| Bobby Maher used
to be a big boy. By the time he was in first grade, the Manhattan
kid weighed about 135 pounds. When he was 14, he ballooned to
170. And he was miserable.
“Socially, it was pretty bad,” he recalls. “I
don’t remember having a conversation with anyone. I
just tried to be invisible.”
Studies show that kids judge others by their weight. Shown
pictures of their peers, they’re apt to assume that
overweight kids are lazy, stupid or just plain nasty. Exercise
– and attitude – made all the difference in the
world for Bobby.
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Bobby went to
CAMP SHANE a camp that specializes in weight loss.
Each summer at CAMP SHANE, he lost more weight
– and managed to keep it off. The less self-conscious
he became, the easier it was to join the fun.
Today, at age 16, he’s 5-feet-8 inches
and weighs about 135 pounds. Best of all, he feels good –
playing sports with his friends just about every day. “I
don’t eat that healthy all the time,” he concedes,
“but I exercise more.” “My self-esteem is
so much better. I talk a lot more...I didn’t realize
how bad and lonely it was until
I look back on it.” |
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