From shanene, Age 15 - 08/27/06 - IP#: 66.176.155.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5ft 4, Wt. 190 - hey you guys im so fat and i need help asap. i cant relly eat healthy b/c in my country rice, bread and pasta are da main thing to eat. my parents dont really cook healthy foods and they wont listen to me and they are really strict so i cant go outside much to run or workout and im always busy doin homework and helpin others. i just found this site and i was wonderin if anybody could help me out and tell me wat i should do. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! im might die cause im too big
Reply from Stephanie, Age 14 - 08/28/06 - IP#: 71.134.197.xxx Shamene, you can eat those things in moderation. Look at French women: they eat bread at every meal and most of them are fit and thin. The trick is this: ask your parents to buy you salad (but try to buy the dark green salad, it has SO much more nutriants than the iceberg) and eat that BEFORE your meal, not with it. Salad is low in calories and fills you up, which is good. After that, help yourself to a slice of bread. What I do is have a plain piece; no garlic, margarine, nothing. Also, it would help to take off the crusts, sparing a few calories. ;) After that comes the main course. If you have rice you should have it plain, especially if your family is like mine where they serve fried rice with other foods mixed in. For pasta I suggest asking your parents to try vegetarian pasta, which is a lot healthier. But if they won't budge just take a small piece and chew it slowly. It takes your body 20 minutes to tell the brain it's full, and eating slowly can help you not overeat. Vegetarian pasta can be a bit ... different, so wean yourself into it. And remember, just because it's healthier for you doesn't mean you can eat more of it. :) Also, try not to eat desserts with a ton of sugar. Since you're making over your dinner to be more body healthy, sugar would basically ruin it. (Sugar is stored in places like the stomach, thighs, and upper arms) Good luck and happy eating!
Reply from Emma, Age 13 - 08/28/06 - IP#: 64.12.117.xxx what u could do is try eating less or pasta etc nd drink lots of water. also try doing workouts in ur room like situps, push ups, anything u can think of. also dancing can help burn calories. so like listen to the radio or any music nd just dance for about 30-60 mintues a day. also while doing ur homework try drinking water dont eat snacks or anything else ok good luck!!
Reply from Lucy, Age 14 - 08/27/06 - IP#: 71.192.122.xxx yeah Emmas right... you can eat those things but in MODERATION :) along with doing sit ups and pushups in ur room you could dance to ur favoriote movie( heheh i do that sometimes).. and keep bugging ur parents... my parents were the same way always eating bad foods for u and i kept asking over and over and finally they gave in and bought me health food :)
Reply from Lucy, Age 14 - 08/27/06 - IP#: 71.192.122.xxx srry i meant music not movies heheh
