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From Katie, Age 17 - 04/07/04 - IP#: 195.93.32.xxx  go to original board
100LB WEIGHT LOSS COMPETITION - If we all put our weightlosses together how long do you think it would be before we could lose 100lbs (or even with enough people 1000)???? - me and 2 of my friends did this and it helps cuz your working for everyone else and as well as yourself - does anyone wanna have a go on here?? If u do put ure name, age and weight below. katiexx

Reply From someone, Age 11 - 04/07/04 - IP#: 68.217.186.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
just teel the teacher that you don't want to be weighted in front of the class. I do the same thing. There is no way that you can lose more than a pound in a week.

From Mar, Age 67 - 03/28/04 - IP#: 24.100.172.xxx  go to original board
OKay, i know im really overweight and i want to strictly loose like 40 pounds or so. I am a vegetarian and my diet is weird, see, i eat REALLLLLY HEALTHY but i overeat...on healthy foods! Its so weird cuz most people when they say overeat mean on like chocolate and othe rjunk foodz, but nooooo c i overeat on like fruit,. and soynuts, and cheese, and stuf llike that!!So yeah, i need help oinn that.ANd also, i dance 6 hhours everyweek!! (2 ballet, 2 musical theatre, 1 jazz, and 1 tapp...) But i only ever sweat in musical theatre!!It takes soioooooooooooo much to make me sweat?!?! I do an hour of taebo as a workout somtimes...and like, i dont sweat at all and im working as hard, if not harder then the people acutally on the video!! How can i make myself sweat?!?!?One last thing, i wanna get a new style...i dunno inspried by like Skye Sweetnam, lol i love how she dresses....how can i do this??

From Alicia, Age 15 - 03/21/04 - IP#: 66.73.173.xxx  go to original board
Hi my name is Alicia and I would like to share my weight loss sucess story I used to weigh 290 pounds I WAS MISERABLE well one day I got up off of my rear end and said to myself I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE I was sooo sick of being obese my goal was 145 now I am 145 it took me 1 year on a steady diet ok this is what I did I guzzeld water every chance i got I even took bottles to school for brekfast I usualy ate 2 scrambled eggs and I didnt use grease in the skillet I used PAM that is very important pam is not fatty for lunch I ate whatever the school served but i cut it in half and i had a salad but I brought a Crystal Light drink for dinner I really liked skinless baked chicken sometimes I chopped the chicken up in the salad and just had salad for dinner I also drank lots of PURE Grapefruit Juice it has to be pure!!! and I also ate celery beause grapefruit and celery contain so much acid if... (view more)

From ivanna, Age 15 - 03/12/04 - IP#: 66.20.174.xxx  go to original board
Hey guys.. I have a important question... How can I say NO to junk food? I have 3 smaller siblings so we always have jun kfood in the pantry.): and we're not rich, so i cant go buy healthy stuff- b/c these days.. you can get two packs of m&m's for one dollar and a apple for like 3!! S0- HOw can i say no to snacks and skip them? Help me.. these calories willa add up.. )=

From Katie, Age 17 - 03/11/04 - IP#: 195.93.32.xxx  go to original board
Hey everyone!!!Finally!!! I moved from 'overweight'to 'at risk of becoming overweight'!!!! Now I weigh 195, still quite yucky, but 4 any of u who remember 10 weeks ago I weighed 230, my target still is to be 180 by my birthday (may) and then to get to about 165 by september. I just gotta say to any new ppl on hear this is the best thing I ever did! I mean I always new I was overweight and just kept putting it off - then when I saw I weighed 230 that totally shocked me! So give it a go! Its not just about looking good - I am so much healthier!!! The thing thats kept me going is the support I've had - my best friend Pete and my dad started the same time as me, then after two weeks our 2 neighbours saw how much we had lost and joined us. Between us we have lost about 160lbs between us!!!

Reply From someone, Age 12 - 03/08/04 - IP#: 67.163.45.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
ok i think yuor doing great! good luck. but i have soemthing to ask you. are you also watching your diet?
sometimes you may lose 200 cal. exersising but dont go grab a 300 cal candybar afterwords!

From somebody, Age 14 - 03/01/04 - IP#: 216.180.203.xxx  go to original board
does somebody want to be my buddy. Perferibly if you have lost any weight. Thanks you could be a lot of help for me. I would really like to have a buddy. please if you want to be my buddy please respond adn leave your email address.

From EMMA, Age 13 - 03/01/04 - IP#: 205.188.208.xxx  go to original board
HEY I NEED SOME HELP LOSEING WEIGHT I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE WOULD WANNA HELP ME U KNOW WE COULD E MAIL BACK AND FORTH AND HELP EACHOTHER IF U WANNA LEAVE YOUR E MAIL ADDRESS AND ILL E MAIL U THANKS

From ~B, Age 15 - 02/29/04 - IP#: 209.86.100.xxx  go to original board
ok everyone, I've been noticing that alot of people along with me feel bad about their weight, even if they are losing weight...I think that the regular users of this site need to come together and organize the teen Bulliten Board in someway...I have some ideas to show you what I mean..first of all along with our name (or instead of) we could put a category name such as: exercise,diet,self esteem,problem,question,atkins diet ect...) so people know where to look for specific help and so on...another idea I have is what I posted earlier about putting ideas on gaining self esteem and respect for your body...no matter how skinny you are your not going to be truely healthy or happy unless you are mentally happy and feel good about yourself...please keep on posting this so everyone can get the message about the cataogires and post with any other ideas! THANKS GUYS! ~B

From Cathy, Age 18 - 02/26/04 - IP#: 142.103.49.xxx  go to original board
Calculate the healthy amount of calories you need each day to lose weight:1. Begin with a base of 655 calories 655 2. Multiply your weight in pounds by 4.3 3. Multiply your height in inches by 4.7 4. Add together the totals from #1, #2, and #3 5. Multiply your age by 4.7 6. Subtract result of #5 from #4 (your normal Resting Metabolic Rate) 7. Multiply #6 by your activity factor (your daily maintenance calories) Activity Factor:Sedentary: 1.2Light activity: 1.3Moderate activity: 1.4High activity: 1.6 8. Subtract 250-500 calories (your daily weight loss calories)

From anna, Age 13 - 02/18/04 - IP#: 205.188.208.xxx  go to original board
What is a FA (fat admirror)?

From Marina, Age 16 - 02/17/04 - IP#: 24.215.12.xxx  go to original board
hey! A good start for all of you might be to get a little book called "toning for teens" its an excellent start to weight loss and healthy dieting. It's helped me tone and shape my body to make it look the way I want it to. It also includes eating, exercises & weight training. A lot of people fear weights and this book will calm your fears and it shows you exercises to do with the weights. I hope some of you will look into it! Its about $25 canadian and definitely is worth it! After you read it, pass it on to your parents and they too will be motivated to help you!

From Winona, Age 17 - 02/17/04 - IP#: 63.183.113.xxx  go to original board
This site has some good exercises...http://www.clearleadinc.com/site/exer_burn_fat.html

From clifford, Age 15 - 02/16/04 - IP#: 67.40.165.xxx  go to original board
When I look in the mirror and the only one there is me. Every freckle on my face is where its suppose to be and i know my creator didnt make no mistakes on me. My feet, my thighs, my lips, my eyes, im loving what i seeIm not the average girl from your video and i aint built like a supermodel but i learned to love myself unconditionally, because i am a a queen, Im not the average girl from your video, My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes, No matter what im wearin I will always be just me......This gives me the motivation to stay on track and i think it is the best poem ever