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From Tiffani, Age 15 - 06/18/11 - IP#: 75.196.164.xxx  go to original board
Ht. 5'2", Start: 192 lb, Today: 200 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 125 lb - now that the summer is here it is going to be hard to lose weight because you are going to be bord but what will help is take a piece of paper and write down stuff you want to do with or with out anyone and check stuff off as you do it. That way you will stay away from the food and be active which will help you gain muscle and lose fat

Reply From Jessica, Age 15 - 04/19/11 - IP#: 71.0.107.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Write in your Dairy or call friends on the phone, pet your cat,dog, hamster, whatever fur pet you have in the house I do the lazier on the flashlight with my second cat. Put the timer for 15 miuntes that will help you from craving. Do walking, running, that will get boradness out. clean up the yard, gardening. helps, biking scoctering, rolling sakting, hikeing, jumping jacks, sit and up reachs, soft ball, scocer, horse back riding if your family can afforid, tennis, mile run, all this will make you less borad, and they will help you lose weight.

Reply From Rachel, Age 15 - 04/27/09 - IP#: 70.79.229.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I also eat when I'm bored..alot. I know how hard it is.My advice is exercise. It has really helped me alot. If you feel like you are bored and going for food, try finding something that turns your attention away from food

Reply From Rachel, Age 15 - 04/27/09 - IP#: 70.79.229.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I also eat when I'm bored..alot. I know how hard it is.My advice is exercise. It has really helped me alot. If you feel like you are bored and going for food, try finding something that turns your attention away from food

Reply From Kaylee, Age 14 - 06/16/06 - IP#: 66.82.9.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I'm trying to break the habbit of eating out of boredom myself. Over break I just stay one the computer or active so I don't over eat. Like today I'm going camping. I will be camping until sunday. Just getting out and keeping busy keeps me from over eating.

From Amanda, Age 15 - 07/08/04 - IP#: 65.11.55.xxx  go to original board
Woo dance was a work out tonight and it's so so so so much fun! Guess what?........... I passed to level 6! My diet is going really good for the first 3 days. I'm a whole lot more active now and the house is getting clean plus I'm getting paid to do it. Water is one of my new best friends when ever I'm bored I just drink water water is good I'm really hyper but I gotta go to sleep good night to all and I hope ur having as much fun as I am! ^_^ Peace~Amanda

Reply From beth, Age 14 - 06/13/04 - IP#: 195.93.32.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I'm the same but i'm 5 ft 8 and 210lbs i eat when i'm bored shall we try tpo play more sports or get an exersise tape which will make us feel better, when u enetr pubity u need tp exersise ure body or u will be less likely to have children! comne on hun, we can do this!

From Hey Tiara is my name, Age 14 - 12/28/03 - IP#: 64.118.40.xxx  go to original board
Thanx rachel i will start adding on ten sit up each week.Does anybod have any advise to me? Congrat to everybody who has lost weight. And I hope people keep losing it.And if you are bored and you go to eat something and you don't feel like exercising or cant exercise or something like that... have you ever tryed reading a seventeen magazine or any kind of magazine or book? it works great 4 me if i get a craving and can't go out side and play basketball or anything else. You guys are doing great keep it up.

Reply From ashli, Age 14 - 11/26/03 - IP#: 80.3.0.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey wen u bored from exercising put sum music on! it so helps!

Reply From ashli, Age 14 - 11/26/03 - IP#: 80.3.0.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey wen u bored from exercising put sum music on! it so helps!

From Someone, Age 14 - 06/08/03 - IP#: 66.188.236.xxx  go to original board
Start: 177 lb, Today: 165 lb - I'm just posting this because i'm proud, and some very simple tips. At the beginning of the summer i weighed in at 177 pounds. I hated myself, i had this huge stomach, and it was just awful. Well over the summer i decided i wanted to try to lose weight, so i just didn't eat as much. It's all about self control. Usually i gain 10 to 20 pounds over summer, that's because when i'm bored i would just eat. Well this summer i just would go do something else if i was bored, and not snack. I just weighed myself today, expecting to see 180 or something, but to my delight i saw 165! I lost 12 pounds this summer! Self control is the key.

From Someone, Age 14 - 06/08/03 - IP#: 66.188.236.xxx  go to original board
Start: 177 lb, Today: 165 lb - I'm just posting this because i'm proud, and some very simple tips. At the beginning of the summer i weighed in at 177 pounds. I hated myself, i had this huge stomach, and it was just awful. Well over the summer i decided i wanted to try to lose weight, so i just didn't eat as much. It's all about self control. Usually i gain 10 to 20 pounds over summer, that's because when i'm bored i would just eat. Well this summer i just would go do something else if i was bored, and not snack. I just weighed myself today, expecting to see 180 or something, but to my delight i saw 165! I lost 12 pounds this summer! Self control is the key.

Reply From Ellie, Age 15 - 02/21/03 - IP#: 132.241.65.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
The first thing you need to tell your self is that you are not a pig, no matter how bad you believe it. Eating is a natural pleasure to humans, so thats why we tend to do it when we get bored. Before you pick up something to eat, ask yourself if you are really hungry or just bored. If you are hungry, dig in, but if not, go do something to get your blood flowing like use a jump rope, or go dance in your room. If you are to tired then treat yourself to a manicure or go read a magazine, anything to keep your mind away from eating. A lot of people make lists of things they like to do and when they are bored they put the list to work. You have an amazing amount of power in you, you just have to use it. Know that someone out here believes in you(corny i know but true none the less:)

Reply From Ellie, Age 15 - 02/21/03 - IP#: 132.241.65.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
The first thing you need to tell your self is that you are not a pig, no matter how bad you believe it. Eating is a natural pleasure to humans, so thats why we tend to do it when we get bored. Before you pick up something to eat, ask yourself if you are really hungry or just bored. If you are hungry, dig in, but if not, go do something to get your blood flowing like use a jump rope, or go dance in your room. If you are to tired then treat yourself to a manicure or go read a magazine, anything to keep your mind away from eating. A lot of people make lists of things they like to do and when they are bored they put the list to work. You have an amazing amount of power in you, you just have to use it. Know that someone out here believes in you(corny i know but true none the less:)

Reply From rachel, Age 14 - 03/13/02 - IP#: 216.142.233.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
i know what you mean. with all this extra time on your hands what else is there to do but mingle in front of the fridge? over the holidays this is the perfect time to test yourself, play little games with yourself. ask yourself, can i go a whole week with out eating a single bag of chips? (anything will work if you like it enough) set yourself a goal and if you reach that goal give yourself a big reward. the next week, make it harder, say, no chips and no soda and no lollies. make a big deal out of it, mark it on the calendar with a fat red marker. i played this game last holidays and it works!!!!! i didnt gain a single kilo, but i did keep exercising, so that would have played a big part, hope this works as well as it has for me with you, keep me posted