From Maddie, Age 14 - 01/03/12 - IP#: 208.90.180.xxx go to original board
Ht. 5'4", Start: 171 lb, Today: 151 lb (BMI %tile: 92), Goal: 108 lb - Hey! We have a lot of new people on here so just wanted to say 'hi' and welcome! Guys, we all screw up sometimes, but we need to know that it gets better. I also wanted to suggest a GREAT exercise, its called Step Ups and its excellent! I'm already see results!
All you have to do is go up and down stepping on a stair step or chair! And it burns approximately 900 calories per hour for a 150 lbs person, Its supposed to be great for tone up and weight loss.
My new routine (After Sunday, I decided to change it to something I could do at home and get it DONE)
Step ups 1 hr. morning 900
Step ups 30 minutes 450
Walk my dogs 200
Walk to park with my sister 275
Sleeping (Yes, it burns cals) 400
Cleaning (My job :)) 300
= 2475 calories burnt
I really hope I can lose like 4-6 lbs on Meg's contest! Well, gotta go do my step ups!
<3 Maddie
(Note: I'm homeschooled so I'm on here earlier then most people o_o)
From Sophia, Age 15 - 01/01/12 - IP#: 71.235.60.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'2", Start: 174.4 lb, Today: 174.4 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 124 lb - Hi, so I'm Sophia and I'm new to this site. I've tried dieting before but I've never been consistent. I kind of figured since it's a new year I might as well start fresh. I feel like this year is going to be big and I want to do my best to make sure it is. I would really appreciate it if you guys gave me some tips and advice on how I could reach my goal because I want to lose a whopping 50 lbs...I want to wish everyone a happy new year, because this is our year to make a change, I can just feel it! :)
Reply From Madelyn, Age 17 - 01/01/12 - IP#: 76.126.248.xxx show message replied to go to original board
Hi Sophia ^_^ welcome to the site! I'm glad to hear you want to make a change :D thats really wonderful! With weight loss, you'll need a source of exercise, good food choices and lots of patience. With exercise, if you don't have access to a gym or you can't walk around your neighborhood, or you don't have any equiptment, I'd suggest working with just your body! Walking in place, walking around the house, cleaning, exercise videos online! Most people who want to lose weight think they need tons of stuff like exercise vids and weights but really, you dont! You can burn lots of calories with your body alone. Before I bought a stationary bike, I didn't have much else other than walking around my neighborhood but even then I didn't really wanna go for that but I didn't realize that I didn't really need anything at all. You can make up your... (view more)Hi Sophia ^_^ welcome to the site! I'm glad to hear you want to make a change :D thats really wonderful! With weight loss, you'll need a source of exercise, good food choices and lots of patience. With exercise, if you don't have access to a gym or you can't walk around your neighborhood, or you don't have any equiptment, I'd suggest working with just your body! Walking in place, walking around the house, cleaning, exercise videos online! Most people who want to lose weight think they need tons of stuff like exercise vids and weights but really, you dont! You can burn lots of calories with your body alone. Before I bought a stationary bike, I didn't have much else other than walking around my neighborhood but even then I didn't really wanna go for that but I didn't realize that I didn't really need anything at all. You can make up your own routine of dancing, or just exercises like sit ups, push ups, squats, lunges, etc. I know that doesn't sound like a lot but it's something right! But if you do have things to help you exercise, that's wonderful and you should definitely use all you have to your advantage :) With food choices, I'm pretty sure everyone knows whats good and bad i.e. pizza vs. a little meat and veggies for dinner so it's really not hard at all to tell the difference and that alone can help you. I'm on a weight watchers plan, but before, I played my diet by ear and only ate when I got hungry and what I knew was good for me. So if you have a meal plan set up, great! If you don't opt for something that works for you. I honestly don't reccommend calorie counting because you can so easily get obsessed with counting and worrying about going over; so really, I'd use a different plan like the 'listening to your hunger' but like I said, use what works for you because you want to make sure you stay on plan for as long as you can. I know everyone hits bumps in the road, and that's okay but there's a huge difference between choosing a diet plan that is hard to follow and having it not last vs. using an easier plan by eating what you think is good for your body and a diet that you can live with for the rest of your life. So choose a plan you can follow and that can last! Lastly, patience. Ah patience. There are those who have patience, and those who hope to have it. Patience plays a big role in weight loss; exercise and eating depend on it greatly. So before jumping into this, think about exactly how you're going to do it and hopefully you have a little patience in store to begin with :) As long as you work on exercise and your eating, results will come, and so will more patience with your journey to help you for the rest of your life. I wish you a wonderful new year with great success and happiness ^_^ I hope you post more and feel welcome to this site because everyone is very helpful and supportive here and I hope you use that to help you. I don't know what I'd do without these girls on here, but I probably would'nt be where I am today without them so please feel free to post anything and help will be given. (view less)
From heather, Age 15 - 09/04/11 - IP#: 75.100.203.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'2", Start: 193 lb, Today: 150 lb (BMI %tile: 93), Goal: 130 lb - hello everyone (: losing weight is becoming easier and easier for me everyday. i read up on health facts and ive learned how the human body works. once you are extremely knowledgable on the topic of health, it makes you actaully WANT to not eat bad foods. It's no longer a rule that i have to suck up and follow. i now love eating healthy foods and i feel better. i know what to put in my body and what its goign to do to help me. it makes your skin much clearer and you feel much better. i would suggest to everyone that they read up on health and the human anatomy because once you KNOW all there is to know, losing weight is a serious piece of cake. :) also, i have two quick questions. does anyone out there know how to get rid of that stubborn flab of fat under the upper arm? also, how do you get rid of stretch marks? if you can help, please reply! thanks (: all of you guys are absolutley BEAUTIFUL!!! <3
Reply From Jessica, Age 16 - 09/04/11 - IP#: 71.2.33.xxx show message replied to go to original board
Well, try jump rope, or running!!! walking,, ride a bike or use a scctor or a trampoline if you have one, if you do why not use it. Or if you have a pool go swimming!!
I hope to have helped
Jessica16
From Nicole, Age 17 - 06/07/11 - IP#: 98.195.142.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'2", Start: 201 lb, Today: 201 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 140 lb - Okay. I have the equipment. I have the food supply. I have the support. What I don't have is the motivation. Everytime I start, I lose the drive. What do you do to stay motivated? Tips? Anything would be appreciated.
Reply From Melissa, Age 16 - 06/08/11 - IP#: 24.2.110.xxx show message replied to go to original board
This happens to me almost every time I start to diet. I'd like to tell you just to make exercise a habit...but it's not always that easy. I exercise 2x a day. In the morning I do a light pilates workout and in the evening I walk for half an hour. I just have to tell myself all the time, that if I don't do it while I'm thinking about it I'll never end up doing it. So when you're thinking about exercise get up and just do it. Do some push ups or sit ups, jog in place, go for a 10 minute walk. Exercise doesn't have to be a daunting task. I've started to love exercise and the way it makes me feel. I want to exercise more to get that feeling. Hopefully after u exercise you'll feel the same way. Don't beat yourself up if you miss a day or you eat a cookie...I think we need to do these things every once in a while to maintain some sanity- granted, u can't do that all the time but I try to do this once a week...I'll eat the cookie, or the package of M&Ms...just do your best, don't beat yourself up and good luck!
From Samantha, Age 14 - 05/26/11 - IP#: 99.160.63.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'6", Start: 181 lb, Today: 181 lb (BMI %tile: 96), Goal: 160 lb - Hey guys. I'm 14. I'm bigger then most of the kids my age. I wanna take it slow and go a little bit at a time because losing too much at one time is unhealthy. But, I've been known to push myself to the limit of almost hurting myself and I don't wanna do that but I don't feel comfortable now :) Please help. Kay thanks !
Reply From Jessica, Age 15 - 05/27/11 - IP#: 71.2.33.xxx show message replied to go to original board
I know how you feel, Samantha I would try 130 pounds for 5'6 you know, why not for a mini goal 175 pounds, drink a lot of water, everyday, a lot of teen girls on here reacomand DVD workouts, or excriseing outside, try walking at first, once you get down to 160 try slow running at first once you get used to it do it a little fast and after that do faster... Ride bike, scctor, it dose not have to be a lot of money to excrise, jog, jumping jacks strechs. Eat less, veggtables, furits, and 85% 90% lean meat.... Loseing 1-2 pounds is recomanded on here... Swiming is a great way to lose weight, walk the dog or cat, or your friend's dog neghbor's dog. Ask your partens first...
Dont give up reaching your goal just push yourself more, the more you do it, the easier it will be,, say to yourself, In order to lose weight is to eat less and drink a lot of water and excrise more often...
I hope I have helped..
From Monique, Age 14 - 05/02/11 - IP#: 98.229.193.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'0", Start: 146 lb, Today: 146 lb (BMI %tile: 96), Goal: 120 lb - I love going shopping, but sometimes I have to get sizes that are bigger than I like them to be. Then I irritated and upset because of my weight. How can I stop this from happening?
Reply From Jessica, Age 15 - 05/23/11 - IP#: 71.0.107.xxx show message replied to go to original board
Eat less, excrise more, drink a lot of water, ride a bike, stcoctor, run, walking, from school, if you can,, dance in your room when it is raning, or thundering, go outside, when it is nice outside, do some jump rope, walk the dog, or walk your friend;s dog, ask your partens first. I get very exicted walking my dog. Jog, loseing weight is not always easy... It is easy once you eat less, drinking a lot of water, and excriseing.. I hoope to have helped.
From magen, Age 15 - 04/15/11 - IP#: 174.59.128.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'2", Start: 230 lb, Today: 216 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 195 lb - HONESTLY, im pissing myself off really bad, i was down too 200 and now im back up im so sick and tired of being fat especially when i know dang well i can do it. Im just to lazy to wake up and go jogging/ walking. Its so hard to eat right and not over eat when my mom keeps buying unhealthy stuff and soda. i just cant help myself it looks to me like ill be fat forever, ill never be under 200 pounds. My moms so big shes going for gastric bypass at the end of may. They expect her to be 160 bye next december. MY MOM will be skinner than me, i cant let that happen, no no no not fair. I just want to be a skinny pretty emo/skater girl. but im not im a fat pretty emo girl im too fat to skate now too :( i just need to stop and get back on track but how? i just dont know what to do anymore!
Reply From Jessica, Age 15 - 04/16/11 - IP#: 71.0.105.xxx show message replied to go to original board
Magen buy furit, grapefurit helps you lose weight. Do strechs. you know ask your mom if you and your mom can do excriseing togethe. After school. Walk home from school everyday. Take a hike. Vacm your house and empty garbage, do lanugry, walk dog, do running, everyday in your back yard or join a track team at your high school, tennis, minture golf, Ballet Jazz, riding horses, swiming, do a jog, do strechs. They help. I know how you feel. Magen, do excrises with your mom, eveyday. If you lose 2 pounds a week you will lose weight faster then 1 pound a week.
From Madison, Age 17 - 03/05/11 - IP#: 75.66.66.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'6", Start: 225 lb, Today: 225 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 225 lb - I used to use this site for weight loss help and such, but over the past couple of years I've actually become pretty ill. I gained a lot of weight, which at this point I will not be able to lose (on a lot of medications that cause weight gain, as well as more often than not so stiff and in so much pain I can barely walk, so eating right alone isn't enough, and nothing else is currently possible for me). It's really hard to deal with, especially the lack of control. I can't remember a time when I didn't feel like I was too big, but gaining 100 pounds in four years due to things that came with me getting sick (which comes with a plethora of other challenges as well) has been more than a little difficult for me. Despite it not being any fault of my own, I do get made fun of for it. And it's just hard to be heavy, period, in today's world. I can never find clothes that fit properly. I never look good anymore. So I suppose I was just wondering if anyone had any tips or advice on how to keep one's self-esteem up, despite being heavy. I'm at my wit's end struggling with my self-loathing that is mostly due to my size. I'm not really sure how much longer I can go on like this, so I need some help figuring out how to handle it...
Reply From Launa, Age 14 - 03/07/11 - IP#: 184.59.13.xxx show message replied to go to original board
Girlie, i know how ya feel. I can be lazy as hell. Talk to doc. That medicine you r on can be causing that. and if u cant walk, u can sit. there is such thing as sit and b fit. lifting weights, cracking out those resistance bands can really help. when u can stand, do low impact excersises. I recommend Fat burning work out for dummies (dvd). its really cool. i lost 8 pounds in a month just by doing the first 12 minutes!
Good luck!!!!!
From Mike, Age 16 - 11/23/09 - IP#: 99.34.136.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'6", Start: 235 lb, Today: 235 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 160 lb - so ive always been kind of chubby untill the past year when i really started to get fat. what are some good excersises i can do to get rid of my gut because it really sticks out and i cant hold it in anymore
Reply From Teela, Age 16 - 12/03/09 - IP#: 99.196.224.xxx show message replied to go to original board
Hi Mike. I used to be 235Lb. Now I'm 213. What i did that helped me was..I walked 30min everyday no matter what, i do abobut 30 situps or as many as i can, cause sometimes i don't have time. I do 69 jumping jacks, but u may have to work your way up. Start small. I just started something that helped my mom. When she was younge she weighed 300 pounds at age 14-15. She also dropped tremendous amounts of weight. You know what she did? danced. So maybe it sounds goofy, stupid or a "girl" things, but dancing in ur room for 30 min, could help. If you keep moving and jumping and twisting, it's very challenging. So i hope this helps, i know i'm miserable and will do anything to loose wieght...I wish you all the luck in the world!
From rachel, Age 16 - 09/08/09 - IP#: 97.97.119.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'8", Start: 246 lb, Today: 246 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 160 lb - hi i am very overweight and yes i hate it! im tired of being this big. so today i signed up for ballet class yes it kinda craazy when im this big but i called and the lady said we take all sizes so i was like what the hey and went for it! im goin on thursday! its really scary but i want to lose the weight so im all for it! can u pleease give me advice and support.
Reply From Christine, Age 17 - 09/09/09 - IP#: 206.207.225.xxx show message replied to go to original board
I lost about 20 pounds with ballet when I took it. Got from 210 to 190-ish in 9 months. It was cardio intensive, and I'm not sure how your class will work, but any activity is good. Keep with it, eat healthy, and you'll be at your goal weight eventually. And don't worry about everyone being smaller than you, if that's a factor -- there was a girl in my class at about 300 pounds, and I think she lost even more weight than I did.
Reply From Jess, Age 17 - 07/09/09 - IP#: 71.17.34.xxx show message replied to go to original board
Jumping rope is cheap, easy, and burns a buttload of calories.. If you're not used to it, you'll get REALLY bad tightness & pain in your calf muscles the first couple times.. I could barely walk for a couple days after I started, but around the 3rd time it wasn't so bad.
From Jade, Age 15 - 02/10/09 - IP#: 65.93.61.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'6", Start: 180 lb, Today: 179 lb (BMI %tile: 95), Goal: 125 lb - heeeeeey guys i really neeed some good tips to lose weight fats, ivev been eating healthy but its very slow, and dont comment this if your just ognna say something like theres no such thing as fast weight loss i need tips!
Reply From Veronica, Age 16 - 03/22/09 - IP#: 93.138.105.xxx show message replied to go to original board
Do everything Amanda said.And if you feel self concious about working out in front of others,buy excersise tapes,training bike or a treadmill.You need atlest an hour of excersise a day.And walk alot with your friends,explore your town.Its very fun.Stop eating when your full.Your meals should be fist size.Yes,the stomach is a size of a fist :) Best wishes
From Melissa, Age 15 - 03/05/09 - IP#: 67.41.228.xxx go to original board
Ht. 5'4", Start: 173 lb, Today: 169 lb (BMI %tile: 96), Goal: 130 lb - I think a great way to stay on the tredmile without getting bored is to listen to music or watch the television while walking. It keeps you from being bored and before you know it you've walked for an hour! I've done really good today on my eating except for the 2 muffins at dinner and 2 rolls at lunch...i eat WAY to many carbs. they're just so yummy...anyway, i'll get back to you guys in like maybe a few days, a week at the most and tell you how i've done! love you all! good luck this week!
From Arturo, Age 13 - 12/17/08 - IP#: 207.69.137.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'7", Start: 175 lb, Today: 175 lb (BMI %tile: 97), Goal: 110 lb - I need some HUGE tips.. This year I will be promoting from a junior high to a high school and yearly they have a trip to the water park while at the water park i would like to take my shirt off and be proud of myselff.. i mean i dont want killer abs i want a flat stomach.. nnot a huge gut sticking out..please write back with GREAT tips..
Reply From Bailee, Age 16 - 12/18/08 - IP#: 64.12.116.xxx show message replied to go to original board
go running everyday if you can:) it will help alot with just sliming you down everywhere
run for like 30 min or atleast work your way up to 30 min, and start out at maybe 10 min per run :))
From Spencer, Age 15 - 11/30/08 - IP#: 76.87.4.xxx hide message replied to go to original board
Ht. 5'8", Start: 270 lb, Today: 270 lb (BMI %tile: 98), Goal: 165 lb - Ok umm Im new to this but as you can see I am fat.. I really want to lose weight but i have no idea how. Any suggestions? Please help me I a tired of being like this. Something easy to please cause I tend to give up i need some serious motivation. An exercise plan would help and so would an eating one thanks a ton guys =]
Reply From Andrew, Age 16 - 12/08/08 - IP#: 68.42.84.xxx show message replied to go to original board
Hi man, I may not seem fat to myself, but to me I am. I used to weigh almost 170lb at 5'9", now i am about 158 still same height. It was really hard to get into the habit of exercising almost everyday because I sit a lot sadly. But the thing that motivated me was P90X, I know that it is really hard and extenuating, but the results do not lie. But what you do need to do is cut back on a lot of fast food if you do eat it. I know, it is hard at first, but once you are finally getting use to not eating it, it becomes more and more easier to say to yourself I don't need this, and neither does my body. Now maybe P90X is to much to start out with, I would say start cutting back on things you do not necessarily need. Also to start off with running if you do not do it, then i recommend this, start with walking for about 5 minutes then run for 15 minuets. Then increase the amount of time every... (view more)Hi man, I may not seem fat to myself, but to me I am. I used to weigh almost 170lb at 5'9", now i am about 158 still same height. It was really hard to get into the habit of exercising almost everyday because I sit a lot sadly. But the thing that motivated me was P90X, I know that it is really hard and extenuating, but the results do not lie. But what you do need to do is cut back on a lot of fast food if you do eat it. I know, it is hard at first, but once you are finally getting use to not eating it, it becomes more and more easier to say to yourself I don't need this, and neither does my body. Now maybe P90X is to much to start out with, I would say start cutting back on things you do not necessarily need. Also to start off with running if you do not do it, then i recommend this, start with walking for about 5 minutes then run for 15 minuets. Then increase the amount of time every week by 5 minutes until you can do about 30 -45 minutes of running everyday. Now this may seem hard at first, but it is suppose to because your body is not used to it. But before you run stretch out your legs for a good 3-5 minutes before you run so you don't get hurt. I hope this helps you in some way or form. If you need anymore information about this, you can email me at grndd@hotmail.com. (view less)
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