 From Alexia, Age 14, female - 08/12/02 - IP#: 4.41.252.xxx
Hey people. I gained weight when I had gone through a major depression that occured about 6 or 7 years ago. I kept eating more than I should, and the most I've weighed was 198 pounds. One day when I got on that scale, it actually hit me that "omg, I'm 198 lbs....." I suddenly slapped myself into gear, and I quit the snacking. I drank more water and ate smaller and smaller portions and I was before. I'm now 5'7" and 154 lbs. I still plan on losing about 20 more pounds, but knowing I've lost 44 already, I know I can do it. All I can say is don't quit! Losing weight can happen! Just stick with it and don't give up!
From Deseray, Age 13, female - 08/12/02 - IP#: 205.188.198.xxx
hi everyone i havent reached my goal yet but i have done such an awesome job i wanted to share it with u this is how my story starts ... i have been really overweight ALL of my life xcept when i was a baby i was like 100lbs and in the 3rd or 4th grade (not cool) and by the time a reached 6th grade was when i had trouble fitting into sum clothes i tryed to squeeze my butt into a size 13 in juniors which was way too tight but i didnt wanna be the grl that was in the misses / womens clothes and thru 7th grade i was like that too, at the beginning of the year i was 5'3 and 157 but then i grew 2 inches by the end and was about the same maybe a lil more or a lil less and i always wanted to be pretty and skinny and have a b/f and not have to worry about what ppl thought of me in my bathingsuit thats when i decided i'd have to change at the begining of the summer i tryed and tryed andtryed... (view more)hi everyone i havent reached my goal yet but i have done such an awesome job i wanted to share it with u this is how my story starts ... i have been really overweight ALL of my life xcept when i was a baby i was like 100lbs and in the 3rd or 4th grade (not cool) and by the time a reached 6th grade was when i had trouble fitting into sum clothes i tryed to squeeze my butt into a size 13 in juniors which was way too tight but i didnt wanna be the grl that was in the misses / womens clothes and thru 7th grade i was like that too, at the beginning of the year i was 5'3 and 157 but then i grew 2 inches by the end and was about the same maybe a lil more or a lil less and i always wanted to be pretty and skinny and have a b/f and not have to worry about what ppl thought of me in my bathingsuit thats when i decided i'd have to change at the begining of the summer i tryed and tryed andtryed to loose weight but no nothing, sam in july i tryed and tryed and tryed but no nothing not until the end of the month i did sumthin i cut out chips soda and icecream the three main things that made me big in the first place and then i decided to go easy on french fries and hamburgers and added excercise and then two weeks later i got on the scale which didnt read 155 but 145 i was soo happy and so i kept up with what i have been doing and lost another 5lbs my goal is at least 125-130 and i know that i can make it!! (view less)
From Lauren, Age 13, female - 08/11/02 - IP#: 65.80.20.xxx
Hey everyone... when i was in 7th grade i weighed 168 pounds i knew i was overweight and i had to do something about it...but the problem was i never liked to exercise and i had trouble because i always ate and my stomach was always growling...one day i told my mom that i really had to get control over my weight so my mom called my dietion and told her that i wanted to loose weight so i went to her and she gave me a diet plan which was 1)eat 2-3 serving of fruit a day 2) drink 3+ glasses of water a day 3) ahve 2 milk products a day 4) have 1 piece of red meat a week (JUST 1!) 5) eat 2-3 servings of vegtibles a day 6) exercise 3 times a week for 15 min then after 1 month go up to 30 minutes 5) dont sleep in past 10:00 am (over sleeping makes you eta more in the day) 7)KEEP OCCUPIED! 8) have 1-2 snacks a day... ive been sticking to this diet form for about 1 month and a half and i lost 15... (view more)Hey everyone... when i was in 7th grade i weighed 168 pounds i knew i was overweight and i had to do something about it...but the problem was i never liked to exercise and i had trouble because i always ate and my stomach was always growling...one day i told my mom that i really had to get control over my weight so my mom called my dietion and told her that i wanted to loose weight so i went to her and she gave me a diet plan which was 1)eat 2-3 serving of fruit a day 2) drink 3+ glasses of water a day 3) ahve 2 milk products a day 4) have 1 piece of red meat a week (JUST 1!) 5) eat 2-3 servings of vegtibles a day 6) exercise 3 times a week for 15 min then after 1 month go up to 30 minutes 5) dont sleep in past 10:00 am (over sleeping makes you eta more in the day) 7)KEEP OCCUPIED! 8) have 1-2 snacks a day... ive been sticking to this diet form for about 1 month and a half and i lost 15 pounds i know it doesnt seem like its alot but it really is a safe weight to loose in that amount of time im still working at this diet and i have 15 more pounds to go and im sticking to it. If you wanna chat or go on a diet otgether and give each other support please add me roxystar4eva89@hotmail.com aim/aol roxystar4eva89 thanks (view less)
From ~Leslie~, Age 14, female - 08/11/02 - IP#: 24.128.71.xxx
wow kat (one below me) that story is really inspiring. i cannot believe what you accomplished. that gives me a lot of hope thanks so much! chow 4 now
From kat, Age 17, female - 08/11/02 - IP#: 209.209.112.xxx
At first I realized what I was doing to myself. 273 lbs, high blood pressure, testing for diabetes, couldnt even walk around the county fair without huffing. So one day sitting before the TV, I looked down at the dog and said, let's go for a walk. Did this everyday for a week. Second week came, and when I got home the dog wouldnt leave me alone. Everytime I moved, he jumped up and ran for the door barking. I realized he wanted to go for a walk. Started feeling guilty about not taking him, so everyday I came home and went walking right away. Began to feel awesome. Pulled out my bike one day and decided to ride it around my 3mile walk route. Barely made one mile, and so sore. But it was getting to be summer and too hot to take a long haired dog out. Now a year later, I'm down 107lbs, still riding, up to 20 miles a day, takes about 1 hr 20 min to do, but I love it. And water people, lots of water. I drink about a gallon a day. Hard at first, but now never far from a bottle.
From Ali, Age 17, female - 08/09/02 - IP#: 12.231.60.xxx
All my life I have been overweight. When I was 13 I had a really great group od friends so I never really thought about image until my step dad started making comments about how I didn't need to be eating ice-cream, or how I told him not to call my cat Chubby.. and he snorted and said "Look who's calling the kettle black" that really hurt my feelings. Then I spirled into the cycle of self image once again.
It was not fun. I would always cry when I thought to hard about my body. I tried all sorts of diets. I pretended it was "Health", but I secretly just wanted to be smaller and beautiful.
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From Ali, Age 17, female - 08/09/02 - IP#: 12.231.60.xxx
All my life I have been overweight. When I was 13 I had a really great group od friends so I never really thought about image until my step dad started making comments about how I didn't need to be eating ice-cream, or how I told him not to call my cat Chubby.. and he snorted and said "Look who's calling the kettle black" that really hurt my feelings. Then I spirled into the cycle of self image once again.
It was not fun. I would always cry when I thought to hard about my body. I tried all sorts of diets. I pretended it was "Health", but I secretly just wanted to be smaller and beautiful.
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From manda jh, Age 14, female - 08/06/02 - IP#: 172.136.202.xxx
9lbs in 3 weeks! 41 lbs more to go! I'm doing good.
From Rappy, Age 13, female - 08/06/02 - IP#: 65.235.141.xxx
I have 1.5 lbs to go before I reach my goal for now! I may change it later, but this is how I did it. Eat ONLY when you are hungry and stop when you arent anymore, not stuffed. If that is hard then cut in half what you would normally eat and save one half for later. Exercise alot also. Good luck!
From Cassi, Age 11, female - 08/06/02 - IP#: 4.64.54.xxx
Well, I have not yet reached my goal, but I am more than half-way there! I am 11 and I was 102lbs.! I had kept gaining every year until I saw some different articles and programs on discovery health, about how being overweight could cause different illnesses and could become fatal. I decided to start a small diet (just by eating only the serving size it said on the box) and exercising regularly (bike rides, hikes, riding my horses, sit-up's, push-up's, etc.) I am now down to 95lbs.(in 12days)and I hope to be down to 90 lbs. by august 15
From jessica, Age 24, female - 08/05/02 - IP#: 24.54.3.xxx
I just kept pushng myself and my confidence telling myself anything is possible after almost 2 yrs after giving birth to a beautiful son I thought I would never loose the weight the fat but with the help of my family and my believing Im back to the size I wanted lost 15 pound GOOD LUCK AND DON'T GIVE UP!
From Marci, Age 18, female - 08/03/02 - IP#: 63.101.143.xxx
Alright, so a about 6 months ago i moved to a different country..and being homesick made me head straight towards the fridge. Not cool. I', 5'9" and in January i was 130lbs and meas. of 34,27,36 and by June i was 34,32,40 and 145lbs. Might not sound like much, but it was a HUGE difference..most of my pants wouldn't even button anymore...urg. So I decided maybe I should do something. I started eating that Special K cereal for breakfast and dinner, and a good lunch, NOT HUGE but nice and complete. Chicken, veggies, soup. And LOTS of Jello in between :) Mostly because it gives you the feeling of being full b-c it IS like a solid food, but it's a liquid so it digests faster. CHEW YOUR FOOD A LOT, trust me you have NO idea how much a lil more saliva can help boost your metabolism, it's proven, look it up ;) And i excersice 2 hrs a day, walk for an hour and bike for another. So far, after a month, i'm down to 34,28,37 and 134lbs. Not much i know but i haven't been 100% faithful ;) what can i say..i'm only human.
From Leslie, Age 17, female - 08/03/02 - IP#: 63.162.226.xxx
I haven't reached my goal but I have lost 7 lbs. trust me its the best feeling in th world!! Keep trying if you are having a hard time b/c at first I was hard then about after a couple weeks of excercising and dieting the weight just started coming off fast! Just keep trying. Trust me if I can you can too!!! I did it by eating healthy and swimming laps in my pool! :o)
From manda, Age 14, female - 07/30/02 - IP#: 172.157.173.xxx
I haven't reached my goal of 118 yet. But I have only been on weight watchers diet for two weeks. I didn't want to starve myself and lose only water weight, I wanted a healthy way to make sure weight stayed off and to be skinny, which has never happened to me. I'm 5'4" and 161 1/2 lbs. I started 2 weeks ago, and lost 6lbs since then. Which is healthy. (almost...lol) And I've done beach body exercise tapes. And I've already lost an inch off of my waist. People actually have told me I look thinner. After 6lbs. Must be the toning from the tapes. ;-) You can do all the food right, but exercise is an important key. I used to dread it, but now I've made it a habit. To do in the morning, before I eat breakfast. So nothing else, "comes up" and I don't have to dread it all day. I started at 167 1/2, and I want to lose 50lbs. So 117 1/2lbs would be my goal. For my age and height, 118 is... (view more)I haven't reached my goal of 118 yet. But I have only been on weight watchers diet for two weeks. I didn't want to starve myself and lose only water weight, I wanted a healthy way to make sure weight stayed off and to be skinny, which has never happened to me. I'm 5'4" and 161 1/2 lbs. I started 2 weeks ago, and lost 6lbs since then. Which is healthy. (almost...lol) And I've done beach body exercise tapes. And I've already lost an inch off of my waist. People actually have told me I look thinner. After 6lbs. Must be the toning from the tapes. ;-) You can do all the food right, but exercise is an important key. I used to dread it, but now I've made it a habit. To do in the morning, before I eat breakfast. So nothing else, "comes up" and I don't have to dread it all day. I started at 167 1/2, and I want to lose 50lbs. So 117 1/2lbs would be my goal. For my age and height, 118 is the top of the healthy weight zone (difference for ages) So, I'm just 6lbs, closer to my goal. And swimming starts in two weeks, so that's gonna help a lot! Anyways, that's my success. lol thanks for reading. bye. (view less)
From Susan, Age 12, female - 07/30/02 - IP#: 172.150.126.xxx
I lost 25 pounds on two months, by doing a weight loss video called The Firm all of you should try it, and good luck to all of you who want to lose weight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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