From Melinda, Age 13 - 02/24/06 - IP#: 208.183.105.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'4", Wt. 152 pds - For a girl with a lot of problemsin my life, I like to have fun and do things ,but theres always that little weight buzzing bug that will "NOT"go away. Being over wieght isn't easy at all for my age. I normaly look okay, but in the past year I've been gaining a little more each day. I want to be able to fit in a good size dress for my middle shool prom, but it seems I have only 31/2 months to loose my "BLUBBER". Looking for hope is somthing I'll be doing for a while. I've never really cared for what people thought of me, but sometimes it gets personal.
Reply from SHY GIRL, Age 13 - 02/26/06 - IP#: 205.188.116.xxx I GOT JELLY ROLLS
Reply from charlotte, Age 15 - 02/24/06 - IP#: 71.112.39.xxx plus being overwight is hard at any age
Reply from charlotte, Age 15 - 02/24/06 - IP#: 71.112.39.xxx Okay switch to low fat and fat free foods. Like switch to 1% milk and then work your way down to skim milk, use 50% light cheese, fat free mayonnaise (I prefer fat free miracle whip. It has more flavor) and stuff like that. Don’t eat a lot of butter. Try using Butter Buds which are butter flavored granulates. You can find them in the seasonings section at the store. Eat high in fiber foods like whole wheat bread instead of white. Instead of eating regular pizza try frozen smartones or south beach diet pizzas. And instead of ice cream try south beach diet cookies and weightwatchers ice cream bars, weight watchers cake, healthy choice ice cream, no pudge ice cream bars, or skinny cow ice cream bars. They have a lot of desserts out there that aren’t that bad for you! Some things I find helpful is to eat a small salad with fat free dressing with lunch and dinner. It makes you more full when you go to eat your main meal. Don't eat too many sweets. Make sure you don't have soda or chips on a regular basis. Eat LOTS of fruits and vegetables. And drink A LOT of water! Exercise daily. You can walk, or you can run, or ride your bike, or swim. Whatever you choose to do make sure you exercise for at least an hour daily. If you want you can just walk for thrity minutes and then swim for a little while and then just do outside play like jumping on a trampoline or playing basketball. weigh yourself every week and keep track of your weight. if you feel like snacking try drinking flavored water to satisfy your sweet tooth. Pay attention to portion sizes. If the serving size is one cup, don't have more than one cup. Portion sizes are one of the most important things in dieting. And remember to have faith in yourself. If you get yourself down it'll be ten times harder. And also remember to let go every once in a while and eat something that isn't in your diet! Good luck!
Reply from Courtney, Age 14 - 02/24/06 - IP#: 64.12.117.xxx OK, i know how you feel. But try not to take everything personal, you are probably beautiful and you sound like a really nice person...but if loosing the weight will make you feel better about yourself then go for it! GOOD LUCK!!!!! *Courtney*
