[Abby]

I understand about having family pressures to stay overweight. My grandmother would pressure me to eat if she thought I was getting too skinny. I had a friend who was very overweight as a kid, largely because of what she was fed at home. Also, her mom was never supportive of her losing weight when she lived at home. Finally, when she moved out, she started to diet and exercise and lost 150 lbs the healthy way. Any kind of exercise will help–any change from a non-active lifestyle will help. You could take PE classes at school if possible, or walk to school if you have that option. I had a strict upbringing, too, and you just have to learn to work around it. Take a slightly smaller portion of food at dinner, enough to not be noticed. Drink something unsweetened instead of something sweet (sweet drinks are 120 cals usually, tea or diet sodas are 0). You just have to be clever.

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Name : Abby, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Methodist, Age : 26, City : Memphis, State : TN, Country : United States, Occupation : homemaker, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,