From Amanda, Age 13 - 12/04/08 - IP#: 78.46.247.xxx Click here to reply Ht. 4'11", Start: 260 lb, Today: 260 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 100 lb - I hate being overweight because it's so UNcomfortable! Who agrees with me?? I'm way too fat and I can't stand how it feels on my body. When I sit down my pants are TOO tight. My stomach is really fat and it rolls up and feels like someone's pushing on it when I'm sitting down. It's HARD to breathe like that. When I stand up it takes some pressure off my stomach but then it's SO heavy, my back HURTS and I get tired fast. This MOUNTAIN of fat is like torture because it's TOO heavy and it's ALWAYS there even when I NEED a break! I know I should lose weight but that takes a LONG time! What can I do to feel better until then???
Reply from Jessica, Age 18 - 12/08/08 - IP#: 63.135.21.xxx hey Amanda, You should start off my eating better ( if you don't already ). Like more veggies everyday, healthy snacks after supper if you're hungry.. lots of water, no more sugary drinks ( crystal light's just as awesome as juice) and eat in small portions. Just make sure when you eat, you're not so full that you can barely move ( believe me, i've been there my whole life haha) just eat enough to feel comfortable, and teach yourself how to do it by starting off. do this a week and you'll already start to feel better. If you wanna help yourself, now's the time right? after you start to feel better and maybe lose 10 pounds ( which you can do in about 2-3 weeks if you're 150lbs overweight like you say) , then you can start excersising a bit. do excersises that you're comfortable with doing though. It doesn't take as long as you think. You'll lose ten pounds and feel and look better, then 10 pounds more, then on and on. Don't look at the big picture. It pays off! It's better to lose it slowly than not lose at all right?
Reply from Amanda, Age 13 - 12/07/08 - IP#: 78.46.247.xxx Thanks Christine but I don't want anything that makes it HARDER to breathe! I'm 150 pounds OVERweight and you're only 40. Don't take this the WRONG way but only being 40 pounds overweight sounds like HEAVEN for me! That would be 110 pounds LESS of UNcomfortable fat! I hate the WEIGHT of being OVERweight! It's not a bag of dog food it's a MOUNTAIN and it's TOO heavy for me!!
Reply from Christine, Age 15 - 12/05/08 - IP#: 12.175.230.xxx I know how you feel. It's like carrying around a bag of dog food on your belly all the time. I'm about 40 pounds overweight, and two things help me: 1. try wearing a garter or a bodysuit under your clothes. It may be harder to breathe, but it pushes your fat in so your lap is free. (I carry my weight in my belly, so a garter helps when I sit.) 2. Try weight-lifting. Gets your muscles used to your weight, and helps you lose some!
