From Crystal, Age 19 - 01/01/13 - IP#: 76.172.131.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'3", Start: 230 lb, Today: 230 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 150 lb - Me being overweight began when I was only 9 years old. My mom married my stepdad, had twins & I began to become very depressed. I started gaining weight nonstop. My stepdad would offend not only me but my mom & sisters. He would call us fat, balloons, pigs... In order to cope with his offensive comments, I would eat anything I could find. By the time I reached 6th grade I was already 145 lbs. I was introduced to french fries, brownies, pizza bread, chips, & soda. I was never really teased about being overweight. My friends were all overweight. I was actually considered "skinny" when I hung out with them because they were "bigger" than me, but I didn't feel skinny. By the time I reached high school I was 170 lbs. My weight stayed at 170 lbs until my junior year when I no longer had gym class. Between Junior and Senior year I gained... (view more)Me being overweight began when I was only 9 years old. My mom married my stepdad, had twins & I began to become very depressed. I started gaining weight nonstop. My stepdad would offend not only me but my mom & sisters. He would call us fat, balloons, pigs... In order to cope with his offensive comments, I would eat anything I could find. By the time I reached 6th grade I was already 145 lbs. I was introduced to french fries, brownies, pizza bread, chips, & soda. I was never really teased about being overweight. My friends were all overweight. I was actually considered "skinny" when I hung out with them because they were "bigger" than me, but I didn't feel skinny. By the time I reached high school I was 170 lbs. My weight stayed at 170 lbs until my junior year when I no longer had gym class. Between Junior and Senior year I gained 60 lbs. My uncle passed away during my Junior year and I gained a little more weight. For prom, I went on a diet and lost 10 lbs. in a month. I only did this because my 4 year crush asked me to prom. I did it for him hoping he would notice & ask me out, but he didn't. I felt so dumb... During Summer Vacation after graduating High school, I took a trip to Italy & Spain & lost 15 pounds in the 3 weeks I was there. There was a lot of walking and going up and down stairs. I came back weighing 215lbs. I am now a sophomore in College and back up to 230 lbs. I have tried to go on diets, work out, and even starve myself, but nothing has worked. I am almost 21, still overweight, & still crushing on the same guy I went to prom with. I want to be at a healthy weight, but I don't know how to stick to working out or eating healthy. I feel like guys don't take interest in me because I am overweight and fat. A few hours ago, I was eating dinner & I sat on a chair and broke it. This was my breaking point, and the embarrassing part was that my stepdad and my whole family saw me and started laughing... at me. I was embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated... I broke down... How do I deal with this? :( (view less)
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From qbigail, Age 21 - 11/26/12 - IP#: 68.185.195.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'5", Start: 275 lb, Today: 320 lb (BMI: 53), Goal: 120 lb - sp today i ate five eggs, eight pieces of bacon, three buiscuits, and five donuts fr breakfast.. than for luch i had, eightthree double mac burgers, fries, a large coke, two hotdogs, three milkshakes.. for snack i had, a big bag of hot vheetos, three bags of skittles, five bars of hershey bars, and jelly beans.... for dinner had, three bowls of macarooni, five large sausages, five pancakes, and five cups of ice cream... please help me i cant stop, its taking over my life.. its like an addiction
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From lauren, Age 18 - 11/23/12 - IP#: 2.219.231.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'5", Start: 14 st 2, Today: 13 st 5 (BMI %tile: 95), Goal: 9 st 4 - i didnt like being over weight i got bullied through high school and college so for once in my life i turned it round and im doing brilliantly at the moment it might not seem much but it is to me! my tip is dont do it because you dont wanna be called names do it for yourself! never change for anyone unless you truly want to :) (Note: 13 st 5 is 187 lb.)
From Sulay, Age 20 - 11/22/12 - IP#: 98.232.114.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'11.5", Start: 280 lb, Today: 262 lb (BMI: 36), Goal: 220 lb - Hey guys,
A neat idea to help out with Thanksgiving is to have it buffet style. Have all the food in another room, like the kitchen then everyone dishes their one plate of food and then everyone eats in a different room. Try to get everything you want on that one plate because it'll be easy to overeat if you go back for more. Lastly, try talking with people around you, don't focus entirely on the food. The more conversation you're making the slower you're eating and more likely to not overeat. For dessert, either have your mom or someone else dish you some or only take a small plate through the buffet of dessert.
Good luck guys with thanksgiving and I hope you don't feel stuffed.
Sulay
From Sulay, Age 20 - 11/22/12 - IP#: 98.232.114.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'11.5", Start: 280 lb, Today: 262 lb (BMI: 36), Goal: 220 lb - Hey guys,
A neat idea to help out with Thanksgiving is to have it buffet style. Have all the food in another room, like the kitchen then everyone dishes their one plate of food and then everyone eats in a different room. Try to get everything you want on that one plate because it'll be easy to overeat if you go back for more. Lastly, try talking with people around you, don't focus entirely on the food. The more conversation you're making the slower you're eating and more likely to not overeat. For dessert, either have your mom or someone else dish you some or only take a small plate through the buffet of dessert.
Good luck guys with thanksgiving and I hope you don't feel stuffed.
Sulay
From Victoria, Age 18 - 10/30/12 - IP#: 81.38.103.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 180 cm, Start: 156 kg, Today: 156 kg (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 80 kg - Hola, yo comence mi historia del sobrepeso hace 10 años y pasaba un poco del tema hasta que se me a hecho una bola todo este tema, me han operado de presion intracraneal, tengo un tubo en el cuerpo, ahora tengo problemas del corazon... Nose que hacer ni como conseguir salir de esto ni nada por el estilo. Si alguien me pudiera ayudar :/ (Note: 180 cm, 156 kg is 5'11", 343 lb.)
From Amanda, Age 22 - 10/10/12 - IP#: 67.204.221.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'8", Start: 225 lb, Today: 162 lb (BMI: 25), Goal: 150 lb - Well this sucks. I've been struggling for the last 5 months (since my boyfriend and I moved into our own apartment). I was 153 when we moved in, and ive gained about 9lbs since. BOGUS! I think it's because we hardly ate when we were at his moms, because she never did groceries and we'd eat out 1 meal a day and not really eat anything else. so for the 2nd time in my life I lost and re-gained the same 10lbs because I went about losing it the WRONG WAY. I'm determined to get back down to 153, and even lower to 150 so I can be comfortable in my clothes again!
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From Rachel, Age 21 - 10/05/12 - IP#: 72.225.58.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'1", Start: 165 lb, Today: 165 lb (BMI: 31), Goal: 120 lb - Hi I have been struggling with my weight since I was 10. Since that age I have always been considered obese. For a while I succeed in eating healthy with the correct portions and exercised daily but saw almost no results. The 10 lbs I lost were gained back along with 10 more pounds. Im going through this cycle where I work so hard loose a few pounds get dissapointed and then gain back the little i lost plus more. I just need any advise i can get other than dont give up. Im sick of looking in the mirror and seeing my stomach hanging over my jeans and huge thighs. Im disgusted by my image. I need to find motivation somewhere. Help :(
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From Courtney, Age 18 - 08/16/12 - IP#: 76.77.234.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'4", Start: 223 lb, Today: 223 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 140 lb - Hi, I have been on and off this site since I was about 13, ive always really struggled with my weight, when I would try to loose weight I didn't have the propper tools and never followed threw because at a young age I didn't understand that my health was at risk, but now I understand...my mom is diabetic and my sister is on the verge of being one, and I don't want to end up like that... so tomarrow I start my first exercise class and I'm kinda excited to loose some weight (: please wish me luck!
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From Sara, Age 23 - 08/10/12 - IP#: 67.193.221.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'5", Start: 173 lb, Today: 149 lb (BMI: 25), Goal: 130 lb - Just a random piece of information I thought I would share with you all. It may be helpful for those of you who are trying to lose weight to record your measurements rather than simply rely on a scale. I would get very discouraged when I would step onto my bathroom scale and the numbers wouldn't budge. Once I started taking my measurements using a measuring tape I could see the inches drop even when the number on the scale would remain the same. I was able to see that I was losing fat, but I was also gaining muscle. My added muscle was the reason the numbers stayed the same for so long. I have only lost 12 pounds since January, but that does not tell the entire story. Using my measurements I can calculate that I have went from 42% body fat to 26% body fat. This means I have changed 29 pounds on my body. I have lost 12 pounds of fat and gained 17 pounds of muscle!
Any ways, I ... (view more)Just a random piece of information I thought I would share with you all. It may be helpful for those of you who are trying to lose weight to record your measurements rather than simply rely on a scale. I would get very discouraged when I would step onto my bathroom scale and the numbers wouldn't budge. Once I started taking my measurements using a measuring tape I could see the inches drop even when the number on the scale would remain the same. I was able to see that I was losing fat, but I was also gaining muscle. My added muscle was the reason the numbers stayed the same for so long. I have only lost 12 pounds since January, but that does not tell the entire story. Using my measurements I can calculate that I have went from 42% body fat to 26% body fat. This means I have changed 29 pounds on my body. I have lost 12 pounds of fat and gained 17 pounds of muscle!
Any ways, I just thought I'd share with you all another way to look at your weight loss. This helped me a lot when I wouldn't see the numbers change on the scale and I felt I wanted to give up. To put it simply, don't give up! Maybe all you need to do is gain a new perspective. :) (view less)
From Megan, Age 18 - 08/09/12 - IP#: 174.69.150.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'4", Start: 213 lb, Today: 212 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 150 lb - I am extremely motivated to be loosing this extra weight especially with all of the loving support from you guys here on the site. I wanna feel sexy in my own skin and comfortable around new people that I'll be meeting throughout my college journey.
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From Sulay, Age 20 - 08/07/12 - IP#: 98.232.114.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'11.5", Start: 280 lb, Today: 274 lb (BMI: 38), Goal: 220 lb - Hi,
I didn't know this was active. I need some help motivating myself to go out. I did a little longboarding two weeks ago before I fell twice and broke my helmet.
I'm doing a weekly kickball game but that isn't enough. My university gives me a free membership to gym but it's far away and I'm not in that area for a lot of time.
Any suggestions?
Sulay
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From Melissa, Age 18 - 07/30/12 - IP#: 208.84.170.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'7", Start: 321 lb, Today: 316 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 160 lb - I just recently started my weight loss journey three weeks ago and its been really tough! Its been hard to think positive about it all when my family is skinny and I feel like they don't really understand what I'm going through even though I know they try.
My doctor introduced my to this site and I'm hoping it'll help.
Does anyone have any advice on how to keep positive about it?
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From Adriana, Age 19 - 07/28/12 - IP#: 184.20.224.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'5", Start: 290 lb, Today: 290 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 130 lb - I am curious on the best way to deal with stress without using food as a source of comfort. Any ideas?
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From Marina, Age 24 - 07/04/12 - IP#: 24.36.172.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'7", Start: 237 lb, Today: 128 lb (BMI: 20), Goal: 128 lb - Hey Everyone - I started coming to this site as a teen & still occasionally check-in to remind YOU that you can do it. By all means, it's not an easy journey, but it's possible. I've lost 109lbs & have kept it off for a few years now. If you need help or advice, I have a lot of (healthy) tips to offer...Specific questions are appreciated since it's a broad topic! Good luck & keep going! marvra87@gmail.com
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