From *Sarah*, Age 15 - 04/22/08 - IP#: 67.163.196.xxx  Click here to reply  
Ht. 5'5", Start: 151 lb, Today: 148 lb, Goal: 130 lb - i think that losing weight is SO much easier for some people than others. i know a lot of people that have lost weight, and i know its not easy for them, but it happens! reading the posts on here, some of you are saying you lose like 5-10 lbs in a month. my one friend lost 11 lbs in a month eating and working out the same as me! i swear, i am working SOOOO hard and nothing is changing. i eat only healthy foods and jog for 30 minutes day, and do occasional toning/weight training. heres what i did today, and i eat the same pretty much every day: B-fast= bowl of special k with skim (200 cal); Snack= special k snack bar (90 cal); Lunch- bag of wheat thins (160 cal); Snack= 4 peanut butter crackers (100-ish cal;) Dinner= small serving of whatever my mom makes (cal=?, but i eat small servings); Workout= 20 minute jog/walk (i usually do more); Drinks= water or iced tea(unsweetened); Someone, please tell me, what am i doing wrong?!
Reply from Whitney, Age 18 - 04/22/08  - IP#: 24.252.5.xxx
U are not eating enough. When you don't get at least 1200 calories a day your body goes into starvation mode [anything under 800 cals is technically starving] so your body is going to hold on to every single thing you eat and not let you burn any fat. SO in turn you won't lose anything. Eat more and it will boost your metabolism up so u can lose. Good luck.