From Michelle, Age 14 - 02/18/02 - IP#: 216.109.204.xxx Click here to reply
I know all you guys that are new here are probably feeling bad about yourself right now and thinking "how am i ever going to do this" but you just have to have some hope. If it gives you any hope that you can do it, this will probably help: When i can to this site in December 2000, i had already made up my mind that i was too heavy and i really wanted to lose weight. I was 170lbs-175lbs, 5foot 1inch, and i was about to wear a size 20 womens. I knew i was desperate, but i didn't need to do anything desperate, i found out. I found people on this sight that were willing to help and i really needed that. I couldn't do it on my own. So i started following some of the tips that everybody was giving and all the motivation and support, and i started in good faith that i could do it. I started with cutting calories. I found out that i was eating about 2500 calories a day and sitting around doing nothing! No wonder i was so fat i thought to myself. I cut down my calorie intake to about 1800 calories (in the future it came to about 1500). I lost about 10 pounds. The first 10 pounds are the easiest to lose. A few months later i started exercising like running in place and riding my bike often. Then summer came. My grandparents own a resort on a lake and it was my first summer living there on the weekends. I made a ton of friends and best of all i was going all the time. I lost about 5 pounds and i didn't even keep track of what i was eating. Then, the summer was over and i was about 155 pounds. I was doing good, but i needed to get back on track. i stayed the same until January 2002 and by then i had decided to go for my original goal of 130 pounds. I am currently at 148 pounds, 5 foot 2 inches, and a size 12/13 juniors. I am still pretty far away, but i have come so far. I use to tell myself, if only i could be 150 pounds, i could be perfect. Now it has become 130, but when i get there, i'll stop this time. I hope i will never be above 150 pounds again. These last few pounds have been so hard, i became obsessive for a while, but decided it wasn't worth it. I hope this will help you overcome those bad days, cause i had a lot of them, but i know the good days are ahead, waiting for me. Good luck to all of you. I would love to hear your input on this story. Thanks!
Reply from Michelle to ana, Age 14 - 02/18/02 - IP#: 216.109.204.xxx You probably know all the tips, just keep up what your doing. Thanks for the support, I don't feel alone anymore, that's one of the reasons I posted it. I was sure somebody out there understood, and i completed my goal by finding somebody who did!
Reply from shelly, Age 13 - 02/18/02 - IP#: 62.254.0.xxx ur story is like, so inspiring!i've only just started (as u know) but am going to keep it up! luv from nuther michelle
Reply from Ana, Age 15 - 02/17/02 - IP#: 66.69.70.xxx god, i so understand you, and major, i mean major congrats on how youve come so far, it takes so much to do what youve done, u should be soo proud of yourself. Ive had many of those long and hard days too, where its just so frustrating. Im 5'5' and 138 lbs, i used to be 155 last year, and i too decided that enough was enough. My goal is 120 lbs, and a size 2, and most of all, my dream....a flat stomach. How r u doing ur diet and excercise? Id love any new tips or something i haven't heard, I go to the gym about 6 days a week, and kickboxing three days a week. I don't eat any junk food, no cereal or juice, just water, and lots of that special Kellogs cereal that has no fat, and skim milk. I cut out white bread, and cheese, and heavy meats. The scale still has awhile before it makes any real changes, but i do see little changes in my body. Im very sure you'll reach your goal of 130lbs, but im also sure, that once your there, your gonna want to be thinner, ive seen people say, "oh, once im 135, ill be happy," then they make it, and its not enough, its 130, then 120, then 100. Ive seen it happen, you might not think it will happen to you, but once you get there, ull see, or maybe u'll be stronger than that media "skinny" bull, and be happy w/ 130. Just be careful, and keep up the awesome job!
