Yeah, haha. My name is Rachel, I'm a Sophomore in High School.
I've been the chubby kid most of my life, but then when I moved to where I am now (like 6 years ago) my weight just ballooned. I denied it for a loooong time, but I really realized that I should do something about it over this summer (although I have done nothing, but I'm working on it). I really just want to be at a much healthier weight than I am, I'm obese and being and high school and being obese are like...the worst combination ever (well in my eyes haha). I had trouble fitting into seats last year!
A girl at my school lost like 50 pounds and she looks great! And I just want to like have the success as well, you know?
I think that joining this website is going to be good for me, I can see that a lot of other people have lost a lot of weight and I'm hoping that the same can happen for me too.

Hi Rachel and welcome to 3FC!

Good luck with your goals.

Hugs
Michelle

Hi Rachel, I'm Rachel too. haha.

Trust me, I understand what you're going through. Being bigger then everyone else in high school was a terrible experience...and it was that way the first year of college for me as well. I've been obese pretty much all my life, and I've only just started trying to lose the weight...and I've already lost over 12 lbs! It's really not as hard as you think it is...just drink plenty of water, watch your portion sizes...don't snack on unhealthy foods, stop drinking soda, and exercise! It sounds like a lot, but I know if I can handle it, so can you!

Good luck with everything, and if you ever need anyone to talk to, feel free to pm me =D

Ha, well hello Rachel.
Thank you for that bit of advice, I think my biggest thing is snacking.
And thank you, I may take you up on that sometime =]