 From Carolyn, Age 13, female - 06/08/05 - IP#: 65.50.155.xxx
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From Ally, Age 12, female - 06/06/05 - IP#: 209.191.208.xxx
Hey everybody! I was overweight. I mean really overweigh. I was 9 years old and I weighed 297 pounds. That was what made me so depressed. I joined a fat camp and a weight loss club and now I weigh 110 pounds it took me a while (3 years) but I am Proud of myself because I achieved my goal. Now I am slim and people actually talk to me so I guess image really does matter. If you want to lose weight talk to your parents.
From Amber, Age 13, female - 06/06/05 - IP#: 209.191.208.xxx
When I was 10 I weighed 295 pounds. I joined a weight loss club at my school and now I weigh 117 pounds.
From roxanne, Age 18, female - 06/05/05 - IP#: 69.152.252.xxx
hey ya'll. i just wanted to congratulate everyone who has met their weight goal. i also wanted to say thank you, because reading these stories is an ispiration. at 5'4 i weighed in at 131, the highest i had ever been. i decided i had had enough. i cut down my portion sizes and lost 8 lbs in a week! i still have a while to go before i reach my goal of 110, but its motivating to see results!! keep up the good work everyone!!!
From Steffy, Age 18, female - 06/04/05 - IP#: 151.161.16.xxx
Hi, everyone! I am 18 and have always been overweight. For a long time it didn't bother me at all...honestly. I had a ton of friends and always had fun in and out of school (I didn't have a boyfriend...but we won't go there :). My turning point came when I was 15 and actually looked at the scale at the doctor's office. 227 pounds. That did it. I was instantly motivated. I cut back on snacking. I still ate the same amount for meals (breakfast, cereal and a bannana, lunch, at school, a sandwich, cookie, milk, and fries, dinner, two helpings of whatever was served), but just didn't snack as much and ended up getting down to 190 in about 3 months. I wanted to lose more, but once school started again, it was hard to stay motivated. I maintained my weight, but I didn't lose. The following summer, I tried cutting back on portions (following serving sizes for cereal, cutting out the... (view more)Hi, everyone! I am 18 and have always been overweight. For a long time it didn't bother me at all...honestly. I had a ton of friends and always had fun in and out of school (I didn't have a boyfriend...but we won't go there :). My turning point came when I was 15 and actually looked at the scale at the doctor's office. 227 pounds. That did it. I was instantly motivated. I cut back on snacking. I still ate the same amount for meals (breakfast, cereal and a bannana, lunch, at school, a sandwich, cookie, milk, and fries, dinner, two helpings of whatever was served), but just didn't snack as much and ended up getting down to 190 in about 3 months. I wanted to lose more, but once school started again, it was hard to stay motivated. I maintained my weight, but I didn't lose. The following summer, I tried cutting back on portions (following serving sizes for cereal, cutting out the cookies and eating only 1/2 the fries at lunch, and only 1 helping at dinner with a piece of fruit to make up the rest). Before I knew it, another 20 pounds gone. At 170, I felt great, but I still wanted to get down to 150, my goal weight. The following summer (you see a pattern, here :)), I finally tried exercising, just a brisk 2 mile walk 3 times a week and weight lifting on the days that I didn't walk combined with portion and snack control has finally brought me down to 135 pounds. (Oh, I'm 5'6, btw). I never thought I could have gotten this low (at a time, I thought getting to 200 was amazing), but my sermon is that if you do this slowly and concentrate on a few things at a time, you'll be able to lose AND maintain and truly change your life. I agree with the person who advised to not go on a diet. My aunt weighs 500 pounds and the doctor told her that she's "changing her life, not going on a diet". GOOOOOD LUCK!! I KNOW ALL OF YOU CAN DO THIS!! *one more tip...getting about 8 hours of sleep and taking a vitamin B supplement does wonders for your energy and weight loss program!* (view less)
From Rina, Age 15, female - 06/01/05 - IP#: 64.12.116.xxx
Hey Everyone! I just wanted to thank you for all the support you've given me! I've lost 99 pounds as of today! one more pound to go. If I can loose weight anyone can. It's taken me almost a year on the dot, but it's so worth it in the long run! don't give up and remember to stick to it. Even if you think you want that bowl of Ice Cream or those couple of cookies, wait a little bit and see if the craving goes away, it really worked for me.
From Nicole, Age 12, female - 05/30/05 - IP#: 64.12.117.xxx
Hi. I'm 12 years old. I weighed 160 now I weigh 142. I'm so HAPPY. I want to lose 10 more pounds before going back to school!
From Amanda, Age 13, female - 05/27/05 - IP#: 64.39.142.xxx
hey yall!! well ive always been over wait untill this year in febuary i started conting calories and execising and i started at 190 and now im down to 155 and i wanan get to 115 so ive got 2months and 45lbs to go so just keep me in ur paryers and help me to lose it...
From Desiree, Age 13, female - 05/26/05 - IP#: 4.252.215.xxx
I have been on a diet for about 2 weeks and have already lost 5 lbs! I'm happy and hope I can keep going.
From sara, Age 15, female - 05/26/05 - IP#: 69.8.0.xxx
I lost 28 lbs. in 5 months by playing basketball and softball and getting in shape. Now I am 153 and hoping to get 2 130 before the summer is over.
From Marissa, Age 13, female - 05/25/05 - IP#: 63.21.54.xxx
Hey guys!what's good?In the past few months i have been going on here and exsercise and trying TRYING to eat right but it's kinda hard for me well anyways i lost 5-10 pounds and still loosing and feeling good.Its been nice haven people stop maken fun of me and trying to support me on loosing weight and those are the people that use to make fun of me 2!Well i'm not going to say that they don't talk their crap about me behind my back because to tell you the truth i don't really know!but sorry i got to go ttyl buh.
~*~Marissa~*~
From Annie, Age 23, female - 05/24/05 - IP#: 24.22.84.xxx
Hello, I am a 23 year old female and I have always been overweight. My mother was abused as a child and made a promise to God that her children would not have to go through what she did.
SO, food was LOVE. I was always the smallest in my family, and ate very slowly. Until about 5th grade when we moved to a different house on a main street and were not able to go outside and play. This is when the weight came on. Mom would make this HUGH meals, and we, my brother and sister would eat away, and ask for seconds.
We all grew large. I however grew above everyone else. I am now 23 and 368 lbs. It hurts just to write that down. I am looked through by everyone. No one see's me. It is such a horrible feeling to be denied things because I am overweight. It kills me everyday. I was doing good, lost 30 lbs in 30 days, going to the gym for almost 1-2 hours 5 days a week. and then I... (view more)Hello, I am a 23 year old female and I have always been overweight. My mother was abused as a child and made a promise to God that her children would not have to go through what she did.
SO, food was LOVE. I was always the smallest in my family, and ate very slowly. Until about 5th grade when we moved to a different house on a main street and were not able to go outside and play. This is when the weight came on. Mom would make this HUGH meals, and we, my brother and sister would eat away, and ask for seconds.
We all grew large. I however grew above everyone else. I am now 23 and 368 lbs. It hurts just to write that down. I am looked through by everyone. No one see's me. It is such a horrible feeling to be denied things because I am overweight. It kills me everyday. I was doing good, lost 30 lbs in 30 days, going to the gym for almost 1-2 hours 5 days a week. and then I found out I was pregnant again. SO, I stopped and focused on having my baby. During this time I developed pregnancy related blood clots. Blessed that they were not big enough to cause heart failure, I was put on blood thinners and advised to take it easy. Can't tell a big person this. I took it easy, I didn't eat right, and gained the weight. an extra 48 lbs to be exact. I am now 368 and I feel helpless.
I know this is not a success story, and I am really proud of the people that have and are losing weight on here; you go!
I wish I was thinking about a diet at 12 like some of you, I might not have the problems I do now. All I can tell you is keep it up, stay healthy, because I can't tell yo how much I wish I could go back to being 12 and lose the weight then.
I never had a boyfriend; this made me have low self esteem and I got with the first person who saw me. 5 years, 2 children and a abusive relationship later, here I am, 368lbs.
That's my story, and I never hope to hear one like it, stay strong all of you, for all of us out here waiting to make out move and be like you!!
THank you, and throw any encouragement this way! (view less)
From Anne, Age 12, female - 05/12/05 - IP#: 69.140.248.xxx
hey!i wanted to thank everyone on this site for helping me to lose weight and to beleive in myself. i was overweight about 1 year ago. even though it took a long time,i pushed the weight off with the encouragement of my family and the help of this site especially. i always tried my best to exercise daily and to eat right. after you start to eat healthy for a while, it's not even that hard to stay away from the bad foods.i have lost about 20 pounds, and even though it doesn't really seem to be that much, i grew taller over the past year so i look very different.i feel great!remember, you can do anything you want to if you really try! :)
From Julie, Age 16, female - 05/09/05 - IP#: 69.177.238.xxx
When I was younger i was always thin,until around 5th grade. then when i was in 8th grade i reached 162lbs and was 5'2. now that i'm in 11th grade i'm 5'4 and 120lbs. I lost weight by replacing ice cream with either frozen yogurt or regular yogurt, and by first drinking diet soda then about a month later i dropped the soda all together and had water instead. i walked everyday for 30 minutes and then started to run. if i was hungry i would drink a glass of water and in 10 minutes if i was still hungry i would have fruit. i learned that at bday parties its OK to have cake, just eat like a 1/2 of a piece and dont have seconds. and on halloween i divided my candy. i kept about 1/4 of it for me and then gave the rest to my sister and two brothers to share. and i would tell myself that i could only have 1 piece a day. my siblings were awesome supporters. my brother shawn surfs and my brother... (view more)When I was younger i was always thin,until around 5th grade. then when i was in 8th grade i reached 162lbs and was 5'2. now that i'm in 11th grade i'm 5'4 and 120lbs. I lost weight by replacing ice cream with either frozen yogurt or regular yogurt, and by first drinking diet soda then about a month later i dropped the soda all together and had water instead. i walked everyday for 30 minutes and then started to run. if i was hungry i would drink a glass of water and in 10 minutes if i was still hungry i would have fruit. i learned that at bday parties its OK to have cake, just eat like a 1/2 of a piece and dont have seconds. and on halloween i divided my candy. i kept about 1/4 of it for me and then gave the rest to my sister and two brothers to share. and i would tell myself that i could only have 1 piece a day. my siblings were awesome supporters. my brother shawn surfs and my brother gabe surfs and does soccer, so they took me along when they would run to keep in shape. my sister rachel helped me to not eat a lot. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU, I KNOW EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU CAN DO THIS...AND IF YOU EVER NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO I'M HERE!!!! <3jewelz<3 ps these boards are awesome and it would be great if i knew these were here b4 i lost weight. but im happy to post still right now :) (view less)
From Mike W., Age 12, female - 05/09/05 - IP#: 66.57.57.xxx
5/9/05
Back in Jan.I used to weigh 157.I'm a athlete so i need to lose some pounds.Im a athlete in basketball and that involves alot of running.So i just went to the near by basketball court and pratice for an hour or so and then increased my pratice time.And at the same time i decided to lift weights to help me stay even more fit.By mid March I lost 22 pounds and weigh 135,by trying harder each day to acheive my goal one day at a time.And still i continue my workout by eating really healthy,exercising and working hard.
And remember no matter how old you are or how much you wiegh, you can still acheive as much as the next person and look as good as the next person if not better.
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