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im 13 and 5"5 im a girl and i weigh about 219. thats embarrrasing?

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Author Message Grandma D Yahoo User Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:16 pm    Post subject: DO NOT TAKE ANY PILLS OF ANY KIND TO LOSE WEIGHT! Have someone take a picture of you as you look now and hang it on the refrigerator. Take a picture of someone else you'd like to look like and hang that right beside it. Set a date that you plan to start your diet and stick to it. At your age, you need a certain amount of calories, and find out what that amount is. Plan meals around those calories, including all the food groups. Allow so many calories for each meal (3) and so many calories for at least three snacks. Of course your snacks cannot include candy bars, cakes or cookies, but can be celery w/cream cheese or peanut butter, carrot sticks with low calorie dressing as a dip etc. You can get small books that list calorie count you can carry with you. I'm sure if you're determined to lose, you can do it. Just make sure you stay healthy. When the weather permits, get out and exercise by either jogging or playing some sport. Drink a lot of water. Good Luck and God Bless. Back to top Jay Yahoo User Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:18 pm    Post subject: That should be embarrassing. Fat people shouldnt feel good about themselves. And no age doesnt have nothing to do with fatness.Im a bit overweight myself but I actually take steps to reduce my weight by forcing myself to go jogging for more or less 30 minutes at night almost everyday and take a sport class at school. Back to top Jackie P Yahoo User Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:19 pm    Post subject: Okay it WILL be easy... AND hard all at the same time.Begin by resolving you will NOT drink soda! That means diet soda too- that stuff isn't any good either. NO sugary treats. Except for Sundays! Set Sunday up as treat day! Then you won't feel deprived.Eat real foods. If God made, eat it should be your motto. Eat hardboiled eggs for breakfast. Eat only whole grains. Don't eat too many fried foods. That means you can have that hamburger! Just skip the soda and fries! Begin to WALK. Walk as far each day as you can! If it's just around the block at first so be it. Just do it. Then, as you don't feel like you'll die from the walking the first distance, increase it steadily. Then increase your speed which you walk.Yes, go to curves, it's fun. You CAN do this. Back to top Blah Blah Blah Yahoo User Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:21 pm    Post subject: Oh my sweetie, you need to relax. Now I am a 14 year old girl but you can follow some of these easy tips to help you out a little bit.1- Stay away from the kitchen unless it's breakfast, lunch or supper. Being near it makes you want to give in to food, and that is not good. 2- Make sure you eat a healthy breakfast (this is my problem) I know you can be busy in the morning, trying to catch you bus, doing your hair and make-up but it is the best way to start a healthy day.3- Now my friends and I hate are tummies, so we made a deal that every night before bed we do 50 crunches/pull ups. 4- Walk places! If you want a magazine, walk to the store. 5- Look in the mirror every day at least twice and point out the things you love about yourself, you need to have a positive mind.6- Join a school/town sports team, you can make some friends and work out a bit.7- Remember that you are a girl, teenager, and you 5"5'. When your a teenage girl, your body changes, trust me and you gain lots of weight pretty fast. You just need to remind yourself that it's a part of life and your body will get itself back together someday, just be positive and take good care of it till then.That's the best a 14 year old girl can do. Please stay positive though, everybody is beautiful hunnie. And everybody is going through what you are going through. Back to top Alegra P Yahoo User Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:21 pm    Post subject: Your only 13 so you need to eat because your still growing, and your smart for knowing that starving yourself isn't a good thing! You could do just a few simple things that will make you lose weight...for example cut out most if not all snacks and junk foods, your better of without them they are unhealthy. And just eat healthier foods, you'll see that your gonna feel much better! Secondly EXERCISE!! It is the best thing to do if you want to lose weight. If you exercise everyday for at least 30 min. you'll see that the weight will come right off. As for losing 45 lbs in 5 months it possible. You can easily lose 10lbs monthly if you put some effort into it.I lost 15 pounds in one month just by exerciseing 45 min. a day! So its possible!!Good luck and you can do it! Back to top [[*mUsIc.l0vEr*]] Yahoo User Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:26 pm    Post subject: i know where you're coming from, a bit. i'm 185, but people guess that i'm about 140ish. but anyway, the most you should lose is about 2-4 lbs a week. soo...lets see, june...if you lose 2 lbs every week, you'll lose about 38 pounds by the end of june. but it gets harder the more you lose. and don't only eat one meal a day. you should actually have 6 small meals a day, it makes it easier to burn calories. it's hard work, but just doing simple stuff like taking out the trash, etc will work. and yes, drink lots of water. =]] Back to top motts_98 Yahoo User Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:48 pm    Post subject: First, let me tell you that I can tell this means a lot to you and that you are very upset. I am sorry your mom hasn't been much help for you. And you are correct, skipping meals is NOT an effective way to maintain a healthy weight and to be healthy. Curves is a great place. No, I have never worked there or attended, but I have spoke to several women who have, plus I have read reviews of it and they sound very effective for many women. You need to talk to a counselor too, to find out why you engage in such a high level of emotional eating. Try your school counselor, or, talk to your doctor, if you can get your mom to talk to you. You have a lot of issues here to look into. Good luck. I admire you for taking this on. Back to top Bobbi S Yahoo User Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:18 pm    Post subject: Ok. This is what I want you to do in order to lose weight. It works AND its healthy! Here we go:Everyday you should:Eat 4 servings of fruits and vegetables per day.Eat 1 lb of cooked vegetables per day.Eat 1 lb of raw vegetables per day (limit starchy veggies like carrots, peas, and potatoes to one serving a day).Eat no more than 2 oz of meat per day (eat only white meat, like chicken or turkey and fish!)Eat no more than 2 servings of whole grains per day (i.e. whole wheat breads, whole wheat pasta. NO white bread!).Eat one cup of cooked beans per day.NO junk food.Drink only water.Do this and I KNOW you will see a difference within a week! Good luck sweetie! Let me know how you get on! Back to top Jennifer Yahoo User Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:12 pm    Post subject: ure mom isnt doing it the right way- her body is in starvation mode and she will gain it back- its only a matter of time. emotional eating is common, but u need to vent them out in other ways- exercise, writing, art, music, going for a walk, talking to a friend, reading, anything that makes u feel good and can distract you. curves will work as well as any other gym- probably better for bigger people (i dont know much about it, i go to 24 hr fitness). 2.25 lbs/wk is achievable at your weight...beware it will get harder the more you lose. in the beginning the rate of weight loss will be faster so stay patient.Rule of thumb for weight loss: Diet= 70% exercise= 30%Great 7 step plan to follow for LASTING and healthy results (My sources are I've been a world-class athlete since age 6, read tons about this for years including Gunnar Peterson's book The Workout [he's trainer to A list celebrities] and Tony Robbin's "The Body You Deserve" and after educating my brother, he lost 45 pounds in 4 months and has kept it off for 1.5 years):1. Awareness of what you eat by keeping a diet journal to see where ure going wrong plus writing down very specific goals w/a time frame on them (be realistic yet firm) and view them on a regular basis. Also- tell someone about your progress toward your goals on a regular basis- this will keep you accountable. I have an excel spreadsheet that lists all my goals and my weekly progress toward them and I share them with my boyfriend each week so we can discuss it. Choose someone encouraging and motivating that wants to see you succeed. Family and best friends are great choices.2. Best cardio is running in terms of weight loss. It is however, very high-impact and can lead to injuries. If you get injured- 2nd best is rowing, 3rd is cycling (both of which are less impact). You should be doing cardio minimum 4 times a week 30min.-1 hr. Weight loss heart rate range is one where you can carry on a conversation w/o a big struggle.3. Resistance program to help firm muscles and give a pretty tone (u can't spot-reduce- weight training results per individual body part will only be visible after the fat layer is off from the cardio). You should do this 2-3 times a week for 30 min-1 hr each time. It's important to have that break in between so your muscles can rest. Remember- each muscle gained= more calories lost on a daily basis b/c this revs up your metabolism! Jessica Biel is a great model for a muscular gorgeous body. Look at a picture of her and visualize your face on her body. The mind's thoughts literally create your reality and destiny. This has been proven over the centuries.4. 3 meals/2snacks per day: high fiber/ high protein helps keep you full and eat low carb unless its good complex carbs like salad and fruit and whole-grains. Bottom line: eat the natural foods our ancestors ate, no processed junk. The best foods for you are filled with FIBER (shoot for 35 gms a day- this will curb cravings like heck!) Anna Kournikova eats a fruit and has a glass of water 30 min before her meals to be fuller and eat less (you should always do this, esp b4 going out to eat where temptations are large). When you eat great, nutrient-packed foods, you dont need to obsess over counting calories- so many better things to occupy your time with, like reading! A clever mind will take you farther in life than a beautiful body Bottom line- keep perspective and don't let this consume you to the point of being OCD. Also, no diet sodas- the fake sugars actually make ure body crave more sugary stuff. Stick to tea (coffee makes your body crash and can increase appetite) and water and never bring bad foods into your house. A woman should never go under 1200 cals a day by the way, slightly more for a man...very unhealthy. Breakfast= eat like a king, Lunch= eat like a prince, and Dinner= eat like a pauper. Lastly, take a multivitamin each day...go to Whole Foods and ask them which is a really high-quality one, b/c it's not just taking a MV but the better ones dont cheat you on the grams and your body absorbs the vitamins/minerals best. Ask what is a good daily regimen for your gender, but don't let them oversell you. The most you should need is a multi and maybe fish oils.5. Americans in general want things QUICK and easy, we are impatient- you must be patient in terms of your results and never give up. Additionally, this is a LIFESTYLE change for LIFE: There are NOOO get-thin quick schemes, PERIOD. If u abuse your body u will ruin your metabolism and in the future u will gain weight MUCH easier than today. Diet pills will kill you as quickly as they helped kill Anna Nicole Smith. They are no better than drugs so don't take the cheap lazy way out.6. Weigh yourself once a week, never more often than that but get all measurements- waist circumference, body fat %, muscle %, water % (there are good digital scales that do this) b/c u could be gaining muscle which weighs more than fat or be full of water and be like- why the heck wont i lose weight! and then binge on donuts no no no! and reward yourself when you make progress! make it fun or else you'll quit sooner than later.7. Drink min. 2 liters of water per day (more for men) and whenever you're stressed- take DEEP BREATHS rather than reaching for food. Breathe in this ratio: Inhale for 5 counts, hold for 20 counts, exhale for 10 counts. If you do 10 of these 3x/day you'll be releasing toxins, decreasing appetite, & your energy and vitality will boom. This is why people lose weight doing yoga which on its own doesnt lose many calories. Oxygen is so so important.You can do it! Good luck, keep a positive attitude, and never give up! Back to top

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