From nikki, Age 18 - 09/02/03 - IP#: 205.188.208.xxx  Click here to reply  
QUESTION: my friend and me was just talking about weight.........(she is as skinny as a rail) neway it was can a person really be "HAPPY" big? personally i think no.........you just accept the fact......i mean think about it shopping can be rough(not to mention they charge MORE!) people stare at you, you are uncomfortable fitness wise ,and evny is something "WE" just as humans can't not stop to do.i told her i think peole just give up and be like whatever this is who i "choose to be" and everyother excuse in the book I MEAN I COULD BE WRONG!!!!!!!!! so don't attack me just my OPINION!!!!! but i am wondering what do other people think
Reply from Becca, Age 13 - 09/05/03  - IP#: 24.194.243.xxx
I have always believed that people of bigger stature can be just as pretty as tyra banks or whoever... It just depends on how you present yourself to others, and how you feel about yourself. If you feel good, it shows. I am 5'7, 165, and i lost about 10 pounds. I am not small, but im healthy and im vibrant and beautiful. I get just as much attention if not more, because im confident, and i like myself for me. Big can be beautiful, just as long as you love who you are. Thanks much.
 
Reply from anne, Age 16 - 09/02/03  - IP#: 216.66.108.xxx
we'll always have insecurities though, and just becasue you're at your goal weight doesn't necesarily mean you'll have the body of a model. i think people are happy depending on their personality, but i think bigger people can look pretty though if you're bigger(like me) you won't necesarily see it in yourself. but if you're uncomfortable being that big shopping and just doing something active- yes you should lose the weight, and extra weight will not make you happy!