm telling you.

eya shes right to be concerned because tehres lots of kids dieting nowadays, and its a bit unhealthy.
nothing wrong though with eating healthy and more exersize. in fact, thats all you need to be in a good shape. dont worry too much about how you look. we all just are the way we are. :)

Maybe you could refer to it as wanting to "get in shape," or "be more athletic," instead of trying to lose weight? I'd wager your mom would be less paranoid about that.
My thoughts exactly. If the focus is on fitness rather than weight loss, even if weight loss goes with it, then it would be harder for anyone to complain. Heck, you could invite her to exercise together, or plan meals together. You might be surprised how good that can make both of you feel.

Also, drinking more water is practically always a good thing for a whole bunch of reasons.

Maybe you could refer to it as wanting to "get in shape," or "be more athletic," instead of trying to lose weight? I'd wager your mom would be less paranoid about that.
I tried that at first...I told her I was exercising more to get in shape for the next soccer season (which is not a lie--I want to do that, too), and that I was eating better to keep myself from
gaining weight. She doesn't believe me, though. :hmm:

Don't mention weight at all. Just focus on athleticism and fitness.

And if she's really worried about you, tell her to make an appointment for you with a RD (Registered Dietician), or an athletics trainer, or somebody who can offer you a professional (and preferably medical) opinion on your health. And tell her to come to the appointment with you.

If she refuses to do that, then she's just being paranoid and you can write it off as having a crazy mother.