Teenage girl complaining. How odd.

It feels as if I'm missing out on a normal high school life. All because I'm overweight. I don't go to dances simply because I fear I'd look like the chubby girl trying to act cool dancing. I'm a sucker for teenage love movies, songs and book. But being big, few boys find me attractive. A lame remark, I know. But I'm convinced I'd do more and my confidence would raise SO much if I were to drop a few dozen lbs. I'm looking for a good motivational buddy. It's just so hard following this plan alone. Someone, reply, please. And I'm Maddie by the way:] haha

Maddie, hang in there. high school is difficult for everyone... it's an unwritten law. but the important thing to remember is that the weight doesn't matter if you feel beautiful (and sometimes it is just a matter of telling yourself this over and over again) and you have to remember that there is no one else in the world like you. I know it sounds lame, but your confidence comes from the mind and not from the dress size. I've recently lost 20 lbs after many years of frustration, complaining and crying. I didn't date all that much in high school (actually, never. I tried in the beginning of university, wasn't very interesting) and honestly, now that I lost the weight, I still feel overweight and unattractive. It is a constant effort to remind myself that I am trying to be healthy and that beauty is reflected in your personality. Going through high school I never went to dances either because i was so self conscious of my weight. what stunned me was that there were girls bigger than me out having a blast, while I shied away and hid. It was all about confidence and self love. Now I'm slowly beginning to realize that its all in how you feel about yourself and just doing all that you can do. weight loss is a struggle for life, but your peace of mind is the only way to not let it become an obsession. I don't know if this was very motivational... but I know how ya feel, and it is difficult to do alone. I'm Meri, by the way. :)