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From mary, Age 14

Ht. 5'3", Wt. 151 - This is a response to missy who in my last post asked me how i got down to 150. I used to weigh about 135. Then last summer we moved. I am an emotional eater, so i was really sad and i ate and ate and i gained over 30 pounds in one year (as opposed to my sister who was depressed and lost a bunch of weight). I weighed 170 pounds! My dad decided he was going to retire from the military and no one ws really happy in our new home so we moved back to were we had been living before. When we moved I lost ten pounds over the summer. My number one advice tip is to just see the joy in life. Whenever im sad i always gain weight. Everything in life is better when your happy! Its been 5 months since weve moved and ive lost 20 of the 30+ pounds that i gained. My weight loss has slowed down a lot, and i have always had a slow metabolism to begin with. Its getting really hard but i would like to weigh about 130. What i did to loose the weight i lost is that i cut out junk food. I love fruit, but i hate veggies; i made myself start eating veggies, cuz a lot of times ill eat a ton of fruit and no veggies. I am always thirsty, but instead of drinking soda (even if it was diet) and juice (i luv juice) i started drinking water and (though i hated it at first) tea. Also i am a "grazer." I would often walk into the pantry and grab a handful of cereal, or chips or something. I never realized how many cals i was actually eating. One handful of cereal isnt that many calories but two or three handfuls several times a day was adding up. Oh, also i used to sneak food. I hated it when my parents saw me eat cuz i felt so fat. So i would eat a small meal and then grab something to munch on in my room. Now i always tell someone what im eating. Its more for my own sake then to actually get permission. If there is any reason that i should feel timid about asking my mom if i can eat something then there is probably a reason i shouldnt eat it. It makes me think about what im eating and why. So, anyway, i know that this is a really llloonnngg post but i hope it helps at least one person out there. Good luck everyone! :)