My mom is ridiculously skinny (5'8' 115) and I feel absolutely huge around her, what should i do?

Question

My mother is absurdly skinny, she works out like 2-3 times a day and when I come home I feel so depressed and fat. I usually end up eating uncontrollably and then i hate myself so much for it. I'm 5'6'' 125ish. Even though I know she is unhealthily skinny I think I am secretly jealous of her and want to be like her but I can't do it and lose all control. I know it's not healthy and don't leave your responses if you're just going to say we both have issues, because clearly we both do (?) But I just need help to be more like her and stop losing control!!!!

Answer 1

Feed your mother more. Your at a great weight but your mother is too skinny.

Answer 2

a lot of people feel out of control and resort to food as a way to feel better.
Why do you want to look like your mom? I'd say 125 at 5'6 is pretty decent.
However, a way to feel better about yourself is by going to the gym. Working out releases more endorphines (a chemical in your body that makes you feel happier). When you eat a lot of junk food and other things is just makes you feel like poop along while releasing a lot of other bad chemicals in your body. People that eat too much junk food can suffer from depression.
Often eating bad and not working out lead to a downward spiral which then affect the way you feel about the rest of your life.
Working out is a great way to relieve stress and just feel better all the time.
Eating healthy more often also makes you want to stay away from nasty foods since you realize how much better you feel on them.
My suggestion to you is that everyone has different body types. Most men don't find the super-skinny very attractive.
Skinny in general is often just fine.
If you take care of YOU and treat yourself better.. you'll look great. You'll be toned and feel good about yourself. You'll even notice people treating you better as your confidence level raises.
I suggest to start staying away from the junk food by not buying it in the first place!! I often overindulge because I bought something at the store and bring it home. If it's not in your house.. you won't eat it.
Those super urges you get can be helped by eating yogurt (watch the sugar on these), fruit and cottage cheese.
I've also found that sugar free gum and sports drinks helps.
Sometimes you just need to munch. So invest in pretzels and rice cakes.
Remember.. if you don't do something about this. you can get really depressed. Try your hardest to at least make it to the gym.
Don't plan on starving yourself. It really messes up your metabolism. Anorexics suffer from high risks of heart attacks and other health problems.
If you starve yourself your stomach loses the ability to feel full. It's constant torture. My mom has been suffering from an eat disorder for over 30 years now. Her health is in horrible condition. She lost all her teeth from bulimia.
There are other alternatives. Remember that! :)

Answer 3

You said that she was rediculously skinny. You are not fat. Sounds like if you loose 10 lbs and work out a little that you would be someplace above rediculously skinny and where you are now. Frankly, either way, you sound like you are obsessing a little but your body is yours to control. Best wishes.

Answer 4

Hey...............you probably look better than her anyway soaking wet. Some moms are obsessed, others try so hard to look like they did years ago, others want to look like or better than their children. Do you, and let her be her. Bet you still come out on top. Even a dog likes meat on the bones (smile).

Answer 5

you are at a good weight and it is great that you are concerned about your Mom=let her be and you get on with your life and friends =you don't need to eat a whole lot =sometimes being around the friends helps a lot =good luck

Answer 6

Your perfect for your weight and height. So dont put pressure on yourself.

Answer 7

You are seriously skinny yourself!

Answer 8

Eat her.