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Reply From Nick, Age 14 - 02/11/03 - IP#: 152.163.206.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Yes yogurt,oranges,whole wheat cereal,its all good.It helped me lose 3 pounds in one week.Good luck.

Reply From Penny, Age 15 - 02/02/03 - IP#: 24.66.94.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
instead of skipping why not have a light lunch? salad is always good with hardly any calories

Reply From henry, Age 14 - 01/31/03 - IP#: 67.72.80.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey ray ray ray!! lol!! um,, u gotta ask urself when u see junk food, 'is it worth the price?' that makes me stop and think so i dont want it. and get ur mum to get rid of all the junk food in ur house an ask ur mum to buy fruits 4 snacks. oh,, and just cuttin out 1 soda a day will make u lose 25 puonds in a year. kk? hope this helps. c ya ray ray.. -h.

Reply From henry, Age 14 - 01/31/03 - IP#: 67.72.80.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
hey ray ray ray!! lol!! um,, u gotta ask urself when u see junk food, 'is it worth the price?' that makes me stop and think so i dont want it. and get ur mum to get rid of all the junk food in ur house an ask ur mum to buy fruits 4 snacks. oh,, and just cuttin out 1 soda a day will make u lose 25 puonds in a year. kk? hope this helps. c ya ray ray.. -h.

Reply From lynn, Age 15 - 01/30/03 - IP#: 216.220.249.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
My favorite thing to grill is chicken, i use lemon juice to giv it some flavor along with cracked pepper, also by using differnt low fat dressings you can get very good flavors by doing that. I say just try some differn't tastes by experimenting with low fat sauces and mirinades

Reply From Michelle, Age 15 - 01/23/03 - IP#: 63.168.31.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Well, you have fruit, cereal, vegetables, and of course you can have small sandwiches (2 pieces of bread lettuce, tomato, 1 piece meat, mustard/small bit of mayo/catsup. Popcorn in small amounts, pickles are good, and sugary or salty food are ok in SMALL amounts. Of course, drink PLENTY of water. Good luck!

Reply From Michelle, Age 15 - 01/18/03 - IP#: 63.168.29.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
No matter what, you HAVE to eat breakfast. Studies has shown that dieters who eat breakfast lost more weight, and quicker, than dieters who don't. Even if it's just a glass of milk, an apple, a bowl a cereal, it doesn't matter, eat it. I have the same problem you do, but I still eat breakfast, and, although I'm hungry at lunch, I only bring enough, or by enough to make myself not hungry, not full. Good luck!

Reply From Jennifer, Age 14 - 11/08/02 - IP#: 64.85.224.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Go one week with eating properly but more, like more apples than you eat candy and other healthy stuff and you will feel like 5 times better than the week before

Reply From Stacy, Age 15 - 11/02/02 - IP#: 63.187.80.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
I've had a lot of experience losing weight, and the first thing you have to make sure you do is to forget trying to look like other people because it will never happen. I don't mean to say you will never be as good looking as them, because that's not true, you just will never have the same appearance, body shape, etc. As for the healthy food, way to go...it's really hard to get used to it at first, but now I can't even imagine eating fried foods and other stuff...try to go to a health food store- you'd be suprised at how tasty their food is

Reply From harold a., Age 16 - 09/14/02 - IP#: 68.60.69.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
that is not real good for u because u need some meat in your diet to.. meat is good for u if u dont eat to much of it.eat some tuna fish. i usually eat tuna fish 2-3 times a day. its almost a perfect food, 13g of protein and .5g fat. its really good for u, but make sure u get the kind in water not in oil. that water kind i think taste better and it i ALOT better for u. hope this helps.

Reply From clare, Age 17 - 05/04/02 - IP#: 195.92.67.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
Water is good because the more water you drink the lesws water you retain. If you retain a lot of water you become bloated and weigh more.
Water also stops you from feeling so hungry. If you drink a large glass of water 20mins before your meal you will feel less hungry

From Kit, Age 14 - 04/11/02 - IP#: 206.31.42.xxx  go to original board
REDUCED FAT popcorn is a good healthy snack to have... just don't eat the whole bag and NO EXTRA SALT AND BUTTER!

Reply From candy, Age 14 - 03/27/02 - IP#: 202.156.76.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
some bad cereal makers claim deir stuff non-fat but replaces de fat with TONS AND TONS of sugars. look out k?

Reply From ana, Age 16 - 03/11/02 - IP#: 66.69.70.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
sorry to say this, but your not gonna lose any weight.
Because you have cut your calories so drastically, which should not be under 1,200, your body is going to conserve as many calories as it can to survive, meaning , it won't burn anything but turn it into fat because ur calorie intake is so low, the excercise thing is good, but definetly not the way your eating, it could also effect ur weight loss plans in the long run because it will slow your metabolism making it even harder to lose anything, id eat a lot more if i were u, just make it healthy, like no cokes or juice, just water, potatoes (not fried), vegetables, fruit, fresh (not fried) fish, bread (wheat), ive been on this diet and have lost weight fast, i used to do what u were doing a long time ago, and i gained wieght instead of losing it, now i eat alot of healthy foods and excercise and im losin weight, remember it shouldn't be lower than 1,200 calories, your body can't take any lower.

Reply From Brandy, Age 16 - 02/15/02 - IP#: 209.214.50.xxx   show message replied to go to original board
The best thing to drink is water,I was really surprised that my sister has already lost 8 pds. just from not drinking soda... in fact I think she has started to even like water better ( I can't get her to touch a soda anymore) I am thinking of trying this water hting out for my self but i think i might have to add some lemon to mine for flavor ;) Brandy