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Reply From Ana, Age 15 - 11/12/01 - IP#: 66.69.70.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey chica, well im 5'5 and wiegh 147, size 9.
As for excerices Tae-Bo w/ Bill Blanks is the best, i don't know if you've heard of it, youll definetly see results doing his tapes. As for eating, i cut on all junk food period. i have toast and an egg in the morning, tuna with vegatbles at lunch, and potatoes or cambells soup for dinner with no snacks in between.
Im still trying to lose weight so i can be 125lbs. But good luck!

Reply From michelle, Age 14 - 10/20/01 - IP#: 216.109.204.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Being overweight is not what you may think. People, skinny people, tell us to loose weight. Did they ever think that we might not know how to? Sure, calorie counting, excercise. But for most of us, we're kids. We don't know what it's like to be skinny. We have been fat since, well, forever.We don't know what to do. We want to be liked for ourselves, but some people can't see past the large sizes we wear or our weight. Others sympathzise that oh, we're poor fat people. We're strong because places like this web site make us strong and make us think that we're not the only ones being made fun of. We're not the only ones that, no matter how hard we try, just can't seem to lose weight. And it's places like this that help us not give up on slow days and keep going.
I say all this from personal expirience. Before I came to this web sight I was 170lbs, 5foot 1inch, and 12years old. I was ... (view more)


Reply From clAre, Age 15 - 09/29/01 - IP#: 205.138.126.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
some of those so callled skinny people may have a serious problem and be one the verge of anorexia so dont tell them to leave and go eat a candy bar they just want to talk about there problems w/ weight u should help them not critisize them by the way im 14 5'9 105 lbs

Reply From Daniellle, Age 14 - 08/09/01   show message replied to go to original board
I've been trying to loose weight too
I would consider myself to be a big eater the thing i did most is sowly change the type of food I ate. Me and my friends all take popcorn and pasta to school etc
But we don't put anything like salt on our food. You should read fats and figures by Karen Daily (Australian author.)

Reply From rachel, Age 14 - 08/07/01   show message replied to go to original board
hi, just to tell u the greer childers thing works seriously it does!my cousin had done it and she looks great.she did it for three months and u could eat anything u want exept u have to cut back on red meat a little.and it just 15 minutes a day.and now i think i gonna try it it sounds so cool.

Reply From Katie, Age 15 - 06/30/01   show message replied to go to original board
Don't listen to your coach, you are thin. I know how it feels though because my ballet teachers always told me I was fat. You may want to think about whether its worth playing that sport, because your coach should NOT be saying that to you.

Reply From Mer, Age 15 - 02/04/01   show message replied to go to original board
Hon' it's muscles that you've got there. You have to just be happy with your legs. You are a strong girl and you obviously work hard at soccer. Athletic girls are beautiful too!

Reply From Christine, Age 15 - 11/24/00   show message replied to go to original board
I know exactly how you feel! I need to lose 50-60 pounds. Don't feel bad about yourself, if you are self confident it will be alot easier. When I realised this, I made alot of new friends, and then I actually started to lose weight! e-mail me if you ever want to talk. ibelieve62@hotmail.com