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Its been a while since I have weighed myself. I had an inital "nervous breakdown" in July. I was 123 lbs and now I'm 110 at 5'0. I just weighed myself out of curiousity and feel so down. Instead of looking at my new body and think wow I look great, I think, man I look skinny. I am thin and unhappy. I want to gain weight but since I also eat healthier now, its hard to gain it back. =( please tell me I will be a happy fattier person.

I went through this last year. I became very skinny and people started to talk that something must be wrong with me. I realized that I was too skinny and I needed to find the happy medium. I have gained some back now. People say I look much better. Eating healthy is a good thing, though. So keep up the good work. My advice would be not to start "pigging out" just to gain weight. Just be healthy, that is the important thing.

I also had the same thing happen. I was down to 102 at 5'7". You will gain weight back. Just don't panic about it and if people tell you that you look skinny just tell them you have had some health issues. I had women at the gym whispering I was anorexic. Over time I have gained some weight back. I too eat healthy so its slow coming. Soothies with yogurt betewen meals is a good way to boost calories, add some protein powder.

Thank you Rose and Twiggy. I am so afraif of an eating disorder but at the same time, I really am trying to eat better. I do feel some hunger. Its definately better than the way it was. I hope it continues to get better because people at work can be so "concerned". They make comments about my weight, or I look tired and it gets to me. I'm trying to have a positive attitude no matter what though. I just started Session 3 so I'm working on self- esteem but man, this is hard!

My gosh, I could have written your post except for I got down to 111 from 123. I felt like I looked sickly. None of my clothes fit. One of my coworkers asked me if I was going to buy clothes that fit or keep wearing clown pants. I thought it was funny - he was just joking with me (well it was true. And...since I am a hypochondriac I was sure that it meant that I had a fatal disease. After 6 months of trying to eat and eat and put on weight I am finally gaining a couple of pounds.

I think you should not try to gain the pounds in a hurry - they will come. It may take a while like mine did but if you eat healthier you will feel better and you will be healthier. You have all of the time in the world to put those pounds back on.