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From Amy, Age 17 - 10/16/04 - IP#: 64.12.116.xxx  go to original board
Hey Guys.. I love you all.. I just started comin on this site this past week.. n now I catch myself coming on 4-5 times a day 2 check what people had 2 say.. and now.. I feel motivated.. and Im taking my dog for a long walk n then doin aan excercise tape.. I FINALLY believe I can do this.. and it feels so good.. THANK YOU.. n trust me Ill keep coming on n lettin ya know how im doing..:-D If ya wanna talk outside this.. My s/n is XxSeXyShOrTy17xX..(@aol.com..for email)
~AmY~

From Heatherr, Age 14 - 09/22/04 - IP#: 68.56.152.xxx  go to original board
KRISSY, do u wanna compete?? we are botbh really overweight and it would make it easier on us.

From Kaila, Age 14 - 08/01/04 - IP#: 64.66.192.xxx  go to original board
Hi everyone, all my life i have considered myself overweight. i never seemed to care about it until about my 8th grade year. i had been lookin at pics of myself while playing basketball and i realized how much i hated the way i looked. so i sat down with my mom and stepdad and they talked to me telling me that i could make a change, and so i did. my motivation was, i am embarassed to admit, money that i would get from my parents if i lost a certain amount of weight. Then, i weighed 200 lbs!! now, i have lost between 40 and 48 lbs, and i weigh between 150 and 158. i am definitly happy that i have lost this weight, but i need to lose mayb 10 pounds and i would b ecstatic. i need the support and any ideas from ppl!!! thank u soooo much!

From Kaitlyn, Age 14 - 07/24/04 - IP#: 216.74.216.xxx  go to original board
I did bad for breakfast! But I am going to do good for the rest of the day and if I do, I am going to go get a magazine and some gum, that always makes me happy, plus my mom and I are going camping sun-tues and I will need something to read, and we are going to the store to get stuff for it tonight!

From hey, Age 16 - 07/21/04 - IP#: 195.93.32.xxx  go to original board
hiya to encourage myself not 2 snack i look through all my thin clothes that i will be wearing in like a 2 months try it.

From miss. understood, Age 14 - 07/18/04 - IP#: 64.212.141.xxx  go to original board
hey here's a great idea to stay motivated. cut out pictures from magazines of like model's or like "your future body" i say. like one picture for every pound you loose. then print out the weight number. so like on picture would say 148, then 147 and so on until your goal. then for every pound you loose stick that picture on you wall where you can see it. that way you stay motivated and still decorate your wall at the same time. so far for me i have 3 pictures on my wall cause i've lost 3lbs since i've started this fantastic idea. you guys should do it to. all you need is a magazine and tape!

From Tori, Age 15 - 07/04/04 - IP#: 207.69.137.xxx  go to original board
i just finished working out wiht my slim in 6 video. I posted before saying I had no motivation, and I really didn't. But I just popped the tape in and said to myself "5 minutes" and if i don't feel like doing it anymore I won't. Well it is true what they say, after just 5 to 10 minutes of working out you start to feel more engergized and willing to work out (crazy I know). I realize that my motavation should be feeling like this- the great feeling you get after you just worked out. So for everyone who has days they don't feel like working out, give yourself the time of just 2 songs on the radio to get your heart rate up and you'll feel like doing even more. Even if you don't thats an extra 50 calories burned!

From Samantha, Age 15 - 07/02/04 - IP#: 12.108.100.xxx  go to original board
Because motivation is a must in exercising, does anyone want to start a little group where we check in every weekened or so and tell how many pounds we lost and how things are going? If so e-mail me at Selenafan@pa.net

Reply From Jacquie, Age 15 - 06/30/04 - IP#: 4.158.36.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
i know how you feel my grandmother would say thing like your fat and dont eat that or you cant wear that she might not know hows shes hurting you mine dosent and i never told her but use the sadness as a reson to get up and move your feet e-mail me or im me im there for you Frenchblackrose@yahoo.com

From Colin, Age 16 - 03/29/04 - IP#: 205.188.116.xxx  go to original board
Hey guys whats up? I just wanted 2 tell you guys that it is easy 2 lose weight but you just need motivation...such as me...ill explain...well the most I ever weighed was 250 lbs...I was 15 then and I was about 5,6''...now I am 5,8'' and 199lbs... It was all because the most beautiful girl in the world had a crush on me...I dont know why but she did...she is thin and I thought I would make her life the greatest a woman has ever had by being the best I could....I know 50 pounds in a year doesnt sound like alot but I also grew 2 inches and you guys have time...so just stick with it and dont lose alot of weight at once like I have...such as 30 pounds in a month...you feel really sick and it is easy to gain it back...so just be confident guys...YOU WILL LOSE THE WEIGHT IF YOU EXERCISE AND EAT RIGHT...By the way...dont weigh in more than twice a week

From *Julie*, Age 14 - 03/19/04 - IP#: 24.237.48.xxx  go to original board
QUESS WHAT?!?!?!?!?! i have joined a over wieght teend class and i really like it... i think that i have already lost five pounds form it...its really cool!

From Melissa, Age 15 - 02/03/04 - IP#: 24.107.14.xxx  go to original board
I was estactic this morning when I stepped onto the scale! I truly couldn't have been happier than I was seeing 223.5 flash up when last friday when I weighed myself it was 227.5. This diet program with my friend has shown me results faster than anything adn I think its because I'm working with a friend and we are having fun keeping each other in check. Probably my best advice for anyone is to diet with a friend-possibly one near you.

From Joanna, Age 16 - 01/27/04 - IP#: 209.177.34.xxx  go to original board
Why is loosing weight soooooo slow!?? Its driving me insane, ecspecially since I don't have a scale (I have to buy one) instead I keep measuring my self.... I actually bought myself a mini skirt to keep me motivated and its actually working,. but I promised myself I would return it if I dont loose anymore weight in the next 2 weeks

From Hillary, Age 16 - 01/24/04 - IP#: 67.35.39.xxx  go to original board
Hey yall. Ok so I just took pictures of myself, wit my digitalcamera, in my underwear(no not sexually) but to see what i really look like. i was so distraught!!! i mean, its really an eyeopener. i am totally motivated now. not only do i have a weight goal, i have lil goals like i dont want my stomach to go out past my boobs anymore and i def dont want my lovehandles. so ill do excercises to get rid of those. i made a deal with myself that for every 8-10 lbs i lose, i will take another set of photos-that way i can see how much ive improved. by the end, itll be like having my own set of before and after pictures and i will be SO proud. yall should try this, its so motivational. ok well ima ride for tonite. i got church in tha mornin lol bye and good luck 2 yall

Reply From jasmine, Age 14 - 01/24/04 - IP#: 64.202.1.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey dude well im the same hight and i was 200 pounds now im like 195 all i did was like run for 10 minutes and walk for 20 on the treadmill or outside i just ate when i was hungry but sometimes i couldnet help myself so i ate a lot and like i do 100 curnches a day so like make a chart of what excersices you want to do that what i did and it help me