Weight Issues Help

[demoiselle;]

I don’t know if this is the right place to put this topic, but I would really like some advice about my weight and body.

I have struggled with eating and weight in the past (just disordered eating, never really got close to something like anorexia or bulimia.) Had some yo-yo dieting going on, and it was not fun, and I never want to go back into that cycle.

I think now that my self confidence has gotten a lot better, and I haven’t weighed myself in months. Until about a few days ago. when we had to record our weight for a school thing. And I knew in the back of my mind that I had gained weight, but hearing that number (about 15 pounds higher than my previous high) ruined my entire day. It wasn’t a digital scale, so I figured there was probably a large margin of error, but still the thought of “how did you let yourself become so fat” kept nagging at me. According to that weight, my BMI is about 22, so technically i’m in the normal range and I’m not at an unhealthy weight.

I really don’t want to go back into that cycle, but I still want to lose weight because I guess there is a certain way I’d like to look. But I don’t want it to develop into an unhealthy obsession.

Currently, I eat whatever I feel like eating. It’s definitely not healthy, and I would really like to change my eating habits. I have a tendency to eat the same exact thing for days on end (sometimes it’s something like apples, and sometimes it’s a specific kind of bread or sandwich or noodles.) But the last time I tried to eat healthier, it ended up backfiring on me a number of times and I ended up binge eating things that I didn’t allow myself to eat.

I really would like some advice. In summary, I want to eat healthier and lose weight without it developing into disordered eating again. PM or on here is fine. Thank you so much in advance!

[gamorasass]

If you are seriously concerned with your health, please consult a doctor. Do not ask for medical advice on here as we can't help you.
However, there is already a discussion for Body Weight here: http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1015315

[Hot Dad]

This kind of thing is hard to give advice for.
Maybe buy some healthy eating cook books if you want to change your eating habits.
Well done for having a healthy BMI by the way, it's literal fact that you're not overweight.