From chelsea, Age 15 - 08/01/04 - IP#: 64.12.116.xxx  Click here to reply  
Hey everyone. Man I am so happy. I am 128 now and I haven't been starving myself what so ever and I've been eating my favorite foods ( just not a lot but not to little either ) and I lost 19 lbs ( started at 147 if you didn't already know ) I only have 3 lbs to go before my back to school goal. I know I can do it. If it wasn't for this site and the people here...I don't think I'd be at this point. I've had really incouraging weight loss buddies and I love reading the posts of other people who are going threw the same thing as me. Let me just say that If you feel like there's no hope ...Don't give up. Love yourself for who you are now. The weight won't come off in a day but your attitude makes all the difference. Weather your 110 pounds or 300 pounds your beautiful no matter what. I know that my weight kept climbing higher and higher and I felt like I just couldn't get on the right track because no matter what I did I'd mess up. I'd say OK tomorrow I'm going to try this diet ...and It never worked cuz I'd always mess up the next morning. Don't try fad diets guys. Eat what you want...and eat enough and stay active. Not active as in jogging or sit ups...I mean that's great too ...but walking with some friends ...going shopping...fourwheeling...skateboarding...don't be active for weight loss be active for the fun. I haven't been making myself exercise here lately cuz I didn't want to and It's funny...I lost more weight not exercising...well I was exercising cuz I was walking miles with my friends going places and I've been leaving the house more and doing things...Not only has it made me feel like I was a funner person but the pounds fell off.I just kept feeling happier and happier after each pound came off and I feel really good right now. Please guys...never give up on yourselves...Don't concentrate on your weight 24-7 and start loving life ...every second that you have...You might not be here tomorrow so live life to the fullest today as you would everyday. Take it from me...I was three seconds away from death in this accident I was in on the second of july this year...a 2600 ton truck slammed into the back of our F 250 and totaled in...Amazingly me and my brother and 3 friends walked away safe. We all have really bad whiplash and my friend Andrew is having minor heart problems but they can be fixed but we are all very lucky. I learned to love life and myself and try to accomplish as much as I can in the short time I may have because I might not be here tomorrow. If I had died that day I would have missed out on so much...and If I die today or tomorrow I will miss out on so much more...I'm making the best of what time I have...don't focus on weight to much..It will ruin the time you have. Thanks for listening and I believe in you guys cuz I'm doing it and you can do it too. Chels