 How can I get support to help me lose weight? |
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=> Hi! I'm really fat and need quick medical attention. Can you help me?! I weigh 150lbs. and am eleven years old. I am also 5'3''. I hope you can help me fast! I was told that i am soo obese that i may not reach the age of 50 due to a heart attack. I need your haelp and support along with the help and support of other blubberbusters. Can you post something up about me telling them that I need their help and support?! Thank you very much!
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 You should seek the advice of your physician to help determine if losing weight would be healthy for you and to set up a weight goal for you. All of us at Blubberbusters will try to help cheer you on. You are the only one that controls what you eat and how much, but others can help encourage you to eat less, do other activities and lend support on the bulletin board and chat room.
Chatting with others with weight problems can be helpful, supportive, and even fun. The Blubberbusters Chatroom is a great place to get support and share tips. You feel like you are not alone (there are millions of others your age with the same problem) when you can talk and share with others with similar problems. The best time to chat is 6 PM east coast USA time or 3 PM west coast USA, which is 11 PM UK time, and 8 AM Australia time. Kids all over the world are not in school and not asleep at these times. Ask your non-web friends to help you too. They can be there to help you make the right food choices when you are out, and you can set up a plan where you can call them when you feel the urge to eat coming on. True friends will be there for you.
Good luck on your goal to loose weight!
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| What are some more tips on how to lose weight? |
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=> I am 14 years old and am in the 8th grade. I am 200lbs!!! I am really tiard of the way I look and want to become pretty. I want to be liked and not always be made fun of at school! I am writting to you to help me find a way to lose my weight! I need help! I want to wear clothes that I would like to wear and not what I have to wear!
=> I wanna know if I can lose 20 pounds or so before july or before school starts next year? I weight 160 i'm 5'3 and i'm 15 years old
=> Mom says i'm more muscle than anything and i am but i don't like my wieght. What can i do?i am overweight. i always have been and i hear about all of these weight loss programs and pills I can take. i dont want to do that! i was to do it all naturally. even if i lost 20 pounds it would be great!! if u have any ideas PLEASE let me know!! thank you.
=> im so sad i love to play baseball im great at it ihave a problem im 11 years old i am 207lbs i love to play other sports as well im just started the slim fast diet im verry active but im too ffaatt last year i was in track for running iwas ok at it but this year i gained alot i think last year i was 170lbs but this year im afraid that kids will bug me and stuffso im just looking for some tips PLEASE HELP
=> what ways can i loose weight as i hate going on diets ?
=> Can you tell em how to loose wieght
=> And I was trying to lose the weight now, and what happen is that I was stop eating the snack and start to do the exersise, but I still didn't lose the weight at all. If you know what other things that I could do, please tell me
=> I would like to ask you, is having dessert once or twice a week a bad thing when you are on a diet? Does is make you gain more weight?
=> i'm 24 a mother of 2 months old baby and i'm over weight i want to lose weight how am i to do it ?
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If you and your doctor feel that losing weight would be healthy for you, these tips might help make it fun and low cost:
1. Once a goal weight has been determined, keep a food diary and write down all the food that you eat and drink for a few days. Be honest. Now review that food diary with your healthcare provider or (dietitian).
2. Now, take your food diary and compare it with the Food Pyramid suggested number of servings per day for each food group. Write down how many servings you actually ate in a day and compare it with the Pyramid. How do you compare? Maybe you don't realize how many sodas you are drinking in a day or how many cookies or slices of pizza you are eating.
3. Next try to make a plan on how to cut down on certain foods and how to make healthy snacks up ahead of time (link to suggestions we wrote in other question and other links.)
4. Physical activity is also a key feature of healthy weight lose. Write down the activities you like to do and try to do some active exercise at least 3 times a week. Encourage a friend to walk, swim, bike, bowl, skate, etc with you and start a phone or email support group that you call when you feel like snacking. Hope some of these tips help. |
| What does overweight mean? |
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=> Your calculator says I'm overweight but I'm 6 foot, 210, and I can press more than my weight. Overweight... I don't think so!!!
=> Is it true you can be overweight and still be fit?
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"Overweight" is a statistical term and means simply that your weight is above the 95th percentile compared to everybody else. That means that you are heavier than 95 out of 100 kids your same age and sex. But this can be due to a lot of muscle as well as a lot of fat. Arnold Swartzenager is actually "overweight" statistically, but of course he is mostly muscle. Therefore, you can be quite fit and be overweight. So if our calculator says you are overweight and you are quite muscular, then you should not try to lose weight. |
| Do some people have faster metabolisms than others? |
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=> Some people can eat as much as they like and still stay the same weight, like my friend Caroline. I know thats it is because she has a fast motabolism. I want to know why she has a fast matabolism and I don't?
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Whether your body uses or wastes food can vary from person to person. The percentage of the food a person's intestine absorbs and how well body chemicals such as insulin allow the food to move into their cells can result in one person gaining weight while another does not gain on the same amount of food. This was an advantage in primitive times when food was hard to find, but in modern times when high-fat, high-sugar foods are easy to get, it often results in weight gain. |
| Are there any tips for reaching my weight goal? |
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=> I can run good play sports but I weight 135 I want to go down to 100 or 105 please give me some tips
=> PLEASE WRITE ME AND GIVE ME INFO IM FAT I DONT THINK MY STUFF FIT ME IM OVERWEIGHT
=> Hi I am 14 in a half and i am 240 lbs and i have tried so many diets but i always seen not to stick with it. I wanted to know if you would know a diet that i could go on and stick with it??? Thanks
=> Please can you give me an idea what to eat?I am 11 years old and weigh 8.5 stone-I am 1.59 m tall i want to lose weight help me?
=> I am 16 yrs old. I am overweight. I am 5'4" and weigh 225 lbs. I need some information on how to lose weight safely. Please help me I appreciate anything that you can give me.
=> I'm 11 year old boy weight 150 pounds Height 5"4.I play sports but i like to eat big meals . My waist is 34 .Please help me lose the waight that i need to lose.
=> how can I lose weight without doing anything unhealthy
=> am a runner, yet in the off season i gain very much weight. i MEAN alot. i'll go from being 110 lbs to 126 in a matter of a week. i'm worried that if i dont take care of this within a few weeks my weight could go up even more. do you have any tips on keeping my weight at a stationary 110lbs even in the off season?
=> im 15 5'4 and way 160 im trying everything to lose weight but it just feels like i cant its impossible i give up and get disguriged i need help
=> I'm 13 almost 14 years old. I really want to lose weight, but everything I try doesn't work. Do you have any tips for me? Please!!!!!!!! Thanx!
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Your physician or healthcare provider is the best person to help you determine if you need to lose weight and help you set a weight goal. They may calculate your BMI percentile to help determine what is the best weight for your age and height. They may place you on a special diet which best meets your individual needs. Remember, there is no one diet that fits everyone's needs. Once it has been determined that losing weight is a good idea for you, here are some tips that might help.
Tips for reaching your weight goal:
Shop for groceries with your parent, yes boys too! It is a great way to learn about what is in food and to begin to learn healthy choices. Don't buy lots of snack foods but pick healthy snack foods such as fruits like apples, bananas, oranges; vegetables like carrots, celery, broccoli; low-fat cottage cheese, skim milk, and so forth. If you have to have chips, buy low salt or no salt chips or try popcorn instead.
When you get home from grocery shopping, plan to spend some time preparing the food for later use. If you do buy chips, put a handful in a baggie. Then when you must have this snack, only eat one baggie full. Drinking water also helps to fill you up.
Put peeled carrots and prepared celery in baggies as well for later snacking, then they are ready to use and you won't be as apt to reach for something more caloric.
Do the same with candy. If you have to have chocolate, put ten or so M&M's (or small amounts of a favorite candy) in a baggie and that is your candy allotment. Be sure to write down in your food diary so you keep track.
Learn to eat on smaller plates and learn or relearn what a portion is. Learn to eat half of the amount that you are use to.
Drink lots of water. Ten to 12 glasses a day is great. This fills you up and is good for you. It even helps keep your skin looking younger.
If you keep a food diary, be sure to write down the snacks that you eat too!
Cut down on sodas. Did you know that if you drank one less 16 oz. cola a day, you would lose 25 pounds in a year. WOW! |
| How do I overcome those weak moments so that I don't binge? |
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=> I am a skateboarder and i always hurt my self skating. When i come in i am really unhappy and eat heaps. And when i am happy i still eat heaps. So i am a big fatty. Please help me.
=> I'm 5' 4, and I weigh 155 pounds. I can't control my eating habits, and they're blowing way out of proportion. I try to get excersize, but I can't get into it. I need to lose about 35 pounds, but I don't know how to do it. I've tried to diet before, but I just can't stick to it. What should I do? - Helplessly Overweight
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A lot of kids and teens overeat when they are unhappy.
It has been said  that these kids and teens are "feeding a sad heart". The good taste of the food and the sensation of it being in your mouth seems to soothe the pains of life. But the good taste lasts only a few minutes. And unfortunately the extra food results in more weight gain, which then makes you feel even more unhappy. This is a "vicious circle", and it just gets worse and worse unless you break it.
Try to find a way to soothe life's pains without overeating. Doing things with groups of kids or teens is one good way to soothe life's pains. Do things that you enjoy, like dance lessons, hiking, computer classes, biking, or whatever... just do it with someone else. Then you can support each other. You can also talk to your school counselor - that is what they are for.
It also helps to look at life as "An Adventure". Indiana Jones had lots of adventures. They didn't always turn out well, but they were never boring! The Chinese have a old saying about life. Instead of wishing you good luck they wish "that your life will be interesting!" Look for the interesting things in life, like people and books. |
| Teasing |
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=> I HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT FOR ABOUT 4YEARS AND EVERY TIME I GO TO SCHOOL I GET TEASED A LOT ABOUT MY WEIGHT IT IS SO DISTRESSING I AM AFRAID TO GO TO SCHOOL IT IS LIKE I AM SCARED TO GO TO SCHOOL
=> I am 13. I am about 5'5. I weigh 210 pounds. I feel fat. I look Fat. I have people tease me cus i'm fat i consiered a gym and have been going. I try to eat right. I feel really depressed. I "hangout" with the popular kids. But the popular girls don't like me because i have a double chin the size of a 2 baseballs put together. I'm trying but i just don't know what to do. Can you please give me advice. I really need it. Thank you, afatkidthatnoonewants
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People tease others for all kinds of reasons, including because they feel insecure about themselves as well. We need to learn to love ourselves and our body, regardless of our weight. You might think, "I'm fat and that's why no one likes me." But remember, you are a unique and special person regardless of your weight. Focus on your self-esteem and make a list of your best virtues; you have lots of them. Once you begin to believe that you are a beautiful person just the way you are, you can then begin to concentrate on things to do to control your weight, if your doctor recommends weight loss for you. Talking with your doctor or registered dietitian is a good idea. They can help you develop a plan that is right for you and be supportive of you. Sometimes friends can also be very supportive and helpful while you are trying to loose weight by doing active exercise with you. Go for walks together, and you can also learn together about healthy eating. |
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=> I am overweight, and i am also vegetarian. All the weightloss programs are for people who eat
meat. what can i do?
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Here is a good site for teen vegetarians |
| Food availability |
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=> Everytime I plan to lose some pounds, my grandmother cooks something very fattening like fried chicken or potatoes and I can't go anywhere else.
=> How can I eat right when I have a meal plan at a cafeteria (University of Wyoming) that only serves unhealthy food. We don't have the finances to buy a lot of healthy food. Please Help us!!!!!!!!!!!
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Even if fattening food is all that is available, eating less of it will still allow you to control your weight. And non-fatting foods like apples and carrots are actually pretty cheap. You can organize a group to talk to your school cafeteria manager to offer more healthy foods. |
| Whom do I ask about weight loss? |
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=> i need help about weight loss should i c my doctor?
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Before deciding to lose weight, seek the advice of your doctor or health care provider. Your doctor or health care provider is the best person to advise you on your healthy weight range and whether you need to lose weight. They can also evaluate you for any medical problems that can be associated with being overweight, like diabetes or high blood pressure. |
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