From Paul, Age 16 - 07/01/04 - IP#: 138.130.2.xxx  Click here to reply  
Hi,I came to this site about 2 years ago when i was overweight but I didn't do anything because i started to get taller and sort of "thin out" but lately i've been noticing i don't feel healthy like i did before and i just found out i've put on about 20kg's since i last weighed myself a year ago,I know, scary isnt it!So i'm really serious about losing weight since its now or never, obviously I do have a few goals to motivate me, girls(lol) and acceptance by peers etc..Anyway, waht I wanted to ask was if I set a certin limit of calories per day, and just ate that amount would that make me lose weight? I'm a total newbie to putting together a weight loss plan but say if i set a target of like maybe 1200 calories and just ate that and excercized, drank heaps of water etc, would that guarantee weight loss or do i have to worry about other things than calories, carbs and fats n stuffAnyway, thanks for listening to me and I see this board is alot like it was 2 years ago, lots of teens helping eachother reach for the same goal.Thanx!