From luisa, Age 10 - 04/03/04 - IP#: 82.43.115.xxx  Click here to reply  
Hi i realy need help. i am about 20 pounds overweight and i always get teased and made fun of. when we went to see my grandma my aunty bought chocolates for me and my brother and sister and my grandma said don't let luisa have any of that. she shuldnt be eating those things with her big fat tummy. i went into the bathroom and cried. i dont want them to see me cry but it hurts inside when they say things like that and i feel discusting!!!! my sister came in and said i need to go on a diet and lose some weight then they will stop teasing me. I cant even zip up my favorite jeans and i have rolls of fat around my tummy. i want to stop eating but i cant. I dpnt knw what to do!!!!!!!!!!
Reply from Lindsey, Age 15 - 02/12/06  - IP#: 24.32.132.xxx
Dont stop eating and dont go on a diet, it doesnt help. Think about somthing you could do like a sport or something that will get your mind off food and that will keep you active, its worked for me. Try it out and email me back.
 
Reply from Rachael, Age 19 - 07/12/05  - IP#: 64.216.45.xxx
Honey,
You have to be happy with yourself, and if you are then dont let what others say hurt your feelings, but if your not happy with your weight do something about it. For starters dont deprive yourself of the things you enjoy just cut back -like if you usally could eat a bag of oreos only eat a couple, thats what i have to do hang in there youll be fine.
 
Reply from Julia, Age 11 - 02/23/05  - IP#: 24.127.129.xxx
Hey look i weigh 105 pounds i used to weigh 130 so what i did was i joined some sports teams at my school and instead of going and eating my fries at lunch i would go exercise andthen eat a fruit and some yogurt just remember to always keep your head up high and tell people that you dont like what they are saying and just remember stay away from soda and choclate and junk food!
 
Reply from katherine, Age 14 - 06/30/04  - IP#: 208.60.247.xxx
hey i understand how u feel my grandmother used to do the same thing to me,tell them you do not like the way they treat you.and if u want to lose weight just cut back drink lots of water so u will not feel as hungry hope everything goes well
 
Reply from dana, Age 10 - 04/10/04  - IP#: 64.170.153.xxx
one reason why you might be hungry all the time is the kind of food you eat. It is weird, but true. Unlike a cookie, a grapefruit will not make you that hungry. It is because of a thing called your glycemic level (you may have heard of this before). If the food is high glycemic, it raises the level of a hormone called insulin which makes you hungry. Bread is actually high glycemic. Sweets, junk, chocolate, pasta, cake, stuff like that is all high glycemic so if you ever want those just say to yourself: "Do I really want to be hungry forever?" what can help you not be hungry also is exersize, so if you are hungry, exersize is great.
 
Reply from alana, Age 12 - 04/03/04  - IP#: 68.9.68.xxx
i have rolls too it dosent matter rolls dont mean anything i am overweight too by about 35 pounds its ok because its justbabyfat youll grow out of it
 
Reply from Selbia, Age 11 - 04/03/04  - IP#: 68.107.148.xxx
Oh, don't worry mate. All that you have to do is believe in yourself. Remember. 'Si sebule' it means yes I can. All you have to do is try and lose weight for yourself, for your health, not for what others may think. Si sebule, god bless