Share Your Story.

[BreakfastSurreal]

i was always made fun of for being over weight when i was in school i hated myself and everyone else. so now im trying to lose it... so ican be like look at me now biatches

That "look at me now" feeling is SUCH a great one When I was in 7th grade I was SO pudgy, and a tom boy...I didn't know the difference between eye shadow and blush. Then I moved away...I came back to visit my home town in 10th grade, after my body evened out and all that weight went into my butt and chest, and my waist was normal sized, and I had cute hair and makeup and clothes, and ALL the boys that used to make fun of me wanted to hook up with me! I got all these "oh I'm so sorry...I was stupid and immature, you were just such an easy target because you were so nice" stories from the boys...I still secretly hated them for making fun of me and screwing my self esteem up, but it was SUCH an awesome feeling, to feel ABOVE them instead of Below them! ...but of course I didn't diet back then...that weight loss was just a growth spurt waiting to happen, but now I'm doing it the REAL way! Diet and exercise! yeah baby! :-p

[Lyssie]

Well, back in the day, when I was in highschool, I was a bit round.. When I turned 18, I moved away, out of state, to be exact, and lost about 80 pounds in about 4 months (Thank you Dr. Atkins). So I would go back home, and nobody from high school would recognize me... even the slightest, my best friend is the only one who even realized it was me (and she has been my best friend since kindergarden). Anyway, through the course of life, I entered into abusive relationship, got fatter, got away from him, started losing weight, got pregnant to him, gained much much weight.. I also stopped going back where I grew up. My son is 2 now, I am never going to go back to his father, and am back on the wagon... for life. Though, I can't fathom how much time and energy I wasted, by not giving it a shot when I was younger (in high school)....

[island reina]

Re: Share Your Story.

I don't really have a story yet...lol, but Atkins is great..feels so good to lose weight, and change the way you look

[larissa_t3311]

Re: Share Your Story.

Hmm.....well I'll share my story too! All through out high school I was healthy and very athletic, my weight would fluctuate about 5lbs or so in muscle mass depending on what sport I was in during the year. I never weighed over 125. For some reason however, my senior year I started packing on the pounds. At the end of senior year I was at 135, and that following summer my weight continued to climb. I made the cheerleading squad in the Fall when I started college and I realized I MUST do something about my weight. With the fitness program they had us on, I gained a good 10lbs in muscle mass and my weight stayed at 140 for most of this past academic year. I was horrified! I had never weighed that much in my life and I couldn't get over the number on the scale despite how big my clothes were fitting. I became depressed when all my efforts to make the scale move failed. Then the emotional eating came. Once cheerleading season was over I gained another 15 lbs.....NOT in muscle weight! And here I am at 155, I tried dieting all summer long and just couldn't get myself to be successful. I feel that I really need to get serious now because I've been holding back on alot of things due to my weight gain. I constantly feel out of my element and I was seriously contemplating quitting the squad. I tried Atkins at the beging of July and lost 10lbs the first week, and then fell off the wagon. I'm determined now to stick with this plan, I know I can do it now and I'm so ready to be happy with myself and how I feel again!

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