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Reply From anne, Age 16 - 12/23/03 - IP#: 216.66.108.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
people seem to think that stopping eating at a certain time of night prevents storage of fat when your metabolism calms for the night but what they're really doing is cutting down calories. i've read in quite a few places that it doesn't matter when you eat- it's the overall ratio of calories consumed:burned that determines your weight gain/loss.

Reply From anne, Age 16 - 12/21/03 - IP#: 216.66.108.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
i've lost 22 pounds but a lot longer than 2 months. i just count my calories and have anywhere between 1000-1500 a day and try to eat mostly meats and veggies for it and i only drink water and tea and use artificial sweetener for a lot of things. i also do taebo and an assortment of other exersizes from crunches to belly dancing. lately i've been working on my mind. i'm trying to make it so i don't think aqbout food when i'm truely not hungry. well good lucka nd i hoped i helped...

Reply From Niamh, Age 15 - 12/19/03 - IP#: 159.134.252.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Hi Jessica, Try to use as little butter as possible or use a low fat spread. Tell you parents that you are going to give up chips etc as a new years resolution so you dont want any fatty foods for dinner. Gte an aerobics book out of the library and do some. If you have a stairs, run up and down it. Try and go swimming regularly with a friend because it is a really good and fun way to get exercise.

From Samantha, Age 14 - 12/09/03 - IP#: 12.206.15.xxx  go to original board
Ht. 5'5", Start: 158 lb, Today: 126 lb (BMI %tile: 66), Goal: 115 lb - hey, everyone's been asking me how i went from 5'3" 158 pounds to 5'4.5" 126.5 pounds. well the first thing i wanna say is that it was not easy. weight loss is not any easy goal to acomplish, so if you dont suceed the first time dont give up, it'll take a couple of tries before it actually works. over summer i was very active. i didnt go out and take a jog or anything, just normal activities, walking around with friends, swimming, stuff like that. i also watched what i was eating. it took awhile to get it all off, but eventually it did. be patient and dont give up. good luck everyone!

Reply From Grace, Age 14 - 12/04/03 - IP#: 24.62.206.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
The best way to start losing weight is to set a reasonable goal.
Then, start by cutting down your portion size at meals. If you serve yourself, just take one scoop of pasta less than you normally take. If your mom serves you, or you have tv dinners, cafeteria lunches, etc... then just leave a little bit of each thing on the plate.
In regards to junk food, put a small amount in baggies; then put the baggies in a special cupboard.
Allow yourself one a day.
Also, if you find yourself sneaking food because you don't want your mom to know you are eating (I did that alot), ask yourself why you are sneaking it. If you need to sneak it, do you really need to be eating it?
Good luck!

Reply From Grace, Age 14 - 12/04/03 - IP#: 24.62.206.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
The best way to start losing weight is to set a reasonable goal.
Then, start by cutting down your portion size at meals. If you serve yourself, just take one scoop of pasta less than you normally take. If your mom serves you, or you have tv dinners, cafeteria lunches, etc... then just leave a little bit of each thing on the plate.
In regards to junk food, put a small amount in baggies; then put the baggies in a special cupboard.
Allow yourself one a day.
Also, if you find yourself sneaking food because you don't want your mom to know you are eating (I did that alot), ask yourself why you are sneaking it. If you need to sneak it, do you really need to be eating it?
Good luck!

Reply From Lindsey, Age 15 - 11/29/03 - IP#: 12.2.43.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Don't take on more tha you can hadle. It's not that I don't think you can't handle it, it's just that sometimes I make a huge plan for myself instead of taking it a day at a time. this makes me overwhelmed. I try to make smaller goals.

Reply From anne, Age 16 - 11/27/03 - IP#: 216.66.108.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
eat the healthiest stuff first before you dig into the yummy stuff that you know you won't be able to stop and eat as slow as you can- put your fork down between bites so you'll notice the full feeling sooner...

Reply From anne, Age 16 - 11/24/03 - IP#: 216.66.108.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
my goal weight is 130- i'm not there yet but i used to weigh 170(i'm about 5'5") and now i weigh 152. i'm losing weight by taebo(or a half hour of good exersize a day) and eating 1200-1500 calories a day and drinking a lot of water and just keeping at it even when i mess up my diet i get right back on it. well- good luck! oh- and i eat a lot more veggetables now also...

From luvly 1 for sure, Age 15 - 11/19/03 - IP#: 63.186.41.xxx  go to original board
hey yall wuts crackalackin? I'm just tryin to tell ya, that no matter what diet you are on, it is easier to stay on it if you plan your meals ahead of time. I dont really know about planing your activities time, cause i know that i irritate myself when i do that and i dont stick to it, but when you plan your meals, ya have to eat and then you know exactly what you should eat, and how much of it you need to fill you up. talk to ya later-peace out

Reply From anne, Age 16 - 11/18/03 - IP#: 216.66.108.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
just eat less then you do- change your eating habits slight ly- only drink water and eat way more veggies and way less junk food and less carbs. you can do things that'll shave off pounds without making it complicated. also up your exersize- do a lot of cardio and a few days of weight lifting with free weights(which are really cheap- i got two 5lb ones at tj max for 10 dollars)you might want to invest on a fun cardio work out tape such as taebo because it's worth it and doesn't cost that much. also- drink 3 cups of green tae a day and as much water as you can and have at least 4 servings of veggies. good luck!cut back on those calories!

Reply From Jared, Age 15 - 11/17/03 - IP#: 68.71.181.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I know it is really hard to get into a routine because i just started a routine about 2 months ago. My family started to workout every morning, not a hard workout but a little one, about 20 minutes long. Just walk or something. Then once you get in that routine start cutting back on some foods. Something that I cut out was soft drinks. I cut out all sugary drinks. It was really hard for a week or so then it started getting easy. A good place to workout would be a gym or something, because if your just at home by yourself than you probably won't feel as motivated as you would if you were at a gym, because there are people around. I've been doing this for about 2 months and have lost about 15 pounds so far. It takes time but when you get into the habit of doing this than it will be a whole lot easier.

From Dawn, Age 14 - 11/16/03 - IP#: 12.111.253.xxx  go to original board
Start: 225 lb, Today: 159 lb - i use to be 225 now im 159......all ya gotta do is exercise and eat right and NO pop unless its diet and drink WATER!

Reply From henry, Age 14 - 11/11/03 - IP#: 67.75.200.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
read the stuff in the school thing on this site and read the archives of this board cuz theres good tips there... cut in half watever u eat and save half for next day.. drink a big glass of ice water b4 every meal and drink a big glass of ice water whenever u have a craving.. come to the new chat on thiz site an we will help u .. later...

Reply From henry, Age 14 - 11/11/03 - IP#: 67.75.200.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
read the stuff in the school thing on this site and read the archives of this board cuz theres good tips there... cut in half watever u eat and save half for next day.. drink a big glass of ice water b4 every meal and drink a big glass of ice water whenever u have a craving.. come to the new chat on thiz site an we will help u .. later...