Overweight Teenager Surprises Everyone By Losing 139 Lbs To Fit Into Her Formal Dress

Lol Aunt Messy I'm not buying that... Teenagers know everything that's going on with everyone in school.... Is a gossip and rumour mill, so everyone would have most definitely been aware

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Probably no one really noticed. Remember, she's a teenager. Most teens are so busy with their own angst and issues that they don't really pay attention to what's going on around them.

You shouldn't ever be ashamed of yourself. Good on you for working on a goal twice! That takes a lot of effort. There's nothing wrong with putting on some weight. Be proud of your body.

Don't give up! I know it's not much but we all support you!

Don't ever be ashamed. Don't you dare be ashamed of your body. It was something I used to do. I was always more muscular than other girls and I got teased a lot. They called me thunder thighs for YEARS. Made me feel horrid my arms weren't as thin as theirs were. I started starving myself and cutting myself, until I realized I was beautiful before I was starving myself. I ate again, stopped cutting, started working out again, now I'm a black belt in tae kwon doe, kick butt in boxing, and have been able to defend myself against people older/bigger than me. Just love yourself as you are, you only have one life, live it well. Wear whatever you want, be who you want to be, love yourself. You are beautiful. You are a miracle. It took billions of years for atoms to form stars, for those stars to burst, make new stars and new atoms, that came together to form millions of things, glue, pizza, and eventually you! You are unique in the universe, embrace it!

No one is allowed to judge you ! There is more than will in losing weight, there is a lot of biology, hormones and psychology involved.

Same here. But we eat too much for a reason, because we learned to use food as a coping mechanism. And until we have really have unlearned that, the tendency to overeat will always be there. I am fairly sure the girl will also gain a fair bit of the old weight back, once she hits the usual obstacles that life throws at us. At the end of the day we need to make sure we are still healthy and relatively fit and stop worrying too much about body image.

There are many ways, and your doctor can help a great deal! Maybe you suffer from a hormonal unbalance, or you just need to change your habits. Remember that people can think what they want, that's their problem. Don't let that be the reason you do things. Do them for yourself.

You should be proud of yourself knowing that you have it in you to do it again! Make an appointment and talk to your doctor about what could be causing you to gain it back. You may have an underlying medical condition. Even if it's emotional stuff that's causing it, a doctor can help you find ways to get through it. And remember, you're beautiful at any size.

There is no need to feel ashamed. Actually if you want to change accept yourself as you are without forgetting about your goals and things might go much easier. The Reason behind this is that frustration often leads to self-hate and if one hates oneself that leads to self punishment. Now how better to punish oneself then failing to achieve ones goals?

To achieve change don't feel ashamed but learn to love yourself the way you are then things go much easier. Now this sounds very cliche but the reason behind this is: if you feel ashamed of yourself this often leads to frustration and hate against oneself. And self-hate leads to self punishment. Now in your case how do you punish yourself best? By failing to lose weight. Once you manage to break that circle you might not have to force yourself to lose weight anymore but it will go much easier.

Laura: remember what the famous athlete said, "it's not how many times you fall down that counts, it's how many times you get back up." Pay no attention to the haters, you're in this for yourself, not them. Don't give up, and best of luck to you!

Keeping it off very hard - a lot of people have trouble with it. But you've shown that you CAN do it, you just need to keep believing in yourself. I've been where you are, and years later I did it again and have now kept it off for over a year. Here's what I recommend. Wait until you're in a good place mentally (because it will help) and make changes that may be less drastic, but are things you can keep up: 1) You probably have already learned a lot about which foods make you feel fuller for fewer calories; when you are craving something, have a little of the thing you're craving but pair it with something that will help you not feel hungry again in half an hour. 2) Teach yourself about strength building - dumbbells, barbell, whatever works for you - because when you build muscle, your body burns more calories just sitting on the couch. (And the time you spend doing it will be earned back in feeling less tired all the time - trust me on that.) (1/2)

There are scientific reasons for that, Laura. It is NOT a lack of willpower. Read this: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-its-so-hard-to-lose-excess-weight-and-keep-it-off-the-biggest-losers-experience-2018031213396