teens thread
 

Hello again everyone!! Well, our teens "intorduction" thread has reached 5 pages long and so i thought it was about time to start a new thread.

The summer is almost over, for some of us, like me, its already over.
A new school year had begun. Oh isnt high school wonderful (sarcastic or serious, take that comment however you want.)

So, how was everyones summer? Good i hope. Make sure and stop by often to give updates about how you are doing!

Also, i know the start of a new school year is a good time to set new goals. So, if you want to post your goals for the school year of 07/08, please do.

Im gonna start by sharing my own goals.
I am a junior in high school this year, which means that in a years time i will be planning for senior pictures. Also, the prom, and dances, having a car and thus being able to go places....i cant wait for senior year. What i want more than anything is to not be overweight in my senior portrait. In one years time i would like to go from my current size 12 jeans, to a size 6-8. I want to be between 120-130 pounds. I know that i can do this if i stay motivated.

What are your goals? How are you doing right now?

Cant wait to hear from you all!
~HaiLeY~

Hiya, I'm Jade and I'm 19, so I'm an old teen! I go to University and 07/08 will be my second year. I hope you don't mind me posting here!

My goals for 07/08 year:
-Fit into a size 12 (UK size) maximum by the end of the year (currently a UK 14 on top and a 16 on the bottom)
-Be able to jog once around the park (it's a HUGE park)
-Get confident and get a boyfriend!

Hi... I'm 15. I'll be a junior this year too. I REALLY want to get down to a good weight this school year... like 135 or even less. I want to look good and not just be the "fat girl that's nice to everyone but still shes fat" anymore. Like you, I want to go to the prom and have good senior pics and stuff like that!

haaaii, i'm a 15 year old girl, almost 16.
Like all of you i want to lose weight, but not because it looks better, because it feels better too(i think xD). i've never really been that motivated to lose weight, but recently i have been. already a month away from the holiday so there's still one more left, what means, there's still time to lose weight and impress people at school. They told me i'm not overweight and not to lose weight, but i know they're scared of me losing weight, and i don't know why. another thing why i want myself to change is because i have the feeling no one ever really listens to me or takes me serious, and that's part my fault, because i make a lot of jokes, a defense mechanism i think. anyway, sorry for typing so much... Good luck to all of you!!

Laetj-Your post kind of worried me. I'm not sure exactly how much weight you want to lose, (how many pounds is 10 kilograms?) but if you arent overweight than i dont think you should lose that much. Do you mind me asking what pant size you wear? If people are worried about you losing weight it might be because you dont need to lose weight. Please be healthy and aim for a healthy weight for you.
BUt, on a lighter note, welcome to our forum! Im glad that you found us here in our teen thread. I understand about people not taking you seriously. I make a lot of jokes too, and then whenever i try to be serious people arent serious because they dont think that im actually being serious. I hoe you find a ton of support on 2FatChicks!

Bumpsetspike and jadeybabey-WELCOME! I cant wait to get to know you better!

100percentMe, i'm sorry to have worried you but i am really overweight;) 10 kg= 22.046 pounds(i converted it on a site so i hope it's right) so i'm 76kg= 167.55lb or lbs(or something). and i know those people, and they're afraid of me losing weight not for me but for theirselves. it's not like i'm aiming for an anorexic thing^^

^im glad to hear that. I was just worried. You can never be sure, 'specially on the internet, when someone is being unhealthy. I NEVER want to encourage that lifestyle. Sometimes our perception of what we look like is distorted. A lot of anorexic people think that they are overweight. Im glad that you are being healthy about your weight loss. Once, again, welcome to our forums! and good luck on your weight loss journey!!! we are all in it with ya!

hey everyone!!! well, the new school year is starting, for me its already begun. I was wondering if you guys would like to have an "07-08 school year weight loss challenge."
we can see who can lose the most weight/reach their goal and maintain their weight this school year.
School can make being overweight really hard, and i, for one, do NOT want to be overweight for my senior year.
So, whatcha think? anyone want to lose weight with me this school year?

MY 2007-2008 school year goal:
size 6 jeans
around 130 weight

hey 100percentME, school's already begun over there? poor you! well anyway, i think it's a good idea.. everyone needs support and maybe this will help a little more! what exactly do you have in mind? like we tell our weight on a specific day every month or 2 weeks and our weight loss or weight gain?
or am i completely wrong xD?

My daughter is starting school next week and is currently losing weight. I know she will want to participate in this thread, if she's allowed to join (waiting to hear from Admins to see if she can join).

Are there many other teens on here? I think it's a great idea that you young ladies (and gentlemen) are taking care of yourselves and trying to lose weight in a healthy fashion. Keep up the great work! :carrot:

Steels

sure there are a couple of other teens here, but i think most of them are pretty shy, i understand them though^^ but it's great your daughter wants to join^^ and even if there were only 3 teens talking and responding, that would still mean 3 people that want to be friends here;) don't worry:P

Hi! I'm Elle :wave:

I joined a few months ago but, I've mostly been lurking. Now I finally found where all the teens are!

I turned 16 a few weeks ago, and realized that I really need to get serious about losing weight. I have been given a chance to start over in a big way, and I realize now that I need to take full advantage of it.

I would definitley be up for a "07-08 School Year Challenge." I'm lucky, I don't have to start back till Sept. 10th! (I am going into 10th grade at MorningStar Online Academy)

hey guys im 18 and im off to college!!! i wanted to lose weight to be healthy b/c lately I havent been feeling too good. the college stress eating has me up 5 pounds and I havent even gotten there yet lol. anyway, i am not going to gain weight freshman year, so here i am. looking forward to hearing from you all.

Hi! My name is Alex, I am Steelslady's oldest daughter. I started dieting back in may, weighing 170. I am currently at 154. I play soccer, basketball and softball at the local high school, partly being my reason for going on a diet. I am homeschooled, but take Spanish at the same high school I play sports at. I am a Christian girl trying to follow a Christian lifestyle. I can't wait to meet you all!

:cool: alex142

HEY EVERYONE!! I havent been on in a couple days, im glad to see all the new posts that have ppped up!

Emgirl917, Cate426, and alex142, WELCOME! Im glad that you've joined us!

Emgirl917- Happy Belated birthday! Im glad you've found over here in our small little corner of the forum. September 10th? jealous! school is soo tedious sometimes. Online Academy? like, is it literally online? do you have certain hours that you have to be "at" school? thats sounds crazy cool
Cate426- college! thats awesome, i cant wait til college, tho i am enjoying high school (cept for the work part, yuck).

alex142- thats awesome that youve lost that much weight already. We are very close in height, and aiming for around the same weight. I am also a Christian, and sometimes its hard to lose weight in a way thats pleasing to God, or even just to have a postive body image and not hate the way i look. Im glad that you care about following a Christian lifestyle, that is definatly something we have in common! i look forward to getting to know you better!

Okay, for our challenge, lets post our weight every weekend. That way we can keep a running week by week track of how every one is doing. post your current weight and how much you have lost.

And definatly conitune to post throughout the week and tell how you are doing. I know i will! Like is so hard sometimes!

Cant wait to hear from yall again.

Hey 110percentme!

I don't know if you remeber me but I was on the introductions thread!

Thanks for the b-day wishes.

Yes the academy is literally online. I don't have certain hours I have to be online, just a start date and a end/due date. There are "sceduled lessons" (which just starts Sept. 10 and is one lesson every weekday) through like the 1st week in May, but the date you have to have everything done by is the end of June. (In case you get behind or get sick or something.)

Hello all! i just wanted to check in and say that im officially at college and loving it!!!! (Ive been eating very well, i promise =]) anyway i just wanted to say hi to everyone!!! have a good weekend!!

hello again everyone!
how is everyone doing? I joined a gym with my mom and my sister, cept im not allowed to work out by myself until im 17 (gyms policy). I dont like working out with my family members. When im working out i like to be isolated, and alone.

Im having an overwhelming week, but the up side to that is that im not focused on food at all. Too many other things on my mind. The only times i think about eating are when im actually hungry. I've lost several pounds this week. I've been struggling these past couple of months, but this week is giving me so much encouragement.

What are some things that make you feel skinny and pretty?
I think that one of the reasons ive been not focused on food this week is because ive been feeling really great about myself. Confindence makes me feel pretty.

How is everyone doing? How is school going? SChool is going fine for me, except for Pre-Calculas, my teacher tends to forget something that is very important, he doesnt teach. Its super annoying. He wasnt supposed to be teaching the class, but the other teacher moved, and so he was thrown into the job, and he is using all of her notes, and so all he does is put the notes up and does examples. He doesnt really explain anything, and its hard for me to learn through examples, thats just not how i learn.

What else have yall been up to. I played W.O.W for 2 hours last night. And for me, that is a LONG time to play a video game. I dont think ive ever played any video game for 2 consecutive hours before. lol
i had a lot on my mind though. boys are pretty stupid. grr its a long story. ill tell you guys about it in a couple days when the verdict (of whether or not he likes me) is reached.
Have you ever had a boyfriend? How do you know when a guy likes you? I've always been pretty oblivious to that sort of thing. Like, i dont recongnize the difference between a guy being nice to me and a guy flirting with me. I guess i kind of have this built in assumption that guys wont like me because im overweight.
SOmetimes i think life would be so much easier without guys, but then i think 'a world of ALL females! no thanks!'
well, since ive now taken up several of your precious minutes with rambling...ill stop now.
Keep posting, i want to hear from ya'll!

100percentme- I hate math! I had a math teacher like that last year. All we had were these videos :p The lady on them talked sooooo slow. The only thing that got me through last year (Algebra 1) was coolmath.com! I'm not sure it has pre-calc but it's definitely worth a look.

Most boys are pretty stupid. I have been overweight all my life, so I have the same problem (not thinking guys will like me). This school year I have made a commitment to put all that junk on hold. My family and I are looking for a new church, I'm trying to lose this weight, and schools about to start which means my parents will be stressed because they think I'm gonna fail or something- which will make me crazy::dizzy::dizzy::dizzy::

All- I weighed in this weekend and I am down to 276.5!!:carrot: I haven't really made any big changes yet, goodness knows I haven't been exercising like I should:o Oh well- tomorrow is another day!

grrr...im so confused.
He flirts with me, and my friends both think he likes me...
but tonight we had a movie night, and he had girls hanging all over him! ive never seen that side of him before!
My friends stole my seat, and he was sitting there, and i was whinning and he told me to come sit next to him...maybe i should have accepted the offer? IDK! Like, i want him to know i like him, but i dont want to be so obvious that, if it turns out he DOESNT like me, i dont want to feel like a fool. Maybe im not giving big enough hints that i like him. GRRR! I JUST DONT KNOW
why is being in high school so dang hard sometimes? or am i just making a bigger deal out of this then i should be? anyway, ill stop thinking about it now

My weight. well id been doing really well, but with tonight being the movie night i ate more than i usually do, and so i think i prolly gained a little, i know i prolly didnt lose. I was SO close to being 165. I had gained a bunch of weight over like a week, and so getting back down to 166 was an ackomplishment for me. But, alas, 165 is not here yet. But im still working at it.
What sort of diets are you all on? Im doing slim fast right now. I really like it. The drinks fill me up really well. What are yall doing?

How is everyone's life going?
keep writing, i love hearing from you all!

~HaiLeY~

Heey Hailey
guys can be so stupid at times i know >_<
and i also have that problem, probably because i've also been overweight all my life...
anyway, i think next time he offers that, you should take it;) what if he does like you? don't you think you have more to lose by doing nothing?

anyway, great this group is getting more interest^^ you've all been doing so good, woot!

as for me, i'm still waiting to go to the dietist(i hope it's this word in english xD) to be weighed. i've seen differences in pictures so that's motivating!!

see ya!

*dances* I finally get to move my ticker down, i finally get to move my ticker down

this has been a pretty awesome day. I was.......164! this morning.
This are going good with the guy. I invited him to come see a comedian with me (not just me, a bunch of ppl we know are going) and i think he wants to come. He also told me that i need to get online tonight. YES That means he wants to talk to me, and its not like "oh, well, she's on, i may as well say hi"
sorry for bogging you guys down with all my guy problems, but i feel like you girls understand! lol anyway, thanks for listening to me.
umm....im doing good on slimfast. i cant wait to lose more weight. lol wait, weight....sry
umm...well, i pretty much dont have anything else to write about....yet. Hopefully ill be down another pound tomorrow. im on a roll this week.
Cant wait to hear from you!

alright you guys...girls.
Lets start our school challenge shall we?

Im going to start a new thread about it....so yall have to make sure you get over there soon!

here's the link:http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...70#post1835770

Hi, I'm Jacqueline I'm 16 and in the 11th grade of high school in independent Studies. My goals for this school year are:
-to drop down to an America size medium/ small
-To get up my school stairs with ease
-be healthy for Senior year
-to be comfortable with my boyfriend out in public
- and to go to the lake with a bathing suit on

So what does everyone do for exercise?
I go to the gym and walk go on the treadmill for 40mins a day and lift 10 pound dumbbells until I feel the burn (lol)

:welcome: JacquelineR!

Glad you are here at 3FC. It has helped me so much and I hope it will help you as well!

Just so you know, (I'm not trying to rain on your parade or be condescending/mean-spirited in any way) 110 is just a tad too low for a 5' 5" person. I totally understand wanting to be a small/thin/light as possible but, you need make sure that your goal weight is a healthy one.

Here is a link to a B.M.I calculator-
http://www.weightlossresource.com/to...culator1_2.cfm

You put in your height and weight (or goal weight) and it shows you wether or not the weight you put in is a healthy one!

As I said before I'm not trying to be mean I just wanted to give you som info you may not have that will help you in your weight loss. :hug:

Anyway, for exercise I do Yoga Booty Ballet. Its a DvD that has yoga, cardio, an abs section (which I can't quite do yet), and ballet. I am also trying (or thinking about trying) to start walking. But I think I'll wait till fall when it's not 90 degrees by 10AM!

lol thanks, I thought 110 would've been a low healthy but still healthy never thought it would have been under. Thanks for the link.

Hey everyone. I'm Leah and i'm 19... (Still a teen yet!) in university/college but don't start till the 24th.

100percentMe ~ Guys are confusing. It's like, sometimes they flirt with you because they want YOU to like THEM, and sometimes it's because they actually do like you a lot. It seems like this guy does like you though, but i'd wait until you're pretty sure until you make a move. Maybe make some subtle hints that you like him, if he responds well, then great :)

emgirl917 ~ well done on the weight lost so far! 43lbs lost is just.... truly amazing. You should put some before and after pics up!

Laetj ~ good luck at the dietician (i think that's the word?) And i love seeing pictures where you can actually see the difference. Mirrors sometimes don't work!

JaquelineR ~ good luck on your weight loss journey! For exercise i usually take long walks, but i HATE exercise and i definitely don't do enough! I agree with emgirl917 about the 110 lbs being too low though. 130 is a much better, healthier and achievable goal!

Right, i'm going to post on the school year weight loss challenge thread now!

hola everyone!
Im a little frustrated, i think i might have gained a little bit today....ive been eating even tho im not hungry. Its like a cyle...im frustrated, so i eat, which makes me even more frustrated!
man, i was doing so good to, with my emotional eating. I hadnt eaten for emotional reason in over 2 weeks! guess that ended today.
but my hopes are still high, and i get a fresh start tomorrow. My goal for today was 162.5, and i exceeded that with 161, so i guess i should be happy.
My goal for next sunday is 157. Hopefully things will go as planned. Im having friends over tomorrow. Yikes, that means i will be tempted with lots of yummy food. Say a prayer that i will be able to resisit!

I hope yall are doing good. Your in my thoughts. I cant wait to hear from you again!

~HaiLeY~

Hey everyone, I posted once on this thread then kind of lost control and stopped my weight loss by eating junk....
Anyhow I am back and I am ready to get going again!
Hailey, I totally understand your frustrating...emotional eating is very frustrating, I did it today and it bugs me.
Well done everyone on your losses so far!

well the best part is: YOU'rE BACK!!
good luck;)

Hey guys! I just wanted to pop in and say hi!
I had a little set back, so im sitting at 162.2 right now, but its not aweful. i know i can lose that pound again.

How is everyone doing? School has been keeping me busy. School and hanging out with friends.

I hope ya'll are doing good!

~HaiLeY~

I've been a little busy with my school work also.
I'm gaining muscle in my arms (yay) but it seems like one arm is a little bit smaller than the other...

ive always wondered that....like if you do a specific excercise with only one leg or something can you have like one really buff leg and one really scrany leg? Or will your body naturally work things out for you? hmmm....just an look into the deeo thoughts of my mind.....scary place, scary place

leah_0600 - I don't really have any pics of me at my highest weight, I avoid cameras if I can. The few I do have I am sitting down and you can't really tell a difference in those. The main thing I noticed was that I was not as miserable walking longer distances on the trips I took this year vs. the ones I took last year. Also, my weight loss has been VERY gradual. Up and down and up and down... My lowest recent (And goal for End of Nov.) is 245. Which is also where I was this time last year.

I have not been overly consistent, but I'm working on it. I started school yesterday and I just can't seem to fit a "formal workout" in. So I've been trying to work in little things that have a double purpose. (Like sweeping/Vacuuming= Exercise & a clean floor) My mom went and bought my favorite Ben&Jerry's ice cream, but I didn't eat the whole thing in one sitting.

I was quite proud of myself for that.:)

hey all! hows it going? pretty good i hope.
im doing...eh. A lot has been going on.
my weight is around 163ish right now. Im working to get down to 160 by sunday, and from there i want to be 150 or below in 2 months. WINTER FORMAL! I cant wait, ive never been before. Im just going with friends tho.

Im a little...worried tho. My two best friends from school are the ones that i am going with. THey are both thin and really cute. Im not. And, well, they want to go dress shopping. They keep inviting me to go. but i dont want to go dress shopping with them. I dont want to go dress shopping at all. i dont want to have to get a dress. They are both so skinny, and i feel so fat and ugly compared to them.
so, yeah, thats something im going to have to face.

but other than that things are going fine. I get a break from school soon, and today and tomorrow are half days.

get on and tell me whats going on!!!

~HaiLeY~

Hey all!
I was just wondering what music ya'll listen to.
Im looking for some new bands to start listening to, cuz, even tho i love em, ive been listening to the same bands for a while. Who is your favorite band?

100percentME- as to the winter formal thing, i say go with your friends. since they keep inviting you and bringing it up it seems like they are truly saying it as a friend to friend thing. Since they're your friends, they won't be judging you. maybe you could use the shopping as a motivation goal depending on when you're going. like set that date as a mini goal to lose weight/tone up and then you'd feel more confident and accomplished when you go shopping.

on a second note, has anyone tried toning for teens by joyce vedral? I got the book a couple fo years ago and tried to keep going at it. it's a good weight training program and I feel good after i do it, but it's supposed to be a 20 minute workout and i find that impossible. it always takes me forever and then i'm sore so i don't want to do it when i'm scheduled to or i leave parts out and feel incomplete and i can NEVER do it full out more than once. I really want to do it 4 days a week but i usually end up doing one or two. for those not familiar with the book, it's divided into upper and lower body so that you workout everyday (and schedule a day of rest or two) without hurting your muscles since you are supposed to lift weights two days in a row. so like tomorrow i'll do upper body and tuesday i'll do lower and so on. anyone have advice?

Hi! Sorry I'm chiming in so late- I just joined. We'll see how it goes. I'm 16, in my junior year of highschool and take about half my classes at my highschool and half at a university, so I basically have way more work than I ever thought possible before this year. My goal is relatively modest, but I don't want to destroy my chances by aiming too high. Also, I recognise that, at best, my tendency is more towards muscle than... slimness I guess? so I'm going to see what weight is healthy for me.

Right now, under the guidance of a nutritionist, I'm trying basically a reasonable exercise and diet program- don't eat that much, eat a small meal every three hours (I highly recommend it- even though I'm not eating that much, I feel like I'm indulging myself because I do it so often, and it also helps me moderate my eating to know that three hours later I can have something else) and walking uphill on a treadmill for 40- 60 minutes every day at whatever speed I can maintain for that amount of time. I've lost probably a little over ten pounds so far- I can't see a difference yet, but I'm sure there'll be one soon.

My one concern is that I'm getting too into this- I'm not sure what the minimum amount you should eat every day should be to avoid sending your body into starvation mode. I'm losing weight now, but I'm worried that I'm also sabotaging my future weight loss, so if anybody knows, tell me!