Im 15 years old, male, 5'8.5, and 220lbs. I know that I need to lose weight and I know that I am obese and that I am 60 lbs overweight. I'm turning to this sub because I feel like I have no other option for advice.
Ive been struggling with my weight since before I even started elementary school. I was born into a obese family who uses food as a coping mechanism and it really has affected what ive become. It isn't completely their fault but I also think my problems wouldn't be as bad if they didn't support it. I was obese when I was 13, and at the time decided to get in shape and I lost 40 lbs in a little less than a year. But I was also depriving myself of food, and i knew that it wasn't healthy to eat this little, it was around 1450-1600 calories. I tried to eat more food; But healthy food. That was the plan atleast. It didn't end up working out, at this time period I was also going through a lot of stress family wise, education wise, I was basically falling apart and that coping mechanism came back to me. and then by the time I was a little under 14, I gained all of the weight back. And now Im 15, and gained an extra 20-30lbs, now at 220lbs. Luckily my life isn't as stressful as back then but now I'm stuck with all this weight.
I don't know how to put this up with my family, every time I tell them that I am obese and that I need to lose weight they always shake it off, and in the end nothing really changes. I went with my mom to buy healthy food from the grocery store so that I can atleast make breakfast and lunch for myself. I want to see a doctor but combined with my parents way of thinking and the fact that we are fairly poor in America makes it almost impossible.
Even trying to figure out how much I need to eat is hard for me. I've been eating 2,000 calories lately which feels almost like too much. I haven't seen much of a difference on the scale in the past few weeks. But I also know that under 1600 is too little. I want to lose weight but don't want to put my health at risk like last time.
I don't want to keep being like this for the rest of my teenage years. Its like I'm being deprived of the normal teenager experience and it sucks. Even when I think of things like my crush I start to wonder if someone like her would see me as ugly because I'm fat. And I know that's such a stupid and shallow teenager thought but when I'm going through a depressive period thoughts like those really start to get at me.
Thank you all for the help.
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