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Reply From hot, Age 11 - 04/27/04 - IP#: 68.125.8.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey i weigh 135 and i am losing 5 puonds a week by walking around my naborhghood and drinkin water insted of juice and stay in the rang of 1200 calares a day this stuff helped me so it should you to
i wish you the best of luck
from me

From alexandra, Age 11 - 04/26/04 - IP#: 64.12.116.xxx  go to original board
i just want to say hello to everyoe and that i am 11years old and way 203 pounds (i used to way more) i just want to tell everyone that you can do it and this how#1 you need to cut down on food such as sodas you can have something sweet once in awhile but if you eat suger alot you are not geting eneywere #2 you need to walk you do not need those diet pills that promice you that you will lose wate that stuff is nothing NEED to walk and drink a lot of water some times exersize can be fun me and my mom ay the same thing and me and her walk alot me and her walked 8 miles last week and yes it was a long walk but if you walked along time you will feel proud of how you look in about 5 months just rember you can do it <

Reply From Mary jane, Age 10 - 04/18/04 - IP#: 152.163.252.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
i am 20 pounds overweight. My tummy is big. I do sit-ups every day and i think it is starting to work. I also stopped eating candy,cookies and soda.

Reply From ray*ray, Age 13 - 04/15/04 - IP#: 66.67.111.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Ok first of all avoid fad diets, they just don't work because if you go off of it you will gain all the weight back. Your better of doing something more healthy even if it takes longer becuase the weight will actually stay off. Basically the concept of losing weight is to burn more calories then you are eating. So try to eat healthier foods, not so much junk food. And try to not eat a lot because even though meat, vegtables and fruits are good for you if you eat to much of them they can lead to weight gain. So try to cut back on your servings. Also try to get a lot of exersise. Like 3 days a week for at least 30 minutes or something. Hope this helps. If you want some more help just email me at sweet_gurl2003@yahoo.com

Reply From Ashley, Age 12 - 04/10/04 - IP#: 207.6.216.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Being that you tried doing a diet here are some things try doing:
Slowly cut back. Say you have 10 sweets a day then cut back to 8 sweets. Say you have 10 junky foods a day go to 8. Replace the 2 items with healthy foods. Then later cut back to say 6 junky and 4 healthy.

Reply From me, Age 10 - 03/28/04 - IP#: 67.81.61.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Remember, if you want to lose weight, that's ok, but dont do it based on how your friends look! If you want to lose weight, you should only eat when you're hungry. Don't eat for pleasure, even though it may be tempting. I hope I helped!

Reply From Bea, Age 10 - 03/12/04 - IP#: 142.173.77.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Well i just started loosing weight myself and already,ive learned alot!: all u must do is eat LESS exercise daily and drink alot of water! remember dont eat at macdolnalds daily or else u will definatial gain weight! hope this helped a bit. if u need more advice or wanna work as a team e-mail me at: sk8er_bea@hotmail.com

From Taylor, Age 13 - 03/02/04 - IP#: 198.81.26.xxx  go to original board
Hey you guys, I'm back, but i'm on this new plan. I lost a couple of pounds eating right, bu gained most back because i was sloofing. But it tought me how to eat (keeping the food journal for 4 weeks.) So i no longer calculate food, but i make a week in advance exercise plan. This week, I Bike 5 times(or days) for 20 minutes, lift weights for my arms 5 times, do yoga 5 times, and strrength train for my whole body 2 times. I do some yoga on rest days because i have night yoga that is relaxing. don't worry about me overtraining with the arms weights, cause i've been doing it for a while, i jhust need to kick it up a notch. Off to shcool. Bye

Reply From monika, Age 11 - 01/23/04 - IP#: 12.72.192.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
try to eat half the food you lie or do an activaty you like and do it!

From dave, Age 12 - 01/17/04 - IP#: 24.129.117.xxx  go to original board
well i'm fellin pretty good about myself. i know i've lost weight because i lost1/2 an inch on my belly, and the girl i really like accepted to go out with me. the reason i've lost all the weight is because of better eating and playing b-ball.

Reply From Michael, Age 10 - 01/15/04 - IP#: 67.73.164.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Well, I've heard Special K cereal can help a little bit- as long as we don;t overeat on it. We can also try to eat more healthy fruits and veggies. Lastly, it always helps to exercise!

Reply From tag, Age 12 - 01/04/04 - IP#: 141.158.100.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
if your dad cooks hotdogs only have one or1/2 of a hotdog. order salaDS THEY ARE EASY TO MAKE.HOW ABOUT COOKING HEALTHY FODS LIKE CANED PEAS AND CORN.FOR EXERCIZE DO JUMPING JACKS, SIT UPS AND CRUNCHES DO ALL OF THOSE ABOUT 5 TIMES A DAY AND DO 50 SIT UPS 20 CRUNCHES AND AS MANY JUMMPING JACKS AS YOU WANT. THEN GO OUTSIDE AND RUN AROUND YOUR YARD.DONT FORGET TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.MABE YOU COULD KEEP A JOURNAL ABOUT HOW YOUR DAY WAS AND YOUR FEELINGS. PLUS,WHAT YOU ATE THAT DAY.

Reply From karissa, Age 12 - 01/01/04 - IP#: 12.153.200.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Okay! Tip 1# EXERCISE!! Tip 2# Eat only when you are absolutely hungry. Tip 3# No junk food like chips and soda and stuff.

Reply From Marshall, Age 12 - 12/31/03 - IP#: 68.109.145.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Okay this what you should do add more healthy things to your diet like fruits, vegetables, and whole grain foods. And cut in half whatever you usually eat like if you usually eat 2 slices of pizza just eat 1. And for exercise do 30 minutes of walking, running, swimming, or biking 5 days a week or everyday then do some sit-ups and push-ups. Hope this helps!

From Marshall, Age 12 - 12/24/03 - IP#: 68.109.145.xxx  go to original board
Hey I wanted to give everyone some diet tips that the stars use. Did you know Jeniffer Aniston used to weight 30 pounds moe than she does now? (She is 112 now) The way she lost the weight was by cutting out Mayonaise and Fried Foods. Easy huh. And lisa Kudrow keeps her figure by listening to the vouice inside her that tells her when she has had enough to eat. She eats whatever she wants just not alot of it! These tips are pretty easy I hope you can benefit from them.