Anyone else who has been overweight since they were kids???

I'm in the exact same place! I'm also 19 and have always been overweight...but as of today I actually weigh less than I did in elementary school! (Which is still a lot, but hey). Before this journey I really believed I'd always be big because that's all I've ever known -- now I know that's not true We can do this!

yes, I lost some in my early 20's but that was beaus of bad practices(was never that skinny 160lb something). than got pregnant and gained it all back.but so far now im doing goo:drinker: d lol.

Yep! I've been massively overweight since I was 5 or 6, don't even remember what it was like to not be. I stopped weighing myself in middle school, so I have no frame of reference - but looking at pictures, I'm now smaller than I was in high school. =]

Not sure what my goal weight is because I've never been close to a healthy weight, but I'm excited to find out. We don't have to be heavy our whole lives. Good on you for taking control of your weight at such a young age! Wish I would have started at 19, I'd be smokin' by now! XD

My original driver's license said 135, which is about seven pounds overweight for my height. I felt horribly fat throughout my childhood when, at best, I was slightly heavy.

Yes, have always been big. I wish I knew what I did weigh back in high school so I knew if I am smaller now.

I have been overweight since I was 7. It wasn't until I turned 19 that I started becoming serious about weight loss and was able to get to the "average" weight. Although, you can't always go by the BMI scale. Weight has just always been a struggle with me.

I think we should form a group...

I was! Until I was 17 and I said **** it and I went from 200lbs to 112, to 120lbs. You can do this!

I, too, have been overweight forever. I fluctuated, being fat, losing weight, being fat, losing weight. You're only 19 and I've had a LOT more time to do this see-sawing. It's a constant battle, which we must wage for our health and happiness. Keep on plugging!!

me! I was born chubby, stayed this way, yo-yoe'd a bit, now at age 34 I'm taking control to do weight loss the right way, I'm sticking to this!
I was never thin, my lowest was 140lbs but I almost starved myself.
Fortunately I'm also very healthy, but I'm 5'4 woman, now at 155 lbs, so I should really lose at least 20 lbs.
Friend me if you'd like, I'm here everyday, in it for life!

I have been overweight to some extent since I was in the second grade (or at least that's when I notice it in pictures). I never ate really unhealthy, except at my grandma's house. When I got into high school, I lost weight doing the Atkins diet (not very healthy), but never really got down to within a healthy weight range. I kept it off throughout high school by doing cheerleading. But then in college I gained it all back plus. I like to say I gained the "freshmen 50" instead of "freshmen 15".

Since then I've struggled with trying to lose weight and not giving a crap. I've done weightwatchers several times. I think that program reall works but only if you allow it to work. Right now, I have an extremely stressful job in a law office. I think that's really keeping me from losing the weight. I'd not only like to be thin but I want to be healthy and not be out of breath just from walking up one flight of stairs. And I think it's important to get in that frame of mind young especially if you have a tendency to be heavy.

Yes, this is me. I am 53 and not until I was into my late 40s or early 50s did I understand food was controlling me rather than me controlling the food. I won't go into everything but as a child I felt that my choices of what I ate, how much, when I ate was the only thing I had control of, so many things were out of control in ,y life and family. Once I got married I continued to gain weight until I became pregnant. I always followed the suggested plans the doctor game me and b/c of that each time I lost. But once I had the baby I always returned to the illusion I was controlling things. Fast forward through 24 years of a unsupportive husband to a supportive and loving husband and happy home life, I was finally able to focus on me for a change. Why did I feel I never measured up, I did not deserve to be loved. I went back to school to fulfill my life long dream to be a teacher. Once I started teaching I lost a bit so I decided to begin working with it. I joined MFP a little over 480 days ago and while it has not been easy I do know I will make my goal.

The most important thing for me has been taking small steps until they became habits and then adding more. When I started I focused on calories as time has moved forward I now eat healthy and clean. I do not restrict myself, there are no bad foods as long as there is portion control. This is a journey not a diet. My only regret is that it took me so many years to understand the food and the weight was controlling me. Good luck and do know that it can be done !!!!!

I was always obese, from childhood until less than a year ago. Everyone keeps asking me what my goal weight is but I am not real sure because I have no thin comparison of myself to go by. I've lost 100 pounds since July of 2012 and it's interesting because there are lots of things I like about being thinner but some things I don't like.

I'm curious... what don't you like about being thinner? For me, it is the loose skin. I hate it.

Since I was a kid, and I'm now 40. Do it while you're young.

Yes I have been overweight since I was about 6 or so. I did lose a bunch of weight about 10 years ago but I put it all back on. I'm 37 and still struggling but this site helps a lot. I've only been logging for about 2 weeks and can already tell a difference.