FekketCantenel

I’ve never had a habit of brushing my teeth every day, and it shows: my teeth are yellowish, and I might have cavities.

Starting today, I want to remember and force myself to brush my teeth every morning. After thirty days of that, I’ll supposedly have built up a habit. The Joe’s Goals site will be helpful in keeping track.

It’s a surprisingly-hard thing to master, and I really wish my parents had forced me into it when I was little. Here’s hoping it’s not impossible for an adult to learn.

I’m almost nineteen, female, 5’0” (152cm), and have weighed a steady 81lbs (37kg) for the past two or three years. I’ve been accurately described as ‘fairy-like’.

I’m small and easy to push around, and I hate it. I also can’t stand it when well-meaning people at church comment that I need to eat more.

I’ve tried on and off over the past few years, but I rarely have any appetite. I almost always skip breakfast, and skip lunch about half the time. Dinner is my only steady meal, because I eat it with my family.

I also can’t seem to form an exercise habit, and have a sedentary lifestyle.

I’ve mostly given up on ever gaining fifteen, ten, or even five pounds. I can’t seem to even gain one.

Echoing what MochaMint said, I wish there was more material out there for this sort of problem. The most I can find is guides for athletes on how to build muscle mass.

I’ve been homeschooled all my life. My dad neglected the entire thing from sixth grade onward, and before that, never believed in giving grades.

Ever since middle school, I’ve tried schooling and grading myself, but it was always frustrating and I always gave up.

Now I’m almost nineteen, and while I supposedly graduated last year, I have no diploma. And now I really don’t care. If I wind up needing one, I could probably pass the GED.

I wish I could say that I got good grades in school. The truth is, I didn’t get any.