 From Julee, Age 16, female - 06/16/13 - IP#: 69.151.65.xxx
Start: Ht. 5'1", 113.5 lb ( BMI %tile: 59) Today: Ht. 5'1", 108.5 lb (BMI %tile: 48) - I just ate less. I don't eat much anymore and I go walking and I do Track and jog.
From Collin, Age 16, male - 06/07/13 - IP#: 75.135.49.xxx
Start: Ht. 5'9", 165 lb ( BMI %tile: 84) Today: Ht. 5'9", 152.2 lb (BMI %tile: 70) - By reducing my calorie-intake from 3,500 to 2,000 per day and with vigorous exercising with P90X and maintaining self-motivation to put forth effort and gain achievement, I was able to lose about 13 lbs in only 35 days! And still going hard!
From Daniel, Age 16, male - 05/11/13 - IP#: 90.203.142.xxx
Start: Ht. 5'9", 308 lb ( BMI %tile: 98) Today: Ht. 5'9", 298 lb (BMI %tile: 98) - 20 pounds down in just 4 weeks, time for another 20.
From Patricia, Age 17, female - 05/07/13 - IP#: 50.136.162.xxx
Start: Ht. 5'3", 200 lb ( BMI %tile: 98) Today: Ht. 5'3.5", 149 lb (BMI %tile: 87) - Being a new girl to a school because having to move from your old school because you where always the one being picked on about your weight can be such a terrible thing and it all happened to me. I realized me moving to a new school for the year 2011-2012 could be the same exact thing if I did not make a change for myself. I began the year fine, but I was still self conscious about my weight. I decided to try out for basketball and I went to the doctors to get my physical done and I stepped on that scale and seeing that 200 lb number scared me horribly. I knew from that point on there needed to be a change for my health, but also for myself. I needed to feel and wanted to be proud of my body and not walk around being ashamed of who I was. Summer finally came around and I joined a gym and changed my whole entire life style from the way I ate and how active I was. I worked out every single... (view more)Being a new girl to a school because having to move from your old school because you where always the one being picked on about your weight can be such a terrible thing and it all happened to me. I realized me moving to a new school for the year 2011-2012 could be the same exact thing if I did not make a change for myself. I began the year fine, but I was still self conscious about my weight. I decided to try out for basketball and I went to the doctors to get my physical done and I stepped on that scale and seeing that 200 lb number scared me horribly. I knew from that point on there needed to be a change for my health, but also for myself. I needed to feel and wanted to be proud of my body and not walk around being ashamed of who I was. Summer finally came around and I joined a gym and changed my whole entire life style from the way I ate and how active I was. I worked out every single day sometimes twice a day because I was determined to lose. Summer finally ended and I knew I had made a change in my life because I stepped on the scale and I was down 30 lbs, I was one of the happiest people alive because not just seeing that number go down, but also the way I felt, the way I looked I was starting to love and also walking around with baggy clothes being proud that I don't fit in them, anymore. School finally came around and everyone was giving me compliments saying I am their motivation, that I look absolutely amazing, that they earn my respect because people can never stick to diets, which hearing all that made me such a better person. Till this day I keep on going with my diet and have lost 21 lbs and still counting for more, losing 51 lbs was the most best decision I could have ever made!!! I have never been so proud of myself in my life in anything, but losing weight and motivating other people to do it to because nothing is impossible!! (view less)
From Lucinda, Age 11, female - 04/24/13 - IP#: 212.183.128.xxx
Start: Ht. 4'7", 10 st 4 ( BMI %tile: 98) Today: Ht. 4'9", 6 st 5 (BMI %tile: 69) - Well it started when I was teased at school about being fat and I thought I should go on a diet for a while and see where it goes. Mum was okay with it and for a while she encouraged me to lose weight. Then it started getting weird, my friends kept saying u look amazing and thought I could fit into their teeny clothes and it turned out they were just the right size. I felt so much better and I would tell everyone this: just exercise cut back on sweets and drink 6-8 cups of water a day. Hope this helpa (Note: 6 st 5 is 89 lb.)
From abbey, Age 11, female - 04/21/13 - IP#: 184.148.138.xxx
Start: Ht. 5'1", 125 lb ( BMI %tile: 93) Today: Ht. 5'2", 115 lb (BMI %tile: 83) - I haven't reached my weight goal but I exercised and ate healthy.
From Anna, Age 16, female - 04/07/13 - IP#: 67.160.97.xxx
Start: Ht. 5'3.5", 163 lb ( BMI %tile: 94) Today: Ht. 5'3.5", 142 lb (BMI %tile: 84) - I've had issues with weight my entire life. As a kid, I was never overweight, but I always had a little extra fat that a lot of other kids my age didn't have. I was never self conscious of it until sixth grade when I joined my school's cheerleading team. I was one of the bigger girls on the team, though still not overweight, and the little twig fliers would say I was too fat to be on the team. Eventually I ended up quitting the cheer team because of it, and it was excruciating knowing that my weight kept me from doing what I wanted to do.
I stayed roughly the same size (100 at 4'11") for all of seventh grade. The summer between 7th and 8th grade, I visited a friend on the other side of the country for a month. I was very homesick and got depressed, and eventually stopped eating. I had my growth spurt, and in eighth grade I was 5'3" and 100 pounds, ... (view more)I've had issues with weight my entire life. As a kid, I was never overweight, but I always had a little extra fat that a lot of other kids my age didn't have. I was never self conscious of it until sixth grade when I joined my school's cheerleading team. I was one of the bigger girls on the team, though still not overweight, and the little twig fliers would say I was too fat to be on the team. Eventually I ended up quitting the cheer team because of it, and it was excruciating knowing that my weight kept me from doing what I wanted to do.
I stayed roughly the same size (100 at 4'11") for all of seventh grade. The summer between 7th and 8th grade, I visited a friend on the other side of the country for a month. I was very homesick and got depressed, and eventually stopped eating. I had my growth spurt, and in eighth grade I was 5'3" and 100 pounds, in the 37th percentile for my BMI. I wasn't underweight, but I was still very tiny. I ate very little and still thought that I was fat throughout most of eighth grade. I don't really remember what changed, whether it was my mom's threats of taking me to a counselor for near-anorexia or whether I just realized that I wasn't fat.
In ninth grade, I was 5'3" and weighted 110 pounds. About halfway through ninth grade, I started gaining weight like crazy, though my diet hadn't changed much. I didn't eat as healthily as I should have, but I wasn't eating a ton either. I went from 110 to 140 in a matter of a few months. In 10th grade I continued gaining weight, going up to 155. This year, at 16 and in 11th grade, my highest weight was 163, making me only a few pounds away from being obese. It was a difficult situation. Obviously I should lose weight, but I didn't want to lapse back into hardly eating anything, counting every single little calorie, and obsessing over everything that I put in my mouth. Crash-dieting wasn't the answer, so I knew it was lifestyle change that would get me healthy again.
As my New Year's resolution this year, I decided I would go vegetarian to cut down on some saturated fat and cholesterol. That lasted 4 days, in which time I educated myself on the treatment of animals on factory farms and the implications of the egg and dairy industry, and ultimately decided to go vegan (vegetarian who also does not eat ANY animal products, including honey.)
I've been a vegan for 3 months today. I've lost 21 pounds, and have gone from being close to obese (though not morbidly obese) to being in the healthy weight range. My BMI is 84%, so I'm still at the very very top end of healthy (1 pound gain would put me at overweight again.) I'm still very hard on my body, critical of my size. Everyone around me mentions that they are noticing the changes, and I seem to be the only one who doesn't see myself getting smaller.
I still have a ways to go, but I'm confident that I'll reach my goal weight of 125 and be happier and healthier :) (view less)
From Victoria, Age 14, female - 04/04/13 - IP#: 82.46.206.xxx
Start: Ht. 5'6", 12 st 7 ( BMI %tile: 96) Today: Ht. 5'6", 11 st 6.9 (BMI %tile: 92) - My Weight Goal is 145 lbs this is 30 lbs less than my starting weight of when I made my decision to lead a better and more healthier and happier lifestyle.
I chose this goal as it is not to drastic and unachievable.F.Y.I: Nothing is impossible
I am 160.937 lbs currently so that is around 15 pounds to go.So I will have hopefully lst 2 stones when I reach my goal of 145 lbs (: (Note: 11 st 6.9 is 160.9 lb.)
From Tyler Fiverrn, Age 19, male - 03/11/13 - IP#: 68.225.53.xxx
Start: Ht. 5'5", 230 lb ( BMI %tile: 98) Today: Ht. 5'10", 140 lb (BMI %tile: 14) - I only ate fresh foods for a year, on top of HOURS of daily excersize
From rhoda, Age 10, female - 03/01/13 - IP#: 66.30.193.xxx
Start: Ht. 4'4", 89 lb ( BMI %tile: 98) Today: Ht. 4'7", 69 lb (BMI %tile: 30) - this how I lost weight I started with sports and less food more water then kept lose habit for 2 year and here I am.
From Kaya, Age 18, female - 02/28/13 - IP#: 93.186.23.xxx
Start: Ht. 154 cm, 75 kg ( BMI %tile: 97) Today: Ht. 156 cm, 56 kg (BMI %tile: 69) - I hated the looks I'd get when I sat down or wore skinny jeans! I hated when the boys in my class would snicker when I walked past. My weight loss started in may 2011 when I decided to stop eating junk food and after losing a few kilos I realised how much better I felt!! So I became vegetarian ,only drank water or coffee and had 1 serving of a carb a day!! I exersice everyday and feel horrible when I don't!! My goal weight is 50 kilos! Wish me luck! (Note: 156 cm, 56 kg is 5'1", 123 lb.)
From catherine, Age 11, female - 02/24/13 - IP#: 199.7.156.xxx
Start: Ht. 4'9", 95 lb ( BMI %tile: 86) Today: Ht. 5'2", 93 lb (BMI %tile: 37) - i didn't do much,i wasn't that overweight in the first place...mmy dad says it's because i was getting older so i was growing out my fat. but i did participate in alot more sports,i used to be really shy but ever since i broke out of my shell i've been able to participate alot more freely without being woried about messing up. i'd also like to thank my health freak grandma XP you we're always there when i needed a good salad or workout video and ofcouse your love and support :) love you grammy <3
From Marium, Age 12, female - 02/09/13 - IP#: 99.43.165.xxx
Start: Ht. 5'7", 220 lb ( BMI %tile: 98) Today: Ht. 5'7", 213 lb (BMI %tile: 98) - so I've always been overweight. in summer 2011, i went on vacation and gained 40 lbs in only a few weeks, which brought me to 225 pounds. i was 5'5 then to that made me obese. luckily i hit my growth spurt and got taller and 5 pounds thinner, so now i was just overweight. i was always made fun of, until the end of 6th grade. now im in 7th and noone picks on me anymore. I can run and exersise but to be honest i hated it, in the middle of this January, 2013, i decided i wanted to loose weight before next school year starts. i exersised every day for about an hour, and ate 3-4 healthy meals a day. by the end of january i lost 7 pounds. I still have alot more to go, my goal is 150 pounds by at least august.
From scarlett, Age 16, female - 01/22/13 - IP#: 98.243.170.xxx
Start: Ht. 5'0", 130 lb ( BMI %tile: 89) Today: Ht. 5'1", 100 lb (BMI %tile: 25) - Hey! My name is Scarlett. I used to be overweight. And it really destroyed my self esteem. I remember going to school and kids would call me such terrible names. But I changed. And I exercises and ate super healthy. I lost 30 pounds in 6 months! You can do it! It takes time, but you can do it!
From sierra, Age 17, female - 01/18/13 - IP#: 96.248.84.xxx
Start: Ht. 5'9", 268 lb ( BMI %tile: 98) Today: Ht. 5'9", 123 lb (BMI %tile: 11) - it was hard but it was what i needed in life to my self as a person better things are noow much easier than i expected
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