Hiya & Welcome arielle09!
I remember gaining a LOT of weight in junior high & taking it off on a high protein diet rather quickly between 8th & 9th grade - waaaay back in the 70's!
Wishing now that I would have stuck with the same principles all these years.
Hope you'll lc chat with us on your progress - new Thread each week - we're here chatting til tomorrow:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=125974
Good Luck!