From Melissa, Age 16 - 08/06/10 - IP#: 71.195.230.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'4", Start: 185 lb, Today: 183.5 lb (BMI %tile: 97), Goal: 130 lb - So I haven't been doing so well. I got my wisdom teeth out yesterday, so I've been basically living off dairy products. I've actually lost 1.5 pounds this week. I figured if I lose 2 pounds a week I'll get to my goal weight by March...approximately. Which I find really exciting! I'm just sick of being this way. After my mouth is done being sore, and I can eat regular food again, I'm starting Weight Watchers. I just don't want to be like this anymore, and I'm ready to change. It's not that I'm uncomfortable or insecure with myself, it's just there are clothes I can't wear because of my weight. I have to shop in the plus size section. I don't like the way I look in pictures. I hate my stretch marks. I just want to be skinny so I can hopefully enjoy this year and be skinny for senior year. I hope we all have a good week :) Good luck!

From grace, Age 12 - 08/01/10 - IP#: 68.41.43.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'4", Start: 123 lb, Today: 150 lb (BMI %tile: 95), Goal: 125 lb - i hate being overweight i get made fun of by my own family even! im working really hard, so i think i can lose the 25 lbs i need to. wish me luck!
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From Kiely, Age 11 - 07/29/10 - IP#: 72.73.16.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'6", Start: 160 lb, Today: 163 lb (BMI %tile: 97), Goal: 120 lb - I hate being so fat :( i always get made fun of, i swore that this summer, i would lose weight . but ive actualy gained...some one help me! school starts soon! & i refuse to take another year of getting laughed at.
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From Mellie, Age 14 - 07/29/10 - IP#: 84.131.33.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'5", Start: 150 lb, Today: 170 lb (BMI %tile: 96), Goal: 150 lb - Hi folks, after being home back I've gained 2 more pounds! I'm just so used to eating that I'm always hungry! I'm afraid I'll gain more if I don't stop eating like this. What can I do?
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From Anna, Age 15 - 07/29/10 - IP#: 24.2.191.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'1", Start: 215 lb, Today: 199 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 125 lb - hiii okay my name is anna and ive struggled with my weight ever since i was about 7, ive gone on every diet possible since i was 8, then i realized DIETS DO NOT WORK! tyou have to make LIFE CHANGES for anything to work, i learned that you dont have to give up any food and no food is really bad for you as long as you have it in moderation!! so i started my new healthy lifestyle a few weeks ago, which was just eating healthier with a few snacks here and there cause if you give them up and then after youre done dieting you eat them again youll gain back all the weight plus more so it makes no sense to just give up certain foods just have a little bit of them! and so ive lost some weight but i gotta keep going and luckily by brother is helping me which is great and i lose modivation sometimes but i think we all just have to keep going and make it fun =] well good luck to everyone! xoxo

From thea, Age 14 - 07/29/10 - IP#: 71.235.60.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'3", Start: 167 lb, Today: 163 lb (BMI %tile: 96), Goal: 148 lb - alright so this entire summer i've been attempting to diet but have been failing. i have a month until school starts and i want lose 15 lbs. i dont know if that's possible but i just want to lose some weight so i can prove to myself that i can finish what i started. any tips for motivation?

From Taylor, Age 8 - 07/28/10 - IP#: 207.144.2.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'3", Start: 96 lb, Today: 170 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 115 lb - I am 8 years old and I weigh 170 lbs. I really feel sad and I dont know what to do. I am a cheerleader and one of the biggest girls on my team. My parents have purchased a treadmill, wii and many other items for me and I just dont feel like exercising. I get embarrased sometimes when people stare at me or if I think people are making fun of me. My doctor has told me that I have to lose weight now. He gave me this website to get help. Your stories may inspire me and my parents to find a way for me to lose these pounds.
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From Allyson, Age 21 - 07/26/10 - IP#: 98.198.162.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'5", Start: 280 lb, Today: 280 lb (BMI: 47), Goal: 175 lb - Okay, so this is my first time on this website, after having my son i thought i would loose the weight immediately, but i lost none of the weight and in fact in the past 2 years gained another 30. I am finally at my end, i want to loose the weight and most importantly keep it off. I though by coming here i could get support and help and guidence from people who are going through the same situation.

From marky, Age 14 - 07/25/10 - IP#: 67.71.82.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'8", Start: 189 lb, Today: 180 lb (BMI %tile: 95), Goal: 150 lb - im-fat-i-hate-my-life
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From Mellie, Age 14 - 07/24/10 - IP#: 84.131.10.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'5", Start: 150 lb, Today: 168 lb (BMI %tile: 95), Goal: 150 lb - Hi, I've been on vacation at my grandparents and I've gained whopping 18 lbs! I've been chubby before with a little belly, but now I've gotten fat! When I came home, my mother cried when she saw me. She always tries to restrict my food. She tries to make me diet. But at my grandparents I just indulged in food, there was no restriction. My grandma was happy when I ate with appetite. She didn't say anything to my fat belly. Now I'm back at home and everything is awful. My mom won't give me any food except vegetables and water. I feel that I'm too fat, that's right, but I want to eat some good food.

From Ashley, Age 15 - 07/22/10 - IP#: 76.226.30.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'4", Start: 252 lb, Today: 252 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 150 lb - Okay, so I have been overweight for most of my life and i'm sick of it! When I was 11 I lost 52 lbs and weighed 124 lbs, I gained it all and then some back as you can see. :( I want to change myself and be comfortable with myself, to be able to wear those cute clothes again but most importantly to be HEALTHY!
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From Janessa, Age 18 - 07/19/10 - IP#: 96.54.108.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'7", Start: 168 lb, Today: 165 lb (BMI %tile: 85), Goal: 130 lb - Although my weight has never been above 168, I carry most of it around my tummy, so I look a lot heavier than I really am. A lot of people have guessed my weight to be around 195. I've just graduated from high school and I'm starting college in the Fall and now is the time for a change! I want college to be a fresh start, beginning with going in confident about the way I look. Eating right and exercising I got down to 158, but around graduation I gained 7 lbs. back. Now I'm having a hard time getting back to the healthy lifestyle I established.
What's harder is both of my parents are overweight/obese and my sister is a nationally competing athelete (meaning she can eat all of the food that's made the rest of us overweight without gaining a pound, she's very muscular, thin & toned.) Neither of my parents are inclined to eat healthier and are not supporting me.... (view more)Although my weight has never been above 168, I carry most of it around my tummy, so I look a lot heavier than I really am. A lot of people have guessed my weight to be around 195. I've just graduated from high school and I'm starting college in the Fall and now is the time for a change! I want college to be a fresh start, beginning with going in confident about the way I look. Eating right and exercising I got down to 158, but around graduation I gained 7 lbs. back. Now I'm having a hard time getting back to the healthy lifestyle I established.
What's harder is both of my parents are overweight/obese and my sister is a nationally competing athelete (meaning she can eat all of the food that's made the rest of us overweight without gaining a pound, she's very muscular, thin & toned.) Neither of my parents are inclined to eat healthier and are not supporting me. Every year on January 1st, they say "This is the year it's all going to change! We're going to lose the weight!" and for 3 months, they live a healthy lifestyle. Then, one day they fall off the bandwagon and don't get back on until January 1st of the next year. Needless to say, they weight they gain back during those other 9 months more than makes up for the weight they lost.
Anyway, I'm here to look for some support! Or some tips. Anything that helped or is helping you get healthy and get smaller! Does anyone else out there carry the weight like I do? I feel like I'm the only one and someday I'd like to look down and see my toes. Does anyone else have a goal like that? Not just to weigh a certain amount, or wear a certain dress size, but to be able to do something like that? (view less)

From natalie, Age 14 - 07/19/10 - IP#: 71.177.1.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'4", Start: 208 lb, Today: 208 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 140 lb - oops, forgot to say that i had to go to my docters today and she said that im medically obese and i am too heavy for my age and that my flabby belly is a big concern to her. i started crying so hard, and i felt really dumb because everybody knows i was crying because i am so fat!
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From natalie, Age 14 - 07/19/10 - IP#: 71.177.1.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'4", Start: 208 lb, Today: 208 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 140 lb - Hi, I am 14 and 208 pounds. I hate it!!!I hate my belly, its so big and it sticks out, and even was asked if im expecting a baby in front of my parents. i was so embarassed! i try to eat healthy, but sometimes i just have a really big appetite and if i exercise, it gets really hard because my belly jiggles alot, or it bounces up and down if i run and its too big to do situps. i cant do pushups, but my belly is already on the floor if i try. i get teased at school and by my brother and sisters. i hate being so fat!

From Victoria, Age 15 - 07/15/10 - IP#: 75.72.50.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 4'11.8", Start: 134 lb, Today: 111 lb (BMI %tile: 68), Goal: 100 lb - Hi, I posted on here when I was 14 and 134 lbs. Since then I've lost a lot of weight. But I still struggle with confidence. I still have a fat tummy, and my thighs still need work. I'm going to keep this up so I can lose the last 11 or so pounds!