Hey, Alright listen. I weigh 179 lbs and I am 5'5" and of course I am 50lbs over weight but if people make fun of u bcuz of the way u look or how much u weigh, they need 2 look at themselves first. I just started a diet and it is the hardest thing for me to do because I L-O-V-E 2 eat food. Junk food, fast food, yummy food...any thing, I will try almost anything once and so far it's put me in a bad situation and I am only doing the whole diet thing because it makes me feel good. All my friends say I'm not fat, I'm tall so it "lengthens" it all out. But I have thick thighs and a bit of a gut. I would love to fit in small clothes and be like my best friend (who is not that helpful when she's like 4'10" and weighs 95-98 lbs and claims she's fat and she is a pig) but it only matters to YOU!!! If you feel good in your own skin. Tell everyone else to bite it and buzz off. Find some friends that may support u if u decide to go on a diet. Find someone you can look up 2 as a role model. Mine is Ludacris! He's hott so I can imagine if my stomach is slinked down then I might have a chance with him! Seeing he likes thicky thick legs I only need to get rid of the flab not the muscle! Have fun with it. Not some1 really skinny though cuz U might be built a little bit chunky and if u lose a lot of weight, u'll look anorexic and more peeps will b talkin' but if u r doing it for urself 4 self esteem or just cuz u wanna look good in a bathing suit then go ahead and do it. Here are some things I did in the past and I toned up and lost weight...believe it or not...cheerleading. Stretching and jumping and having fun is cool. I wouldn't b a cheerleader now but, hey it might b 4 u. Try crunches too. Lay flat on ur back and knees up on a chair or something higher than 2 feet off the ground and with ur hands on the back of your neck ,lift only your head up to the ceiling up 2 ur ribcage. Use ur lower stomach muscles to lift up ur head. Lower muscles not upper. It'll lose that little flabby pouch! And if u want to tighten and tone ur muscles in front of ur legs below ur knees...PLAY NINTENDO or Playstation or something. Sit it a chair with ur elbows on ur knees. Then weighing down ur body weight on ur knees lift up ur toes slowly up to ur ankle \- <=foot on the ground. => (ankle->)\/<-foot. This should make you foot and ankle into a "V" shape. Do this until it hurts and burns. It feels good it's not painfully. Ur muscles that u don't use are getting used now. Trust me. Do this all the time and that muscle will b rock hard. Mine are! Good Luck and don't let ANYONE bring u down. Keep ur head up!