From Barbara, Age 17 - 01/26/06 - IP#: 69.248.157.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'9", Wt. 246 - Hey girls! I just stumbled on this and it seems like you guys are all really sweet and supportive. Anyway, I've been overweight all my life and there's only one thing i can say about it... it sucks. I've tried lots of diets, but I'm not motivated enough to stick with it. When the Atkins diet first came out, I tried it out,a nd stuck with it for a dew months, but just as i lost the weight, I started puttin it right back on.. so obviously that wasn't effective. I've been nagging my parents for a while to get an elliptical, (I go on them in the gym at school) because I have fun on them, and I really think I could do some serious exercise on it. I cut down how much I ate wayyy down, and over a few months I lost about 10 pounds. I was happy to see that, but it's not enough. What I really need is someone kicking me in the butt so I can get fat butt off the couch ;o)