In school, my health teacher is talking bout us losing weight and healthfully n my mom was skinnier than me when she was my age im in 7th grd and my mom was 80-90 lbs and im different im 110-112lbs and im average but im skinny alot of people say im skinny i'm always on the computer, reading, listening to music or dancing but im not like my mom she was gorgeous one guy i dated says shes prettier than me n that made me feel bad and now, my mom is overweight b/c of skin from being pregnant and im worried b.c when im around my mom and i tell her things wat guys say or shes talking bout me infront of people she always says she was skinnier than me but i'm bigger than she was at my age plus, my mom says i have alot wider hips than she did and when she says that i say well, i have wider hips so.. i need sizes up and im already in juniors but i can still fit in girls kid jeans and i love being healthy but i have fat on my stomach n my mom says i have big boobs but not as big as hers at my age but she was so.. skinny but she got pregnant around my age with me.. so.. but im NOT pregnant she says i take up after my nana ... i aint involved with activities b/c of money problems/financial and my mom's afraid ill get hurt b/c ive already had casts i've fractured my hip and broke my thumb slam off only thing that kept it there was extra bones that aren't suppose to be there... i have serious headaches all the time but thats normal ive had them all my life and i have 6 brothers and 3 sisters... but most of them are either real skinny or real chubby/obese and im the oldest but by marriage im the second... i try crunches drinking water, running, dancing more, arobics, but they dont work b/c i can't keep interest or not enough time with school.. n things.. n i love to eat but i eat low fat things b/c i love the taste..of them.. n no one knows why.. but, i hate running b/c of my boobs (sorry but its true) they get in the way and they bounce too much b/c they're C's... i'm only 12 n my other friend is obese and her's are a C and im confused.. but how can i lose not ALOT but a lil weight bout 5 to 10 but not much plus, im strong n things.. please help me

Beenkie

but.... i have not enough money to get the food i want thats low fat b/c i like it i have to eat like mashed potatos and i luv 'em n everything but i like low fat too.. it's kinda hard...hearing things like that n my dads so...skinny and so.. was my mom... whats wrong

DJ 'H'

At 12yrs you really should not be worrying about weight. Your friends and family obviously don't realise that the comments they make are having a more personal effect on you.

It sounds to me like you are an average size - which is great. Having a big bust is nothing to worry about. My mum is a A and I am a C - my niece is an F. Everyone has different body shapes and different cup sizes - even siblings. My friend Sian is quite short, curvy and is a (cup wise) B. Her sister is a really tall, thin like a stick and an A.

No one of us is the same and cannot be compared to others. At 12yrs old you should not be dieting - you are growing and need to eat properly. You just need to mkae sure you eat all the right foods and exercise on a regular basis - try to do something you enjoy. I am a Dancer and a swimmer. They are the only two forms of exercise I can do because any other form of sport or exercise is boring & tideous to me.

Just learn to like who you are and to like your body for what it is. Pay no attention to comments that are made. Observations are always made but very rarely does anyone ever mean anything by it. Enjoy your teenhood and worry less about your weight.