I have been through extremes with my body. I once restricted so much that I fell into anorexia, only to swing to the other end—bulimia. I forced myself to stop walking 20,000 steps a day and, a month ago, overcame bulimia. But now, I find myself struggling with binge eating and orthorexia, something I suspect has lingered beneath the surface for a while. I follow a strict vegan diet, eating only “clean” whole foods, yet my weight has fluctuated drastically over the past year. I dropped from 110 pounds to 90, only to climb to where I am now: around 145 pounds at 5’4. And I feel awful. I look in the mirror and barely recognize myself. My face feels fuller, my body softer, and I can’t help but long for the version of me with less belly and thigh fat. I avoid mirrors because I hate what I see. I wonder if losing weight would make me prettier, or if I’m just… ugly now? Girls in my class make fun of my appearance, and the boys dont really talk to me except a select few who call me annoying and point out random aspects of my appearance that make me feel insecure. I want brutal honesty. Should I lose weight? Would it change anything? Or am I just stuck feeling this way? (17f)
Is this fake? Possibly. Will people other than scammers see this and relate? Also possible.
Still a better wage than Pascal’s.
You are doing great, at 17 every single classmate of yours is jet to become an actual thinking human, many never will.
If she’s 17 now she hasn’t aged a bit in the last 7 years, impressive. (picture from another thread)
…but when you click those links in google reverse image search, they show completely different people. Except the one posted an hour ago. I have no idea what is going on here, just seems weird to me.
😭Idk what is happening but I am not a bot and have no idea what Google reverse image is
Over on Reddit, people posting pictures of some good looking person and asking “am I ugly” is a pretty common way of farming karma. Whatever the fuck karma is, that’s beyond the point here.
Reverse image search is a way to find where pictures have been posted before using Google. Here’s the search for your image. It appears Google and Reddit has gotten bad to the point where they say your picture was posted 7 years ago, even though this would appear to be false.
Combine the two, and there’s a perfect storm where people assume you’re some 50 year old guy with a weird kink. Sorry about that.
Thanks for letting me know I had no idea!
No worries! And don’t let the negativity in this thread get to you - it’s nothing personal, people are just convinced you’re not real. If anything, I guess that’s a weird compliment of sorts. The best one could hope for coming from the internet, perhaps.
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I took this photo a few days ago, it’s impossible to have been 7 years old. Someone is likely stealing my picture and hacking or something. Idk I’m not much of a tech user.🤷♀️
are there actually this old posts?
this seems like google + reddit being a shitty combination. i’m seeing fewer results but the two results i get that are 7 years old are just links to the subreddit, not to posts, which is likely throwing off the date on there.
other reverse image searches like tineye don’t show any prior images, so it’s very likely that you’re just fooled by misleading search results.
unless you can produce links or other evidence about actual 7 year old content please correct your comment.
I have already commented the same on the other post.
Yup, and this picture was just posted on there 10 hours ago.
Thank you! I’m not sure why everyone thinks I’m a bot?
unfortunately it seems that people are trusting google search results to be accurate without following links.
as far as I can tell this is a combination of reddit returning the subreddit creation date as the timestamp that will show up in search results yet including images of recent posts, which google will then use as an indicator of “the image exists on this page”. this will lead to a 7 year old subreddit with recent posts showing as the image being present on a 7 year old search result. if people actually follow the link they’ll see it’s just a link to the subreddit and not to an individual post.
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Maybe you’re a bot, maybe not. But I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt here.
And my answer is no, absolutely not. You are in fact very pretty based on this one bad photo. And your face looks perfectly normal as far as proportions go.
School fucking sucks. And I’m willing to take a wild guess that your low self esteem already makes interacting with people difficult for you right from the start, before they’ve even said anything. So I’m willing to bet that at least 50% of your troubles here are your own thoughts bringing you down.
But as for the other 50%, you don’t need to please shitty, immature people. And don’t worry too much about the boys either. From stats I’ve seen, there’s a good chance they listen to people like Andrew Tate in their spare time. So you’re probably not missing much lol. If you’re 17, sounds like you’re pretty close to finishing up with the place where you’re forced to be around people that you don’t vibe with.
Trust me, when school is over, that’s when you’ll get to meet your people, people that don’t make you feel like shit. And as far as relationships go, you’ll have a higher chance of meeting decent people that you actually want to be with. The only people that say school years are the best years of your life are the people who peaked there. So hang in there.
Aw, thank you so much for this. I overthink a lot, and school doesn’t help, but it’s really nice to hear that things might improve. I appreciate you taking the time to say all this, it means a lot!☺️
No comment history no post history. Seems a bit sus is this fake? Can someone run a reverse image search see if this picture was stolen from somewhere legit or not?
If it is real all I can say is that insecurity goes away when u stop caring what other people think. If what they say means nothing to you nothing they say can hurt you.
Also I’m not sure if the veganism is doing good for ur health. We as a species have evolved for millions of years adapted to a omnivorous diet in not sure u can just up and change it without side effects. But then again its ur free will to do as u please.
People often create alt accounts to post sensitive stuff, so I don’t find it that sus…
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I have tried going back, but it caused digestive issues. Thanks for the input though!😊
do you get farts or shits when you eat meat? my aunt Elda gets farts and i think it passed down through my family but recently if I eat lamb I get shits too, with upset stomach. I find that fibre in the diet is helpful for the upset stomach as it makes stuff pass through but depending om whether you get farts or shits it may not help. if you want to lose the weight still be healthy its good to still have some meat just have small portions with more vegetables. avoid broccoli and cabbage as they contribute to farts and shits
No, it’s not that, it just hurts and makes my brain feel foggy and sluggish. I have pletly of fibre in my diet and I love brocoli as well, so I think I’m a lost cause…
what about some lean chicken breasts, can you eat that?
I’ve tried everything😭When I was little, I was a seafood and meat eater, but it made me so sick that I would throw up (multiple times in a week)
well then for what its worth I can tell you that you look italian or spanish with big brown expressive beautiful eyes. You have a cute nose, a pretty beauty mark, and nice full lips. Your face has a nice pleasant shape, your full eyebrows compliment it all nicely. whatever is below your neck is not that important especially since you are eating healthy. The only thing you need to work on is finding your confidence so that you feel as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside. cheers.
Youre so kind! Thank you for the words of encouragement!❤️🙏
You look good :) Unfortunately, it sounds like the people around you are real assholes. Please don’t take their comments seriously. And definitely don’t worry about your weight.
Thanks for the encouragement!
In short, no. Many people are just pricks. Ignore them. You’ll look back in a few years and think how unimportant those people really were.
Thank you!
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I’m not a bot😭
Are you as well a fan of the Dilbert TV series?
No…what is that?
I had a gf when we were both in our 20s. She had huge body image issues when she was a teenager. She always worried about ther looks, but she was beautiful to me and many, many others. At like 24, she couldn’t drink or eat anything too soon before going to bed. Liquids we’re the most dangerous but, if she lie down, it would come back up. The acid from vomiting after every meal permanently caused her health issues.
I would recommend therapy for one thing, but also not caring so much about what others think. And, believe me as I also struggle with a number of things, that’s so much easier than it sounds. You should find and do things just for you and not anyone else. That’s not to say you should be completely selfish or something, but you need to realize that you are important and respect yourself. Again, easier said than done and I even struggle with this as a dude in his 40s sometimes.
Nothing changes for long overnight regarding mental health. It will be a battle with ups and downs, but I think it’s a battle worth fighting. Please take care of and respect yourself!
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