Teen Looking For Some Help

Don't be to hard on yourself. You are young. Your weight will change allot. A cuo of hot water with al emon once a week helps and if you don't mix carbs with meats. Drink allot of h2o to curb you wanting to eat. Don't eat after 6pm at night.x

hey Megan, you sound like a very smart and very strong young lady. I understand the problem you are having and I went through the same thing (eating because of stress and anxiety).

I know you have probably heard this a lot, but drink lots of water and if you can, exercise up to five hours a week. I won't tell you to count carbs or calories because it is almost impossible, also if you drink a lot of soda, try cutting down a bit.

For me, I joined curves, cut down on soda and sweets, and exercise up to 5 hours a week. This month I lost 12lbs just by doing those little changes. Also if you want to eat well, but don't know what to eat you can check out hungrygirl.com, great tips.

Best of luck to you and I am here if you just need to talk.

Megan, I understand how you feel. The good news is you are young and it is easier for your body to shed pounds (that's my opinion anyway) plus there are lots of ways to lose weight. There are many blogs out there of people sharing stories. If you go to http://angryfatgirlz.blogspot.com there is a list of blogs (blog roll) on the right side. You can click on those and find inspiration. Mine is on there, too. I Surrender at http://surrender194.blogspot.com. I was 194 in 2006 when I began blogging and I am 154 now. I am an "old lady" at 50..but you can find people you relate to. I like reading people's blogs because it gives me hope and motivates me. You are not alone!!

I'm a guy, but I had the same problems you did. I was always self-concious of my weight and finally decided to do something about it. For me what seemed to work best was to eat three meals a day, absolutely no soda just water (crystal lights helped alot they make the water taste good lol) and don't eat after 7. I also did about 30 minutes-hour of walking almost everyday for a couple of months straight depending how I felt. I used the walk away the pounds dvd and found them to be very helpful. This worked for me and maybe it could work for you, good luck megan I hope to hear an update from you also. =]

Megan,I know that having a few extra pounds makes you feel inferior to others.I want you to know that you are only inferior if you let yourself be. I know it is also hard to loose weight.Every time I say diet I get hungry.Dont give up though.Keep on keeping on. And believe me I know how hard it is to start a new school.Keep your head high.

Megan, I've struggled with my weight my entire life, and I've gone about losing it both in a healthy and an unhealthy way.
The best advice that I can give you is to eat healthy, proportion your foods correctly, and do cardio and other exercises to strengthen your muscles.
It may take time and you may not be so into doing it, but if you're passionate about losing weight then it won't matter.

Hi Meghan. I just joined this site, and im so glad i found it. i am a guy, (a gay one by the way lol), but also have struggled with weight my entire life. For me food is an emotional comfort. I was bullied horribly in school, for my weight, and when i was 15 decided i was going to lose weight, (im 23 now) i ate smaller portions, and drank lots of water to curb my appetite and walked everyday. i was a whopping 330 pounds to start with, and in a year i got down to 215 pounds. it took me another 6 months to lose the rest of the weight, eventually i got down to 175 pounds. i tried the low carb craze, and it worked in the short term, but didnt last. now im 23, and im back up to 250 pounds, (im 6'3), but its a heavy load to bear. im trying to lose weight again as well, and I know from experience it is possible, with hard work, small goals, support from others, and very impotantly excercise. Just take it easy to begin with. small steps ARE VERY important. I was sort of excessive, and over did things, and it didnt pay off in the long run. i hope you know youre a wonderful person on the inside, and you will find your beauty someday. you are very young, and ahave a whole life ahead of you, take advantage of this time, i urge you! :)
i really hope to hear more from you, id love to support someone else trying to lose weight, as i know how challenging it is, and how hard it is to fell "fat".
with love,
bradly

I'm going through the same thing with my weight. Its good to know I'm not alone. Some days I try to "starve" myself. a "crash" diet. But I always cave within a day and then I end up eating twice as much. I think I'm just gonna try to drink more water like the others said. Exercise sounds scary but I apparently am not a "diet" person. Stay strong. I'll try to do the same :)

The best thing I ever did to learn about the RIGHT way to eat is listen to an athletic trainer. When I joined a club, I got a few training sessions free. The first thing we did was sit down and talk about goals and how to eat. No fads, no myths, real science. You need unsaturated fats, complex carbs, and protein. And in the right amounts. I suggest you go to a gym and have just one session with a personal trainer. I learned so much and it really angers and pains me to hear people say Atkins Diet or this trick or that trick. You don't have to starve yourself, but it really is hard to stick to eating healthy when you are used to eating all that yummy junk!

Ok,

I invented 7-7-10 system that allowed me to lose 10 lbs in 2 weeks and essentially get back to normal weight.
Here's what it means:

Eat anything you want, but:

- Wake up no later than 7am
- Don't eat anything after 7pm
- Don't go to bed later than 10pm

Try it for 2 weeks and let me know results.