text: I agree with huggy and also the people who are telling you that 28 pounds is WAY too much weight for you to lose.  I know you are on the shorter side, but 80 pounds is still too thin for you.  You should talk to your parent(s) about going to see a doctor, and have your doctor tell you what a good weight for you is.  Then you can think about getting your buddy.\n\nAn in-person buddy is much better for this kind of thing - someone who can get together and exercise with you, hold you accountable for eating good things, you can learn how to cook healthy together, etc.  Maybe your school nurse or counselor can put you in touch with a good buddy "candidate."\n\nMarina, listen:  Junior high is a scary place, and some people there are at the height of meanness.  You could go in to junior high weighing 19  pounds, and someone will still call you FAT.  Getting down to a certain weight is NOT going to protect your heart and soul from the mean people in your life.  The people who are mean will find something to insult you for, true or false.\n\nThe trick you have to learn has nothing to do with weight loss.  You have to learn how to block those mean comments out of your brain, to not let them in and not let them bother you.  Find a friend in your life - in person - to stick close to and support you when you get to junior high, and start practicing now how to ignore the people who call you fat, ugly, stupid, whatever.  Those people are worthless, and their comments have no value unless you give them value by allowing them to change YOUR behavior.  If you let those haters hurt your feelings, and let them make you think you need to weigh 80 pounds, then they win.  Don't let that happen.