From Katie, Age 14 - 03/23/03 - IP#: 12.235.242.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'3", Today: 210 lb (BMI %tile: 98) - hey people, so im 14 years old, 5'3", and a whoppin 210 pounds please help me. anyone know any good excercises for abs? thanks
Reply from Cyndal, Age 15 - 01/12/05  - IP#: 12.217.201.xxx
Hey! I just started my diet and weight loss about 8 days ago and have lost a 15 lbs. Not to get too excited more than half of that is water weight but just seeing the scale go down a little bit everyday makes the whole thing worth while. I am on a low carb, and low calorie diet. Which doesn't make you lose weight any faster than just low carb or low calorie but I find that limiting my carbs as well limits how much food I put in my mouth. Work out daily also, if you get Fit TV just watch and work out with one of their programs they make you feel great and they are cheap also. If you ever need help feel more than welcome to e-mail me. Having someone for me to talk with about dieting will make me feel great too. yoder_cl@yahoo.com I wish you the best of luck! -Cyndal		 
Reply from lil princess, Age 15 - 08/21/04  - IP#: 24.14.109.xxx
hello u should look into the grapefuit diet also known as the mayo clinic diet works excellent 10pds a week with moderate exersize email me for details at Prin60115@yahoo.com		 
Reply from Fio, Age 17 - 07/21/03  - IP#: 24.42.36.xxx
Hi there I wa sjust crusing the site out of boredom. First of all I want to suggets something. ... well, ab crunches will not work for you at all. And I mean it you could do crunches all night till the cows come home and not notice a difference. Wanna know why? Because youre body is layered under fat and unless that fat is gone you cannot tone the muscle underneath it. I used to weight 160lbs at age 15 and now I weight 135 and im 5'6''. In order to lose weight and look good, build muscle and tone the body you need to do three things:
1) EAT HEALTHY, find your reg. calorie intake , and eat accordingly. SCREW FAST FOOD! FORGET IT! substitue sugar for sweetner, a donut for a sandwich, pasta for rice, white for whole wheat etc. ALWAYS LOOK AT THE LABELS!
2) START A CARDIO PROGRAM (work out 5-7 days a week) by carido i mean treadmill 35 mins a day, epilptical 40 mins, bike an hour etc)
3) COMBIEN THE BAOVE WITH WEIGHT TRAINING (now this might be needful for a gym but it does increase the weight loss dratsically and helps tone your body)
LIsten hun if you need help contatc me at fiorellafigari@rogers.com for inspiration or motivation whatever you need but dont make the same mistakes I did by crunchign your way into a bottomless hole. Get up and move!
Ez
Fio		 
Reply from Jenny, Age 13 - 05/23/03  - IP#: 66.185.84.xxx
Hey, I'm not tryin' to be rude but girl you need some help! Try these, Sit in a straight-backed chair with armrests with your feet flat on the floor.
Place your hands on the armrests and do a push up with your arms. Hold for a count of six. Then slowly lower yourself into the chair and relax.
Repeat this strengthening exercise ten times.
Place a rolled-up towel under your left calf. Move your foot up toward your body. Keep your knee straight. Hold this position for six seconds. Then move foot slowly downward and hold for six seconds. Return to starting position and do six repetitions. Repeat the entire exercise with the other leg.
Sit up straight with your back firmly against the back of a chair. Slowly turn your left foot inward. Hold this position for six seconds. Then turn foot very slowly outward and hold for another six seconds. Repeat this exercise six times. Repeat entire exercise with right foot. (To make exercise a strengthening exercise, add weights.)
Sit up straight with your back firmly against the back of the chair. Slowly move your left foot in a circle moving clockwise. Repeat this movement six times. Then slowly move the same foot in a circle counter-clockwise. Repeat this movement six times. Repeat the entire exercise with the right foot.
Stand in front of a table. Place your hands on the table and raise yourself up on your toes. Remain on toes for six seconds. Then slowly return to standing position and rock back on heels. Hold position for six seconds. Repeat this six times.
Stand with forearms on wall, left toes close to wall, right foot behind. Toes on the right foot face inward (toward the middle of your body). Roll weight gently to outside border of the right foot. Lean body forward with back leg straight. Keep heel on floor. Stretch is felt in the calf. Hold for six seconds. Repeat with opposite leg and hold again for six seconds. Repeat entire stretching exercise six times.
Lie on back, with right knee bent and right foot flat on ground. Gradually lift the left leg up about thirty centimetres (twelve inches) in the air. Keep the knee straight and the toes pointed up. Hold this elevated position for six seconds. Slowly return leg to ground and start again. Repeat six times, and then start again by lifting the right leg. Slowly add weights to ankles to increase resistance.
Lie on back, with right knee bent and foot flat. Move left foot to 10 o'clock position. Lift left leg in air about thirty centimetres (twelve inches). Keep your left knee straight. Hold this position for six seconds. Then move left foot to 2 o'clock position. Lift the leg up 30 centimetres and hold. Repeat this exercise six times and then switch legs. Slowly add weights to ankle.
(Check weights with physiotherapist.)
Lie on your back and slowly press left knee into the mat. Then tighten the muscles on front of your thigh. Try not to hold your breath. Hold the muscles tight for six seconds. Repeat six times and then tighten right leg muscle.
Lie on left side with bottom knee bent, Raise top leg. Keep knee straight and toes pointed forward. Do not let top hip roll backward. Hold this position for six seconds. Do six repeats and then switch sides. Progress slowly to just under 1 Kg at the ankle.
(Check weights with physiotherapist.)
Lie on left side with top leg on chair. Slowly raise the bottom leg up to the chair seat. Hold leg up for six seconds.
Do six repeats and then switch sides.
Sit upright on a chair and cross legs with the left leg on the bottom. Slowly use the right leg to to push the left leg underneath the chair while keeping hips flat on the chair. Hold this position for six seconds. Return to starting position and do six repeats. Repeat entire exercise with right leg on bottom.
Sit up straight with your back against a chair. Slowly straighten your left knee. Hold this position for six seconds. Relax and lower your leg to the standing position. Do six repeats with your right knee.
Lie on your back, with left knee bent and left foot flat on floor. Slowly slide the left heel away from your body so that both legs are parallel. Hold for six seconds. Do six repeats and repeat the exercise with right leg.
 
Reply from Courtney, Age 13 - 03/23/03  - IP#: 67.124.43.xxx
Hey...i know how u feel...u can do crunchies, b.c they work faster than sit-ups. umm...leg-raisers? e-mail me at iamafreak29@hotmail.com if u wanna b like diet buddies or sumthin.