digitaldiva1977

I was a chubby kid that turned into an overweight teen. By the time I was 13, I was 5’1, 190-something lbs, and wore a size 24 in jeans. I was so sick of the harassment and bullying I had to put up with all my life. I hated going to school everyday and cried alot. People can be so cruel. Adults and kids alike. It was such a sad time in my life.
I don’t remember how it happened exactly but when I was 16, something just clicked inside me, like it was time to do something about my weight. I started watching what I ate, quit eating fast food and fried stuff all together, and exercising. At that age I wasn’t sure what I was doing so I read books and bought exercise videos. It took me 3 years to get to 130 and have lost more since then. My only tip for you is that you need to take care of yourself emotionally on your journey towards your weightless goals. So many people tend to bury their feelings with excessive amounts of food. When that’s taken away, there’s a void that you have to be prepared to fill and your once suppressed feelings will start to emerge. Just be prepared for that and try to learn how to deal. I’m 30 now and still learning how to do this!

i was overweight as a girl and have since lost 94lbs!! yes, it can be done! the skin on my belly never sprang back like on the rest of my body. i weigh 111 lbs but am still soo not satisfied with that one area. now if i can pull $5000 out of my ass…

As I get older I’m finding out that being somewhat of a loner is not the way I want to be. I want people to chat with, laugh with, and share things with. There are things I need to talk about, things that I can’t talk about with my husband, family, and coworkers. After high school, marriage, and life in general my once large friend pool has dwindled down to a handful. It’s gotten worse after Hurricane Katrina because my ‘handful’ evacuated and not one came back. I use to think that I really didn’t have many things to contribute but I’ve changed my mind in the last year or so. Any pointers on making new friends anyone??