Please help me!!!!! - Healthy Lifestyle Message Board

mickeyd3d91 · 06-22-2005, 01:18 AM

I am a 13 year old kid. And I am trying to lose weight. My weight is 185 and getting bigger. And I don’t know what to do. I have tryed evry thing there is to lose weight. I have not eaten 4 weeks. And all that did was make me fill sick and bad. So please help me.. Tell me all u know.. that can help me lose weight. Because if I don’t lose weight. I might kill my self trying. Thank you 4 reading this and I hope you can please help me. Even if all you can say is stay off the junk food. That will help me to. SO PLEASE HELP ME.. ALL I WANT TO DO IS LOSE WEIGHT

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A kid that want to lose weight PLEASE HELP ME

p.s PLEASE

mjewell · 06-22-2005, 09:40 AM

Do you exercise at all? Even taking a 30 minute walk every day can help.

mickeyd3d91 · 06-22-2005, 11:06 AM

Yes i do work out. But it seems like i dont lose any weight at all. All i want is to lose weight. But nothing i have tryed hase worked. So plz help me anything will help. And thank you

From, a kid that want to louse weight. Plz help me

p.s is there any work out you or anyone could maybe tell me so i could try and see if works..
plz

Ding · 07-02-2005, 08:14 AM

losing weight works on a simple formula - eat less and burn more

you're only 13, at your age you should focus on getting out and enjoying your youth, not be getting so worried about your weight. do you like sports? maybe see if you and your friends can get together regularly in a park or something and get active like playing football or basketball. try walking wherever you can, like taking the stairs instead of the lift, or getting off the bus a stop early and walking the rest of the way. its by making small changes like this that will help you, as you will be able to stick with it more easily than some extreme regime.

as far as your diet goes, cut out junk food. i.e. fried foods, fast food, fizzy drinks, sweets, chocolate, bisucits etc. these foods have little nutritional value, and will do nothing for you. try to eat lots of fruit and vegetables, eat brown bread instead of white, nuts, dried fruit, white meat, tuna, eggs. also, drink lots of water to keep yourself hydrated.

it's good that you're taking an interest in your health at this age i think. its alot easier to get control over your weight and eating habits if you start off young. stick with it, and dont give up. losing weight is pretty much all common sense. i think everyone knows what foods are good/bad for you, and whether they're taking enough excercise. its all a matter of whether you have the will power to actually do it, and not just talk about it.

HELLASRULES · 07-21-2005, 07:27 PM

Hi, Ding is correct. You first have to watch the junky food. Hard, I know. Try one step at a time. Try eliminating one food the first week. Drop something else the next week. But add changes slowly. Trying to do it fast or the easy way never works. Having smaller meals, more often, helps. (Small Breakfast, Mid morning snack, Lunch, Afternoon snack, Dinner, night time snack.) Just make sure the foods you choose are nutritious. Soda/tonics, are particularly loaded with sugars, which convert to fat in your system. Limit breads, potatoes, pasta ("white foods") which are starchy, and convert to fat in your system. They're ok to eat, just watch the amount.
At 13 you probably have a really high appetite, and are about to hit a growth spurt, so don't starve yourself. Don't crash diet. The key to optimal weight is healthy eating. Once you adopt a heathly diet, with good food choices, you stop craving junk foods. You will feel better, have more energy and grow into your bodys' optimal weight.
Remember it isn't about speed in losing, because you already know that makes you feel awful. It all about eating healthy and feeling good. And remember to drink plenty of water. (That's hard for me too, but I do feel more awake when I drink more water.)
Congratulations on wanting to take care of yourself at such a young age. You can avoid a lot of health problems later in life, if you make changes now. But don't obsess about your weight. Enjoy yourself.