From Laurie, Age 13 - 4/29/02 - IP#: 67.82.119.xxx  
I was doing great I had lost almost 15 lbs (13 to be exact) and I was able to keep it off i went from a size 9 to a 7 and it felt great and i still fit in those 7 except only shorts for some reason i cant fit in a size 7 pants... pretty weird and it made me feel pretty badly too...It made me feel fatter than ever and i feel that i need a new diet plan... please dont write back telling me that i accomplished enough already cuz i just dont feel good about myself and i wont rest until i do!!! P.S. can anyone explain why maybe those jeans didnt fit me? could it be another reason? PPS- my All star cheerleading season is done.. any new ideas for exercise PLEASE HELP ME
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From Sarah, Age 13 - 4/29/02 - IP#: 64.12.103.xxx  
Oh my God!!!!!! Did you hear! Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys is on a diet! He just got a personal trainer, he sprints, lifts weight and does 5,000 ab crunces a day! He also watches what he eats and being the younges of the boys (even though the boys are calling it quits) he was actually a little fat from the beginning (nno offence if your a fan). He's going solo you know so of coarse he has to look good! Anyways if he can well I guess we can too! Love sarah!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Jesokah, Age 17 - 4/28/02 - IP#: 24.69.255.xxx  
ok i used to be very depressed but ever since my birthday came ive been very happy and i think it has led me to lose weight. i eat junk food like everyday and i used to be size 11 now im a size 7. weird ehh. i eat junk food and it helps me lose weight. is that right? well i still wanna lose weight so if ne one has ne tips on how to lose like 15lbs by summer id really appreciate it thankz
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From Ashley, Age 12 - 4/28/02 - IP#: 24.167.225.xxx  
Hi I am Ashley I posted a message a few days ago. I am on a diet because i am 20 pounds overweight. Well, I have a problem. I can't stick to my diet! And I need some exercises to tone my stomach. PLease help. Thanks!
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From Michelle, Age 14 - 4/28/02 - IP#: 63.168.28.xxx  
I was just reading over all your guy's messages, and I think it's great that we all want to help one another. But I think a lot of you are missing a major point. To loose weight, it takes a lifetime commitment. Once you get down to your goal weight, you have to work just as hard as you did to get there to maintain what you've accomplished. A lot of people just slack off, so make sure that when you go on a diet, you make sure it's not too hard for you, because most likely, your going to be doing it for the rest of your life. Oh, and a reply to the message about the skinny girls in the magazines, I definately know how that feels, I'm a red head with freckles (five foot one, and a size 13), but you know what, those girls are picked to represent a product because they are irregular, not because they represent the majority of the population which is over about a size 16 (women). I think it's great that some girls can be skinny naturally, but I'm naturally curvy, and I intend not to conform to anybody's idea of the "perfect woman" as long as I am healthy and feel good about myself. I hope you will consider that also. Good luck to all of you.
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From Ali, Age 14 - 4/28/02 - IP#: 205.188.200.xxx  
I should have put this on my last post, but I really want to thank Stephanie, Brandon, Jennifer, Michelle, and Allisa for replying to my old post. Stephanie, you should really read what they wrote. And thanks to you guys, for the past three days, I've held back my cravings, done more excersize, and truly not been as hungry. It's different, but I'm really happy. Thanks again! Anyone need help or if they want someone to lose weight with email me at Roo5spoons@aol.com!

From Ali, Age 14 - 4/28/02 - IP#: 205.188.200.xxx  
This may sound incredibly stupid, but if you're watching tv or listening to the radio, jog around your sofa or coffee table. Don't run or else you can't turn the edges very well. Also after dinner go for a jog around your block. If your block is small, run around two. You'll be tired but proud when you get back.
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From kristina, Age 14 - 4/28/02 - IP#: 217.39.39.xxx  
Hi everyone,i'm posting this because i'm concerned (sorry can't spell) about my friend Kelly, she's 14 like me,5"1 like me, but she weighs over 300lbs. But i don't think she cares as she doesn't care what she eats. I don't know how to tell her that i worry, she might take it the wrong way. But she does weigh herself (when she feels she's lost weight even though she's not on a diet), i have to help her because she cannot see the scales. 2 weeks ago she weighed 327.Everyone makes fun of her at school and i think it hurts me more than her. Please help me.
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From Jenny Lynn, Age 15 - 4/28/02 - IP#: 65.29.212.xxx  
Hey! You know im not the skinniest girl in school, nor the biggest but still have gotten names called, (im 15 147lbs.) anyways! i heard a quote which is awesome! "no one can make you feel inferior without your consent" for the younger crowd that means no one can make you feel down or bad without your willing to listen or take it in! Dont let people get to you..you are beautiful and handsome no matter how big or small you are!!!!!
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From nicole, Age 12 - 4/28/02 - IP#: 203.96.111.xxx  
does ne 1 look at a magazine (eg: girlfriend) and notice that EVERY chick is skinny and has perfect skin and blonde or bruntte hair and u just think i wish i could at least wear a bikini or just know wat it feels like to be slim and perfect teeth and stuff like them thats how i feel. i feel uncomfortable in the clothes i wear. plz if u have ne easy diets that r easy to stickto, plz help, im despret email me missy_blonde2000@hotmail.com or nicole_babe50@hotmail.com
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From Whitney, Age 12 - 4/28/02 - IP#: 64.12.102.xxx  
Hey! My name is Whitney. I'm 5'7" and weigh 180lbs. I'm just starting a diet so I don't have a sucess story yet, but I know I will. This is my plan: Drinking lots of water, eating at least 3 fruits or veggies a day,or basically watch what I eat alot more, and exercising at least every other day. Well I know its only a plan but I'm gonna make that plan reality. If anyone has any more tips or wants to give me some words of encoragement e-mail me at GlitterBabe750@aol.com
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From Brandon, Age 14 - 4/27/02 - IP#: 64.40.46.xxx  
for the soup, vegtable, fruit, steak 7 day variation diet, are you aloud to eat top romen or cup of noodles?
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From Brittni, Age 14 - 4/28/02 - IP#: 64.12.103.xxx  
hey every1 .im 14 yr. old girl and i am overweight. i know alot of people tell me dont worry it doesnt matter whats outside but within and its hard for me to look in the mirror and think of myself as a nobdy because i feel depressed about my body weight. i am goin to start this diet and im going to keep myself busy doing stuff to keep healthy. if any1 has any tips for me please reply back. thanx
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From Brandon, Age 14 - 4/27/02 - IP#: 64.40.46.xxx  
if you go on a diet your body will adjust to it and as soon as you quite the diet you will gain wieght really really fast, so thats why i preech the 5 meal plan, and lots of excersice that way you can eat great food and get healthy and not gain when the diet quites cause you wont want the diet to quit

From Emily, Age 11 - 4/28/02 - IP#: 24.134.200.xxx  
HEY!! if you think it is impossible to loose weight! your wrong! i was 143 when i was 9 and now i am 11 and 103 so you can do it just drink a lot of water and don't eat junk food!!!

From Brandon, Age 14 - 4/27/02 - IP#: 64.40.46.xxx  
Ok, about people saying that you should have just soup or salad. Sticking to one type of food is VERY UNHEALTHY. try eating five small meals throughout the day instead of 3, also, go home and eat throughout a normal day and count all the calories, then subtract 750 calories from that, if you eat that much its great for weight loss. and you should also eat a meal instead of snacks, have a sandwich(not peanut butter and jelly!, but ham cheese lettuce tamoto) and a glass of water, lots of water, the multiple meal thing speeds up your motabilism and you get energy throughout the hole day istead of 3 huge gulps of energy, because why would you wanted a 3rd of the days energy before you went to bed? also, go outside! eat afterschool, then play basketball, go swimming, or stay home and do pushups and situps inbeetween commercial breaks, a good work out is the key. And dont stop when your about to get tired stop working out when you cant go on, at all!!!!! Thats the key to success, its hard but it works!!!!! GOOD :LUCK