I have a friend whose stepdaughter is about 5' 6'' and weighs about 245 pounds, she is age 13. She knows she is overweight and she seems to deal with it well, but she knows she should loose some of her weight. The family is however divided on how she should accomplish that. One says "she needs more exercise", another said she needs to "Stay away from simple carbohydrates and eat more complex carbs", and yet another says she should "Eat less fat". Her mom see the success I have had, and has investigated this WOE. I've pointed her to this forum to gather more information. But whatever she decided, that the teen needed to accept and understand the new chosen WOE, and can accept it.

I want to write a letter to the teen (I have mom's permission) and tell her what I have gone through being fat. I want to let her know that someone else feels what she is feeling, that someone else has gone through what she is going through. I want to just share some of my hard earned experience with her! I am just not that eloquent. This is where I turn to you wonderful people. Instead of passing along just my letter, I thought I could get many peoples perspectives. That way she might find more to identify with.