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Reply From Adriana, Age 13 - 02/17/03 - IP#: 205.188.209.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Hey! You know what I do? Whenever I see a pizza or some junk food, I say 'Do I want to gain 10 lbs?!' And I won't want it anymore, lol. I don't know, that's just what I do! Hope I've helped...in some way lol.

Reply From Adriana, Age 13 - 02/17/03 - IP#: 205.188.209.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Hey! You know what I do? Whenever I see a pizza or some junk food, I say 'Do I want to gain 10 lbs?!' And I won't want it anymore, lol. I don't know, that's just what I do! Hope I've helped...in some way lol.

From lauren, Age 12 - 02/08/03 - IP#: 24.243.149.xxx  go to original board
okay well yesterday i put a message up saying that a girl "motivated" me well since you want to know what she said to motivate me then ill tell you guys. she called me fat and everyone says that shes bigger than me so that got me really mad and i havent talked to her since, she keeps apoligizing but im not going to forgive her. i mean me and my friends joke around all the time but when it comes to weight its not really funny so now everytime im doing situps or pushups or running and im really tired and it feels like i can do anymore, i just think of what she said and that really gets me going! well thanks for the tips if you guys have anymore then just email me at xtreme1jnh7390@hotmail.com

From lauren, Age 12 - 02/08/03 - IP#: 24.243.149.xxx  go to original board
okay well yesterday i put a message up saying that a girl "motivated" me well since you want to know what she said to motivate me then ill tell you guys. she called me fat and everyone says that shes bigger than me so that got me really mad and i havent talked to her since, she keeps apoligizing but im not going to forgive her. i mean me and my friends joke around all the time but when it comes to weight its not really funny so now everytime im doing situps or pushups or running and im really tired and it feels like i can do anymore, i just think of what she said and that really gets me going! well thanks for the tips if you guys have anymore then just email me at xtreme1jnh7390@hotmail.com

Reply From Daisy, Age 12 - 02/03/03 - IP#: 152.163.197.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Maybe this will help. Think that junk food is a drug. The same way you would say no to drugs, say no to junk food. Ask yourself, " Is it worth it?". There's no food that tastes better than being thin!

Reply From Daisy, Age 12 - 02/03/03 - IP#: 152.163.197.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Maybe this will help. Think that junk food is a drug. The same way you would say no to drugs, say no to junk food. Ask yourself, " Is it worth it?". There's no food that tastes better than being thin!

From manda jh - 02/01/03 - IP#: 205.188.195.xxx  go to original board
Hey...I'm doing really well with school and having a lot of fun hanging out with friends. So life is good, I just need to journal what I eat, I exercise good, I need someone more to email me to ask if I journaled, make me feel guilty if I hadn't. Anyone willing? ;-)
-sunny680ajh@aol.com

Reply From CHIERSTIN, Age 11 - 12/20/02 - IP#: 24.154.2.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I THINK YOU SHUOLD TAKE ALL THE YAERS THAT YOU WERE OVER WIEGHT AND LOOK BACK AT ALL THE TIMES YOU HAVE BEEN DISCUORAGED ABOUT YOUR WIEGHT OR MAYBE ALL THE TIMES YOU HAVE BEEN TEASED ,IF YOU HAVE BEEN TEASED AT ALL. AND EVERY TIME YOU ARE TEMPTED TO EAT SOMETHING UNHEALTHY THINK OF ALL OF THAT AND IT MIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND.

From natalie, Age 13 - 12/05/02 - IP#: 65.238.28.xxx  go to original board
Hey! i'm looking for someone to be a weight loss buddy. i weigh 138 and i'm 5'6. i'm trying right now to do excercise for 20 min every day. do u need support like i do? if you do email me @ bloomfreak@onecooldude.com Thanx!

Reply From Taylor, Age 12 - 12/03/02 - IP#: 198.81.26.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I'm 147 and i'm 5'6". I want to wear those cute little shirts and pants too. Right now, I'm losing weight with ny mom. We're excersicing together. My goal is 125. It' helps to do it with someone

From SammyR, Age 13 - 11/16/02 - IP#: 68.45.164.xxx  go to original board
Hi everyone! I need some help. I've been overweight pretty much my whole life, and I'm so tired of it. I try to lose weight but it's so hard to try and keep away from food. I'd really like a buddy to email to help me through this, and I'd be happy to help them as well. My email is aerogirl@crazysexycool.com so if anyone's interested I'd love to hear from you. ~*Losta luv to y'all*~

From Sheena`, Age 12 - 09/29/02 - IP#: 24.243.167.xxx  go to original board
Hey everybody, I just wanted to say that I will be starting my diet tomorrow, Monday, September 30, 2002. I am just getting started. My mom went on-line to try and get me motivated to loose some weight. I am about 5 ft 2 and I weigh 155 lbs. I realize I am overweight. I wanted to let you know that I was starting my diet program thanks to all of the inspirational stories that I have read on the website. I did write down some of your e-mail addresses and will be e-mailing you for inspiration and motivation. Please e-mail me with any advise on how to eat, what to eat, what kind of exercises work the best, and anything else you can think of that I may need. I did try out for cheerleading this year and I made it so I am kind of active but pretty lazy when I'm not on the field. Thanks for all your help. E-mail me at smcnair1@jam.rr.com

Reply From henry, Age 13 - 09/17/02 - IP#: 14.165.157.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
way to go brian. I gotta catch up to u on the walking thing and the cuttin in half thing to. u r inpspiring the rest of us. - h.

From Ashley, Age 12 - 11/02/01 - IP#: 63.31.136.xxx  go to original board
Hi My name is Ashley and I'm from a small town in Kentucky! I'm on the verge of being "over-weight" and I've promised myself that I'm not going to let this happen! I started my own personalized diet today and I'll update on this page what happens in the next week or so. I weigh 147 lbs. and I'm hoping to get down to about 110 or 115 lbs. I've longed to be this size my whole life. I've always been bigger than the other kids in my classes. This year I hope to change that! The success stories pages have really inspired me to lose weight. I'm going to try my best to stick with my diet plan and lose the weight that I want to lose. Thanks for your inspiring words. Oh if you have any suggestions on how I can lose weight please send them to me at trojanz_cheerchic_03@hotmail.com ....Your suggestions will be GREATLY appreciated!! Sincerely, ~Ashley~

Reply From Cody, Age 13 - 08/23/01 - IP#: 204.248.150.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Andrea's right. You shouldn't lose it FAST. If you try to lose 2 to 5 lbs a week, when you get to where you want to weigh, it will stay off. I need to lose 150 lbs and I know exactly how you feel. And it's so hard because I just want to sit and play my Playstation. But my mom helped me get into the habit of eating right (we steam or BBQ almost everything). I have gotten used to never eating anything that is fried and I love Burger King frnech fries. But the biggest and the HARDEST was getting my butt up and moving. Walk around the block, scooter, dance, play with my dogs, anything you want. After a while, you just get used to NOT sitting so much and like I've been telling others, I drink TONS of ice water and chew sugarless gum. It makes my mind think its eating until the urge to eat goes away. My mom also told me to remember "I control my body... it does NOT control me" I... (view more)