Expert: Gerri Helms - 9/14/2008

Question
My weight changes really fast i can go from 120 pounds to ten pounds over night i don't think its that healthy for the past 6 months i was always 120 and now for about the past month i went from 120 to 115 over a weekend and then i went back up to 120 and then down to 115 continously and now I'm currently at 110 i can see the diffence in my tummy fat but i still have giant thighs is their anyway i can maybe loose some weight off my thighs like i do off my stomach cause this is really weird

Answer
Dear Alanna,
Weight can fluctuate a lot over a few days, especially for women with our tendency to bloat around our cycles. How often do you weigh yourself? Perhaps if you just weighed once a week, or even once a month, you'd have a better guide than the frustration of daily weight swings.

I doubt if you have giant thighs if you only weigh 115. How tall are you? it may be that you have a distorted body image, which may be indicative of anorexia. If you'd like to talk more about this, feel free to email me at Lifecoachgerri@aol.com