From Lucy, Age 19 - 05/14/11 - IP#: 69.242.9.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'6", Start: 208 lb, Today: 160 lb (BMI %tile: 83), Goal: 125 lb - Hey guys, I've been in a terrible funk for a couple months now. I seriously don't know what is wrong with me. I cannot stop eating, it feels like it's not even me doing it. I keep just eating everything and anything all the time and I have NO SELF CONTROL whatsoever. I am starting to seriously disgust myself. I have no idea how to stop it, I keep telling myself everyday "today will be the day, im gonna eat healthy and go for a run" and everyday ends the same, it's like im possessed. the thing that sucks the most is i know how great i would feel if i started being healthy and exercising daily but I still continue to make myself feel terrible and sick and miserable. I am so sick of dealing with weight issues, I feel like my whole life has revolved around my eating habits and disorders. I just want to live a normal life and think about other things besides my weight and food and exercise. i am in such an awful state of mind. For awhile I was losing weight, my lowest so far was 146 but now im back up to 160 possibly more because I have been eating so much and I havent weighed myself. I just want to go back to how I was when I lost all the weight before, but I dont even know how I did it then. I mean I know what I did to lose the weight..I just dont know what state my head was in to be able to do that and not cheat and to exercise all the time. I want this so bad. I just want to be happy. I'm sorry, these are just scattered thoughts I'm typing really fast... Im just so sad. any comments would be greatly appreciated. I just need to talk to someone :'(
Reply From Michelin, Age 19 - 06/01/11 - IP#: 68.173.163.xxx show message replied to go to original board
Hey girl! Junior year of high school, my weight was 227 pounds, and I am currently at 153. I went through periods of healthy dieting and exercising and periods of time where I controlled my diet and unhealthily starved myself. I can finally say, after about 1 year of maintaining this weight, that I have developed a healthy relationship with food and myself. I want you to know that any change you want can come directly from your thoughts. I know this whole thing sounds corny BUT if you start to believe that you genuinely do have control over yourself, you will! Everyday when you wake up, take 5 minutes to support yourself and just say "everyday in every way, I am getting better and better." I promise you, your actions will follow your thoughts. We are all here for you. and everything will be better if you take it one step at a time and just HAVE SOME FAITH IN YOURSELF! Good luck, and if you'd like to correspond with me so we can go on this journey together, I'd be honored!
From Nicole, Age 18 - 10/31/10 - IP#: 98.195.142.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'3", Start: 216 lb, Today: 216 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 150 lb - Okay, first off let me say that i think every person who is overweight is beautiful just the way they are. I've read many entry's in here where people are so ashamed of themselves and they shouldn't be. I've been overweight my entire life and i'm completely okay with myself. I'm confident in who i am and have no shame in my body. I get that when it comes to shopping, you can't always get the cute clothes and end up having to settle for something that fits, even if you don't like it. i've been there, i'm still there in fact. but you must remember that you are you for a reason. So i don't anyone downing themselves because they're overweight. You can do anything smaller people can do. Despite my size, I'm on my high school's dance team and i'm an amazing dancer. (i'm not trying to be cocky or anything, promise.) But i've been told by many people this, anyways, i have many friends who love me how i am and most of the time they never even realize i am my size because i'm so comfortable with it. so remember you're beautiful just the way you are, (HA! No pun intended). Anyways! Although i'm comfortable with my size, i'm concerned for my health. I don't know, one day it just hit me that my weight can lead to serious problems with my health and if i don't take action now, i'll leave this beautiful world too soon. So, what i'm asking is for tips helping me reach my goal weight in a healthy way. This includes exercise tips and diet suggestions. Any help is greatly appreciated. :)
Reply From Nicole, Age 18 - 11/03/10 - IP#: 98.195.142.xxx show message replied to go to original board
Diamond, I really do understand what you're saying. And maybe i'm just being stubborn or maybe i've been really lucky, BUT you and anyone can have friends who support you and you can feel beautiful and have these good things come to you if you do one thing: have confidence in yourself.
I firmly believe that without confidence, one cannot get anywhere in life. For the longest time I was shy and quiet, my clothes were frumpy and i didn't have many friends. I wasn't satisfied with my life. I always felt that if i lost the weight i'd gain the confidence i needed and i could be happy, but i was wrong. one day during summer i realized i'll get no where being sad about how i look. If i can't physically change it, i'll mentally change it. So, as lame as this sounds, i started saying mantras to myself. Every morning i'd wake up and tell myself i was beautiful, i'd tell myself that my size is... (view more)Diamond, I really do understand what you're saying. And maybe i'm just being stubborn or maybe i've been really lucky, BUT you and anyone can have friends who support you and you can feel beautiful and have these good things come to you if you do one thing: have confidence in yourself.
I firmly believe that without confidence, one cannot get anywhere in life. For the longest time I was shy and quiet, my clothes were frumpy and i didn't have many friends. I wasn't satisfied with my life. I always felt that if i lost the weight i'd gain the confidence i needed and i could be happy, but i was wrong. one day during summer i realized i'll get no where being sad about how i look. If i can't physically change it, i'll mentally change it. So, as lame as this sounds, i started saying mantras to myself. Every morning i'd wake up and tell myself i was beautiful, i'd tell myself that my size is my size and if God made me this way, he must have known i could rock it. I kept telling myself this, even on days i didn't believe. but soon i did believe and i came back to school and more than one person commented on my complete turn around and a one told a friend she admired my confidence and that's when everything changed. So while i agree that if one is dissatisfied, they should change it, in this case, if one wants to lose weight, they should do it with a positive outlook on things. Losing weight won't make you any prettier or give you anymore confidence than you have now. You'd still be paranoid about your body and image. People aren't as shallow as i once believed, and given the confidence you can see that too. So yes, I agree with you Diamond that one should change something they don't like, but they can only truly change it with the best intentions and a positive outlook on it. (view less)
From Michelle, Age 20 - 08/02/04 - IP#: 12.158.14.xxx go to original board
my new diet incentive plan is gonna be ot reward myself with pedicures, manicures, massages, hair hightlights or new accesories if i lose my two pounds for that week. this way i will be skinnier and prettier, not that those things will make me pretty but they boost confidence. i am not gonna reward myself with new clothes just yet cause i want to buy new clothes when i am skinnier, not when i am still fat. does anyone else have any other ideas on ways i could reward myself?
From Melissa, Age 14 - 12/11/03 - IP#: 24.107.14.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Hey Guys!! Just got home from my choir concert adn man were we good! it was pretty short but it was great. adn i felt great up there in my choir dress. it fits me perfectly and i was so happy when i got it. i'm doing pretty good on my diet and tuesday my neighbors grandma came to her winter concert and while we were there she asked if i had lost weight and i was so happy its noticeable!! Well good luck everyone!!!!!
Reply From Molly, Age 18 - 12/12/03 - IP#: 82.33.41.xxx show message replied to go to original board
woohoo! I think thats the best ever thing you can hear "hey, have you lost weight?" I looooove to hear that (ok so only 1 persons said it to me but it was GREAT) keep it up! :)
From Madison, Age 14 - 09/14/02 - IP#: 67.82.119.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
hi ya'll i've been losing weight for awhile now im 5'8" and i used to be 153(+) lbs and now im around 140lbs... its not much but it took forever cause i lost the weight the right way. now i plan to lose even more weight because i just entered high school and i have gym every morning and we usually jog for a long time and i have cheerleading practice 3 times a week... i just need to make sure i cut back on the pop and ill b okay!!! i just wanted to share that but i have another problem: my mom and the rest of my family get annoyed when i say i wana lose more weight...how can i make them understand its not okay for me to look "jus fine" or "average" i want to be skinny!!! they keep telling me to wait 2 more years to lose my baby fat but theyve been tellin me that since i was 10 so now i jus stop listening them and they need to start listening to me... my parents really dont support me in this!
Reply From Anna, Age 19 - 09/20/02 - IP#: 130.71.96.xxx show message replied to go to original board
You know what? Being skinny looks good in the magazines, but in reality, most people think it looks really gross. I am as tall as you are, so I know that on the BMI scale, you are in the range, which means YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. But no one can make you believe that except yourself. You are on the cheerleading team, you are energetic, and the sooner you realize that guys and girls like people who are confident with how they look more than anything, you will start having fun, too. I know that sometimes that may not feel very true, but you have to beleive it.
From Rose, Age 12 - 03/21/02 - IP#: 64.24.75.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
I hate that people look at me with utter disgust. they only see me for my weight and i am a really nice girl all the guys say im not their type because im fat. i really hate it if anyone wants to reply plz do!!!!!!!!!
Reply From Jenna, Age 18 - 03/22/02 - IP#: 205.188.196.xxx show message replied to go to original board
i know how you feel. i was and still am in that situation. but i don't care anymore what they think of me. it's i how i think and feel about myself. so i'm not on a diet for them. i'm on this diet for me and no one else. if no one likes me fine. what matters is that i like myself. i'm not just losing weight to just be smaller but it's also healtier. i have to lose weight fast becasue i can't go out and and run around with little kids at my mom's daycare because i get out of breath to quickly. also if i go up two flight of stairs i get out of breath sometimes only one flight.
everytime i felt bad about something i ate and ate and keep force feeding myself. when you eat more you stomach must expand to accomendate (sp?) all that extra food. but if you only eat till you're not hungry...it's better. usually your stomach skrinks. i've notice that. now it doesn't take me that much to get ... (view more)i know how you feel. i was and still am in that situation. but i don't care anymore what they think of me. it's i how i think and feel about myself. so i'm not on a diet for them. i'm on this diet for me and no one else. if no one likes me fine. what matters is that i like myself. i'm not just losing weight to just be smaller but it's also healtier. i have to lose weight fast becasue i can't go out and and run around with little kids at my mom's daycare because i get out of breath to quickly. also if i go up two flight of stairs i get out of breath sometimes only one flight.
everytime i felt bad about something i ate and ate and keep force feeding myself. when you eat more you stomach must expand to accomendate (sp?) all that extra food. but if you only eat till you're not hungry...it's better. usually your stomach skrinks. i've notice that. now it doesn't take me that much to get full. but first feel good about yourself. i feel good about myself but just not about my weight. if you want to lose weight do it for you. if you don't want to lose weight that's fine to. but if you do chose to lose weight do it for only one person and that's one person should be yourself. (view less)
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