Teen weight loss...advice?!


Question: hello! i am 17 and currently weight 212 at a height of 5'8. Unlike many other overweight people, i hold myself extremely accountable for what ive done to myself and can only blame myself for the weight gain. i do see the problem and am addressing it, i have lost 30 pounds so far, but like most weight loss stories, i am running into rocky ground. I am looking for people who were overweight as teenagers and managed to lose it.
How did your lives change? tell every aspect about it.
What did you guys do when you made mistakes on healthy eating? I am in need of answers..lets go!

If your going to be immature and answer dumb to this question, dont waste your time.


FYI: i do go to the gym regulary and know all about exercising.


Answers: hello! i am 17 and currently weight 212 at a height of 5'8. Unlike many other overweight people, i hold myself extremely accountable for what ive done to myself and can only blame myself for the weight gain. i do see the problem and am addressing it, i have lost 30 pounds so far, but like most weight loss stories, i am running into rocky ground. I am looking for people who were overweight as teenagers and managed to lose it.
How did your lives change? tell every aspect about it.
What did you guys do when you made mistakes on healthy eating? I am in need of answers..lets go!

If your going to be immature and answer dumb to this question, dont waste your time.


FYI: i do go to the gym regulary and know all about exercising.

Successful weight loss does take some discipline and it does take getting used to living in a new way and with a new relationship to your food and to your body. But the results are worth it.

In the past seven months, I have lost over 72 pounds by doing just a few things:

1. Keep a daily journal of every single thing you eat. Get a calorie book so you will know how many calories each thing has. Studies show that just doing this causes many people to automatically reduce their food intake.

2. Reduce calories to 1600 calories a day. It might seem a bit low as if hunger is inevitable, but see the next tip to resolve the hunger problem. By the way, the average person in the Western world eats two to three times as many calories each day...and that's why the most common causes of death in these countries are related to high calorie, high fat lifestyles.

3. Hunger isn't a problem for me on 1600 calories a day because I eat fresh, organic fruits and vegetables whenever I feel a bit peckish. If you get your daily recommended minimum servings of veges and fruit i.e. 5 servings, you'll find that you just aren't particularly hungry for most of your day. If you go beyond the minimum, you will find it nearly impossible to find room for junk food.

4. Limit fat intake to 40 grams of fat a day. This is quite easy to do just by eliminating processed foods and relying primarily upon fresh, natural foods. In other words, try really hard to eliminate anything that comes in a box and has a long list of complex ingredients that you don't even begin to know what they are.

5. Eat only fresh, organic, lean forms of protein. Keeping the meat lean lowers the fat content and thus makes it easier to stay at or under your daily 40 gram fat limit. While organic products are quite controversial in the U.S., the simple fact is that organic meat is a. pesticide free whereas regular meat is loaded with it, b. is free from even the risk of "mad-cow" disease as it has not been fed contaminated feed, and it has been demonstrated to have much higher nutritional value.

6. Exercise one hour a day. Every single day. After all, one hour a day isn't a lot of time compared to all the benefits of saving your health and your life.

7. Finally, don't forget to consult a doctor before you begin a diet and exercise program.

Good luck! You can do this. I know you can because I'm already 70% of the way to my goal.

If your already going to the gym and you have changed your eating habits, just keep doing what you doing. results will come soon! You gotta have the will to keep going, this is the key to your success!! Keep up the good work

well...lifting heavy objects in gym will only gain you some muscle weight... I feel you got to carve more on vegetable and fruits. carbohydrates and fats are a big no no to you.. try to do some aerobics and try to sweat out nicely. you gotto spend more calories than you take in
all the best

Well lets say that im well over 250 pounds right now. And im 16 years old. Im also right around your height. Im 5'9. But im liteally big boned. I have muscles and fat, fat I am muscualr, even though I dont work out.

Last fall I started walking and lost 30 pounds and then winter hit. I got more confident, about not worrying about what ppl may think. Right now I jsut use dumbbells to excersise my arms. Im typing fast right now, sorry, i dont have too much time to type.





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