 How do I resist overeating at home? |
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=> Whenever I try to stop myself from eating I usually end up eating so much more. I hate it. There are so many foods in my house that tast really good and I can't seem to stop at just one. What can I do?
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 One trick is to hide, or better yet, get rid of all the junk food in your house. Ask your mom to buy fruits, or non-fat yogurt, or low-fat popcorn for snacks. It is pretty hard to gain weight by eating fruits like seedless grapes, nectarines, pears, or oranges, and they contain vitamins and fiber which are good for your health. You can slice the fruits up and freeze them and then you can suck on them. If your parents still want to bring home junk food, ask them please to hide it from you. Also, find fun distracting things to do, like a hobby, or take a walk, maybe with your mom or a friend or your dog, to get your mind off food.
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| Why do I eat so much? Why am I so hungry all the time? |
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=> i really need a lot of help. people make fun of me a lot not cuz im fat cuz of i eat so much. and the more i eat the fatter i get. im 12... if you could help me in any way please do cuz mainley what my problam is is thati need to stop eating but im so hungry all the time and i know you can tell som eexercises or sumthin. well later ps even if you dont pick my email thanx alot
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There is a difference between "hunger" and "craving". Hunger is what you feel when your body needs food for energy and for growth. How do you know if you are hungry? Your stomach growls and you may feel a bit "queezie". If you are really hungry you will eat almost any food, even vegetables and foods you don't normally like very much. Here is a test: if you think that you want a food because you are hungry, ask yourself if you would eat something else that you don't like that much. If the answer is no, then what you are feeling is likely a craving. Craving is what you feel when your body wants food for pleasure. We usually crave not just any food but one particular food, like chocolate or french fries. Usually the foods we crave are high in sugar or fat. Lets face it... food can be enjoyable, and it can also comfort you. When you feel unhappy or bored, you crave a tasty food to make you feel better. But the food pleasure lasts only a few minutes, and then you feel bad because the extra food makes you become more overweight and risks your health more. So when you think that you are hungry, ask yourself if it could just be a craving, especially if you just ate only a little while ago. When you feel a craving, drink ice water (with lemon?), chew surgarless gum, or try to do some fun activity to distract yourself, like a hobby (maybe gardening or knitting?), or shoot basketball or rollerblade, or call a friend and go for a walk, or take a walk with your dog or even by yourself. Even reading a fun book can take your mind off food. Look for adventures - they are everywhere! |
| Drinking water and cutting down serving size - do they work? |
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=> so is it true if you drink a lot of water you lose weight? --i hope so because i really need to lose weight..not for *them* but for me right? well i hope this water/cutting serveing size in 1/2 works..
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Good for you! Losing weight should be for “you” because you care about yourself and want to be healthy. If you and your doctor feel that losing weight would be healthy for you, these tips might help: Drinking at least 8-10 glasses of water as part of ones weight loss program helps regulate the body. Water also fills one up so drinking water helps to satisfy hunger and helps one eat less. Cutting portion sizes down can also help one lose weight. Be sure to eat servings from all of the major food groups in the Food Pyramid, but cut down the serving size. Following just these two simple ideas combined with exercise will start one on one’s way to loosing weight. Good luck! |
| Is starving oneself to lose weight a good idea? |
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=> I was just wondering what are the benefits of fasting and can it help you lose weight?
=> can i lose weight by eating one full meal a day.
=> I am 85 pounds and 4 10', am I overweight. How could I go about losing weight? I have been trying to starve myslef, but end up bingeing. I REALLY want to loose weight! HELP!
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Starving oneself to loose weight is never a good idea, is unhealthy, and can be dangerous. Your body needs certain nutrients for growth, like protein and vitamins. Gradual weight loss, according to your physician's recommendations, is the safe way to lose weight. You might want to talk to your physician about why you feel that you need to lose weight, especially if you are in a healthy weight range for your age, height, and sex. Body image is important to us, but don’t let advertisements of thin movie stars and models be your goal. Looking and feeling healthy is more important. Strive for feeling healthy and you’ll be happier. |
| How fast should I lose weight? |
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=> I really need a fast way to loose wieght.And i have been thinking about using slim fast drinks.are they safe?
=> I need to be 110 lbs. for the 2001-2002 cheerleading season. How do I lose 30 lbs. in 2 1/2 months? I would like to make it, where I am still gonna be healthy and strong. Will you please help?!?!?!?!?
=> i really want to lose weight before my graduation which is in three weeks. i want to lose 50 lbs. is it posible and how can i achieve this goal with out becoming anorexic?
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Loosing 50 pounds in 3 weeks should never be attempted. This is an unrealistic and unhealthy goal. Fast weight loss is not safe weight loss nor is it usually long lasting. Weight lose should be gradual and steady in order to be most effective, healthy and long lasting. You should seek the advice of your physician to help determine if losing weight would be healthy for you. Your physician may perform a physical examination and perhaps analyze your blood to make sure that there are no underlying causes to your present weight other than overeating, and then help you set up a safe weight loss plan.
Focus more on what you eat and cut down on the amounts of food that you eat. Never try to make yourself throw up after eating. This is unhealthy for your body and can be a sign of becoming anorexic. Focus on grooming and making yourself look as nice as you can with who you are now, like for your graduation. Be proud of your accomplishment on graduating and on your interest in taking better care of your body. Start by eating more fruits and vegetables and drinking more water, at least 8-10 glasses a day but always include servings and foods from the Food Pyramid. Pay more attention to how you prepare your food. Broil or steam rather than fry foods. Cut back on sodas or eliminate them altogether, they are full of empty calories (calories that have little or no nutritional value). Diet drinks like Slim Fast are safe as long as you eat a balanced diet according to the Food Pyramid, and eat smaller servings. Good luck and congratulations on your graduation. |
| What type of diet is best for losing weight? |
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=> hi i'm 17 years old for the past 3months i have become very depress because i gain weight.i was 224pounds and lost weigth i was 174 but now i feel like i gain so much weight again i don't know if i can lose it again. can you tell me any diet i can do . thank you depress
=> Hey, I am a 15 year old girl from Florida. I weigh 160 lbs, and I'm tired of being made fun of and I'm tired of being tired of being tired of being fat!!! I read that story about Lawrence, and I think that it was great for him but I think I need a more serious type of diet!!! I kinda know what I'm doing but not completely. Could you help me loose weight and get it off fast!!! Thanks
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If your doctor recommends weight loss to improve your health, it would be helpful to talk to a dietitian who works with teenagers to get some tips. Generally, one approach to weight loss is to eat foods from all the major Food Pyramid groups but reduce portion sizes a little bit, eat regularly throughout the day to avoid getting too hungry, limit regular soda to 1 serving per day, drink 8-10 glasses of water a day, and find some fun ways to increase your physical activity.
It is important to get in touch with what you are currently eating. One good way to do that is to keep a food diary of every thing that you eat and drink for several days. Write down the amounts and times that you eat and what you did for the day like how much you watched TV, walked, swam, etc.
If you are serious about loosing weight, you must think of it as a job and work at it EVERY DAY. It is like a job that you get paid for later. Concentrate on why you are eating and ask yourself “Am I eating because I am hungry, or am I eating because I am bored, or sad, or for some other reason.” Try to eat only when your body tells you it is really hungry, like stomach growls. Plan out what you will eat for the day just like you would plan out what outfit and shoes that you will wear for the day.
Plan ahead. Planning ahead can help you cut down on unhealthy foods. When you select foods, select more healthy foods, like cut up vegetables and fruits. Drinking one full glass of water and waiting 5-10 minutes before you eat anything can also help you cut your food intake. Water will fill you up and help tell your stomach “I guess I’m not hungry.” You’ll be less likely to want food. When you want to eat tell yourself to get up and be active instead. Go for a walk, paint your fingernails, clean a closet shelf, write a letter to a friend, just get up and keep moving. Think of sitting still as bad and moving as good for loosing weight. Get started on thinking about better food choices and about being active RIGHT NOW! Good luck! |
| How can I get support to help me lose weight? |
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=> Hi! I'm really fat and need quick medical attention. Can you help me?! I weigh 150lbs. and am eleven years old. I am also 5'3''. I hope you can help me fast! I was told that i am soo obese that i may not reach the age of 50 due to a heart attack. I need your haelp and support along with the help and support of other blubberbusters. Can you post something up about me telling them that I need their help and support?! Thank you very much!
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You should seek the advice of your physician to help determine if losing weight would be healthy for you and to set up a weight goal for you. All of us at Blubberbusters will try to help cheer you on. You are the only one that controls what you eat and how much, but others can help encourage you to eat less, do other activities and lend support on the bulletin board and chat room.
Chatting with others with weight problems can be helpful, supportive, and even fun. The Blubberbusters Chatroom is a great place to get support and share tips. You feel like you are not alone (there are millions of others your age with the same problem) when you can talk and share with others with similar problems. The best time to chat is 6 PM east coast USA time or 3 PM west coast USA, which is 11 PM UK time, and 8 AM Australia time. Kids all over the world are not in school and not asleep at these times. Ask your non-web friends to help you too. They can be there to help you make the right food choices when you are out, and you can set up a plan where you can call them when you feel the urge to eat coming on. True friends will be there for you.
Good luck on your goal to loose weight! |
| What are some more tips on how to lose weight? |
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=> I am 14 years old and am in the 8th grade. I am 200lbs!!! I am really tiard of the way I look and want to become pretty. I want to be liked and not always be made fun of at school! I am writting to you to help me find a way to lose my weight! I need help! I want to wear clothes that I would like to wear and not what I have to wear!
=> I wanna know if I can lose 20 pounds or so before july or before school starts next year? I weight 160 i'm 5'3 and i'm 15 years old
=> Mom says i'm more muscle than anything and i am but i don't like my wieght. What can i do?i am overweight. i always have been and i hear about all of these weight loss programs and pills I can take. i dont want to do that! i was to do it all naturally. even if i lost 20 pounds it would be great!! if u have any ideas PLEASE let me know!! thank you.
=> im so sad i love to play baseball im great at it ihave a problem im 11 years old i am 207lbs i love to play other sports as well im just started the slim fast diet im verry active but im too ffaatt last year i was in track for running iwas ok at it but this year i gained alot i think last year i was 170lbs but this year im afraid that kids will bug me and stuffso im just looking for some tips PLEASE HELP
=> what ways can i loose weight as i hate going on diets ?
=> Can you tell em how to loose wieght
=> And I was trying to lose the weight now, and what happen is that I was stop eating the snack and start to do the exersise, but I still didn't lose the weight at all. If you know what other things that I could do, please tell me
=> I would like to ask you, is having dessert once or twice a week a bad thing when you are on a diet? Does is make you gain more weight?
=> i'm 24 a mother of 2 months old baby and i'm over weight i want to lose weight how am i to do it ?
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If you and your doctor feel that losing weight would be healthy for you, these tips might help make it fun and low cost:
1. Once a goal weight has been determined, keep a food diary and write down all the food that you eat and drink for a few days. Be honest. Now review that food diary with your healthcare provider or (dietitian).
2. Now, take your food diary and compare it with the Food Pyramid suggested number of servings per day for each food group. Write down how many servings you actually ate in a day and compare it with the Pyramid. How do you compare? Maybe you don't realize how many sodas you are drinking in a day or how many cookies or slices of pizza you are eating.
3. Next try to make a plan on how to cut down on certain foods and how to make healthy snacks up ahead of time (link to suggestions we wrote in other question and other links.)
4. Physical activity is also a key feature of healthy weight lose. Write down the activities you like to do and try to do some active exercise at least 3 times a week. Encourage a friend to walk, swim, bike, bowl, skate, etc with you and start a phone or email support group that you call when you feel like snacking. Hope some of these tips help. |
| What does overweight mean? |
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=> Your calculator says I'm overweight but I'm 6 foot, 210, and I can press more than my weight. Overweight... I don't think so!!!
=> Is it true you can be overweight and still be fit?
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"Overweight" is a statistical term and means simply that your weight is above the 95th percentile compared to everybody else. That means that you are heavier than 95 out of 100 kids your same age and sex. But this can be due to a lot of muscle as well as a lot of fat. Arnold Swartzenager is actually "overweight" statistically, but of course he is mostly muscle. Therefore, you can be quite fit and be overweight. So if our calculator says you are overweight and you are quite muscular, then you should not try to lose weight. |
| Do some people have faster metabolisms than others? |
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=> Some people can eat as much as they like and still stay the same weight, like my friend Caroline. I know thats it is because she has a fast motabolism. I want to know why she has a fast matabolism and I don't?
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Whether your body uses or wastes food can vary from person to person. The percentage of the food a person's intestine absorbs and how well body chemicals such as insulin allow the food to move into their cells can result in one person gaining weight while another does not gain on the same amount of food. This was an advantage in primitive times when food was hard to find, but in modern times when high-fat, high-sugar foods are easy to get, it often results in weight gain. |
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