From rebecca, Age 11 - 08/24/13 - IP#: 2.223.155.xxx Click here to reply Ht. 4'9", Start: 8 st 6, Today: 8 st 5 (BMI %tile: 96), Goal: 6 st 6 - hi i'm rebecca an dim 11 i weigh 8 stone 5 and i'm 4 foot 9. i'm obese :( but i find it hard to do anything as i hate vegetables and some fruit :s ( i only have one person that will listen and will help me with my weight problems. that is my best friend. My weight has become such a problem that when we had a weigh in day a school i was realy nervous and when i had my result back it was very worrying and saddening news. that i was obese but that much obese that i had a high risk of dying before my mum and dad and developing diabetes type 2 :( suicide crossed my mind a few times but i knew i couldn't do that as my little sister does everything i do. and i just couldn't do that to my family as my brother is disabled :( so i took a depression test and i got bad results which was 13 out of 27 :( and at that point i was even more depressed. so i thought i should try to lose weight before school started and i went for a 1 hour walk every day had judo on tuesday , spinnning on wednesday , and kids activitys on saturday. the first week i lost 3 pounds and i was so happy but the next week i put on 2 pounds so i gave up. now i have to weeks time school and im the fattest out of my new form and my friend group. my best friend allways puts me down about it by making fun of me but the way she does it makes me happier and feel special. when i told her about the depression and thinking about suicide she was shocked and said that what ever you look like i do not care you are perfect to me , libby (my other bestfriend who moved to another school who i will see in high school :D) and daniel ( my geeky boyfriend who dumped me :( ) at that moment i was happy about what she said. then i didnt feel that good as that night was my nana's birthday and she loves to cook christmas dinners (which are wonderful) and she makes losts of it and she gave me about double of what i should eat because she hadn't seen me for a year and thought i was losing weight. i didnt want to eat it all but the next thing i remeber is that i have a clear plate and i felt so guilty i wanted to throw up so that night i tried to but i couldn't and that made me feel even worse. I've been over weight for 4 years when i was 7 i weighed 5 stone 5 which i dont know if that is over weight but in pictures i looked it and when i was 8 i was 6 stone 3-6 pounds when i was 9 and 10 i weighed 7 stone 8 pounds now im 11 and i weigh 8 stone 4. i need to do something but my confedence as im going into high school and i can not talk to any one there as i think they might think im fat and its been like that for 2 years i cant talk to a stranger so when ever i go to a new club my mum always has to talk and not me. im trying to do what lucy did my halfing my meal and saving the rest for later but when do you eat the other half?? (Note: 8 st 5 is 117 lb.)
Reply from Sazz, Age 36 - 10/28/13 - IP#: 72.74.240.xxx Hon, I am a mom and your post really scared me. Have you told your mom or family about your depression/suicidal feelings? Think about focusing on healthy habits rather than a # on the scale. Throw the scale away. Find exercise you enjoy, if you want. Keep trying new foods or maybe learn to cook to make eating veggies more interesting. But remember that happiness does not come with weight loss. Problems don't go away with weight loss. If people only like you b/c you're thin, well...is that the kind of friend you want? I wish you all the best, but please please please find help for your sad feelings. You are worthy and worth it. Take care, hon.
Reply from catherine, Age 12 - 08/29/13 - IP#: 199.119.232.xxx dont eat the left over food in the same day, it ruins the hole point. leave it in the fridge and through out the week you can eat it for lunch or dinner or whatever you like. just don't eat the food within the same day, unless you want to eat for dinner because you have nothing else to eat but dont eat it with another meal. do i really have to explain the concept of leftovers to you? anyway, i hoped this helped.
Reply from catherine, Age 12 - 08/29/13 - IP#: 199.119.232.xxx you seem like a very nice girl and so does your friend. :) i too have confidence issues so i know how it feels. but think of it this way, anyone who has ever been mean to anyone in their hole lives is because they were just insecure and unsure of themselfs and instead of dealing with it, they pick on other kids to make themselfs feel better about themselfs. so in theory, all bullies are cowards. also, i hope you stay friends with that girl because she really seems like the best perosn for you to be around right now. if your feeling you lack confidence, just show other people that you are combortable with yourself, and they will begin to feel more combortable around you. cause really, at this age were all just really shy around each other because ewe don't know what to expect. as for losing weight, the halfing idea is a good one, and normally you can just put it in the fridge, and eat through out the week. don't get discouraged by medical terms or statistics, just keep on trying to lose the weight, stay strong and never give up. :) also, don't go to food for comfort or when you're feeling bored because that's what friends are for not food. to be quite frank though if you want lose weight you have to eat less calories than you burn off. you burn off about 1,300 calories a day if you were just to lay in bed all day so if you eat about 1,600 calories a day you would have to burn an extra 300 calories or more to start losing weight. so get active outside and even try some exercises inside. even stuff as simple as playing an instrument or chewing gum can burn calories. good luck with your weight loss.
Reply from rebecca, Age 11 - 08/26/13 - IP#: 2.223.155.xxx thank you to but how will it help
Reply from Kortnie, Age 11 - 08/24/13 - IP#: 184.79.207.xxx I will be here for u
