 From ashley, Age 11, female - 07/25/03 - IP#: 65.64.152.xxx
i am so close to my goal! i love this website and it helps me alot! and i think with determination u can lose wait to!
From Ryne, Age 14, male - 07/22/03 - IP#: 205.188.209.xxx
Hey. My name is Ryne. Most of my life, I have been overweight.....until now. I have always had so many friends, but when I started middle school, there were people I didn't know giving me rude remarks. Well, It had gotten out of control and I weighed about 250 pounds. So, one day, I got up and told myself I WAS going to lose weight, and I WASN'T going to be overweight again.Now, I have been eating healthy and excersing ever since. I have lost more than 80 pounds and it feels great. I am 5' 10" and I have a large frame size. I weigh in between 165-170. I have lost all that weight in 3 months. I feel great. Now everyone tells me I'm skinny and I look great. I have even done this without giving up what I love eating. I eat what I want one or two days a week. Thanks for your support, and I hope you all do well on your weight loss.
From Hannah, Age 13, female - 07/22/03 - IP#: 224.65.157.xxx
My name is Hannah, when I first came to this site I weighed 145lbs, (13lbs.overweight). I started posting on the message board, and boy did it help. I met so many people that were just like me, and needed to loose some weight. I met a girl that had the same goal weight as me, 125lbs, and we helped each other get into loose weight and tone our muscles. We exercised twice a day, and stretched three times a day. We both drank 5 glasses of water, and cut down on the colas. When I noticed I was being a couch potato and started to get the munchies I would go take a jog around my neighborhood, or even just a brisk walk. By the time I got back home I was so pumped up I wanted to do more and more and suddenly I lost the craving or just wanted a peice of fruit or glass of water. When it was time to eat and my mom served me my food at dinnertime I would cut every... (view more)My name is Hannah, when I first came to this site I weighed 145lbs, (13lbs.overweight). I started posting on the message board, and boy did it help. I met so many people that were just like me, and needed to loose some weight. I met a girl that had the same goal weight as me, 125lbs, and we helped each other get into loose weight and tone our muscles. We exercised twice a day, and stretched three times a day. We both drank 5 glasses of water, and cut down on the colas. When I noticed I was being a couch potato and started to get the munchies I would go take a jog around my neighborhood, or even just a brisk walk. By the time I got back home I was so pumped up I wanted to do more and more and suddenly I lost the craving or just wanted a peice of fruit or glass of water. When it was time to eat and my mom served me my food at dinnertime I would cut every portion in half and eat one half. Then I would cover the rest with plastic wrap and pop it in the refrigerator. The next day I would eat it for lunch. I had been doing this for about a month when I weighed myself . I had already lost ten pounds, I just needed to loose ten more. I continued my "diet" and excercised and in another five weeks I weighed in at 124lbs. Now I keep exercising and tone my muscles more and I think I look pretty (view less)
From NIKI, Age 24, female - 07/21/03 - IP#: 193.38.88.xxx
Hi guys.I have always had problems with my weight since childhood then when i met my first love i gained even more weight through being "content" i reached 190 lbs when i travelled Austrailia!. then i decided to do something about it- man i was sick of seeing all those trendu girls in the office getting all the attention ! i dumped my boyfriend joined the gym and a drama group and now after 2 years i am finally at goal weight 130 lbs and i feel and look great! IF I CAN ANYONE CAN NO-ONE LIKES A BIG MAC MORE THAN ME LET ME TELL YOU ! my advice is exercise, lots of vegtables and a new circle of mates ! GO FOR IT !! NIKI MIDLANDS, ENGLAND UK
From Sedna, Age 36, female - 07/20/03 - IP#: 66.1.7.xxx
I am still trying to reach my goal of 135 lbs...i am 5'4" and weigh in only 5 lbs lighter than i was at my heaviest (size 12 clothes) BUT I AM NOW DOWN TO A SIZE 8!! I have lost a LOT of inches off my waist hips and bust...and have gained a lot of muscle tone doing ashtanga yoga!!!I am not focused on the scale, just drinking lots of water and cutting out / reducing refined carbs like sugar and bakery things...it really is amazing how my body has changed thru doing yoga -- I highly recommend it...not only will you look better, you will be happier and calmer too!!!!
From Dawn, Age 14, female - 07/17/03 - IP#: 65.163.229.xxx
hey...if u wanna lose weight u can do it..all ya gota do is set ur mind to it..i use to weigh 225 now i weigh 185...i plan to lose alot more weight...i wanna be like 170 b4 skool starts
From Stacy, Age 14, female - 07/12/03 - IP#: 65.141.93.xxx
I wieghed 180 to about 190 pounds... the kids would really pick on me... at first i didnt see my self as overweight... i was in denile... then i saw a modivation to loose weight... and that was my sister. She would always get the cute guys to look at her. And well i got the ugly glares. So i cut back on a lot of my income, of food. I would swim almost everyday. I lost about 20 pounds that summer. And a total of 10 pounds through out the year. i still have some ways to go... my goal is about 127-132. Looking good makes me feel better. And to all you poeple who are stuck at the weight your at, and are disgusted, dont stop trying. You just need to find a motivation... Good luck!
From shena, Age 16, female - 07/11/03 - IP#: 216.154.9.xxx
After learning the importance of a healthy lifestyle last year,i realized that it was time for me to change my habits. Last year i weighed 190lbs by slowly begining to excercise and consume less food, i slowly began losing weight. As the first few pounds of my weightloss shed off my body i realized i could do it. I soon gained an amazing will power and became able to resist junk foods. I only ate what i felt would benefit me.My excercise turned into a nightly jog for 20min and sit ups and leg excercises to follow it. I now weigh 148lbs and am still losing weight, i fell alot better about myself and i am much more dtermined than ever.
From Justin, Age 18, male - 07/11/03 - IP#: 68.54.154.xxx
Hey. At my heaviest (the beginning of my Junior year) I was 5'3" and 165 lbs.! My BMI was 29, way too high. I realized I really needed to lose the weight. I drank more water, it helps. I ditched most sodas and juices. Now, almost all I drink is water, and if there is soda around, then I limit it to a can a day. The thing you need to remember is that you should never follow a fad diet, or any diet plan for that matter. Everyone is different, and each person needs to look at their eating habits and change them accordingly. And there is no such thing as "bad" food. I ate pizza about once a week and ate ice cream and fast food (every once in a while), among other things. The important thing is balance. Use up what you eat. I also ate more chicken and salad, they're good for you. I also began an exercise program. You should try riding bikes. It helps burn fat, and it's fun. I am now 130 lbs. and I grew 1 1/2". People have begun to notice, and it feels good. I have been pretty heavy all my life, if I can do it, you can too.
From Chris, Age 22, male - 07/07/03 - IP#: 68.99.126.xxx
I would like to tell you a little about me, and what I have learned. I have been big my whole life. Well when I was a junior in highschool and decided hey I need to lose some weight I hit my highest weight at 225 pounts at about 5'll". Well I droped down to 175 pounds in about a 4 month period and kept it off for about a year but gained it all back and then some. I weighed about 250 lbs and was about 6'0". I graduated highschool and started working out and eating right. I totally transformed my body in about 8 months. I had a small waist and muscle on muscle. I weighed about 200 pounds and looked great. I almost had a six pack. Well I went to college quit working out and gained it all back. Now I am at it again and looking and feeling great. What I have learned is if you want to look good and feel good...you have to work at it. It must be for life. You don't want to make such ... (view more)I would like to tell you a little about me, and what I have learned. I have been big my whole life. Well when I was a junior in highschool and decided hey I need to lose some weight I hit my highest weight at 225 pounts at about 5'll". Well I droped down to 175 pounds in about a 4 month period and kept it off for about a year but gained it all back and then some. I weighed about 250 lbs and was about 6'0". I graduated highschool and started working out and eating right. I totally transformed my body in about 8 months. I had a small waist and muscle on muscle. I weighed about 200 pounds and looked great. I almost had a six pack. Well I went to college quit working out and gained it all back. Now I am at it again and looking and feeling great. What I have learned is if you want to look good and feel good...you have to work at it. It must be for life. You don't want to make such good progress and then have to start all over again. The older you get the more you think about your health. I'm still young at 22 but I want to be young at 32 and 42. A lot of you in here are real young so thinking about long term health might seem odd but it should be a mindset at young ages. Not just looking good but feeling good. Being healthy should be a priority. It is for me now and a far better motivation than looking good. So today at 22 I am 6'2" tall and weigh 205 pounds. My pounds chart says I should way less then 190 pounds but through the course of working out I have put on muscle and muscle weighs more than fat ... so 205 is a good healthy weight for me. Know that you can be healthy just make it a life goal and it will be far more rewarding than a diet with a time period. (view less)
From Dawn, Age 14, female - 07/03/03 - IP#: 12.111.253.xxx
Hey people. and to jme..water does help u lose weight...ive lost 34 pounds and i use to weigh 225 and now i weigh 190 and i am 5'7...i plan to lose atleast another 15 lbs b4 august 21...(thats when skool starts).i hope i can do it. nehow if any of u have ne questions u can talk to me on aol:ramsgurl2003...yahoo:marie43351...and msn..rainbow_girl_20@hotmail.com
From megan, Age 14, female - 07/03/03 - IP#: 67.200.135.xxx
I had always been worrying about my weight. I looked at my peers and thought of myself as ugly and fat. During the christmas of 8th grade i reached my highest weight at 175. I was shocked when i got on the scale. When i decided i wanted to lose weight me and my mom started weight watchers. Week by week the pounds came off. My self confidence reached and all time high. I am now at 145 my goal weight when i started it took 5 months to reach it. Now i want to try to get to 130.If anyone is having trouble or feeling depressed during thier weight loss please email me at meg45murph@hotmail.com . I would love to help you the best i can. Good luck to everyone trying to lose weight!
From Jme, Age 15, female - 07/02/03 - IP#: 68.45.164.xxx
Hey, Jme 15/f/nj here. To anybody who wants to know how I got from over 200 lbs. last year to 124 now here's how I did it: Firstly, water does NOT help you lose wieght. It is still really good for you, but it isn't some sort of magic weight loss aid. However, I totally cut out all drinks from my diet besides water (& 1 glass of skim milk for health reasons) after talking with my doctor. Soda, Juice,Ice tea, coffee = unneeded calories. Secondly: I had my doctor set an activity chart for my age, height, weight, and personal needs. Next time you go to your doctor, you can have them do this for you, or if you want, do it youself. I found time every day to exersize in some way for no less than one hour. I'm sure all of you have at least one hour to spare a day. When you could be watching TV or sufing the web...Especially since it's summer. Besides this exersize, I started and ended my day... (view more)Hey, Jme 15/f/nj here. To anybody who wants to know how I got from over 200 lbs. last year to 124 now here's how I did it: Firstly, water does NOT help you lose wieght. It is still really good for you, but it isn't some sort of magic weight loss aid. However, I totally cut out all drinks from my diet besides water (& 1 glass of skim milk for health reasons) after talking with my doctor. Soda, Juice,Ice tea, coffee = unneeded calories. Secondly: I had my doctor set an activity chart for my age, height, weight, and personal needs. Next time you go to your doctor, you can have them do this for you, or if you want, do it youself. I found time every day to exersize in some way for no less than one hour. I'm sure all of you have at least one hour to spare a day. When you could be watching TV or sufing the web...Especially since it's summer. Besides this exersize, I started and ended my day with 10 minuets of my favorites (lol) crunches, curl ups and push ups. I started just doing these for 10 minuets and gradually worked my way up, and now i do a half hour morning & night. I play my favorite music to keep it fun. Working out should be something that you don't dread doing...It should be fun. As far as diets go: DON'T DIET!!! Diet is an evil word made by someone who wanted money. If you diet, you will lose wieght. But when you're done, you will gain it back. Instead you're making a total change in your life. You can't think: If I just lose 20 more lbs. then I can eat all the cookies and chips I want: It doesn't work that way. having a little junk now and then won't kill you, but if you start your old eating habits once you've lost the weight you wanted you will gain it back. Also: cutting what you eat in half does help, but isn't the best method. If you live on pizza and burgers, cutting them in half will cut calories, but won't make you any healthier. It's better to eat a huge salad than half a burger. Well those are the physical aspects, but mental you need to do for yourself. Remember that you need to lose wieght for YOU. Nobody else. Not your parents, your doctor, your friends, your crush. For YOU. Do that and keep your head high. I promise things will look so much brighter on the other side. Good luck to everybody! *Hugz* -Jme (view less)
From amy, Age 14, female - 07/02/03 - IP#: 24.67.253.xxx
it is the beginning of summer and ive decided to loose weight because i am 5,5 now and i weigh 160 i want to weigh 125 so this summer im going to try to loose 35 lbs so ive got my mom to only buy healthy food and im going to excersize ALOT more like biking, basketball, swimming and just bassic home excersising like crunches and push ups, i really want to loose the 35 lbs in this 2 months so that wen school starts i wont be so un nodiced (and it would actully be fun to go shopping) so im very excited for this and i hope i can do it.
From James, Age 21, male - 06/15/03 - IP#: 68.4.18.xxx
i am 6'0" and 182lbs i used to weigh 235lbs i looked at myself in the mirror one day and realized i was really over weight. I diceded to do something about it so i started walking every night after work about a mile fast pace. then i started jogging and watching my diet> i now jog three miles a day and follow a stricked diet and it works. I eat a bowl of oatmeal in the morning everyday a salad for lunch and fish or chicken for dinner no skin on the chicken. Dont get discuraged eat your oat meal and excerise at least 30 minutes a day you will see results fast.
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