From Kate, Age 13 - 01/26/01 - IP#: 194.165.162.xxx Click here to reply
Hi, my name is Kate. I am 13 years of age and have a weight problem. I am 149 pounds. In Ireland(which is where I am from), 14 pounds =1 stone. So, I am 10 stone and 9 pounds. I feel so fat and a lot of boys in my class make nasty comments about my weight. The problem is I have a large appetite and I mam always hungry. I just can't seem to be able to stop myself eating chocolate or sweets. Please help. Thanks!
Reply from Dan, Age 18 - 05/26/01 Ok, katie.. I think i can help you out really quickly.There is a few things that surpress apetite.. On of these is excersise.. when people excersise, your body tightens up.. including your stomach.... which takes away a bit of the craving to eat. The other is to eat high fiber foods,.. beans, vegtables, fruits.. fiber tricks your mind into thinking your full when your nottry those out, and try to excersise and eat a bit better.. Mr. Dan:)
Reply from Eme, Age 15 - 03/13/01 Hi! I think that we all need to remember we are perfect and the outside may not be but we can all change together. Please e-mail me at irishgoddess15@hotmail.com if any1 would like to form sort of a mutual support system to reach our goals.
Reply from maryann, Age 14 - 01/08/01 hey kate... i had same problem. but i learned that hunger and appetite are not same as craving. Heres a question for you: do you get depressed or nervous if you dont eat the sweets and chocolate? if answer is yes then you are addicted to sweets like a drug like i was. It is like a nervous habit you gotta break sorta like not biting yur nails. heres how to break the habit... for me if i craved somethin sweet or chocolate i would figure out somethin else fun to do like roller bladin or ridin my bike. It had to be somethin active to get rid of nervous energy. Or yuo can munch on carrots or apple slices. at first it was awful and i got really antsy if i didnt eat the sweet. but each time it got easier so i could even eat half of a chocolate and put rest back for next day. I lost 20 pounds and now im muchh happier and i can really control the sweets. anyways,, you can do it too. c ya... maryann
Reply from Ariel, Age 14 - 01/08/01 Hi, would you like to be pen pals? We could help each other with our weight problems. E-mail me at "thelittlekittymermaid3@yahoo.com" if you have e-mail. Thanks! And I just wanted to say, I LOVE Ireland!!
