From Alex, Age 17 - 12/30/10 - IP#: 98.23.25.xxx Click here to reply Ht. 5'4", Start: 280 lb, Today: 280 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 130 lb - I feel terrible. I've been overweight my entire life, and I feel worse now than I ever have. I try so hard to cover up how insecure I am--I dress in style and never leave home without hair and makeup done. I avoid confronting my weight infront of people as much as I possibly can. I want to be healthy and I want to get past all this, but I'm embarrassed to even try. I used to go to the gym, but I was afraid people would look at me and think "What is that fatty doing?" I get so depressed over the way I look. I feel like no one will ever accept me, that no guy will ever want me, and that I should be ashamed of myself for even existing. I just want this constant self-hatred to stop. I want to feel okay. I'm a size 24 right now, and I want to be at least a 16 by prom time. Like that'll happen.
Reply from Keira, Age 17 - 01/01/11 - IP#: 98.242.126.xxx Hi alex...i know exactly how you feel. I have been overweight my whole life but don't be doubtful. If you believe that you can do it .....you can. Im currently at a size 16. My goal is to be a size 12 by prom. I started off wearing a size 20. My biggest problem is genetics and the fact that I like to eat. I hope that you really achieve your goals. And one important thing to remember BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!
Reply from Michelle, Age 16 - 12/31/10 - IP#: 67.233.129.xxx Hi Alex I know exactly how you feel I used to go to the gym at 5am so that no one would see me sadly a few people were always there but it was better then a crap loud seeing me, I loved to run but I never did it during the day cause I was afraid people would see me and barf but I learned not to worry about what people thought about me working out because they might think that I'm gross for being so fat and working out but next week I could be even bigger at the store buying junk and they'll judge me much worse then. Alex people are judgmental no matter how rude and wrong it is they are and you can't worry about them because if you do you'll have no time to worry about yourself, you'll always hate yourself and if you hate yourself how can you expect everyone else to love you? I had to learn the hard way I'm still not as confident as I should be or as loving to myself as I should but I'm working on that and you seem like a wonderful person someone who deserves to be loved, so this is my challenge to you 2 days out of every week of January try doing something you'd do if you were smaller cause chances are you can do them now your just scared to :)
