Hell Tyra, i watched this episode, and it didnt really surprise me becuase im worse. im a 13 yr old girl, and iweig 220 lbs. I get made fun of 24/7 at school. My parents really dont care.My grandma is trying her hardest to try and make me think about surgery, but i know i can live without it. I hate going to school and having to weigh myself during P.E. I just wish someone like you can help me. you are my inspiraton.

Hi Tyra, I watched this episode of the over weight teens. It was heart breaking to see. My fiance and I are over weight too. Now have 2 lil' boys to be concerned about. But any way i seen on that episode where you were giving a copy of a slower paced work out video to the audience and to at home veiwers i thought i heard you say. I would like to know how i would go about getting this. Thank you so much! Amanda

Im currently 15.and i weigh 210..I dont know wh eiter i barely eat...but when i do i pick...so i guess thats my problem. i need help. I dont go to a public school beacause i guess all the people who made fun of me and i couldnt take it any more. I was soooo stressed out..I know ppl think its not normal for a 15 year old to be stressed out. but u have no idea bout my life or family. My friends that i talk to are Skinny..and when im with them i just feel out of the loop cause one of my friends weigh 125 and she was mad cause she gained 3 pounds. but she has no idea... & another thing is i dont think im pretty cause of my weight.and i let ppl bother me.My family says not to..but my grandma, great grandma, dad and his entire family is OVERWEIGHT BAD. and they said that when i get in my 20's then im justgonna be like them. and i dont want to think that...HELP ME PLEASE..What do i do

tyra, I was very moved by this show cause when I was their age I had a weight problem . I still do and people are still rude. I believe all these girls are pretty and smart. I wish them all the luck in the world.hope they have better luck than I did or am now. thanks

Hello, I am 19 and about 205 lbs (the last time I weighed, which was last Friday). My normal weight for years (since high school) was always between 170-180, which didn't bother me much because it was distributed well. I had only wanted to lose about 20 lbs. However, last year I put on about 40 lbs within a few months. At first I didn't realize it because I didn't weigh myself often due to the fact that my weight pretty much remained constant for years. I began to notice after seeing how many of my shirts had "shrunk" and that NONE of my jeans fit anymore. I weighed myself and saw that I was over 200 lbs. I was so shocked. I had never been 200 lbs. To see the "2" was disturbing. I was mad, too...for letting myself get that way. For a few months I did nothing about it; more out of passiveness than anything else. However 3 weeks ago, after seeing that I weighed 214 lbs (which honestly terrified me), I started a diet in which I eat 1,000-1,200 calories a day; 4-6 small meals a day. I eat whatever I want (although I do make healthier choices, such as snacking on fruit and tuna w/ mayo instead of ice cream or cookies), but in smaller portions and more frequently. This is more realistic than eating bland diet foods that I will never be able to eat for the rest of my life (and thus, regain the weight). Within 2 weeks, I have lost 9 lbs (7 lbs the first week, 2 lbs last week) and now way 205 lbs. I have already lost an inch off my waist and my clothes are fitting better. I will weigh myself today to see if I lost any

Hi, I;m 19 and my whole life I've been overweight. I have Polycystic Ovarian Disease which is common in many obver weight females. Throughout my childhood I've been made fun of. From strangers to my own family. Having POD causes you to have excess body hair which i have on my face, tummy, behind basically my whole body except my eyes and teeth. It's hard because when you're walking and you see these beautiful skinny girls, you always think "why couldn't that be me?" About 5 years ago I had a cyst removed caused by POD and recently found out its growing back. Sometimes I do wish I could die or bet yet never been born. I have a boyfriend that I've been with for the past 2 and a half years and i hate when he wants to see me or if we're having "relations" i hate when the lights are. he doesnt mind but i do. people dont understand what being obesed makes others feel. They really don't. I weigh 210 lbsabout 3 months ago i weighed 170 lbs. over a 3 month period i gained 40 lbs and it hurts, bc no matter how hard i try i'd lose and gain it all right back. honestly i wish i had someone to talk to. NoBODY knows what i go through bc everyone around me is skinny. My sister is the pretty slim one that every guy likes and all the little kids wanna be like her. and im know as the fat girl. I find you Tyra Banks to be my hero. You have adderess so many issues that BIG girls can relate to. ONE DAY IMMA MEET YOU.

Hey Tyra, I've been overweight for basically my whole life, and it's always been hard. I've dealt with harsh comments, and cruelness from my peers. It's very hard day to day to know I'm different, but I also have a harder time to lose weight due to Diabetes and Polycystic Ovarian Disease. But I have lost weight, and I'm getting better but it's still hard. It is really embarrassing to walk into a store only to find that you don't fit in ANY of their clothes. This episode struck home, and I know what they are going through. I may not be obese, but I'm still heavy and I'm still going through what they are going through. But I am accepting who I am, and I know I'm beautiful. I just want them to know they are beautiful also, and to never let anyone's opinion bring them down.

I need to watch this episode.

There were several products mentiond in the February 24, 2009 show (about the four overweight teen girls) that were no sugar. I remember the Clemmy ice cream, but there were two products that were mixed in yogurt. Can I get the names of those products? Thanks!

Hi Tyra, I absolutely love your show. I watch it everyday, and if I miss an episode I watch it at night on Oxygen!=] I watched this episode last night and it made me very upset to hear how depressed these girls were and how insecure they were because of what their peers said and did.It brought tears to my eyes. I COULD NOT believe how cruel people can be. It just breaks my heart. I'm 18 years old, I've never been overweight, but I am just as insecure, if not MORE than they are,so I know how it feels to not like what you see in the mirror. I would just like to say to all four girls that you all are so beautiful inside and out, and you're so strong for what you've been put through. My heart goes out to ALL the girls/boys that have been picked on about their physical appearance. The people that try breaking down your self esteem are the ones that are the MOST insecure with themselves. Please just know that what other people say is nothing but immaturity and bullying. Love yourself! And keep your heads held high! =] Sincerely, Emily

I am a 68 year with a weight problem all my life. I am interested in the diet that was suggested to them I missed it Please email me with this or put the diet on the wedsite with the obese tens. Thanks Joanne in Va.

Tyra, I just finished watching the show. I was completely touched by one of the girls on the show, Megan. She seems like such a wonderful young girl, and she should not be discouraged from accomplishing her dream of being a cheerleader. I have never been a skinny girl, i have always had curves and been "bigger" than the other girls on my team. I have been a competitive cheerleader for the past 10 years and i also cheered for my high school. I would love to help Megan accomplish her goal. She deserves it so much, and she can do it if she sets her mind to it. I would love to coach her and help her make it onto a squad. Please let me know. Her story just touched me so much, and cheer is my passion so I just want to help. Thanks.

I was a cheerleader in high school and luckily nobody had to be super skinny. It's not like that for a lot of schools. It'd be easy to tell the girls that the people who talk like that to you aren't people who you would want to associate yourself with anyways but it doesn't stop the words from hurting. Everyone needs to watch what they eat, and keep themselves healthy no matter what weight you are at. If you have the determination to lose the weight it'll happen, just be patient and stay committed. All of the girls are beautiful and should try to see that. I know it'd be easier if they heard it more often. I'd like to see them back on the show to share their progress. Btw its more fun to exercise when it's a sport or dancing because you don't think,about it as exercise. Lots of love

Hey Tyra, My name is Miranda and im 17 years old and im always getting picked on for my weight. its soo hard to just go shopping at a store and try to fin something cute, fashionable, and that fits me. When ever i go shopping it always ends with me crying and thinking to myself im soo fat and ugly no one will like me. The clothes either seem to get smaller or im getting bigger and that hurts so much im always crying because i dnt like what i see in the mirror because i have been made fun of at school.. I came home crying one day from school because my school had a pep ralley and it was over and mt friend was pulling me through the crowd so we could get out faster and i accidently bumped into a guy and i went to turn around and say sorry but then he shouted "Watch out everyone the fat girl is moving through" and my smile just dissapeared and i thought to myself im sorry i didnt mean to bump into you and i just thought i was so fat and ugly and that it was the truth so i came home and i just started bawling my eyes out it hurt so bad. I had to be hospitalized a couple of days later because three more guys were making fun of my weight by setting me up with i guy that i liked then the guy said "oh i would never like you like that" and then when they saw me they were making fun of me and they were the type of guys that like the skinny girls so i knew it was about my weight. When i went home that night i found

hi tyra. my name is bianca and i am 18 years old. i weight over 350 pounds. i dont know the right amount cause my doctor never had a scale big enough 2 wait me. all my life i been big, and all my life i been oing through problems. i did not like 2 go 2 middle school. when i would walk down the hall they use to yell out names to me or make sounds. even my own father use 2 hurt me so much saying(oh u would be even more pretty if u wear skinny, or he would just constantly call me fat and i would go 2 bed everynight crying. i even thought bout suicide. i have tyroid and was given medication, but it didnt work. i am considering getting the gastric bypass surgery, but im kind of scared. i just want 2 be happy again. i want 2 be able to go 2 the fair with my friend and fit on a ride. i would like 2 be able 2 wear a bathing suit and go swimming. i would also like 2 have a boyfriends,and stop feeling alone. the most important thing is for me 2 be happy with myself. im tired of filling like i dont belong in this world and i want 2 end it. PLEASE TYRA HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM.