From Monica, Age 16 - 03/06/06 - IP#: 205.188.116.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'7, Wt. 220 - LOOK and listen carefully. Look ya'll Im going to tell ya'll something that I wish somebody else would have told me. YOU DO NOT have to take diet pills. exercise for 5 hours a day and blah, blah, look stop drinking everything but water. If u can't cut out soda and juice period, then slowly stop drinking it. Like for the first two weeks, just drink juice and water then cut out juice. Now u should eat alot of veggies and fruits. NO junk food execpt sometimes. Like me I normally allow myself to eat a piece of chocolate everyday or every other day. Now u should'nt eat alot of fried foods but a little is ok. Like me I really don't eat fast food at all. If my mom buys something I take like two fries just to taste it sometimes thats all u need is a taste. Also cut down ur portions, like I used to eat on a big plate, now I use a smaller plate, cause it makes me feel like im eating more. If u use a big plate ur mind is going to focus on u not eating alot. u have to trick yourself into believing ur eating alot. I also eat popcorn, it's like 94% fat free, its not expensive if u know what k-mart is or live by one u can get a box of 3 bags for a dollar. And last but not least right down everything u eat. It helps u to realize what u need to change about what u eat and how much ur really eating. If u choose to exercise thats good it will increase ur weight loss but rememember more is not necessarily better. Just get a good hour in 3or4 times a week. Don't do what u can't handle. I did'nt really exercise all like that. I still don't and I did everything I just said and lost 18lbs and a month. I mean for real its all up to u.give yourself two decisions, #1. Stay fat forever, be un-happy, or whatever u feel that ur problem is that u need to lose weight, or #2 everything the opposite of #1. ya'll can do this but ya'll have to start now stop holding it off and saying your ok, cause at the end of it all ur not ok. Don't get me wrong big is not ugly or bad because i know plenty big girls including me that look good being bigger than some. So don't ever think that u need to lose weight to be pretty cause I guarantee that ur already okay., Do it to be healthier if u need to be. But don't ever put yourself down cause of ur weight okay. really pay attention to that cause i don't know about where ya'll from but in philly dudes like females with curves not boney chicks so always remember to apperciate yourself for who u are and remember that god made everbody special for real. But to those that need to lose weight lets do this get focused ya mean the summer is coming very shortly and I know ya'll wanna lose weight just believe in yourself even if nobody else does do it for yourself. GOOD_LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!