Hmm.. first post. :] Dontcha just love 'em?
Well, I'm Alex. I'm 16 years old and I live in Wisconsin (Yay for wisconsinites!!). I've been struggling with my weight all my life- it might not be as long as some other people have been, but it's tough to be a teenager who can't fit into regular Junior Sized clothes. Okay, I'm done being petty with the clothing size thing. The reason why I came on here was for support, because I don't get a lot from my family. We're all overweight at my house, and it's hard sometimes. You can always find something with a ton of fat, a ton of sugar and a ton of NOT HEALTHY. My Mom was always one of those people who believed the fads. She trys new pills and new diets just about once every month. The only time she actually set a good example for me was when she was on Weight Watchers, which actually worked for her. But then she quit that, and gained a whole bunch of weight back. I've tried some different things with her, I think my first diet was when I was around 8 years old when she was doing the low carb thing. Well, the lesson for me then was that you can't just cut things out of your diet in order to lose weight. But that knowledge didn't stick with me for long and I soon gained a lot of weight. When I was 10 years old, I was around 4' 6" and weighed 130 lbs. I knew I was different from the other kids, but I ran and played with the best of them. I tried to lose weight whenever my mom started a new diet, but the plans always backfired. I was young and didn't know anything about fat contents of foods or how calories affected you.
I gained weight throughout puberty, eating and eating and eating, seeming to be constantly on a growth spurt. I was short and tubby and way out of shape when I went into 7th grade. I was close to 200 lbs by that time and only 5' 2". I was obese, but no one really told me that before kids at school started picking on me. It's hard enough being in a new school, but when kids you don't even know start giving you odd looks just because you're not wearing name brand clothes or could fit in them, it affects you. I grew depressed and ate even more, but luckily didn't gain much more weight. I know that was because of gym, which gave me a challenge. My gym teacher was amazing. She never gave up on me, and always told me to keep going. I still remember my time on the mile that first semester of 7th grade- 14.5 minutes. By 2nd semester I brought that down to 12 minutes.
I didn't really care about how I looked, so I didn't give much thought about how much I weighed at that time.
When 9th grade rolled around, I realized that I was fat. Really. That was the first time I ever thought about how I looked really different from my other classmates. I started wearing hoodies, baggy jeans and sneakers every day. I grew so self conscious that I didn't even want to change for gym in the changing rooms so i changed in the bathroom. Last summer was the summer I told myself everything would change. I would lose a whole bunch of weight get skinny and everything wuold be perfect. God, how wrong I was. I think I lsot a whole 10 pounds, making me about 189 when I started 10th grade. Sure, that was better than nothing, but I gained about 30 pounds back during the year.
So, Now I'm going into 11th grade. I want things to change this year, but I'm going to take it slowly, and I'm going to do it my way.
I've been working out everyday, doing a simple but effective workout from Cosmogirl. I know, I know. Kind of stupid, but I can actually feel it working. My muscles are sore! I've also been eating a high Fiber High Protein diet for the past couple weeks. :/ I've slipped a little but I'm trying hard to keep on track.
Specs:
Chest- 44
Waist- 48.5
Hips- 47
Thigh-28.5
Weight- 223.0 lbs
Goals:
Chest- 40
Waist-35
Hips- 37
Thigh- 23 (I don't know about this one. What's a normal / healthy size for your thigh to be? My thighs are really muscular but they have some flab on them)
Weight- 135 lbs
So, what do you think? Help me out here. :]
Well, I'm Alex. I'm 16 years old and I live in Wisconsin (Yay for wisconsinites!!). I've been struggling with my weight all my life- it might not be as long as some other people have been, but it's tough to be a teenager who can't fit into regular Junior Sized clothes. Okay, I'm done being petty with the clothing size thing. The reason why I came on here was for support, because I don't get a lot from my family. We're all overweight at my house, and it's hard sometimes. You can always find something with a ton of fat, a ton of sugar and a ton of NOT HEALTHY. My Mom was always one of those people who believed the fads. She trys new pills and new diets just about once every month. The only time she actually set a good example for me was when she was on Weight Watchers, which actually worked for her. But then she quit that, and gained a whole bunch of weight back. I've tried some different things with her, I think my first diet was when I was around 8 years old when she was doing the low carb thing. Well, the lesson for me then was that you can't just cut things out of your diet in order to lose weight. But that knowledge didn't stick with me for long and I soon gained a lot of weight. When I was 10 years old, I was around 4' 6" and weighed 130 lbs. I knew I was different from the other kids, but I ran and played with the best of them. I tried to lose weight whenever my mom started a new diet, but the plans always backfired. I was young and didn't know anything about fat contents of foods or how calories affected you.
I gained weight throughout puberty, eating and eating and eating, seeming to be constantly on a growth spurt. I was short and tubby and way out of shape when I went into 7th grade. I was close to 200 lbs by that time and only 5' 2". I was obese, but no one really told me that before kids at school started picking on me. It's hard enough being in a new school, but when kids you don't even know start giving you odd looks just because you're not wearing name brand clothes or could fit in them, it affects you. I grew depressed and ate even more, but luckily didn't gain much more weight. I know that was because of gym, which gave me a challenge. My gym teacher was amazing. She never gave up on me, and always told me to keep going. I still remember my time on the mile that first semester of 7th grade- 14.5 minutes. By 2nd semester I brought that down to 12 minutes.
I didn't really care about how I looked, so I didn't give much thought about how much I weighed at that time.
When 9th grade rolled around, I realized that I was fat. Really. That was the first time I ever thought about how I looked really different from my other classmates. I started wearing hoodies, baggy jeans and sneakers every day. I grew so self conscious that I didn't even want to change for gym in the changing rooms so i changed in the bathroom. Last summer was the summer I told myself everything would change. I would lose a whole bunch of weight get skinny and everything wuold be perfect. God, how wrong I was. I think I lsot a whole 10 pounds, making me about 189 when I started 10th grade. Sure, that was better than nothing, but I gained about 30 pounds back during the year.
So, Now I'm going into 11th grade. I want things to change this year, but I'm going to take it slowly, and I'm going to do it my way.
I've been working out everyday, doing a simple but effective workout from Cosmogirl. I know, I know. Kind of stupid, but I can actually feel it working. My muscles are sore! I've also been eating a high Fiber High Protein diet for the past couple weeks. :/ I've slipped a little but I'm trying hard to keep on track.
Specs:
Chest- 44
Waist- 48.5
Hips- 47
Thigh-28.5
Weight- 223.0 lbs
Goals:
Chest- 40
Waist-35
Hips- 37
Thigh- 23 (I don't know about this one. What's a normal / healthy size for your thigh to be? My thighs are really muscular but they have some flab on them)
Weight- 135 lbs
So, what do you think? Help me out here. :]
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