X-( I am so angry with myself. My parents tell me not to care what I look like. All I have to do is look in the mirror, and there it is, staring back @ me, taunting me in it's own sickening way. Flab. I'm tired of it...who's with me in the battle against the bulge!!!!?????

Kat,

I'm with you in the battle of the bulge girl. I just haven't started yet because I"m one of those individuals that wait til the last minute for thing then its too late for it happen. But I'm going to get back on my exercise rigimen... But Kat if you're tired of the flab then go on a diet get down to your goal weight. I know I"m going to get down to my goal weight which is 135lbs which is at a size 8-9 I believe and I'll be happy at that weight because I don't want to be that skinny as I was before because I"m not kidding you I'm have went from 105-140-127-140-150-155-164 and hopely I get back to 135lbs because I'm tired of being overweight and my parents are getting on my nerves telling me i need to loose weight and I'm sick of it and I want to loose this weight so they can get off my back. But you know they don't know what they want once I loose the weight their going to say I"m too skinny they're Wishy washy!!

It is just because they want you to know you are so much more than how you look or what you weigh. Of course that does nothing to make you feel better about being overweight. Perhaps it is best to just let them know this is an entire lifestyle change and something you are doing to be healthier for life. Just stick to your plan of diet and especially exercise and they'll see over time how much good it is doing you and how much better you feel about everything in general. Good luck and stick with it.