From anngelyka, Age 13 - 01/23/06 - IP#: 70.248.230.xxx Click here to reply
Ht. 5'3, Wt. 154 - hi all im kinda moderatly obese which means chubby but im starting hi scool in august and i wanna lose 34 pounds of fat for hi scool. i eat healthy now and like excersis daily. and i do crunches weekly. im gonna tryout for mi scools dance team to see if it will help for workouts in the morning. does anyone on here use fitday. i do and it really helps cus it shows how much calories u burn and eat daily and helps you maintain ur weight goals. i eat between 1200-1300 calories daily. oh yeah and ive stopped eating cafeteria food cus its to fattening so now i take my own lunch of salad or vegies.
Reply from Lizzie, Age 15 - 01/23/06 - IP#: 70.153.193.xxx Wow, You've really thought this out well. Just eat moderatly and excercise a little bit everday. Will you lose 34 pounds by August... maybe if you stick with it and work really hard not to give into temptation. Remember walking into highschool that first day will feel great and be its own reward if you only lose 5 10 15 or 20 pounds... so dont feel pressured. Good Luck
Reply from charlotte, Age 15 - 01/23/06 - 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!
