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Reply From Molly, Age 18 - 12/16/03 - IP#: 82.33.41.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
:) good question. I know I ask myself that a good hundred times a day! lol, and always remind myself that NO!!! even though it will taste good, I will not eat it :)

Reply From Alex, Age 15 - 12/02/03 - IP#: 66.185.84.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I like to examine the situation myself. Say you aren't doing that well and you're thinking "oh i dont want to exercise today" or "oh i want to eat this and that" well i think of what will happen. Yes i can take the easy way out and stop excercising but where will that get me? No where. Sure you'll feel good after eating a peice of cake because it tastes good, but really all it is is slowing you down and ruining your life. Now say I decide "im going to keep exercising and eating healthy, screw the cake" well i know that eventually i will look better, feel better, and others will KNOW that too and it will show. If you can improve the way you feel and look, almost everything in your life will improve. Thats what keeps me going. It may take time but if you just sacrifice for a year or two, or however long it takes you to drop the weight, the REST OF YOUR LIFE will feel better. Working hard for a short time in your life to improve the next 70 years or so? yeah i can deal with that for sure!

Reply From luvliest 1 out thur, Age 15 - 11/02/03 - IP#: 63.189.0.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey gurl, i know exactly what you mean! Sometimes i go into the kitchen and start to get something to eat, but then i relize that i'm not even hungry. Sadly, i have no will power so most of the time i still eat it even though i regret it later (everytime). It's really frustrating, but lately i've been getting better at this thing, if you go into the kitchen, think am i hungry, and if you really truly are, then eat somethin small and healthy, but if your not, get some water, im tellin ya it really helps. so n e ways just give it a shot, you might not like it at first but in the long run you'll be happy that you did....plus it gets easier once it becomes a habbit.

Reply From luvliest 1 out thur, Age 15 - 11/02/03 - IP#: 63.189.0.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey gurl, i know exactly what you mean! Sometimes i go into the kitchen and start to get something to eat, but then i relize that i'm not even hungry. Sadly, i have no will power so most of the time i still eat it even though i regret it later (everytime). It's really frustrating, but lately i've been getting better at this thing, if you go into the kitchen, think am i hungry, and if you really truly are, then eat somethin small and healthy, but if your not, get some water, im tellin ya it really helps. so n e ways just give it a shot, you might not like it at first but in the long run you'll be happy that you did....plus it gets easier once it becomes a habbit.

From colleen, Age 15 - 11/01/03 - IP#: 66.24.232.xxx  go to original board
How much halloween candy did everyone have? all i had for halloween candy was 2 m and m's(red and blue to be exact...lol)...i was handing out candy, there was a big bowl of it... all the good chocolate stuff like reeses cups, milky ways, snickers, butterfingers...my favorite kinds...but i didn't have 1 peice!! im so proud of me.

Reply From luke, Age 19 - 10/25/03 - IP#: 152.163.252.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hi i want to tell u my success story...i am 5'9 and weighed 209 and over the summer i decided i had enough of the weight and started to exercise every day..riding my bike about 6 miles and i drank skim milk and cut back on fats and carbs....i lost 50 pounds in 2 months...i weight 160 now...and i am a new person. You have to have the will power and the determination if u want to lose weight. E-mail if u need any questions answered

Reply From luke, Age 19 - 10/25/03 - IP#: 152.163.252.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hi i want to tell u my success story...i am 5'9 and weighed 209 and over the summer i decided i had enough of the weight and started to exercise every day..riding my bike about 6 miles and i drank skim milk and cut back on fats and carbs....i lost 50 pounds in 2 months...i weight 160 now...and i am a new person. You have to have the will power and the determination if u want to lose weight. E-mail if u need any questions answered

Reply From pearls, Age 20 - 10/15/03 - IP#: 66.185.84.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey Misty......girl i feel your pain i used to be like you.....i used to feel sorry for myself.....but that stoped...i didnt wanna feel sorry for myself anymore and i didnt want anyone to make fun of me nemore.....so idecided to change my life....and i feel happier now.......if u wanna talk more u can send me an email at phool_8383@hotmail.com

Reply From pearls, Age 20 - 10/15/03 - IP#: 66.185.84.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey Misty......girl i feel your pain i used to be like you.....i used to feel sorry for myself.....but that stoped...i didnt wanna feel sorry for myself anymore and i didnt want anyone to make fun of me nemore.....so idecided to change my life....and i feel happier now.......if u wanna talk more u can send me an email at phool_8383@hotmail.com

Reply From anne, Age 16 - 09/09/03 - IP#: 216.66.108.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
tae-bo works really well if you stick to it. you really really have to stick to your plan ok? just think about how awesome it'll be to make a new impression on people with the new thin, confident, you! you just have to keep that in mind and stay to a really strict low cal healthy diet untill you have yourself under control. come on- you can do this!

Reply From meaghan, Age 13 - 08/29/03 - IP#: 24.211.7.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
i no exsactly wut ur sayin im always gettin mad at myself becuz im not skinny im sayin to myself if i was skinny i would be soo much better at this and that but me complaining and wining to myself wont help thats wut i always try and tell myself if im about to grab a cookie or sumthin like that now meaghan do u really need that after i dont eat it i feel proud of myself like ive just accomplished something even if thats not a big deal its just a cookie well it is a big deal to me to have enough self control over that even if its just a cookie.....sry i just kind of started rambling in here

Reply From meaghan, Age 13 - 08/29/03 - IP#: 24.211.7.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
i no exsactly wut ur sayin im always gettin mad at myself becuz im not skinny im sayin to myself if i was skinny i would be soo much better at this and that but me complaining and wining to myself wont help thats wut i always try and tell myself if im about to grab a cookie or sumthin like that now meaghan do u really need that after i dont eat it i feel proud of myself like ive just accomplished something even if thats not a big deal its just a cookie well it is a big deal to me to have enough self control over that even if its just a cookie.....sry i just kind of started rambling in here

Reply From Hannah, Age 27 - 08/19/03 - IP#: 192.187.140.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I know how you feel. I weigh 314lbs and I want to loose weight so bad. I think we can help eachother because we both are in the same boat. I have been overweight my whole life and have always been teased. One time these guys threw some trash at me from a car and called me a fatty in front of my friends. That is one of the many embaressing stories I have. I dislike school because I can barley fit in the chairs and the movies. I hate going out because I get tired of standing for even a short while. My friends get all the attention from guys and it makes me fell like nobody. I would love for us to email eachother for support. Let me know hrs420@yahoo.com I hope we both loose weight in a healthy way. I want to say good luck but in weight loss it is not luck but hard work and I know we have it in us to do it. Your parents will see that you are tring and if not you are doing this to help yourself anyways. E-mail me and let me know how you are doing.

Reply From marie, Age 16 - 08/15/03 - IP#: 24.118.166.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
There is nothing to "figure out" you just burn more calories then you consume- so either eat less, exercise more or do both! (it's that simple it's all about having control over your actions)

Reply From Amy, Age 13 - 08/15/03 - IP#: 24.62.40.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
i am not trying to be harsh here but when are parents were growing up 1 out of 30 kids would be maybe a little overweight no it seems that almost every other kid is over weight,love handles, rolls, man boobs, double chins. That is pathetic. it is because they spend countless hours on the computer or watching tv and eating. kids used to ride bikes everywhere, play active games, and be active, run around outside. here's one tip: try not to base every activity you do on eating, cut the extra snaks, only try one snak a day and have it be fruit, eat healthy meals, take a jogg around the block everyday, start by doing sit-ups and doubling how much u do every week, try doing push ups, ride ur bike every day, and if that doesn't work ask ur parents to buy foods without hydrogynated oils, which result in getting fat, diabetes, ya know. puttin ona few pounds. Try only watching tv on the weekends... (view more)