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An emotional and empowering hour you can't miss.

Obese teens talk about their struggles with weight and the heartache they've experienced due to their size. Meet their concerned family members who are afraid their loved ones will die if they don't do something to start losing weight now. The teens hear the straight (and sometimes painful) truth from a doctor, and they meet with exercise expert Jorge Cruise to develop a weight loss program that's right for them. Plus, "Cheetah Girl" Sabrina Bryan shares her own story about growing up overweight. This is an hour you can't miss!

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Hey Tyra Im really having a big problem with my weight. i always be think and had a belly but this time im too thick and belly is to big. i cry all the time because im not comfortable with my body. Its so hard to be comittied with a diet and excerize and i feel like i can do it when i have like a coach to push me because im not sure if i can do it myself. but im a junior in high school and im be a senior this september and i really want to lose weight for this year since its my last and mostly because prom. i would love your advice on my situation.
Posted by Nena 03/31/09 1:45 PM
 
hi there my name is sufiyan, im from east london...i am the heaviest teenager around 4 sure...im 17 yeras old, 6'5 tall, and i am weighing in at 307 pounds...! amazing..? double the weight of most men out there...! but surprisngply im massive...you cant tell im fat at all...i'v got massive bones, huge and i mean huge muscles and bulkness 4 my age, and i'v got that odd bit of fat on my belly...! I do everything, jogging, boxing, rugby, and gym...but it's at a point that i can't lose any weight but can only gain...i just wanted a bit advise on can it be threatening 4 me in the future...? the funny thing is im bengali and us bengalie'z don't come so big...lool...thanks...
Posted by sufyan 03/26/09 5:31 PM
 
hello Tyra, let me just say you are awsome . well, i am fifteen and i weight 250 and my height is 5'6 i have tryed everything diets, pills starving, i know this is not right. I am fine now. But what do i do you are just perfect. I want to modle just like you. I watch Top modle everyday i even tape them
Posted by colleen 03/26/09 2:10 PM
 
hi tyra im rebekah i live in reno. im am 12 years old and i weigh 220 and wear a size 17 in pants. i need help!!! i dont eat that much and im on a soccer team. i work out all the time but the weight just does not go away! im going in to middle school this year and i dont want to weigh this much!! i hate looking like this! i hate geting picked on for what i look like!!!! i need help 2 get this weight off and keep it off! please help me
Posted by rebekah 03/25/09 2:05 PM
 
If i could write forever, i still couldnt express in enough words on how my weight has affected my life for the last 16 years. My name is Jasmon. I have struggled with my weight all of my life. I am currently 250 pounds and i stand 5'6. My weight has really taken a severe toll on my self steem and over all confidence. My weight has caused me to have multiple abssesses under both of my arms that have a horrible smell. I have to constantly wipe under my arms to keep the toxins from ozooing out on a daily bases. I cant be around anyone because of the ordor that it carries and i often have to shower 3 to 4 times a day. I I have played sports all my life. I played basketball and tennis all through middle and high school and still the weight stayed. I know i am not the onl girl who has never been asked out on a date, because of my weight. Or have a prom date stand you up on the day of the prom. I knowi am not the only girl that cries herself to sleep because i am so unhappy and depressed. I have always been considerd the "cool" friend to guys. I am good enough for you to come and get advice from and hang out with. But i am too "BIG" for you to take out on a date because you are embarressed of me and my weight. I want to get my story out their to let you girls and women know that they are not alone. Their are women in the world who are going through the same things as you. My dream is to become a sports anaylst or radio personality. But my
Posted by Jasmon 03/24/09 9:27 PM
 
hi miss trya! weight is a major issue for teens these days...im overweight but not extremely overweight. and in reality for my age and height 15 and 5'2, i should be 15 pounds less, but the truth is ive always been a little bit overweight, no matter how much thinner i got. im just not meant to be thin, but it hurts to see skinnier and more confident people around you all the time. im smart and nice but that doesnt seem to matter in high school. it doesnt matter if you didnt do something to someone, girls who are much thinner give other girls who are not even so much oveweight ugly looks only because were not like them. so im very insecure of myself and always wear a sweater, and drab down,because i already know "i cant be as pretty as them" because of my weight. and if its traumatizing for me, you can imagine how much worse it is for other girls who are extremely overweight.
Posted by nana 03/19/09 11:51 PM
 
Hi my name is Maria and im 17 years old. Tyra, fist of all i would like to tell you that i love you and your show. I would like to share that im overweigth myself and thats something horrible to go through in life. Its dangerous because of your health and emotionally your hurt. Ive lost about 25 pounds and im still struggling because i would like to loose at least 50 more. I would love to talk to these girls and encourage them because if i could do it i dont see why they cant. beeing overweight affects a person in every field of their life. I wish i could help others help themselves.
Posted by Maria 03/19/09 7:09 PM
 
Heey tyra ! My name is megan ;) Im 13 years old . and Id just like to say , i love your show sooo much . I just think that your show is really inspiring , and each and every show has its own meaning , and I think alot of people look up to you , and i sure am one of them . ;) I also think your GORGEOS , and an amazing person ;P my favourite episode was with beyonce , and when you were trying to do a spacific move , from single ladies . ;D that was awesome .. love you tyra ! keep it upp
Posted by Megan 03/16/09 11:01 PM
 
Hi Tyra- I just watched this show the other day. I feel so bad for those girls, but I'm also really angry at their parents. I do blame the parents for any overweight minor child. I struggled with a small weight problem while in highschool but it never got out of control, and my mom was always willing to buy me whatever "healthy" foods I asked for. I'm an adult now and have a 10 year old son and he's probably a little too skinny if anything. Don't get me wrong, I feed him all the time, he's just a sports nut and works it all off, lol. But I hold myself responsible for everything concerning him, which includes his weight, activity levels, etc. I am his parent, I am the one who buys the things he eats, I am the one who chooses what he's going to eat and how much. If I had a child that refused to eat anything I bought because it was all "healthy" food, well guess what? They're GOING TO get hungry enough and they're GOING TO eat it. If you want to support your overweight children, you will keep only healthy foods in the house. You can't keep a supply of junk food for yourself and expect them to stay out of it. It's a family thing and these parents need to start supporting their children and helping them get to a healthy weight because it's their fault their child got to that point to begin with! I really hope being on your show was a wake-up call for those poor girls and especially their parents and I hope they start living healthier lives so they can be happy.
Posted by Stefanie Smith 03/16/09 6:44 PM
 
hi tyra im 15 years old. and im over weight . i hate it soo much ,all my friends are skinny and eat so much and not gain weight and when i eat i gain weight. its hard to find clothes and i cant seem to find a boy friend i dont no if its cause my weight but its really bad. every one says ill loss it by im in my 20's , but i dont think so. i dont get made fun of, which is good. i hate going to school n gettin weighted or even at the docters. can u help me plz. thankz.
Posted by amanda 03/14/09 7:21 AM
 
Thank You for this show, it made me wake up to my own problems.
Posted by Emily 03/13/09 12:07 PM
 
hey tyra, I saw how these young women wish to have friends. I am a young 18 year old girl just hoping to make a difference in their lives. I have never had a real friend when i was their age and i would not wish loneliness on anyone. I want them to know that i am here for them if they want they can talk to me on myspace www.myspace.com/kishimoto6 or they can email me at majin_lady@yahoo.com I wish them the best of luck
Posted by tasha 03/11/09 1:14 PM
 
I know how those girls feel for many years I have had weight problems. All through elementary and middle I was bigger than all the girs in my class. However, I was never made fun of, but my sister was an dI watched as it broke her heart and mine to. i lost my weight when I got into high school but now in my senior year after breaking up with my boyfriend I have put on about 20 pounds. I am scared and I don;t want to go back down that road. I am scared.
Posted by A 03/11/09 6:25 AM
 
hey tyra! i watched this episode the sad thing is those things do happen 2 ppl over weight i think its sad 2 judge ppl on appearance alone anyway i dont see outside i always smile and wave 2 everybodyyy ask how they are if their happy.. u may kno ppl jus from seeing them but u dont know who they are & when ppl laugh or joke around with ppl about their weight they dont know what the person has been thru or why their over weight..all my life ive been bigger when i was a kid till 9th grade i hated myself for it cuz i did get called every name in the book cuz i was fat then i lost a about 80 pounds by myself in 9th grade being called fat & laughed at stopped but i still saw me the way i used 2 b i stayed that way till 11th grade now im in 12th i gained sum back now im working 2 lose weight again im 5'8 in have a booty on me thats where most of it goes but there is alot that contributes 2 my weight gains & loss ive alwayz been depressed hated myself but im happy all the time 2 cuz im healthy i have a job im strong i can help ppl that need it im not sick i can do things for myself i should be happy the way iam & b happy cuz i have this body im alive 2 enjoy life not b sad everyday cuz im not completely happy with how i look =] but everyone is beautiful whos cares wut haters or ppl that dont even like themselves say only thing that matters is what you think about urself in if u dont
Posted by k 03/08/09 5:44 PM
 
Hi Tyra, My heart goes out to all of these young ladies. They are definately in my prayers. I know exactly how they feel because I have been there. I have been overweight all of my life. Two years ago I had the lap band surgery and it was the best thing that I did. My only problem now is that I have so much skin hanging that I cry everyday! Unfortunately I will be loosing my job and I don't have the money to have the surgery, that is my biggest dream outside of meeting Tyra! I wish that I can get some help for this surgery, my self esteem is so low. To all the young ladies, hang in there, you can do it, trust God and you can do it. God Bless.
Posted by Celeste 03/08/09 5:27 PM



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