my sister is 14 and 5'6 and weight100 she thinks she is fat how can i help her?

Answer 1

Get her to see a therapist who specializes in eating disorders. This seems like the beginning stages and it's best to start treatment early. Take this seriously.

Answer 2

Each person has an area that they are not pleased with on thier own body. How we percieve this area is different than one's self. The ideal thing to do is ask her why she feels fat. Is it the way her jeans hug her butt, or her waist or thighs? Is it that maybe her faces is looking fuller? Sometimes bloating can cause a person to feel fat. Just that "heavy" feeling. The other thing here too can be peer pressure. If her "friends" are giving her a hard time, then maybe it's time to change friends to some that can be a more positive influence.

Answer 3

100 is slightly underweight for being 5'6. Stop paying attention to the numbers. The real question is does she eat right and exercise. Be your own trainer and nutritionist, the basic rules to losing weight are no soda, no fast food, lots of chicken, fish, fresh (not canned that’s bad) fruits and vegies, whole wheat stuff, yogurt. Not so many cakes and donuts and cookies. Basic common sense for eating, you just need to enforce it. Get all the bad stuff out of the house right away, just toss it or give it away while your still motivated. No alcohol if that applies. Some juice but make sure its all natural, because the ones that aren't are loaded with sugar and a leading cause in diabetes in children and adults. Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread it out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart. You also need to stay away from any sports drinks unless you’ve just had a long workout and then you need to limit yourself. Most atheletes mix Gatorade with water because its two complex for your body to get all the nutrients out of. It needs to be diluted. These rules may be hard to adapt to at first so start with cutting out the things you know you can live without. Then work from there. Remember these are perfect eating habits, it can take you a while to work into it. If you know you can’t live without your one treat a day, don’t fight it by trying to eat something else, just eat it and make sure that’s the only one you cheat on a day. Otherwise you’ll get depressed and quit. Another important point is getting the right amount of sleep every night. You need 8-9 hours of sleep each night for your body to function correctly. This is an important factor of losing weight. Set up a routine for yourself and go to bed at about the same time each night.
As for exercise, lots of cardio. Find something you like. If you have never exercised much before, start with walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace. Move on to different terrains that include hills and increase the time spent. After a week or two, try jogging the route. No matter what find an activity you enjoy. Walking to jogging is just an example, try hiking, rollerblading, biking. Once you get into a regular routine, if your not happy with the level of difficulty, try signing up with a gym. Spinning, pilates or kickboxing classes are great. It will also introduce you to working with weights. Talk to a trainer for instruction before using any weights. A cheap investment is a balance ball, it works you stomach while your just sitting on it, like at your computer and its great for posture. There are hundreds of exercises you can use it for for your entire body. I can give you some ideas if you want, just email me. Also for more info on the benefits of water go to www.watercure.com Good Luck! Honestly if you need anything else don't hesitate to IM me, krista_girl86 even if you don't pick me as best answer, i'd be happy to help

Answer 4

She's not fat.Get her an appointment with a doctor. If that doesn't help, get a psycologist. She's at a healthy weight according to the bmi calculator. I'm yypounger and weigh way more than her in my opinion.

Answer 5

ok, fisrt of all, you got to tell her that there is people out there that weight double as she does, and are just half as concerned of their self image..because....they have lifes..I am not being rude. What I mean is that you got to ask your sister what she likes ( skating, painting, dating, sparring, watching a sport, or music...etc). And encourage her to do waht she likes, once she's in that enviroment she 'll stop thinking about her weight. Otherwise get her to try new activities, or tell her to get a boyfriend...so compliments from a horny male will lift her self steem. :)

Answer 6

wow she thinks shes fat?! shes under-weight!!! she need to see a doctor and she may need counseling...try and explain to her that she is definently not fat...she really needs to gain some weight but like 10-15 lbs...she can do this by lifting weights and she will gain muscle mass which will help her gain weight but not look fat in anyway...but she would have to eat more protein in order to do that...like meat and that sort of stuff...but please tell her that she is not fat...mk?

Answer 7

Fat? I dont think thats fat its perfectly normal weight.

Answer 8

she sounds like me. when i thought i was fat, my brother told me i was. then i denied it when he said it. be sure to tell her she isnt fat and she is beauiful. help her pick out clothes that fit her best and show her her other natural features that i am sure make her beautiful.

Answer 9

Tell her she is not fat. People in my neighborhood r only in elementry school and they weigh 160 lbs. a kid in 2nd grade weighs 125 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

you should tell her that she shpuld be proud of herself and u should try to contact her freinds maybe one of dem tol her dat and make sure she's eating and not puking becuz dis can make her anarexiac