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Emotional Eating (Expert Forum)
Fast Metabolism
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions in the Emotional Eating forum are answered by Dr. Roger Gould. Topics covered include anger and eating, anxiety and eating, binge eating, depression and eating, eating to "fit in", emotional eating, fill the void eating, guilt and eating, loneliness and eating, social eating, and stress and eating.
Fast Metabolism
by smiley08, Apr 09, 2008 02:02AM
Hi. I am 13 years old and i look like i am anerxic. But here's the problem i'm not. I have trouble gaining weight because i have a super fast metabolism. I way 102 (wich is a good weight for my age) and i eat ALOT. My friends make fun of me for being skinny, i mean my legs look so skinny that my little brother mad fun of me which REALLY hurt my feelings. I am also nicknamed pencil because I DON'T have "curves" or "hips" and my ankles and calfs are super skinny.I hate being called that. I even get disgusted looks from people i dont no and trust me it is not because they envy me. I am really depressed. I have NEVER had a boyfriend becuse i am so skinny and every boy only likes the girls who has a hour glass figure body. I am very athletic. I am realy sad and want to gain weight in a healthy and safe way. Can someone please help me think of ways to slow down my metabolism so i can gain weight?!!!
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Apr 09, 2008 03:38PM
, Apr 09, 2008 03:38PM
To: smiley
I am sorry I do not have an answer for you because I'm not sure there is a safe way to slow down your metabolism what you did get a very good answer from somebody else about waiting until your puberty sets in. The timing is always different for each individual and you cannot measure yourself by your peers at school. It would be nice if you could talk to your parents about this or some other adult that you trust so you do not feel so alone.
Working out will also help you.
Most of all, don't abuse your metabolism -- that is, don't eat fast food nonstop. You may not be gaining weight, but you'll still be harming your body if you do. Every once in a while is absolutely fine, of course.
But for now, your best bet is really just to try and eat healthy.
This might help you, too:
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52231