From Falon, Age 18 - 07/15/02 - IP#: 198.81.16.xxx  Click here to reply  
hey yall.. im 18 and i have always been bigger than all my friends.. im 5'5" and weigh 165. no one in my life seems to think im fat.. but thats all i can see.. when i look in the mirror all i can see is fat. when i was 15 i weighed 180 and stoped eating and lost 50 lbs. buti have gained a lot of that back.. i need lose it again.. i just dont know how.. the way i did it before was just to not eat and when i did i would throw it up.. and i got caught.. my sister told my daddy and they forced me to eat and i wasnt allowed to go to the bathroom alone.. it was the worst times of my life.. now i just need to know a way i can lose weight with out it being not healthy.... im about to go to college on a softball scholarship.. and i need something.. if you have any help for me let me know..
Reply from Tiffany, Age 18 - 07/20/02  - IP#: 66.69.110.xxx
hey i know how you feel I am also 18 and about to leave for college. I weighed for most of my life a lot more than my friends. And to be honest I hate myself because I cant see anything but me being fat. Well anyway I was 180ish and now i am down to about 137. All i did was a lot of excersice and a ton of fruits and veggies. I dont eat out very often and when I do its only once in awhile. I also quit eating red meat. I stick to chicken a lot. Make sure you drink lots of water too. OH and take vitamins so that you stay healthy. It will start to help you out. good luck
 
Reply from Michelle, Age 14 - 07/16/02  - IP#: 63.168.31.xxx
Just try to reduce your calorie intake to about 1600 calories and exercise a little more. You should never starve yourself. And, if you have a healthy BMI, it could be that your body weight won't go down any farther without extreme unhealthy measures, so be careful and listen to your body. You need to except who you are and what you look like, and that is easier said than done. Just try to be healthy and yourself, and that's all that anybody, even you can ask of yourself.