Re: Kayla Thank You!

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Kayla,

Well sorry to harp on this but it still is the wrong approach your

parents are taking. If your mom is overweight too then maybe you could

work on it together? Learn to cook in healthier ways, exercise

together. your mom needs to get off the diet mentality. Yoyo dieting

just makes you heavier and harder to lose weight the next time. The key

is learning a new lifestyle. On Sat I posted a bunch of articles on

things to do, healthy habits and ways to cook and eat better. Maybe

those will give you some ideas and you could talk to your mom about

helping you, not punishing you and you could do it together.

Take care,

Gena

> Hello everyone! I just wanted to say thank you so much for all the

> support, advice, and kind words from people. It is very apreciated

> and I feel very much a part of this group. And the fact is, I really

> do want to lose weight. But not for my parents, FOR ME!!! My mom is

> just frustrated and worried becasue she is currently overweight, has

> been since high school. She has practically been yo-yo dieting her

> whole life. She doesn't want me to go through what she had to. She

> says it is better for me to get it done and over with. My dad was

> overweight in high school and then lost it in college, although it

> wasn't a very healthy way. He basically didn't each much. Today he is

> a better eater, still healthy, but unfortuanatley he drinks alot of

> soda and high sugared fruit drinks, and I'm afraid that one day he

> might get diabetes.

>   With that said, I just want to say that I am ready to make a

> commitment to losing this weight. I am 190lbs and my goal weight is

> 160lbs. That is 30lbs to lose. If anyone has any advice, tips, or

> anything else, I would love to hear from you! Thank you again!

> *Kayla

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