Hi Tyra,
I am a 23 year old female from port elizabeth South Africa. My boyfriend keeps complaining about my weight, he has asked me to loose 10 kilos. when he met me i weighed 55 kilos and now im up to 65 kilos i would love to loose 10 kilos in one week but unfortunately i have a dead end job and i cant afford to go to the gym. could you please give me some tips on how to make me look good again. I've been thinking about anorexia alot but dont really want to go that rout because of my 6 year old daughter, so please help!!!!!!!!!

I have really gained a lot of weight over the past year due to taking steroids for medical issues. Now that i'm of of my meds no matter how much i try to exercise and count calories, i can not lose weight. Any suggfestions?

I think one should seek medical advice when trying to loose weight. One should check the amount of body fat u have. some of your weight maybe more muscle that u think and Muscle weights ALOT.
I think a valuable key to losing weight is wanting badly that u would dedicate youself to it and Your body telling/ crying out you that it needs it. attemping to loose weight wiether by excersie of diet doing when my body really feels like it is when it works most for me.

Hi Tyra!!! I'm only 18 I am watching your show since i was 17. I love your show because it is very inspiring...I'm a Filipino and I know this letter would be impossible to read by you...I just only want is to write in this comment and tell you YOU HAVE BECOME MY INSPIRATION TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN ME...because I'm not beautiful as you are....that's all...I love you!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK inspiring people!!!

Just to give an idea that loosing weight is not an easy task. It is more than standing on the scale and see smaller numbers every day; it is a choice of changing lifestyle, changing your attitude. It is also a double edged knife. You can loose proportion of the real image of your body and go to extremes... It almost happened to me, nobody is excempt.

When I was in highschool, I used to lots and lots of exercise, and also I started eating like a king... I'm 5,1", and from being size 3, I jumped into a size 9 tight... My friends used to tell me to make me feel better about myself: "You are not fat... you are... strong". Of course I was!!! I had a very strong body, and I don't think they would ever call me fat, beacuse they were afraid of me punching them!! hahaha

I really didn't feel good about my self, beside I wasn't fat, I was very proportionate, and I learn how to hide those parts of my body I wasn't happy at all...

I got into Medical School, and I learned a lot about nutrition, I didn't have the time to keep my heavy exercise routine, either the time for eating as well... I sarted loosig weight... Size 9.. then 7...felt so good... size 5... kind o loose!!! WOW I was back to normal!!! That was about a size per semester or so... The compliments and the woo!! how good you look!! and the pleasure of getting out of the fitting room for a smaller size than you chose where like "ego boosters".

But at that time my mind was alredy twisted in just loosing weight... it was the time for extremely skinny sizes were at the apparels, and I wanted to fit on those!!

I put myself into a strict kind of healthy diet (modified my me), without telling anyone (no body saw me eating, and I never made it obvious) until I rushed myself to get into a size 3...

Then my boyfriend at that time broke up with me... I thought that he broke up with me because I wasn't skinny enough!!!! so then I kept the count down...1... then 0!!!! It was more of a pound every three weeks, then a pound every 2 weeks... I had my plan and my timeline for weight, for body mass index, until I reached the 18... that was my goal, thank God I never reached it!!! I felt happy with myself, but my hair was falling, my skin was dry, I was in a very unstable mood, I got respiratory and intestinal infections all the time; making harder the intense study for medical school that it demands... And somehow, I still wanted more... I used to find myself comparing with every single girl around me and even when I knew I was skinny and the thinnest there, I still felt kind of chubby. I started eating less than I was already eating and less and less, I tried to hide it also, but that started being obvious to everybody...

I think I'm a lucky girl. My friends and my family always kept an eye on me. In the beggining they knew there was something going on... I was somehow loosing weight, but they didn't know how. Some of them thought I was bulimic. Thank God I didn't get into that.
They started noticing changes in me and they were worried. My sister which is a psychologist, spotted my problem on time: I was loosing proportion of my own self and I was about to fall in a serious problem. She talked to me, asked me questions... I realized then I had a problem... I knew it before, but I was in denial...

It is pretty scary that I knew scientifycally all the changes I was going through, and how to make them possible in the least harmful way; and how I also found the perfect medical explanation to give when I was asked about my weight.

I really don't know how it happened, but everybody started telling me more often than before, that I was already too skinny, that those new pants I bought doesn't fit me anymore, that I looked sick, that I should to something about my weight, that I should go to the doctor... and some of them even bought food for two and ate with me... to see me eating.

I don't know if I really looked that different, or what happened, but I'm happy that I have angels around me that care about me... because I wasn't carying my self anymore at that time...

About a year before I finished medical school, I was back to a pink-colored face, with little nice hairs on my scalp (hehe) and to my healthy look again... I was cheerful as I used to be and I got life back. It was like going from winter to spring!

Two years after that, I'm still skinny, but now I keep myself eating healthy, a real balanced diet, and walking 30 mins every other day. I keep my arms strong with the weight of my books and laptop that I have to carry everyday with me... hahaha

I was close to get into more serious problems, but I was saved on time.

I hope my experience typed down in this blog will help someone, that, like I was, is about to cross the thin line of being alife or becoming an skeleton walking around with what life is left on it.

If you don't like yourself, or something about yourself, first, try to find out what is pushing you to think that way about you. If you are planning to loose weight, don't hide like I did, get the support of the people that really cares about you. Get a healthy lifestyle, exercise, good food, some indulgements and what not.

In the end, we all are like a gift boxes. What matters is inside, the wrap, is only the wrap, it will be thrown away at some point.

hi everyone

my name is jill and i'm 17 years old. i am 5'9" and 240 pounds. i am currently dieting. the thing is my family doesn't motivate me at all. they give me no support. i am from conroe, texas. i am looking for someone to talk to about weight tips and to help motivate you and someone to motivate me. i wish someone close to conroe, texas would answer so we could meet up but if you're not close to here i don't care. any emails will be accepted. so if you're a young person with same problem as me send me an email. here is my email.

grangerland_chick77302@yahoo.com

p.s. i'll happily take your email. i'm also looking for a good friend to talk to about weight issues.

hi tyra ilove your show but i need some tips ill work out soooo much one day and say ill do it every day but ill just keep putting it off to the side im about 150lbs. im 14 ive been a vegitarian since i was 13 ive lost about 14lbs but i keep gaining it back...HELP:(

HI TYRA,
MY SUCESS TO WEIGHT LOSS IS ALWAYS CHECKING THOSE CALORIES CALCLATING MY BODY WEIGHT AGAINST HEIGHT. ALSO DRINKING ALOT OF WATER AND NO ARTIFICAL JUICES IN A WEEK I MAY DRINK JUICE ONCE LIGHT EXERCISES. ALL THIS WAS INSPIRED BY ONE OF YOUR SHOWS WHERE YOU HAD THE GUY ON FORGOT HIS NAME BUT I GOT HIS BOOK AND CAME UP WITH MY OWN STATERGY THAT WORK WELL FOR ME I MANAGE TO LOSE TWENTY POUNDS IN FOUR MONTHS I AM SO HAPPY I JUST NEED TO GET THE RECIPES FOR THE SHAKES THOUGH HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME OUT THERE THANKS A BUNCH.

SHERRY ANN FRANCIS.

Hey Tyra...well im 17 years old and i weigh about 150 pounds!!! It's pretty NASTY!!! I've been pretty chubby since about 4th grade. I've been wanting to loose weight but it never seems to work??? So what do I do??? I have no one to motivate me and I obviously don't keep myself motivated! So, I really need your help. Me being a teenager I want to look nice and healthy! So if you have anything please let me know! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to look beautiful and healthy at the same time! Thanks!! And of course I LOVE THE SHOW!!!

Hi tyra!! 1st i wana say i love ur show n i watch it like everyday!!! bt okay so im 18 years old and i have a daughter thats 8 months old i still have some of the weight that i gained while pregnant n i was wondering if u can give me sum tips on how to lose the weight? i really really wana go back 2 my pre preg weight..... please help

Hey tyra 1st i wana say that i adore ur show its amazing & i adore u too hehe everythin in that show is great!!..Am 13 years old n am so confused about my weight, am like 60kg n the new thing is that am eatin alot n i cant control myself i just dont know wat to do i tried to do alot of exercises n to control myself from eatin but it didnt work i realy donnu wat to do i wana lose weight i wana lose like 10 or more i want my body to be perfect so i hope u give me some advices about this problem n this time am willin to do anythin just to lose weight..I NEED HELP PLEASE!!

Hey Tyra,

I want to start by saying how much i love your show. I honestly don't know how you do it, you have such confidence and when watching your show I belieev every word you say. I'm 15 years old and I have been struggling with my weight since I was 12 years old. When I was little I happy confident and thought the world of myself. Then I was rapped by my mom's live in boyfriend and my life crumbled. I have found myself in a cycle of binging/purging, restricting and starving. I was watching your show today "addicted to thin" when I was in 8th grade I bought adderoll from some random person online and I took it having no idea if thats what it actually was. I am a smart girl, all honors classes but for some reason when it comes to my body i would do anything, no matter how dangerous to achieve results that I want. What you said though, about it being the lasy way out your absolutly right. i felt ashamed because you are my idol and I want to be nothing less than perfect just as you are. In the past 3 years I have tried everything to look like the girls on America's Next Top Model (my favorite show) but nothing I do works. I'm 5'7" and 149lbs and I look horrible, it's unexplainable. What hurts me the most is that I am knowingly hurting myself but still not getting any results. I just want to thank you for doing so many weight loss shows and i know that there are other girls like me who because of you will think twice before doing something harmful to their bodies. I was wondering though, do you think you could maybe do a show on a really truly affective diet plan for tennagers? I feel as though I'm between a rock and a hard place. I starve myself for a month, lost 20 lbs then the minute i start taking care of myself and eating over 1000cal a day i gain back the weight i lost and then I go back into starvation mode. I'm confused, frustrated and desperate for help!

I'm 24. I've been fat my whole life, even as a child. Recently I've started eating healthy and exercising. I've cut down on my carbs and nearly cut out all sugar. I just eat less. If I'm really hungry I eat vegetables, I've started looking at food as just food, not a comfort. I do spoil myself occasionaly still though. I exercise a lot, but it's really not that hard. Get on my bike for a 15 minute ride, I lift arm weights for 5 minutes a few times a day. I walk everywhere if I can. I dance in the shower and when I'm cooking. I just let myself have fun. I have lost so much weight in only a few months people do double takes. And I've done it in a healthy way. I feel so good about myself, and it's affected every part of my life. I love it. I love my life and myself now.

It really is that easy if you just try.

Hi Tyra Im 21yrs. And I have two children i use to weigh 120 and now i weigh 155 I'm trying to get my legs look slim and sexy. My main problem is my upper arms they are very fat. And I dont know what to do. I dont have time to go to the gym often what can i do. I feel like each arm weighs 15 pounds each.

Hey Tyra i am 17 years old and i have a baby that she is 1 already and before i came out pregnant i used to weigh 110 and now i weigh 144 and mostly the thing i hate most about my body is my love handles what can i do to loss the weight and go back to the way i used to be.

:( Please help me Tyra ):

Hi,
All of you don't know how good it is to hear so much about being overweight or tips on how to help in loosing the weight. Thank you. Tyra thank you for doing so many shows on weightloss. There was a book featured in your website about a month ago and I can not tell you how much I want that book. Because it was all about changing up your diet 2 days out of everyweek. I am 260 and actually only gained the weight since I got married 5 years ago. I was 165 when I got married, and well I married a man that is a great cook and then I had 2 beautiful little girls. bUt it just seems so hard to loose the weight, and I get embarrased if we go out to eat because I feel like people are staring at me. I would love to lose and be back to 165, that was a good weight for me. I love curves just not the amount I have.
Love your show and your sincerity.

Tips I were told weren't specificly for dieting but tips you could use when ever you're eatting. It's as simple as eatting with your posture straight up as how any one should sit because you end up eatting 10% less and after eatting your meal keep your sitting posture straight for at least half an hour which will help you digest easily. Also before you eat drink a full glass of water because it prevents you from having 10% less of an appetite.

hey tyra,
i love your show and i want to say that i watch it everyday. trya when i was younger i was petite and thin and then as time wnet obnn i gained weight profously and i havent been able to loose it and i want to loose it cuz i feel like im over weight and i need to do it so i can feel better about myself.

Hi Tyra,

First and foremost I want to say congrats on your show, it has been a tremendous help to many.

Secondly, I am an aspiring model and participated in local fashion shows and even tried a pageant. My thing is all my life I was very slim up until the age of 19 when I graduated from college I weighed only 120lbs. Withing a few months I went up to 149lbs and it was the worst time of my life. Usually it would take me 2weeks to gain a pound and now it's taking me months to lose it.

I wanted to model from I was 5years old and my mother kept saying no, not until after I graduate; the thing is due to the weight I gained my stomach was not as firm and i'm now being considered "fat". My goal is to get to atleast 125 or 130lbs but it's very hard for me to lose the pounds. What should I do?

my best advice for dieting is just to drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. not only does it burn around 300 calories, but it speeds up your motabalism and improves your skin and your eyes. also i recomend eating organic foods...it won't really help you lose weight, but it really makes you thik about what your putting into your body.

Hey Lovelies

I have a 2 questions and a comment...

1)Question-->What's the best way to tone arms? Mine are kinda Granny-esque and i'd DIE to wear a tank top in public without being paranoid as usually am :)

2)Another question-->How much protein is a good amount?

2)Comment-->Everyone who is struggling.. I BELIEVE IN YOU! just dont be stupid...

Jesus Loves You

Hi tyra!!
My names Ana and I stay in brisbane australia..I watch ur show all the time!! BIG fan!
Anyway i saw your show today with the whole diet wars and I think that it is great that you have these on your shows. I am 21yrs old, a mother of 1 living away from all my family and friends. I am pretty much in the same situation as Mary (from Oz) too. I have such low self esteem about myself and i notice that this has stopped me from socializing with my friends even effects my relationship every now and again. I wasn't the skinniest of people before I had my boy but to me i was the perfect size. Now all i see is scars and over hanging skin. Everytime I start a diet or try to commit to something another thing comes up whether it be money wise etc... I guess i just really want to know how I can motivate and help myself without relying on other people to keep me going with it. I would love to hear back from you!! That would be soo good!!

Thank you sooooo much!!

Kiwi girl!!

G'day Tyra
I'm from Australia and love the show. I watch it whenever i can. I've decided to send you this after your diet wars show. I'm currently 19 yrs of age and a single mum. I took my body for granted and though i might model but childbirth changed all that. The story is, I grew up in South Africa and moved to Australia in 2003, 14yrs of age and pregnant. A totally different world, all i knew was my aunt and uncle who I was told I would live with for about six months and id only talked to them over that phone. I wont bore you with all the details, what matters now is i have a daughter, shes what makes my world go round, aurora is her name. What I would like your help with though, as I was so tiny when i got pregnant, everything got really streched out and im stuck with stretch marks everywhere, mainly my tummy, breasts, thighs and legs. This never bothered me but has been on my mind for the last year. I dont do much physical activity, which i know i should but its just so hard to get started, i lack motivation and need help with my confidence. As a result of this i never wear shorts, tight tops, go out with my freinds as I feel so ugly and out of place because everyone else looks so pretty. I would like to get advice from you about what you would do in hte same situation. Im in another continent so obviosly i dont expect to be called onto a show or anything but would like some advice.

Thanks,

Mary:)

Hi tyra,
i am 13 years old and i am struggling with weight isues i am not overweight but i am a little chubby and i would like to be more fit and skinnier i have never been popular in school but when i get attention i run away from it because i am scared of people noticing me and my flubbery body please help me!

My diet tip is to eat only when you're hungry. It really works! I've lost 29 pounds doing so. You also have to stop eating when you're full instead of being stuffed. It's the idea of eating within hunger and fullness that I've seen a lot of people that are thin do on a regular basis. Since I want to be thinner, I did this and it worked for me.

There no secret when it comes to weight loss no magic diet or magic pill. It just takes commitment and motivation. Here are some healthy tips that can take off any where from 1 to 5 pounds a week.

1) Protein-protein is your friend, it protects your lean muscle mass. Muscle helps your body to burn fat at a quicker rate. (even when you're sleeping) So make sure you are getting plenty of lean protein (turkey, chicken, fish).

2) Eat five small meals a day that include one protein, one carb and one veggie. Keep these meals small say a cup of oatmeal and 3 egg white. This keeps your metabolism going strong all day.

3) Eat your last meal 3 hours before bed and DO NOT EAT AFTER THAT. This way your body can burn those calories before you go to sleep.

4) Limit excess sugar or cut sugar out completely. Eat breads that are whole wheat or multi-grain.

5) Never starve yourself. This puts your body in starvation mode causing your body to hold on to your fat because it does not know when it will be fed again. It also can cause your hair and teeth to fall out due to malnourishment. A steady metabolism actually burns more fat than starvation.

6) Love yourself no matter what size you are and lose weigt simply because you want to be healthy.

Hi tyra,
i am in 8th grade and i am struggling with weight isues i am not overweight but i am a little chubby and i would like to be more fit and skinnier i have never been popular in school but when i get attention i run away from it because i am scared of people noticing me and my flubbery body please help me!

Heeeeyyyyy Tyra!

I lOvE your show!

well, on to my post:

i am 13 yrs old and i really, REALLY am over weight. REALLY, as in over 100 pounds...please help!

I am not overweight but I am noticeably chubby..I hate being in high school cuz I think everyone is staring.. My friends are skinny and the only way I know to lose weight is to stop eating like Nicole Richie..Please help!!

First of all I would like to say I love your show and top model. I'm a young black business man and I have a product that would help you and your audience. It's health vitamins for losing weight,high blood pressure, and ageing.It's all natural and I would like is you would take a look at my website.My website is www.dontforgettotakeyourvitamins.com/pressley1923.Please help me advertise my website and if you like what I'am offering then maybe you could give it to your audience and give them my website address. Thank You in advance your friend Eric.

HI TYRA!!!!!!! How are you? How is everything?

i just want to start off by telling you how amazing i think you are. really. although i dont personally know you and shouldnt judge people just by waht i see on the tv, i think i can make an acception with you. i think you are amazing. you dont seem fake. actually, my sister saw you at the grove a while back and said you were so sweett! i have always wanted the chance to meet you or takl to yo and tell u how amazing i think you are. you aree sooooooo funnyyyyy. wowww!!! but more importantly, i look up to you and watch your shows, especially your talk show as much as i can. your talk show beatsss alllll wowow
im 15 years old, 5"4 150 pouds
i have been struggling with my weight for a while. im not obese and i love my body but thatt is until i see all of my tall and skinny friends. i am usually so thick skinned and dont let things get tto me and i try focusing on the good parts of my body, not on the bad. i work out a lottt and try to eat healthy. i am also on my schools basketball and lacrosse team. i love to shop but sometimes it gets so frustrating when there is something that i realllllly want and cant wear it bc it doesnt look good on me. oh well. i have always wanted to go to a nutritionist. even though im from "beverly hills" my family has tons of expenses and all the people around here charge at leastt $125 per session, like 45 minutess. i work and make my own money but i feel like im wasting my money if i take that much to a nutritionist, just for 45 minutes!!! what do u think i should do?
xoxoxoxo

HI TYRA!!!!!!! How are you? How is everything?

i just want to start off by telling you how amazing i think you are. really. although i dont personally know you and shouldnt judge people just by waht i see on the tv, i think i can make an acception with you. i think you are amazing. you dont seem fake. actually, my sister saw you at the grove a while back and said you were so sweett! i have always wanted the chance to meet you or takl to yo and tell u how amazing i think you are. you aree sooooooo funnyyyyy. wowww!!! but more importantly, i look up to you and watch your shows, especially your talk show as much as i can. your talk show beatsss alllll wowow
im 15 years old, 5"4 150 pouds
i have been struggling with my weight for a while. im not obese and i love my body but thatt is until i see all of my tall and skinny friends. i am usually so thick skinned and dont let things get tto me and i try focusing on the good parts of my body, not on the bad. i work out a lottt and try to eat healthy. i am also on my schools basketball and lacrosse team. i love to shop but sometimes it gets so frustrating when there is something that i realllllly want and cant wear it bc it doesnt look good on me. oh well. i have always wanted to go to a nutritionist. even though im from "beverly hills" my family has tons of expenses and all the people around here charge at leastt $125 per session, like 45 minutess. i work and make my own money but i feel like im wasting my money if i take that much to a nutritionist, just for 45 minutes!!! what do u think i should do?
xoxoxoxo

hello miss tyra and all her lovely fans

i just want everyone to know that most of us are going through the same thing with this "lose weight" crap. same ol' same ol' right? well i'd just like to give you all a little encouragment. i really believe in each an every one of you. If all else fails, toss a lil' prayer at God. Use Him to get through your struggles. big or small.

lots of love
mj

HEY TYRA,
I'm 15 years old and I'm weighing around 150 lbs. I go to the gym atleast 5 times a week sometimes even 6 days a week I have seen a change in my body I can do things without getting tired so easily. But I still havent reached my goal of 130 lbs. I use to be really thin when I was in 7th grade but when i got to 8th grade I jus started gaining anf gaining. The problem with me is that I eat and eat even when im not hungry I dont know why that is.I've tired diets but they work for a little while and then I dont start seeing any more results so I just stop going along with them. I need some HELP!

HEY TYRA,
I'm 15 years old and I'm weighing around 150 lbs. I go to the gym atleast 5 times a week sometimes even 6 days a week I have seen a change in my body I can do things without getting tired so easily. But I still havent reached my goal of 130 lbs. I use to be really thin when I was in 7th grade but when i got to 8th grade I jus started gaining anf gaining. The problem with me is that I eat and eat even when im not hungry I dont know why that is.I've tired diets but they work for a little while and then I dont start seeing any more results so I just stop going along with them. I need some HELP!

♥ HI Tyra my name is Akilah and I am an 18 yr. old college freshmen at Hillsborough CC. Thanks a lot for the "Diet Wars". It has changed my life. I've started Dr. Ian K. Smiths' "Fat Smash Diet" and I've lost 21 lbs. in the first 3 weeks. This program is helping me change my look and my lifesytle. It's amazing and easy to stick with.

lots of love Akilah♥

♥ HI Tyra my name is Akilah and I am an 18 yr. old college freshmen at Hillsborough CC. Thanks a lot for the "Diet Wars". It has changed my life. I've started Dr. Ian K. Smiths' "Fat Smash Diet" and I've lost 21 lbs. in the first 3 weeks. This program is helping me change my look and my lifesytle. It's amazing and easy to stick with.

lots of love Akilah♥

hey tyra!! im 15 years old, and in pretty good shape. except for my calves! they look huge! And not in the pretty muscular way. i was wondering if you could give me any tips on toning my legs, since your ankles are so skinny!

hi tyra, i am a 19 year old girl and i put on the freshmen 15 this year of college. i am only 5'2 and i feel that this fifteen pounds looks like 30 pounds. someone from my high school saw me and started a rumor that i was pregnant because i look so big. i don't like wearing shirts or a bathing suit anymore and my self esteem is at it's lowest point. i want to exercise but i'm always tired after school or work. i eat healthy but nothing seems to work. i'm worried i'm becoming unattractive to my boyfriend and everday my mother tells me how fat i am. it is devestating to have that drilled into my head everday. i don't know what to do. please help!

hey tyra!

I watch your show everyday. now i have a question. being a modl i figured you'd know about fitness more than me and i wanted to know if you could help me! I dont feel like i need to lose weight but i do have belly fat that i would like not to be there. i just dont know if i need a diet or the right excerise.

any tips?

thanks a million
LOVE YA!!!

Your talk show is really the only "talk show" I watch when I'm home. This diet issue with teens bothers me alot. I have a teen daughter too. Starving yourself to lose weight is the worst way to diet. If you only drink water as your beverage of choice, cut out the word "sugar" and eat right (1 serving of fruit, veg, meat/meal), this is a good start to any diet. I would not let my daughter go on any diet til she turned 16. She weighed 150lbs. She is 18 and is 130, 5'7 and a size 4-6. She is glad she learned to eat right for herself and not because everyone around her told her she needed to lose weight.

hey tyra, i went from 210 to 145 in 9 months. How? you really have to try every morning i would wake up early before school and and run for about an hour (and u really have to push your self to the limit)my meals were not the healthiest and i would just skip out on dinner and every day instead of dinner i would buy myself a snapple tea and have that instead. my body fat started melting away. i had a baby 9 months ago and my boyfriend just loves my body and i havent been in this kind of shape ever! everybodys looking for a magic cure and its not just out there you really have to put your mind to it and do it!

Hi tyra,
i love your show.you are my hero in so many ways.I am almost 15 years old and i love to sing.People tell me im good and i want to persue singing but i dont know how to get started.everyone tells me i have a good voice but i dont sing in front of many people.i get nervous easily.can you give me some tips on not being so nervous when i get in front of people?When i get in front of people to sing i always sing really low unless i kno all the people.i love to sing but i freeze up....help tyra please.....

p.s.can you please give me jessies email adress.she posted on aug.13 and i would like to contact her to find out how ahe lost weight.

Hi tyra,
i love your show.you are my hero in so many ways.I am almost 15 years old and i love to sing.People tell me im good and i want to persue singing but i dont know how to get started.everyone tells me i have a good voice but i dont sing in front of many people.i get nervous easily.can you give me some tips on not being so nervous when i get in front of people?When i get in front of people to sing i always sing really low unless i kno all the people.i love to sing but i freeze up....help tyra please.....

p.s.can you please give me jessies email adress.she posted on aug.13 and i would like to contact her to find out how ahe lost weight.

Hi tyra,
i love your show.you are my hero in so many ways.I am almost 15 years old and i love to sing.People tell me im good and i want to persue singing but i dont know how to get started.everyone tells me i have a good voice but i dont sing in front of many people.i get nervous easily.can you give me some tips on not being so nervous when i get in front of people?When i get in front of people to sing i always sing really low unless i kno all the people.i love to sing but i freeze up....help tyra please.....

p.s.can you please give me jessies email adress.she posted on aug.13 and i would like to contact her to find out how ahe lost weight.

I know there are a lot of diets out there, and most of us are truly frusterated over each one of them. I am 26 years old, almost 27, and 5'6". A year and a half ago I weighed 145lbs. I was happy with that weight, and stayed very active. I have always had a ton of energy and I have a natural love of the outdoors, so that helps me stay active as well. Then I started dating my fiance, and, let me just say, contentment makes me fat. In a year and a half I gained 25-30lbs. We ate out all the time and never exercised. My heaviest was 173lbs. I decided not too long ago that I needed to lose the weight that I gained. So, I stared the southbeach diet and I've lost 12 lbs in 2 weeks. I feel so much better and have a ton more energy then I have had in the last year. The best thing about this "diet" is that I can actually eat; I don't have to starve myself. I highly recommend that everyone reads the southbeach diet book (it only costs around $10). It is really easy to understand and it's been the best dietary decision I've ever made!

Hey Tyra,

Im 19 and had my first baby almost a year ago. He didnt make it so its harder for me to lose the baby weight. I was 155 - 165lbs before I got pregnant. Now I am 220-230lbs. I have been walking, running, and trying to eat healthy and nothing is working. My brother calls me a cow, and a whale. He even pokes at my tummy and says *whats this?*. All I want to do is get back to the size I was before, Which was a 9. Right now I am a 18. I dont even feel comfortable in a bikini so I wont go to the beach or even in my own backyard to the pool. My fiance doesnt look at me the same anymore, I think he thinks Im fat but just wont say it and that hurts. His mom even says I need to lose weight cause Im fat. Yes she uses the words your fat. Tyra I wanna look like you, like you do on your show.

EAT WHATEVER YOU WANNA EAT! DONT STARVE YOURSELF!

Hi Tyra :)

Hey Tyra!

To all you girlz tryin 2 loose weight STOP BEING STUPID! Don't starve yourself that just SCREWS up your metabolism BAD and you'll be fat forever!

Eat fruitz and veggies more and EXCERSISE Duh! Also drink some water!

Once again STOP BEING STUPID! Tyra has better things to do than to hear you sayin how much you starve yourselves!

hi tyra,
i'm 17 years old and i' have always been a little thicker being a latina girl. i have been trying to lose some weight not a lot just 5 or 6 pounds. Can you suggest anything i could do?

Tyra, I have lost 30 pounds. I was diabetic, on depression meds and overweight. Now I have my blood sugar under control, off my meds, and I am healther than ever! I love this program so much I now coach others to do the same. My goal is to help anyone who truely wants to lose weight and improve their health. You are welcome to share my e-mail address with anyone who would like to get a hold of me and I would be happy to help them.

Hey trya, im 17 years old and i been trying to lose weight seens i was in the 8th grade. I've never did and i haven't seen then i've actually gained weight and it makes me so sad. Now im going off to college and i really want to lose the weight of my dreams and to feel good about myself. Do you have any ideas?

HEY TYRA,
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY U LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL EVERYDAY ON UR SHOWS BUT I WOULD LIKE 2 ASK HOW DO U LOOK SO SLIM I CANT LOSE ANYWEIGHT I STARVE MYSELF BUT STILL CAN T STOP EATING AND TRY 2 THRW UP TO. WOULD JUST LIKE 2 KNOW HOW TO LOSE THIGH,AND STOMACH WEIGHT FAST PLZ
THAXS,
CARRESSA

Hi Tyra,
I'm 16 years old and just had my first child. I was ashamed of my wieght befor a got pregnate but finally got myself down to 155 pounds, during the pregnacy I gainned 80 pounds, now I am strugling to lose the weight, I would be thrilled just fitting in my old clothes, and the more I wish I didn't have this body the worse I get all I eat now is salads and cookies (not the healthiest thing I know) and I am so worried that my 3 month old son is going to be obiese too, When I say I want to fit in my old clothes my family tells me it will be inposible im suffering from depresion and just wish I could be happy again, is there any hope for me or am i just a lost couse?

Hello Tyra and everyone else in the search for weightloss. I am 26 years old and I have started the book "The Weightloss cure" by Kevin Trudeau. It has changed my life and I have never been healthier and happier. You don't give up anything, you just eat natural or organic food and for the first 30 days you take a lot of vitamins to detox and clean out your body from all the chemicals that america puts in the food we consume. I have lost a pound a day so far and after the 30 days you will continue to lose the weight until you are where your body is supposed to be. You can even Cheat and eat whatever you want once a week. I have to eat 6 meals a day and I have not been hungry one time and I eat all the food I did before, it is just organic or natural. I live in a small town, so if I can do it by going to the grocery and farmer's market, then anyone can. This is a lifestyle change, but to be thin, and healthy, I have never been happier with this decision. Good luck to all.

Hey Tyra!.
first of all let me say I absolutely love your show!. america's next top model. your awesome!. i'm 18 years old I weigh between 220-250 and i'm trying to get into a size 14 or a 12 so I could feel good about myself and i've tried every diet plan you could think of any suggestions?.

Hey Tyra,
My name is Tasha i'm a 20 year old mother of one and i've been struggling to loose weight ever since i had my son back in 2003.everyday i wake up and i am discusted with my body i used to be the nice shaped girl but not anymore...my baby's father left me because he said that i looked gross.I'm even to the point now that i heard that you could loose weight by smoking marijuana.but i don't want to be that stupid girl and do that.Tyra i would greatly appreciate it if you could help me.

HI TYRA, I AM 56 YRS OLD, I HAVE BEENFAT ALLMY ADULT LIFE,SINCE HAVING MY BABIES ANYWAY, I WENT ON ATKINS DIET ABOUT 6 YRS AGO, AND LOST 100 LBS,I THOUGHT IT WOULD SAVE MY MARRIAGE, I AM NOW DIVORCED. I STAYED ON ATKINS DIET, REALLY I STAYED ON THE FIRST WEEKS INDUCTION PERIOD, FOR ABOUT 3 YRS, ONLY EATING ABOUT 20 CARBS A DAY, WHEN I WENT OFF THE DIET OUT OF BORDEM OF IT AND LIFE ITSELF, I GAINED IT ALL BACK WITH IN THE 1ST YEAR. I AM SO SAD ABOUT THE WHOLE THING, I SPENT THE BEST YRS OF MY LIFE FAT, AND I'M STILL FAT. I HAVE TRIED W.W. AND I WILL LOSE WEIGHT THE FIRST WEEK OR MAYBE 2 THEN THE WEIGHT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. I STAY ON THE DIET THEN TO JUST KEEP FROM GAINING. I WAS TOLD I HAVE HYPOGLYCEMIA(HOWEVER YOU SPELL IT) BUT NO ONE EVE REALLY TOLD ME HOW MUCH CARBS WHAT KIND OF CARBS OR JUST WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT, I WENT TO AND INDOCRINOLOGIST, HE THINKS I AM GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT, WHICH THAT WOULD BE A BONUS, BUT THE REAL REASON IS TO FEEL BETTER, I AM SICK IF I EAT, AND I'M SICK IF I DON,T. HE GAVE ME STUFF FOR PEOPLE WITH DIEBETES, AND THAT STUFF JUST GIVES ME SEVER HEADACHS, WHICH I ALREADY HAVE THEM EVERYDAY, THEYARE ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD AT THE BASE, AND I STILL GET THE JITTERS AND WEAK AND FELL LIKE ---- AND I GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT TO TRY TO MAKE MYSELF FEEL BETTER, THEN I,M SICK AGAIN IN A SHORT TIME. ANDYWAY... IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP, I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFULL, BY THE WAY, THIS DOCTOR SAID I DON'T HAVE HYPOGLECIMIA, BECAUSE I AM TO HEAVY, BUT I HAD A GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST ABOUT 20 YRS AGO THAT SAID I DO HAVE IT. SO.. WHO KNOWS, ALTHOUGH HE DIDN'T TAKE A TEST, ONLY A FASTING SUGAR, HE SAID THE SUGAR WAS NOT REAL HIGH ONLY ABOUT 120OR SO, BUT THE AMOUNT OF GLUCOSE IN MY SYSTEM AT THE TIME WAS REAL HIGH. I DON'T KNOW , I JUST KNOW I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. BY THE WAY, I WEIGHT 269LBS, I DID WEIGHT 284 THE BEGINNING OF THE YR, SO SEE I AM TYING, IT JUST WON'T MOVE

THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING YOU CAN DO FOR ME. EVEN IF IT IS JUST TO LISTEN, OH AND I'M ACTIVE, I WORK 5 DAYS A WEEK AD ON THE WEEK ENDS I RUN THATS THE ONLY TIME I SEE MY KIDS.

hey tyra,

i think i really, really need help. 2 years ago i weighed 65kg. last year i gained weight and became 75kg. now, i weigh 80kg. i cant fit into some of my clothes now, and the clothes that were once baggy are now just fitting, or are tight.
as my weight goes up, my self-esteem is going down the drain...
i heard that once you go past the age of 19, it's very hard to lose weight. i'm 17 now and i don't want to continue gaining weight and staying like this.

Hey T,Im 14 and I weigh 155lbs. and Im not to happy about it!!!See I was on this diet(Lifestyles)and It worked I lost 30lbs. but I gained it all back!!!So my friend started maken herself throw up(even though shes already skinny)So I did too and I also starved myself...and it worked I lost 30 more lbs.!!!I was happy bout the pounds but not what I had done!!!So HELP...PLZ AND THANKS!!

Hey T,Im 14 and i weigh 155 and im not so happy about it!!!!Im not gonna lie Ive made myself throw up many times and Ive straved myself!!!!I was on this diet(lifestyles)and I lost 30lbs. but gained it back!!!So my friend started makin herself throw up(even though she was already skinny)so I did and I lost 30 more lbs. doin it!!!But I wasnt too proud of myself for doin it!!!So im just askin for tips!!PLZ HELP AND THANKS!!!

ok tyra why are all this young girls tryna loose all these pounds im 14 goin on 15 and i try hard to lose weight too but im doin it because i want to become a model and stuff but these girls are only 12 and 13 ( most of them) and I HAVE A GREAT ADVISE DRINK WATER ECXERSICE AND DONT EAT EVERY HOUR EAT LIKE EVERY TWO HOURS AND YOU'LL LOSE SOME WEIGHGT BUT DONT STOP EATING THAT WILL SLOW YOUR MOTABILISM!!!!trust me a proffesional trainer told me all this and it works...

drink water and starve your self

Hey Tyra!!!
Omg! You are my icon!!!

I have a few tips for anyone getting in shape!
1. Drink Water!
Most people don't drink enough water! I know a woman near her 50's and she is in GOOD shape and she has a big jug of water with her at all times! So cut back on the soda and try a swig of h2o!

2. Eat fruits and vegitables! Enzymes found naturally in these foods can really help shed the pounds not to mention they're totaly good for you and filing!

3. Excersise! I hate excersise but I find ways to change it around so I don't get board. Fast walking, yoga, pilates, ice scating
and Tae Bo are some things I try.

Well, that's about it. :] Good luck everyone!

hi tyra,
my name is kylie ford. i am 15 and going into the 10th grade. I weigh around 238 lbs. what can i do to try and lose the weight and look good in highschool?

Hey Tyra =]
Okay so im 13 [Freshman]
and i noticed the more i eat the skinnier i look

but i dont think its very healthy for me.
when i exercise and eat healthy i dont lose any weight
so what should i do?

I don't think these go to Tyra do they? Well I'm addressing the girls who wanna flatten their stomaches...you should do Pilates! It works SO well!!! I went from 183ibs to 165 in like a month or two! You should try that!

Hello Tyra,
I just wanted to share my tip on how to lose weight. I was once 165 pounds and now 140. All I did was eat alot of healthy (not to much fatty) foods. Also I worked out for 1 hour and 30 minutes EVERY MORNING! It has been proven that you lose more weight when you work out in the mornings.
~Camille
15years old

Hey tyra,
I'm 18 years old and i just had my ffirst baby boy. Im a proud parent and proud of my self for finishing high school, but like many girls i have a problem with the way i look. I'm 5'2 and weigh about 140lbs. I just want to get back to being 125lbs.the fat is mostly in my stomach and to tell you the truth i never felt this way before. just like i went to buy some jeans i cried because i couldnt fit into jeans that i once fit into. To make things worst my husband calls me names that have to deal with my weight which makes me feel worst. I use to be happy and not care with what other people think but now i just feel horrible because of the things he say. i just want to at least lose my stomach. what can i do?

hey tyra!
im 18 and i weight 110lbs..i juzt want to ask how should to flatten my stomach????wat should i do???because my stomach is my only problem bcoz my stomach is so big my waist line is 28 or 27..bcoz of my stomach..I want to flatten it for me ware anything.... plz give a tipz on how to flatten it..and plz help me...

thankz!!!
mwauh!!
i rily love your show!!!
godbless!!!

hi tyra i am 12 and weigh 150 pounds!!!!!!!i am about 4"10 and i really want to loose weight i have always put it off b4 but i want to do it b4 its to late i am pretty active with sports while im in school but in summer vac.comes i seem to blow up like 10 or 20 pounds becuz i have nothing to do but sit and watch tv and eat please help me i am desprate

hey tyra..i love ur show more than nething.i watch everynight and go to work so tired bc i have to get up early but i just cant miss those shows, and i am hooked on that next top model show as well!
Hi my name is danielle, i am 23, and i have been a diabetic for the past 11yrs of my life. i find it hard to loose weight and flatten my stomach when i take 5shots a day, and i am so discouraged about that bc i have never had kids...and i am always being asked when i am due or when did i have the baby.i dont consider my self fat really bc im 5'3 and weigh 130, but i just find it hard to tone my thighs and flatten my stomach(those are the 2 spots i take the shots). is anyone out there ever been in the same situation, bc i am so over peeps thinking im due or i drink too much beer(which i dont drink at all). please hit me up with some tips neone bc im over this belly and nothing hurts me worse this someone asking that pregno question!!!

hey tyra,
ok...im 12...but i hate my body!!!all of my friends are skinny or normal.its summer and i just want to be able to wear a 2 piece without having to feel uncomfortable.ive tried to jog,tried to eat right but nothing.i still cant seem to do it no matter how hard i push myself.my weight was fine at frst,then it went up,then it went down,now im just gaining weight each day!!!i dont no wat to do anymore!!
PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!

Hey tyra im Amber and m 16 years old and i have a 4 month old daughter.Ive been struggling with my weight for over a year now befor i got pregnat i weighd about 160 and now i weigh 205. I understand that your suppose to gain weight butt i realy need some help please thankz

xoxox ber

My name is Nicole. I am 19 years old and will be 20 in October. I weigh around 250 lbs and i am 5'8. I am getting married next august and HAVE to loose the weight to be satisfied with myself. I refuse to look at wedding dresses ntil i know that i wont look like a blimb in one. I work out occasinaly at curves whic is an awesome gym, i jus cant seem to find the motivation to go very often. Anyones tips on how to loose weigt or even a tip on how to motivate myself to go to the gym would save me a great deal of pain and suffering. thank you.
nicole

Hi Tyra, my name is Ali and I'm 22. All through high school I was very thin, I was 96 pounds when I graduated high school, and I'm 4'10. After I graduated, I started on the depo shot for birth control, and I blew up and gained 25 pounds in two months, and though I'm no longer on the shot I have been unable to loose the weight. I met my husband in high school when I only weighed the 96 lbs, and though he says that he loves my body I can't help but feeling like this isn't true, because I'm not the girl he fell in love with. The girl he fell in love with was thin and skinny. His words and actions express that he still finds me very attractive, but I just cannot bring myself to believe this, and even fear that he will meet a girl that looks like I use to, and leave me for her. The show that aired on August 7th very much inspired me..but I still fear that I will never drop this weight, and that my husband will eventually leave me.

Hey Tyra
My name is Laura and i am 14 years old. All my life i have had to deal with my weight, and I am about 190 pounds. I am 5'10 and it doesn't look like i am that heavey because i am so tall, but i am just a big girl with a big build. I try everything but i just can't seem to have a nice body i have always dreamed of. I have a brother and everyday he calls me names and i really don't no what to do anymore. Because i am going into highschool next year i am really scared that i will be judged and and made fun of. I have been brought down my whole life and i really want to do something about it. I love sports and love to be active but it just seems that i can't be skinny and have a nice body to be confident about. I now know i just have to do something. Thanks

hi tyra im 21 .165 cm and wight 45 kg. you alwys talk about loosing wight but i wanna get wight would you please help me. thank you

hi tyra my name is sana from iraq am 21 .167 cm & i wight 65 kg & i wish to loos 15 kg i wanna your help plzzzzzzzzzzzzz thanks

hey Tyra
all the time ur talking about losing weight i feel ur talking to me.i'm 13 and i wiegh 130 pounds.and i'm always lying on the couch watching TV or sitting on the computer,and i cant stop eating!!.i get jealous from thin teenagers on tv and even from you!!!,but i don't do anything about it.if now i weigh 130,how much am i gonna wiegh when i'm 25?
i really really need your help more than anyone on this planet!

I good diet is a sustainable diet. I've learned through years of trying to maintain my weight that watching what you eat plus exercise will keep you in good shape. To stay fit, I take a fruit for breakfast, like an apple or orange. For lunch, I make sure I eat portions of protein, fiber and carbohyrate contained foods. I eat fish and chicken most of the time and only eat pork or beef once or twice a week. For dinner, I take a healthy salad plus protein in controlled amounts. For dinner, I don't eat anything with carbo or starch. I go to the gym at least 3 times a week and try to stay very active like having a walk during lunch break. The thing that really worked for me is cutting off carbo at night. In 2 months, I lost 10lbs because of this plus hitting the gym.

hey Tyra
I am 13 years old, I weigh 122 pounds and my height is 164 cm. and I need to loose some weigh coz I think I am too young for 122 pounds. Can u plz give me some tips that may help me loose some weigh.
xx

ms. tyra..
im charre from the phlippines..
im 15 yrs old and want to get thin.. am so desperate!I am not eating rice for almost 4 months..
because here, that is our staple food..I am just 5ft. tall..
but always feel tired and sleepy..please help me!!!!

thank you

Hey tyra. my name is kate and I am 16 years old. I'm about 5'1 and I weigh 140 pounds. my ideal weight is 120- 125. I am going to be a junior and would like to lose weight this upcomming year, since it will be big for me. I want to be happy. I don't want to lose weight to loook hot or anything, but I want to lose weight to feel better about myself. Eversinc I was in grade school, I would always compare myself to other girls who were ,much skinner than me. I try not to think about and I still do. every single day, I always look at my self in the mirror I always think how much better I could look without the weight. I never starved myself and I never tried to be bulimic. I just want to lose weight , and Plus prom is this year for me and I want to feel more confident to ask someone to prom or have someone ask me to prom. because Everytime I told a guy I liked him, sometimes I would be turned down and I think it is because of my weight. and theres this really sweet guy I like and I'd like to change to feel more confident to have the guts to ask him out. I know I sound really dumb but I really want it. thanks tyra I love you you! and I hope you can help!=)

-Kate

Hey tyra. my name is kate and I am 16 years old. I'm about 5'1 and I weigh 140 pounds. my ideal weight is 120- 125. I am going to be a junior and would like to lose weight this upcomming year, since it will be big for me. I want to be happy. I don't want to lose weight to loook hot or anything, but I want to lose weight to feel better about myself. Eversinc I was in grade school, I would always compare myself to other girls who were ,much skinner than me. I try not to think about and I still do. every single day, I always look at my self in the mirror I always think how much better I could look without the weight. I never starved myself and I never tried to be bulimic. I just want to lose weight , and Plus prom is this year for me and I want to feel more confident to ask someone to prom or have someone ask me to prom. because Everytime I told a guy I liked him, sometimes I would be turned down and I think it is because of my weight. and theres this really sweet guy I like and I'd like to change to feel more confident to have the guts to ask him out. I know I sound really dumb but I really want it. thanks tyra I love you you! and I hope you can help!=)

-Kate

hi tyra, well im going to be 16 and i weight 157 lbs. the doctor said i was overweight that i had to loose at least 40 lbs. but im scared to do a diet on my own i need some advice please. thank you.

Lately I have been doing pilates and it works wonders. Honestly its only been a week and ive already lost almost all of my love handles, my thighs have gone down and my stomach is flat. But unlike other people I work myself hard. I do six 3 tapes a day 2 times. So I start at 1:00 in the afternoon and i do my abs, buns and thighs, and body sculpture and hten at 5:00 or maybe even 10:00 in the afternoon I would repeat the same thing. But thats not all. About a week before that i started this no sugar diet and no whites so that means no white bread, white rice, white flour, etc. then make sure most not all of your foods are orgnanic, drink pletty of water and stay dedicated.
P.S. The tapes that i do are called Winsor Pilates tapes and the instructer is Mari Winsor

hi tyra ,
Im 25yrs old , i need to loose up to 25lbs but i dont know how to get started , ive been 160lbs for the pass 2yrs struggling to lose it , can you help

Hi Tyra,

I recently watched the diet wars in my country (Nigeria)(last week precisely)and saw how effective the winner Dr something cant remember his name now.Can u pls email me his plan?

Thanks

heaay tyra
ive got a huge tip it worked on my friend.
like u know how after u just ate n ur still hungry instead of eatin AGAIN just chew on some ice cubes n doin bout 5 sit ups each mornin helps alot 2 instead of doin alot just do 5 in da mornin watch ur eatin habbits n u should shed of dose pounds in no time!!!!

Hi TYRA YOU MUST BE BORED AND YOUR STAFF ALSO OF READING OUR E-MAILS BUT IS LIKE YOU ARE OUR HOPE IS LIKE TALKING TO A FRIEND. I'M 26 YRS OLD AND MARRIED AND HAVE 3 KIDS AND OVER WEIGHT CURRENTLY I GO TO -CURVES- BUT I DON'T THINK ITS WORKING BECAUSE I LIKE TO EAT BREAD AND CHOCOLATES AND ITS HARD BECAUSE MY 7 YR OLD TELLS ME THAT WHEN I'M GOING TO LOOSE WEIGHT PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU.

hey tyra!

I am 15, and I weigh on a good day 230 lbs. it really hurts to wake up and look at the number on the scale each morning. It really does. I do have a lot of self confidence, but I feel I could be just so much more If I lost the weight. I've tried many many things to try and lose weight, but I just got bored and tired of it. I NEED to lose this weight. I want things out of life, and I know that if I continue to live life on this path of obesity, I wont achieve my own goals. PLEASE TYRA! if you have any ideas as to what I can do, or even just words of encouragement...please write back!!!!

hi

i have one VERY big diet tip. dont do it. IF your idea of a diet is to suddenly change your eating habbits. you have to take it gradual, and if you ever get the munshies (which is when your on 24-7 junk food watch) drink a lot of water instead. i am only 14, but you'd be AMAZED by what i've gone through wieght-wise. ugh, its horrid. but, im still learning to love and except myself. and oh, it does help not to eat too much after sun down, that way your body has time to get through the food you ate in the day. So try to have dinner a little around 6 ish. i just had to add that because here in my house, we eat till like, 10.

hey tyra! well, let me start off by saying that you don't have to be skinny to be beautiful and to get all of the guys.I'm 13 years old and I'm 5'5. I also wiegh about 120 ponds. I love my body and i don't care what other people say about me. All that really matters is what's inside of you and always be true to yourself.

I'm fourteen years old, I'm 5' 3'' [just barely] & I weigh 120 pounds & I love it.
At one time, I weighed 160 pounds [on a good day] & I was very self-concious. Recently, I started eating three meals a day & two snacks, nothing after dinner, & making sure I got a healthy 2200 calories a day. I started walking through my 'hood for at least an hour a day [until I was used to it enough to run]. Also, it's important to avoid trans fats because they're REALLY unhealthy. I began taking Chromium Pilocante every day, which is a pill/vitamin that burns fat, controls appetite, & is good for your skin & hair. I drank LOTS of water with lemon juice because the lemon also eats away at body fat. As I implied before, I've lost quite a bit of weight & I've never been more confident. [:
A friend of mine nicknamed me "Stubby" & at first, I hated it, but now I love it. I know I'm healthy now, which is all that matters.
For all the girls out there going into high school [like me! freshman open house is tonight WHATWHAT!] or even middle school, confidence really is the sexiest thing to a guy. Most guys don't need the skinniest girls ever, but showing that you care enough about yourself to take care of yourself says a lot & is more attractive than looking like a toothpick.
[for more info on boys' minds, try reading the book For Young Women Only.]

all right, thanks for taking the time to read this.
[:

Hey yall
ok first of all, i am 5,5 , 13 years old and weigh about 120-125ibs and i am a black african american. I am not fat but i am also not the skinniest person in the world. luckily for me, i do not look like someone who weighs 120-125 pounds because my body is well portioned. I have nice small arms, a nice small stomach and slightly big nice and curvy hips. Alot of the guys in my school think i am really nice looking and have a great figure. My point is you do not have to weigh 100 or 90 pounds to look hot. Most guys like girls with some nice curvy hips and some meat on them.

Heeey Tyra, I Hope It Really Is You I Need Help.. My Problem Is The Same As Jessica.. IM 19 And Its Very Hard To Lose Weight Ever Since I Had My Son Too.. I Want To Be 140lbs too... Ive Been Trying But 50lbs Is Hard to lose!!

hey tyra i need help to i need to lose weight i'm 17yrs old i'm about to be 18 in september 22 i want to lose weight but i don't know what can i do ever since i had my son i gain a lot of weight i weight 195 please tyra help me lose the weight i want to at least want to weight 140 please help me.

Dear Tyra,
I never had a problem with my weight until I started going to a new school in grade 5. At my old school, I was always the smallest, the skinniest and the most envied. But when I started attending the new school, I was no longer any of those. I started going on 'diets'. My diets were water and celery. I would loose weight but when I would just feel confident again, I would just gain it back. I just graduated grade 8 and I've resorted to skipping meals for drugs and alcohol. I need your help DESPIRATELY! I need to find a steady diet that will help me achieve my goal weight of 100 pounds. (only 10 less pounds of what I am now)
thank you Tyra!
xo.

HEY TYRA!

MY NAME IS ELIZABETH AND IAM 15 IAM GOING TO BE 16 IN SEPTEMBER 6............. AND IAM NOT GOING TO LIE BUT I JUST STARTED WATCHING UR SHOW AND I LUBB IT.........IT KEEPS ME GOING.............AND I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY BODY BECAUSE IAM A LITTLE OVER WEIGHT AND I DONT LIKE IT I'VE TRIED EVRYTHING TO LOSE WEIGHT BUT I DONT...............[DONT KNOW Y]....ME AND MY MOM ALWAYS TRY TO GO DIETING BUT IT NEVER WORKS SOO CAN U PLS HELP US TO LOOSE SOME WEIGHT GIVE US SOME TIPS OR SOMETHING ANYTHING......

HELLO, I JUST NEEDED TO KNOW THE NAME OF THE MIRACLE TEA THAT CAN HELP YOU LOOSE WEIGHT AND ALSO WHERE CAN I FIND IT?
BY THE WAY GREAT SHOW I WATCH IT EVERY DAY DURING MY LUNCH TIME.
THANK YOU. CONNIE
BYE

Hey Tyra,
I am 18 years old and I weigh almost 180lbs. I have a 1 y.o. child so I cant really do much exercising or anything to lose weight... so can you help me find a way to lose weight without having to exercise for long periods of time during the day?

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sending you some luv & advice
esther

All of you that can't find a rmedy can try HipHopAbs. Its a fun and modern way of losing weight. You will find more information about it on . Basically you are dancing to hip - hop by at the same time gaining a flat stomach and thinner thighs. Its fun and easy. You won't have to a crutch or sit-up ever again.

sending you some luv & advice
esther

Hey tyra i am 13years old. i am 5'4 and i am 136pounds i always get made fun of by family it hurts me so bad i am trying to lose weight by not eating a lot and walking and running nothing is working i want to lose weight so bad i dont know what to do i want to lose weight because i dont want to keep feeling like this

Hi Tyra, i'm 17 year old, i weight 157 and height 5'7. I am kind of in the overweight level, well if i keep on eating the way i usual eat, i would become. But i dont have an secret, but i am in a program called Alli. I think its great, i already lost it total of 5 pounds in just 2 weeks. I know there are some people that disagree on diet pills but this one is different. It helps you loose 50% more than dieting alone. It also shows people how to eat properly and they actually have a lot of healthly recipes. This brings a pocket size books that you can read. They even show to fast food restaurants calories and fat they have. You can actually eat somethin healthy at McDonalds. I think this is an great plan, it actually works!

Hey Tyra, I am 20 years old and have struggled with my weight all my life. I've tried countless diets and tons of others "weight lost fixes".I have come to realize I am addicted to food and eating. If I am bored I eat if I am sad I eat if Im happy I celebrate with a meal. I really have no idea what to do anymore and my weight issues are affecting every part of my life. I wear sweaters in the summer, avoid going to the beach with my boyfriend and don't wear shorts. Do you or any other viewers have any advice?

hey everyone!

well i dont know the perfect diet to do, but i know work outs that can help SHAPE you into a more healthy person.

first off make sure you do cardio
-running
-walking
-sports
anything that gets your heart rate up

then start from bottom to top...

YOUR INNER THIGHS
-do squats with your feet facing out and NOT STRAIGHT!
do maybe 20 to start out and build up from there everytday

THE BACKS OF YOUR LEGS AND BOOTAY!!
-use a chair to hold on to
slightly bend one of your legs your going to stable yourself with and with the other leg flex your foot (( where its flat and not pointed)) and raise it as high as you can go with out leaning forward
(( make sure to squeez the booty when you go up :] )) and lower after 2 seconds
KEEP REPEATING about 20 times

BUTT AND OUTSIDE OF LEGS
--lay on the ground on your side
-raise and lower your leg as high as you can with out moving your posture
THIS ONE BURNS BUT IT WORKS WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OR SO!!
after do maybe 15 pulse until you cant anymore

FRONT OF LEGS
-stand straight with your hands on your hips and lift leg in front of you and pulse about 20 times
then switch legs

MID SECTION
LOWER ABS
-lay down and raise legs striaght up (( you can fold your knees if it helps)) and raise your butt up and make it seem like your feet are putting footprints on the roof

ANOTHER WAY
--make your belly button feel like its trying to stay in... like your pushing it down into the ground and do sit ups... MAKE SURE you feel it down low and not your upper abs

A THIRD WAY
lay flat on your back and raise legs up and down WITHOUT letting your butt rase up (( keep belly button pushing down to the ground))

MID AND UPPER ABS
- sit ups

O-BLEEKS**
-lay on your side and do side sit ups

ARMS
for the jiggilies under your arms when you wave
-get 3 lbs weights or 5 lbs and WITH A WEIGHT IN BOTH ARMS AT THE SAME TIME
bend your elbows (still pointing up as high as they can) make just your elbows bend and your hands go high and low (( make sure you arent holding the weights tight and let your muscle do the work ))
ALSO DONT MAKE YOUR SHULDERS GO UP BY YOUR NECK..LET THEM GO LOSE LIKE YOUR HANDS
after, pulse it for as long as you can stand it
**TIP** when you hold the weight make sure your thumb IS NOT on the same side as your other fingers

BICEPTS
-keep your elbows next to your side and lift and lower your hands... once again making sure you arent holding the weight tight... make your muscle do everythign

DOUBLE CHIN
-make a really excited face where your showing your teeth... squeez your chin muscles together and hold for about 3 seconds each time 20 times

AND FOR THOSE LOVELY LOVE HANDLES
-get a towl
roll the towl so that its long and thin enough to hold
-hold the towl so that your arms ARE NOT close to your ears... kind of like a cheerleaders HIGH V stand
-raise above your head and ***without moving your head*** lean your upper body to the left, and as you come up squeez the muscles
--pause for a second and go to the right and do the same

WHILE YOU DO ALL OF THIS MAKE SURE YOU CAN FEEL THE MUSCLE YOUR TARGETING WITH EACH WORKOUT

** TIP **
when your working with the weights make sure you dont squeez it with your hands... let your hands feel lose and the muscle your working with lift everythign

ALWAYS SQUEEZ THE MUSCLE YOUR WORKING TOO!!!

and as always eat healthy
HIGH PROTINE and LOW CARB diets show fast results but make sure you work out with that kind of diet.

or a LOW CALLORIE diet can maybe do the trick

drinking a bottle of water before a meal will help make you fuller faster
and if you eat slower it will also make you fuller faster
**it takes 20 minute for your stomach to know your full**

the best foods to eat when you have those cravings are
ALMONDS and PEARS
they make you full fast instead of eating a meal

WHEN YOU RUN

did you know that when you run and you want to quit after the first 2 minutes, its actually your body switching from the food in your stomach to the stored fat on your body!!
so dont quit when you run

also the slower you run the more callories you burn
but if you want to build muscle by running you have to run fast

its best to burn 500 callories a day
to lose 1 pound you have to burn 2500 callories!!!!

just make sure you dont starve yourself!
when you starve yourself, the next thing you eat will put fat on yourself because it doesnt ever want to go hungry again so it will store anything as fat!

ALSO IF YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY SUPPORT YOU AND GO ON A DIET WITH YOU, OR A FRIEND THAT CAN DO IT WITH YOU, IT WILL HELP YOU STAY ON TRACK!
LET YOUR FAMILY KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING SO THEY DONT BUY THE TEMPTATING FOODS THAT YOU WILL WANT TO RUN TO FIRST.

and dont ever let anybody put you down for how you look!
use tyra as an example for her SO WHAT movement!

SO WHAT that im fat
im beautiful inside and thats what everyone loves me for!!

IM NOT A TRAINER!
im a 15 year old sophmore in high school that has always had a problem with my weight
i weigh 150 and im 5'5
i never wanted to go swimming at parties but because of tyras SO WHAT movement i found out that all my friends really dont care what i look like... once i got in that pool in my 2 piece i made memories i will always remember.

and i dont do this because i care what everyone thinks about me,
i do it because i want to be a healthier person

if you have confidence in everything you do, people will more than likely not make fun of you. thank you tyra for teaching me that :]

Hi Tyra,
I am 19 years old and I had my first child in August of 2006. During my pregnancy I gained alot of weight. Ever since then I just can't seem to get rid of that extra weight that I put on. In the past year I have gone from 204 lbs to 196 lbs. I have tried tons of different diets and exercise programs, and nothing is seeming to work for me. Before my pregnancy I worked out regularly and stayed at a comfortable weight 130-140. Also, along with the weight that I gained came stretch marks. My stomach looks like i could have had multiple babies. I would love to be able to get back down to that weight, with a flat stomach again. I would like to be able to wear a bikini once again, and not be an obese mother. Please give me some tip, tricks, and secrets to losing weight!!

Hi Tyra,
I am 19 years old and I had my first child in August of 2006. During my pregnancy I gained alot of weight. Ever since then I just can't seem to get rid of that extra weight that I put on. In the past year I have gone from 204 lbs to 196 lbs. I have tried tons of different diets and exercise programs, and nothing is seeming to work for me. Before my pregnancy I worked out regularly and stayed at a comfortable weight 130-140. Also, along with the weight that I gained came stretch marks. My stomach looks like i could have had multiple babies. I would love to be able to get back down to that weight, with a flat stomach again. I would like to be able to wear a bikini once again, and not be an obese mother. Please give me some tip, tricks, and secrets to losing weight!!

hi tyra,

let me tell you how great you'r show is.iam 19 years old and i weigh 230 lbs.i constantly put myself down,sometimes i won't even eat because iam too big.i use to be very very skinny well thats before my mother passed away in 1997. ever scence than i just eat when im bord and when im depressed. i tried walking everyday but i just give up too easy.music is my motivation and my ipod broke so i TRY to eat healthy but that is very hrd to stick wit it...is there any advice or anything you can do to help me?!?!??!?

Hi Tyra! first i want to say i love your show! sadly i missed your show on diety wars. I 22 years old and need to lose alot of weight. im talkin at least 100 pounds. Im in school (prenursing) and i work full time. Im a housekeeper at a hospital and just making enough to pay my bills let alone but a whole bunch of healthy things. by the time i come home from work, my feet hurt and all i want to do is rest. What can i do to lose the weigh? i want to be healthy and i want to be confident and I want to be able to stop indulging in food to feel better. Ive been told that im a "pretty big girl" but i dont want that label anymore. i want to be just pretty. please help!!

Hi tyra i am 16 years old and i weigh 270 pounds and i really need your help. i need to lose at least 100 pounds but i dont know what to do i know diet and exercise but what foods do i need to eat, what types of exercise should i do, and i have alot of cravings, my mom is also overweight and she needs to lose alot of pounds too but she needs motivation i bet if she sees me losing weight then she will start too and i really want to do this for her also, i would like to lose 100 pounds before april 2008 so i can go to prom and not be made fun of and so i can get a date tyra will you please help me you are my last hope.

i need diet tips i only have few pounds to loose but i love sweets and starchy foods,so any good tips

hi tyra, i love your show its so awesome!well im 14 years old and im going to be a freshmen this year im 155 lbs.and i wanna lose weight but ived tried to but i just dont accomplish it what should i do?please tyra can you give me some advice please??

hey tyra
let me just point out, that i love your show, your so inpspirational,and yourfunny. also your really pretty.i some times wish i looked like you.

im 14 years old, im 5'8,n i weigh bout 183

ive tried aktins, but that diet is really hard to stick to.i really want to lose weight for my fresh man year of high school.

i feel if i lost weight, id be more confident.

please if you have any thing that will help me. id really appreciate it.

ps:i really wanna be a model, so if you have any tips thatd be helpful too.

your biggest fan
hannah

Hey Tyra,

I watched the diet wars on your show and all of the diets consist of fresh fruits. I am allergic to about 98% of fresh fruits! I am allergic to the citric acid in them. I have grown up on canned fruit and I wanted to know what tips or ideas do you have to help me lose the weight with boring canned fruit? I am a 28 year old single mom of 2 girls and have gained about 30 lbs since my 1st child ( yrs ago! I am still shapley but have a massive amount of cellulite on my lower body and big "nana" arms. Any suggestions?

Thanks a bunch,

ChaVitta P

Dear Tyra,

hi i'm only 15 and i weigh 200. Me and my mom are trying to reacha goel a total combined weught loss of 100 to 150 pounds.

I'm very lost, anyone who can help me please do. I weigh more than I should and I'm 15 years old. Guys love making fun of my size, and all those skinny girls at school feel better when they stand next to me because it makes them look smaller. I've tried eating healthy and exercising, but I get bored of that routine and quit. I'm not allowed to join the gym, or take pills. Or even sign up for a health club. I'm not THAT dedicated. I need someone to HELP.

Hey Tyra,
I'm 13 yrs old & weigh 91 lbs.When I was 8 yrs old I weighed 100 lbs and I had always been teased about it. But now that i lost all the weight I look at myself and still see that 8 yr old girl which makes want to lose more weight. I don't know what to do because now i'm starting 2 skip meals and do exsessive exsersise.Please TYRA I need your help!!!!!!!!!!

hey tyra
im 16 and i weight 145. I have a big problem about losing weight my mom tells me im fat and the worst part of it i just broke up with my boyfriend for a year and a half and he told me if i was skinnier then he wouldnt have broken up with me. Hes always said that i would never be able to get all this weight of and i told him by the time i get back in shcool i will be skinny. He said if you do then ill go back out with you..... now tyra before you say anything we loved each other and we didnt have any problem until hes parents said that they were leaving to go to california and now hes not going and that was also one of the reason why we broke up but i dont know if i should go through with it because he should love me for me and not for someone that i dont want to be... thanks tyra and i have watched ever show of americas next top model and one day you will meet me hopeful and i will get to thank you becasue your show has helped me out so much your show has pushed me into not being one of those girls that is shy of what they got and girl i have the biggest hair ever.... well thanks tyra love you

Okay Tyra. I am 13 and like 230 pounds. I am tryin to diet and exercise and it just doesn't work. what should i do?

And I get teased a lot at schoolf ro being fat, so how do i find confidence to be big and beautiful.

please tyra i really need your help. if you could reply to me it would mean the world to me.

thanks for your time. xoxo

Okay Tyra. I am 13 and like 230 pounds. I am tryin to diet and exercise and it just doesn't work. what should i do?

And I get teased a lot at schoolf ro being fat, so how do i find confidence to be big and beautiful.

please tyra i really need your help. if you could reply to me it would mean the world to me.

thanks for your time. xoxo

hi Tyra, I love your show I am actually watching your show right now lol..I didn't know it comes on this late its great. Will the episode that I am watching is when you are talking about your weight. I think you look beautifull the way you are. But as for me I am 5'5 I weigh about 135 I have never weiged this much I know its not alot but when your family and friends see you all the time at a 120 weight, they can obviously tell. I thought I looked alright but being told all the time that I'm getting fat can get to me I was just wondering if you had any tips to share. I dont think I eat alot about 3 meals a day, but sometimes I gain more weight, I dont try to starve myself cuz that dont work its just backfires...lol..well if you have an tips if you can let me know. thanks take care.. and keep doing what your doing, you are a great inspiration to many people. One of them including me. oxox Mar

I have a general idea of what I should and shouldn't be eating every day. I've found that, for me, the key to getting slimmer is exercise. I do yoga, pilates, and spinning. Luckily, I'm one of those freaks that loves to exercise.

Hi Tyra,
Hi everyone.This is Rachael from New York! So, these are some tips that can help you lose weight and be healthier. I hope that you lose weight everyone who tries to follow these. I got them of a website.

-Walk! You need to walk every single day and by measuring on a pedometer, you need to have the minimum of 10,000 steps a day. -You need to drink plenty of water. At least 64oz. -Throw out any bad food you havecleansing plus then it's not there for you to eat.
-Dr Ian says you can have some snacks as long as it doesn't become a habit -When you buy snacks get 1 serving! (not a whole pint of ice cream, rather a small dish at a local ice cream shop and why not try fat free yogurt instead?)
-Try to bring activity into your daily life as well as working out.
-I am do