From Laura, Age 14 - 07/22/01 - IP#: 62.31.65.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Hi all, this is gonna be a long message, but I really need to say it all. Ok, way back at the beginning of May, I was 150lbs, well, over a 3 day trip to London I put on 7lbs, and my gain has continued, and I'm now 214!!! And, the worst bit, (well, second worst actually) is that all my friends are thin: Alissa - 98lbs, Sam - 121lbs Suanne - 117lbs Chris(tina) - 134lbs and Cat - 126lbs. But I used to be the fittest of them all, now I sometimes have difficulty getting out of chairs! But the worst bit is (I want your opinions on this) is that I think that one of my friends is making me fat on purpose. Cos whenever I ring her up and ask if she'd like to come to the gym, she'll say nah, come wih me into town and then she'll buy us both HUGE meals at McDonald's or somewhere, and then hardly touch hers and give them all to me. And whenever I'm at her house, there are tonnes of snacks lying about, and they'e all my favourites! So, anyway, thats my story. Laura (laura669@altavista.com)
Reply From Leila, Age 14 - 07/22/01 show message replied to go to original board
Ohhh..the same thing happens with my friend Erin. She's like 105 pounds, pretty tiny. And she'd always fix me HUGE meals, and she wouldnt eat hers and offer it to me. I don't know if your friend is doing that on purpose or if that's just what your thinking from all of it. But if she turns you down to go to the gym, and asks you to go out, tell her no, that you really do need to go. Or if you do decide to go out, pick out your own meal, something not too heavy, and eat realllllly slow, so you will get full faster and not want to eat as much.
From Maia, Age 12 - 06/25/01 - IP#: 64.160.45.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
I used to be on steroids for a disease i have. The steroids increase appetite and make your face chubby. I had no control over my appetite. Unlike a lot of what is said here, they were not cravings, it was hunger. I always used to come home crying because people called me fat and I had no control over it. I was 12 years old, 5'0" and 125 lbs, which is quite overweight for someone who normally weighs 87 lbs. When I refused to take the steroids I threw up nonstop for days! But I preferred that over being fat. Luckily I found another medicine, and now I am cured! But I can't seem to lose the weight. I don't eat much at all and I exercise some but I weigh 107 lbs and I weighed 87 lbs before the steroids! I am so ashamed of my weight and I have to wear clothes I don't like just so that my fat doesn't show! When looking at the site it says eat less, but if I eat any less I will not get enough vitamins! Does anyone have any advice?
Reply From Kerri, Age 15 - 06/25/01 show message replied to go to original board
I had a similar problem.
My friends and i made a sort of ''club'' where we would make sure each other exercised and ate healthy...not starving our selves.
Try it!
(or a good thing to do for motivation is to get your parents to pay you $1 every pound you lose..if they will)
From brq, Age 13 - 06/20/01 - IP#: 65.25.231.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
hi i am 144 lb and 5'8" im not that fat but i hav a belly and soft thighs. it bothers me when i go swimmin @ my friend's house, because hes like 130 and i hav a belly and am 15 lbs fatter than him. i had to borrow his swim suit once and it was too small and i looked really chubby. id like to lose 2-3 lbs but exercise is hard. thanx
Reply From hearts, Age 14 - 06/21/01 show message replied to go to original board
If this is any help....I had a huge crush just recently on a guy who sounds kinda like yourself and even though im a little bit heavier, im not fat and i have plenty of my own admirers but the point is, I liked someone who had a very very pudgy stomach and i still thought he was hot......dont give up!!!!!
From Elizabeth, Age 16 - 05/15/01 - IP#: 211.216.216.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Hey.. ppl I am not like fat or anything but I just dont like the way I look in some clothes and stuff. and alot of my friends are like bones and I feel like a monster next to them does anyone else have this problem?
Reply From Melissa, Age 15 - 05/18/01 show message replied to go to original board
Yeah I totally know what you mean, I get it too...What I've found is that I have to stop comparing myself to other people, and it might help you to do it too.. I know its hard when all your friends walk around like sticks and ya feel fat (cause thats what I feel like), but you've gotta realise that its not HOW you look, but WHO you are that they're going to like.. of course you have to respect your body, by eating healthy and excersising and stuff..So try and find the good aspects of YOUR body, instead of everyone elses:)
From Kara, Age 13 - 01/13/01 - IP#: 172.139.73.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
I have always been really overweight, since I was a baby. I do try to diet but I just end up eating everythig insight. I really want a boyfriend but no-one seems interested, because of my appearance. They just assume that I'm a lazy slob pigging out on everything I see. I weigh about 150 pounds. We had to do this test with the school nurse where she weighs you and tells you if your healthy. She was really shocked when she saw how much I weighed and it was so embarrassing coz my two friends were there as well. I just want to go on a healthy diet which will work. Any suggestions??
Reply From K8, Age 14 - 04/01/01 show message replied to go to original board
Hey hun,
You say that you want a boyfriend, that's great but a guy should like you for who you are not what you look like yeah it would be nice to look great cus that is people's first impression of you, but let me tell you again it is what's in your heart and head not how skinny you are. But the key to losing weight is love your self and eat like it. Just eat what feels good not what tastes good. Eat cus you are hungary not because it tastes good. Just keep trying you can do it.
From nessa, Age 12 - 11/08/00 - IP#: 198.26.123.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
hey guys im a short 5'0 girl that wighs 140 lbs. i want to know if anyone knows any way 2 loss weight instead of diets ive tried and tried 2 loose weight its hard i remeber i use 2 weigh 150 i wenyt 2 132 but now im back at 140 its soooo hard. i get soo fed up that i either eat alot or dont even eat but the thing is i really dont eat alot! i know im into the mc donalds and stuff but thats not all the time. i really wanna lose weight becaus i need a guy its hard 2 get a guy with my looks. i have dated guys but like for 3 or 4 days. just its hard everyone holding hands in school wit someone and kissing and me with no one. right now my ex bf said he didnt miss out anything but just a bunch of fat!come one u know how much that hurt me! just please help me i want to look good next year for my 8th grade dance i want people to be liek omg she looks hot! so can u guys help me please *need help*
Reply From Ariel, Age 14 - 11/13/00 show message replied to go to original board
I don't want guys to notice me because I look good, but I know what you mean about losing weight being hard. You have to have the will power and really want to lose weight to do so. I started an exercise program from a magazine called JUMP. In every issue they have something about exercising and people like us losing weight. Maybe it'll help. I've lost six pounds so far, and I haven't put it back on. That's the important part. Don't rush your weight loss. If you do it slowly, you probably won't put it back on again. Also, drink a lot of water. It helps! Honest!
Just remember that people who make fun of you aren't people who would be good friends. They're people who are judgemental. Don't ever be that way. Well, good luck! :)
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