From Krystal, Age 15 - 01/17/01 - IP#: 64.24.107.xxx Click here to reply
Hello! I am 15 years old. I am currently 5'5 and weigh 190 lbs. I have been trying to lose weight for awhile and nothing seems to work for me. I am interested in losing around 50-60 lbs. Losing this much weight will put me in my healthy weight range. I aslo have set a goal for myself. I would like to wear a size 9 in pants by the middle or the end of the summer. I am currently wearing either a size 13 or 15 depending on the pants. I am not sure what my waist size is but I know it is bigger than I want it to be. Is there anyone out there who has any advice for me on losing weight? I am willing to try almost anything to lose the weight. Most of these people just want to lose like 10-30 lbs but I ned to lsoe ALOT more. Thank you for your time and I thank you in advance for any information and help that you can give me. Thanks again.
Reply from Sue, Age 39 - 01/17/01 I can tell you, after years and years of yo-yo dieting, there is no fast solution, just sensible eating. My daughter is currently on a diet and she is losing steadily and slowly. What are we doing? Working out how many calories a girl of her age and height should be eating and then working out her food allowance from that. It sounds very strict and very boring but it is working and it is amazing how many calories some things are. I have been trawling the supermarkets for low calorie foods so she is eating the foods she loves but in small portions and lower calorie. She is drinking a lot of low calorie soups which are filling her up so she doesn't feel hungry. We have cut out chocolates, cake and some sweets, although there are some low calorie sweets she has. She is eating more fruit when she is hungry plus she is exercising more. If you have a computer at home, start a document and every day write down what you are eating and the calorie content and stick to a certain amount. That is a guaranteed way of losing weight but take advice from a doctor on the correct amount of calories you should be having. Good luck.
