I feel ashamed because I got fat.

[Kokoro-Fan]

I have gotten fat many a times but I have always worked hard to lose it. It won't be any different this time. But I am the fattest I've ever gotten and I haven't done a thing in a very long time. I barely just started acting on it actually. I wouldn't be this worried under circumstances but I am going back to school in a little over a month and there is this girl I really like. She hasn't seen me in a long time and I am sure she doesn't like me the same way I like her [i asked her out before] but I feel ashamed and embarrassed if she saw me like this. I know it's stupid considering it's from a girl that doesn't like me but I still have hope or atleast i want to believe that I do. Last time she saw me I was thin.

 

I have to do this for myself first and foremost. It has been a struggle to finally wake up one day and start making changes. I wish I had started sooner. If I did I would have lost some weight by now but it will take time. It just sucks feeling and looking unattractive infront of the girl you like. No offense to anyone.

 

Has anyone here ever felt like this around someone you like? It does not have to be about weight exactly.

[Lynxcat]

Media wants us to consider people who don't look like stars or models as not lovable. This is not the case and one's personality is the most attractive attribute they have. Try to get out of the funk.

[Mr Scorpio]

Has anyone here ever felt like this around someone you like? It does not have to be about weight exactly.

 

Sure. It wasn't about weight, but rather just myself in general.

 

There are concrete and effective steps that you can take in your case though. Try to drink a gallon of water a day (carrying a jug with you if you can). Do cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. Eat plenty of small meals per day. Don't eat anything for the two-hours prior to your bedtime.

 

Or... become funny really quickly. Women seem to like fat-funny guys.