Weight on the mind

Question
Hi I went on a diet back in like aprilish of this year. I was weighing at around 175 lbs. I am a 17 year old male 5 feet 11 inches tall. Now I weigh around 138. I'm pretty proud of myself but I can't stop thinking about my weight. Right now the doctor says I have a little bit of gynecomastia so at angles I might not look as thin as I am. I'm so uptight with my weight I'm always counting how many calories I eat a day and everything like that. I can't put a single thing in my mouth without thinking about it. In ways its good but in other ways its driving me insane. At the rate I'm eating I will probably keep loosing weight. However I think 138 is pretty thin wouldn't you agree? I don't think many males my age would want to lose anymore weight. I'm sure a lot of them would probably want to gain weight but I don't want to be big and buff. So how can I stop thinking about it so much? How can I stop looking in the mirror every time I walk past the bath room. Or take pictures of myself to see how I look. I almost act as though my body's shape changes everyday. Its annoying because I know 138 is thin and if I were to loose anymore weight I would be considered underweight but when I take pictures of myself or look in the mirror I am never that pleased.

Answer
Hello Steve,
I wish there was an easy answer for me to give you but there isn't.  What you REALLY need to do is talk to your doctor about how you are feeling mentally about your weight.  This sounds like something you have really become obsessed about and it sounds like it is making you unhappy!  Talking it out can help to relieve some of that stress and to get some helpful feedback!  It may be something that you have to work on and probably won't be something you can change overnight.  But the most important thing is to get some help and to not be afraid or ashamed to ask for it!  Taking care of the problem NOW will help it from becoming an even bigger problem down the line.  Half the battle is realizing that the way you are thinking is not quite right and you have realized that.  So your next step is to find someone to talk to about it!  Seeing your doctor would be a great first step!  Be honest with him/her so that they can help you in the best way they can!
Good luck,
Kim Tessmer, RD LD

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