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Reply From Melissa, Age 14 - 11/11/03 - IP#: 24.107.4.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
yes but unless you want to live on it forever, you'll gain all your weight back. You need to change your entire eating habit to lose weight and keep it off.

Reply From mandi, Age 17 - 11/10/03 - IP#: 203.45.16.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
i have tried fasting in fact i always use it to loose weight quickly however you have to be motivated and have the will power to keep going . it is not effective usually cause no matter how much you try to loose it will come straight back on when you start to eat normal again. cutting back is more effective exercise and healthy eating take it from someone who has been there done that


Reply From chenelle, Age 15 - 10/27/03 - IP#: 195.93.33.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
the atkins diet really isnt a good idea! some people dont even lose ANY weight on it!! and even if u do lose weight quickly u wont keep eating like that for the rest of ur life and as soon a su start eatin normal u put all the weight bk on if not more!! i dont want to dishearten u but all im sayin is that if u eat a healthy balanced diet and u exercise daily then u willlose weight just as fast and will keep it off!!!!!

Reply From Veronica, Age 17 - 10/19/03 - IP#: 67.65.154.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I've tried that and I wouldn't recommend it. Although it will help a little it will make you want to eat a lot more at dinner time, basically defeating the purpose. Try cutting down one meal and not eating too much at the other 2. Good luck!

From henry, Age 14 - 10/05/03 - IP#: 67.30.76.xxx  go to original board
ok, i asked my mum about atkins diet and she looked on the internet an heres wat she found. it says the atkins diet can be bad for kids cuz it can hurt ur kidneys and makes fatty stuff in ur blood that can clogg ur arteries an gives u heart disease. and u cant eat fruit or grains which u need for vitemins and health. also gives u bad breath . and u gotta do it forever or u gain the weihgt back. heres the web stuff   http://heartdisease.about.com/library/weekly/aa082603a.htm  http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/features/atkins_diet_003833.htm  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=711091&dopt=Abstract

Reply From pop, Age 16 - 10/04/03 - IP#: 66.185.84.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Yes atkins can be dangerous if you do it too long and u consume too many fats like meat and stuff....especially if u eat too many eggs it can give u high cholestrol when you grow up and that cholestrol will be stored in ur body and can give u complications when you grow up.....so just try to eat healthy balance ur carbs/proteins and fats....then that should be ok

Reply From shelly, Age 14 - 09/30/03 - IP#: 81.106.204.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
from experience., yes slimfasts work very quick. ive lost 7lbs in 10days b4 now on them. problem is the weight wil cum straight back on!and they kinda expensive but i think they great if u got a big date cuming up lol goodluck

Reply From marina, Age 16 - 09/29/03 - IP#: 24.215.11.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
meat. my mom was on that diet for a while...i didn't work.

Reply From quisha, Age 17 - 08/24/03 - IP#: 152.163.252.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Its probably a drink diet. where u only drink juice and never eat food(which is not good 4 u)

Reply From charlotte, Age 17 - 08/21/03 - IP#: 68.165.42.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
don't do the liquid diet!!! Just eat healthier! You don't want to get sucked into the world of eating disorders like I was, and anyway, you won't lose proper weight, it'll just be water which you'll gain back when you start eating again.

Reply From charlotte, Age 17 - 08/14/03 - IP#: 68.165.42.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
the raw food diet won't do much for you because you're going to deprive yourself of a lot of nutrients and just muck up a ton of things.

Reply From Amelia, Age 14 - 08/05/03 - IP#: 172.165.79.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Dieting isn't necessarily the answer. Some people diet and then gain the weight right back. The best way to lose weight is to drink a lot of water, do some kind of physical exericse everyday and eat a good, balanced diet. I don't mean to sound like one of those health physician people telling you to look at the food pyramid because I can't stand that thing, but just think about what you need to eat and do to stay healthy. People, as a whole, know when they are eating things that aren't healthy. If you are someone who does not exercise at all, you don't need to eat as many carbs. Before going on a possibly hazardous diet, maybe you should see a nutritionist in order to find out some good tips of things to eat and how to stay in good health and feel good about yourself. Defintely do not resort to not eating at all because believe it or not, you will start eating again sometime and when you do, you will gain the weight right back because your metabolism won't be as fast anymore.

Reply From marie, Age 16 - 08/03/03 - IP#: 24.118.166.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I would never use diet pills because I think that's like saying "I can't control my eating and I'm too lazy to exercise so I have take medication"

Reply From Ashley, Age 15 - 08/01/03 - IP#: 205.240.42.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
All those diets are a scam. I have tried everything and the best way to lose weight is diet and exercise.

Reply From Kelly, Age 16 - 07/21/03 - IP#: 66.245.143.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I agree with Marie. Vegan also means not buying products from companies that test on animals and not buying products such as wool/silk/honey/leather/etc. I've been vegan for a while, and I've seen people try doing it just to lose weight, then they go back to their normal diets and gain everything back. So, only go vegan if you plan to stay vegan.