From Montana, Age 13 - 01/05/06 - IP#: 207.200.116.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'1, Wt. Don't wanna say... - Heyz... I have a problem I don't eat healthy at all. I barely eat breakfast and if I do it'z w/e iz in the house (which iz not healthy) and for lunch I take a peanut butter sandwhich and buy a bottle of water and then for dinner I have whatever my parents cook. I also have been eating moreee junk threw out the days I keep having ice cream after school and takin chips to school and buying mountain deww which I'm addicted to I just want to be a healthy weight and keep it off I want to get to 120 and then if I'm not happy I want to get lower...- Montana...
Reply from Montana, Age 13 - 01/06/06 - IP#: 207.200.116.xxx Thankz sooo much!!
Reply from melissa, Age 17 - 01/06/06 - IP#: 71.50.4.xxx Okay. If it's really hard for you... just make sure you watch your portion sizes, okay? So for breakfast, if you have a bowl of cereal then make sure it's only 1 cup of cereal with milk. For lunch... don't put a TON of peanut butter and jelly on your sandwhich and if you can use wheat bread. The mountain dew... If it's a bottle, drink about half of it and then save the rest for after school. If it's a can then only get one. After school drink the rest of your mountain dew and if you're going to have chips then only eat 1 serving of chips. If you're going to have ice cream just have 1 scoop. Then make sure to go for a walk or something to burn off those extra calories. For dinner just make sure to watch your portion sizes. Drink a glass of water before dinner that way you can't eat as much. You can do this!
Reply from claire, Age 14 - 01/06/06 - IP#: 84.92.133.xxx I know its hard, but after about 3 days of sticking to your diet you actually enjoy doing it! so if you can stick to it for atlease 3 days your on a role! It took me about a month of giving up and then starting again but now im not even missing junk food and i feel so healthy and active which makes you want to do it even more! Trust me hunny you can do it just keep on track and make sure you come on here every morning and the advice and support should keep you going throughout the day. Plz dont give up you will get there in the end!
Reply from charlotte, Age 15 - 01/06/06 - IP#: 71.112.36.xxx Okay switch to low fat and fat free foods. Like switch to 1% milk and then work your way down to skim milk, use 50% light cheese, fat free mayonnaise (I prefer fat free miracle whip. It has more flavor) and stuff like that. Don’t eat a lot of butter. Try using Butter Buds which are butter flavored granulates. You can find them in the seasonings section at the store. Eat high in fiber foods like whole wheat bread instead of white. Instead of eating regular pizza try frozen smartones or south beach diet pizzas. And instead of ice cream try south beach diet cookies and weightwatchers ice cream bars, weight watchers cake, healthy choice ice cream, no pudge ice cream bars, or skinny cow ice cream bars. They have a lot of desserts out there that aren’t that bad for you! Some things I find helpful is to eat a small salad with fat free dressing with lunch and dinner. It makes you more full when you go to eat your main meal. Don't eat too many sweets. Make sure you don't have soda or chips on a regular basis. Eat LOTS of fruits and vegetables. And drink A LOT of water! Exercise daily. You can walk, or you can run, or ride your bike, or swim. Whatever you choose to do make sure you exercise for at least an hour daily. If you want you can just walk for thrity minutes and then swim for a little while and then just do outside play like jumping on a trampoline or playing basketball. weigh yourself every week and keep track of your weight. if you feel like snacking try drinking flavored water to satisfy your sweet tooth. Pay attention to portion sizes. If the serving size is one cup, don't have more than one cup. Portion sizes are one of the most important things in dieting. And remember to have faith in yourself. If you get yourself down it'll be ten times harder. And also remember to let go every once in a while and eat something that isn't in your diet! Good luck!
Reply from charlotte, Age 15 - 01/06/06 - IP#: 71.112.36.xxx not eating breakfast does not let ur metabolism get started so not eating breakfast almost makes u gain weight
Reply from Shan, Age 19 - 01/06/06 - IP#: 70.80.115.xxx It's good that you know your diet could be healthier, but it's up to you to change it...which is the challenging part. It's your choice! We're always here for support!
