From Joe, Age 12 - 02/15/04 - IP#: 64.12.96.xxx  Click here to reply  
Hi everybody. I would like to lose 40, 50, maybe 60 lbs. its hard for me to not eat the things I like to eat. I drink almost 7 glasses of water a day, thinking that will help, but it doesn't seem to. I am 6 ft tall, and weigh 243 lbs. I'm big for my age, and the weight part really bothers me, and depresses me. Advice please.
Reply from Blair, Age 13 - 02/18/04  - IP#: 68.188.233.xxx
You need to stop feeling sorry for your self i mean rather be fat and happy right but the thing is when ur down its a proven fact that u eat so stop that its not helping you at all so have everymeal and run about 1 mile aday and do push ups and sit-ups trust me i was at 152 now im at 140 but eat some healthy cereal everymorning i got to the point i dont even eat lunch no more so STOP FEELING SORRY FOR UR SELF		 
Reply from anne, Age 17 - 02/16/04  - IP#: 216.66.108.xxx
well- make sure that you do half hour of cardio exersize(i suggest taebo- it'll really work you out and it's uni-sexual so you shouldn't be embarassed incase your family's all into that masculinity thing) it's ok to not do the whole tape or to be slow with the exersizing at first- i was that way when i forst started really exersizing but i can endure a lot of exersizing now. work on your muscles 3 times a week. this can be with free weights or pushups and such- but the more muscle you have the more calories you burn- plus you'll look great after you burn off all of that extra weight over them with cardio exersize. have a day to reast./ for your diet- you should have about 1500 calories a day(men usually need a bit more calories more then women because they tend to burn more with thier muscles) and eat plenty of protien and veggies. also drink a ,lot of water. it sounds like a lot to focus on all at once but you don't have to concentrate on everything- start out slow and remember that it's a slow process but it's worth every second when you get to your goals...