Teen Girls with 50 or more lbs. to lose

Just a friendly warning that if MFP staff found out your daughters age, they will delete her account. This website is for people 18 older because younger teens have different nutritional needs. Maybe try sparkteens.com? I commend her for taking a stand and wanting to get healthy and doing it the right way! Good luck!

Hi im 19, I turn 20 in thirteen days, im still a teen lol. Well heres a little story about me that has had a big IMPACT on my self confidence. I hope this helps your daughter.

When I was 8, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism ( thyroid disease). It slows down my metabolism, and causes weight gain. I was told I would have to drink a pill everyday for the rest of my life. I didn't know how serious this was. So I didn't t. Butake it. By the age of 14, I was 193Ibs. My doctor told me if I reached 200, I would develop diabetes. It was scary! I cried myself to sleep that day. I went through so many embarrassing times in high school, boys didn't like me cause I was too fat! (Thats not was important but at the time I thought it was, remember I was a teenager) The boys liked my friends. So finally at around the age of 16, 17. I wanted to lose weight, but not for boys. But to join the Marine Corps. I got down to 170. In my senior year I met a boy, fell in love, I got pregnant, stopped going to school. By november 2010, I had my son, I reached 229ibs. I married the father of my son in April 2011. I also finished high school. I got my license. We have our own home and car. Anyway I am currently 220, I have 80 pounds to lose so I may be at my normal weight for my height which is 5'4. My advice is not to lose weight for just beauty, bout do it for your health, which is soo important. You might not realize it now but it is. Youre very lucky to have your mothers support. I lost my mom when I was 4, and my dads sick. The only support I have is my husbands and this site. Kids can be heartless and cruel to others that are overweight, be strong because I know you can lose it. Personally I went through alot of humiliation, so many times I cried myself to sleep. Im now a mother, and what happened in high school is in my past. Im happier, and to me weight is just a number that I want to resolve for MYSELF! Other than that finish high school, and dont have kids as young as me. I love my son, but kids can wait.

God Bless!

Such a fine line to tread... you don't want to make her MORE self conscious and depressed, but take it from someone who now WISHES I'd done this before college, she needs to do this now. And while it's just 50, not 150. Does she like to dance? Do you have access to a gym with classes like Zumba or Sh'bam? Sh'bam seems like it'd be right up a teenager's alley.

You are definitely a help. I am trying to tell my daughter that changing her eating habits and exercise would help with her depression. We all get so down on ourselves when we have weight to lose especially when you are young and everyone seems to be looking better and happier than you. If you don't mind me asking how long have you had weight to lose?

I have had weight to lose since I was 14. But coming from being anorexic up to the age of 12 and then trying to eat "normally" I piled the weight on without even eating junk.
It really does help with depression, especially exercise!