Make sure they check your vitamin levels. B12 to be exact. I take shots regularly because they found that I developed pernicious anemia. It runs in my family. Make sure they test your thyroid, look for autoimmune diseases which sneak up on women when they start perimenopause too.
I think women in America all have that anorexia story. I am 5’7” and weighed 112 when I got married. I have never had a healthy relationship with my weight. Though today I refuse to step on a scale unless before surgery and. Then won’t look. I must not be the only one, the nurses don’t bat an eye when I look away.
I think we all need to eat more non processed foods, exercise more and get outside. We would all feel better in general.
I read that article and a lot of it resonated. I also got my period at age 10 and I was probably my full height of 5’4 1/2” before age 13. I was probably “mildly” anorexic by that age. I don’t remember any doctor telling me I was overweight, though. But I saw my cute little classmates in my all girls school and I wanted to look like them, which of course was impossible. I was also awkward, didn’t fit in etc..All of my four daughters followed a similar pattern. I like to think they had it a little bit easier, having each other. Also none of them were anorexic. I was a bit of an outcast but nobody was overtly cruel to me growing up. I attribute this to being in a religious environment, which definitely has its downsides but in which there was a strong emphasis on being kind to others. Now my daughter is concerned that my seven year old granddaughter will develop very early (she’s already showing some signs). She probably will but I think my daughter is better equipped than I was to help her through it. Also I have never seen a more happy go lucky child than my granddaughter, which must come from my son in law’s side of the family. Luckily, being in a religious school, nobody will ever try to convince her that she’s really a boy.
Make sure they check your vitamin levels. B12 to be exact. I take shots regularly because they found that I developed pernicious anemia. It runs in my family. Make sure they test your thyroid, look for autoimmune diseases which sneak up on women when they start perimenopause too.
I think women in America all have that anorexia story. I am 5’7” and weighed 112 when I got married. I have never had a healthy relationship with my weight. Though today I refuse to step on a scale unless before surgery and. Then won’t look. I must not be the only one, the nurses don’t bat an eye when I look away.
I think we all need to eat more non processed foods, exercise more and get outside. We would all feel better in general.
I read that article and a lot of it resonated. I also got my period at age 10 and I was probably my full height of 5’4 1/2” before age 13. I was probably “mildly” anorexic by that age. I don’t remember any doctor telling me I was overweight, though. But I saw my cute little classmates in my all girls school and I wanted to look like them, which of course was impossible. I was also awkward, didn’t fit in etc..All of my four daughters followed a similar pattern. I like to think they had it a little bit easier, having each other. Also none of them were anorexic. I was a bit of an outcast but nobody was overtly cruel to me growing up. I attribute this to being in a religious environment, which definitely has its downsides but in which there was a strong emphasis on being kind to others. Now my daughter is concerned that my seven year old granddaughter will develop very early (she’s already showing some signs). She probably will but I think my daughter is better equipped than I was to help her through it. Also I have never seen a more happy go lucky child than my granddaughter, which must come from my son in law’s side of the family. Luckily, being in a religious school, nobody will ever try to convince her that she’s really a boy.
Our society's weight obsession has unfairly and disproportionately impacted women and young women in particular. It's awful.
"My doctor told me that my weight was too much for my age."
That's a stupid doctor; you were not overweight for your height.
Go to the NAMS (No. Amer. Menop. Society: menopause.org) website & search for a certified menopause provider. There ought to be at least one in Phila.