Young Calorie Counters

So I'm a freshman in college and really working on being healthy!  I feel like I'm in the minority here.  Its either the super junk food eaters and drinkers OR the very thin girls starving themselves.  Its very hard to find I happy medium! 

Anyways, a lot of weird irrational thinking is being forced into my mind when I see how other girls eat.  Its so triggering at lunch time to see someone eat a salad/no dressing.  Or like the other day when I asked my friend if she wanted to go to dinner at the cafeteria with me and she said no, that she was skipping dinner tonight.  This causes me to feel guilty about my healthy eating and feel like a pig!  Which is so stupid and frustrating.  Its hard to lose this weight slowly and not give in to all the pressures around me.  I'm always hearing these comments around me like "I'm going to do the anorexic diet this week" or something in that regard.  I get crap from both extremes from little snips like "You're going to eat all that??" to blunt out"Are you trying to lose weight or something?" I have to keep reminding myself how I'm doing the right thing in the long run, which is sooo frustrating when I'm not seeing hardly any progress.  Anyone else in the same position?? 

I totally agree, when im with my friends I always get crap because I pack a cold lunch everyday to stay healthy, and they eat the greasy school lunch, and they always make a big deal that i am trying to stay healthy and lose weight, but then when im around my dance friends, and I eat healthy around them but they are always skipping meals and making me feel guilty

I always just try to like brush it off a bit, because I know what i am doing is healthy because I have done a ton of research on what i should be eating and stuff.. and I dont let what they say get to me because I know that they arent as healthy as they could be.. so yeah... haha idk if that helps

heya, i know the pressure sucks but u shud really jus try to look past the comments as hard as it may be....remeber its YOUR health your looking after, whilst the other ppl u know are ruining their health your looking after yours, try say that to yourself when ur feelin guilty for eating healthy while others eat nothing or junk ( which theyre destroynin their metabs by doing anways ). i think alot of teenages and ppl in colllege dont really have a grasp on nutrition or health and dont really think about it in the right way, but it sounds like ur eating the right way so congrats an keep it up :) jus think in years how ul be super healthy from your great diet while theyll be not so healthy

I just wanted to offer you support and encouragement for having the strength of character to ignore the stupid behaviour or comments of others.  There's always someone out there trying to validate their own poor choices by trying to make it look like you're the one that's peculiar... If it's not the food you eat it's the fact that you don't drink or smoke or do drugs etc.   I never did drugs my whole time at college and boy did that make me a target for a few patronising remarks about choir-girls.... (But hey, I'm still here! Who's laughing now?...) 

Always have the courage of your own convictions and it'll serve you well.

Do remember that in the end, this is for you. You're smart enough to recognise you don't have to go to either extreme. Even if they comment and snark it isn't any of their business at the end of the day. It's your body, your life, and you're bright enough to treat it well. Don't feel pressured when you're already making the right choice. :]

Original Post by gi-jane:

I just wanted to offer you support and encouragement for having the strength of character to ignore the stupid behaviour or comments of others.  There's always someone out there trying to validate their own poor choices by trying to make it look like you're the one that's peculiar... If it's not the food you eat it's the fact that you don't drink or smoke or do drugs etc. 

Always have the courage of your own convictions and it'll serve you well.

 This is great advice! You know you don't want to follow the example of these immature girls who haven't developed healthy life skills yet. Recognize where their behaviors are coming from (immaturity, insecurity, lack of knowledge) and ignore their comments. Keep doing what works for you. Trust me, if you have mastered healthy eating, then the girls who haven't figured it out yet are jealous of you. They're still stuck in unhealthy, unhappy cycles like overeating or anorexia.