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From Richard, Age 13

Ht. 5'1", Wt. 139 - Ok so I haven't posted here in a long while... but I am trying to start at it again. So for the past couple of weeks I have really started to feel a little self-concious about loosing weight and I have been thinking about trying something. I am trying to improve my image before all the peer pressure and all that crap kicks in. There is a dance in April at my school, not to mention all of the private dances that have already started. I'm well liked by just about everyone in my grade, i'm popluar, but i'm not athletic, not ultra-attractive, and not very 'cool'. I don't want to be one of those people who just care about themselves and think they are so amazing, I just want to be a little more social than I already am. I like computers a lot, and i''m kind of considered a nerd. I am trying to veer away from that, loose some weight (say 35-30 lbs), and get a little more social with the other kids in my grade. I also want to learn to dance better (I know hardly anything). So anyways, tonight I ordered pizza and cinna sticks for dinner, and I basically ate crap for the entire day. I might say.. 3000 calories give or take. It was about 11:30 when I finally got to thinking just how disgusting that is, so I decided to do something. I poured out all of the regular soda, threw away the left over pizzza and cinna sticks, and got rid of all of the junk food in the house. At my school, I normally eat a very small lunch, simply because i'm not hungry. But when school's out, it's a whole different ball game. I will eat candy and drink soda with no regard to nuttrition or self-restraint at all. This happens about 4/7 days in a week. Anyways, I'm really disgusted, and I want to do something. I've been overweight since about 2nd grade, only by about 5 or 6 pounds.. then more and more until I'm about 140 lbs, 30 lbs overweight, and 90th percential in how much I weigh comared to my peers. I know all there is to know about what I should and shouldn't eat, I just need a gradual plan that I can stick to. I'm not a whimp, I can do some good exersize, but I need to make the no junk food gradual, and I need to be able to forgive myself. Plz give me your ideas as to how I could loose about 25 lbs before summer. If it actually works, I will feel so good because I won't be called fat, won't be self concious with my shirt tucked in an no jacket or sweater on top, or just no shirt on, and I'll feel great! If you have any suggestions or tips, reply to me plz. Thx, and have a good day! :D