I am told i am too skinny and need to eat more but i still feel fat, advice please?

[Gummy]

Not to make others sound fat, i dont mean that. but i MYSELF feel fat. I am 15 years old, 5' 2" and Before i was put on the depo shot to fix my heavy periods so i wouldnt keep missing school, i weighed 85-90 pounds up and down. But since i just got the second shot i now weigh 100.4 pounds, everyone says i dont look like i gained ANY weight at all but i still feel like i am fat now. If i didnt have to be on this stupid shot i would still have my extremely high motabolism. Plus i may be too skinny but i jiggle a LOT. I hate it, and I also have a BIT of a gut now but i miss my old body... I still barely fit into size zero with extra room, so why do i feel so fat? Any advice?

And to someone named : "!" On my other post of this question, do you HONESTLY think thats what i meant? Its how i feel about myself so get over it! I mever mentioned u or any1 else! That is really hurtful that u would accuse me of something i never said just to get attention over my stupidity i seem to have.

[Emmu]

I think you are too skinny which is good until you become underweight. If it is suitable that your height and weight are balanced than its ok.

[Rebecca]

Hi, Gummy.

It sucks to look in the mirror sometimes, doesn't it? I am a 33 year old mother of three, and I've suffered from size fixation since I was 14 years old. I am 5'2 and I, too, wear a size zero. Sometimes I hate my body so much I want to bury my hands in my hair and pull as I scream.

Here is a trick that I've learned to help calm myself when I get super frustrated:

I want you to ask yourself (you don't have to type the responses unless you find it helpful) "who do I need to be skinnier FOR?" Society has played all kinds of tricks on our minds. TV shows and magazine covers and facebook images have brainwashed us girls and women into thinking that women must be skinny in order to be valued. This is simply NOT true. Go to the mall, or to the park, or anywhere that you'll find crowds of people. Look for women who are smiling, laughing. What do they look like? Are they super skinny? (probably not.) Are they with friends? Are they with boyfriends or husbands? Do they have kids? Theres a very high likelihood that they are loved by many people: men or girlfriends or children, even though they wear a larger size than a zero! They are eating the things that they like, they aren't obsessing over how they look. They are happy!

Those pictures you see on magazines and facebook are very very fake. Those images have been photoshopped so much that they are no longer pictures of humans. They are cartoons. A real person can NEVER achieve those kinds of results. It is impossible.

I know it is hard to keep up a positive perspective. I struggle a little bit every single day. Have you spoken to your parents, or to a teacher about your unhappiness? I visit a psychiatrist every month, which helps me tremendously! She doesn't make me feel stupid at all; she sits and listens to me rant ... and when I'm done I feel so much better. She did prescribe me an antidepressant ... this may or may not be a good idea for you. I'm not a medical professional so I can't give you advice. But I do think you should visit a therapist. Talking about your problems and insecurities is like turning the closet light on: it makes you see that the scary shape was only a shadow that your brain twisted to look like a monster.

Also, is there an alternative option to your depo shot? Different medicines have different side effects. There may be another option which won't affect your thoughts the way the depo seems to be.

Be happy, ok?

Good luck.