I'm 14, and 5'3", My wieght if 173.2 which is obviously terribly overweight. Last year I had a surgery to my colon becuase of Ulcertive Colitus and afterwards I went down to 140.1 lbs then I went back to school in the fall and slowly I gained all the weight and even more back. Does anyone have any tips on how to lose the weight and keep it down? thankx!
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Eat less and exercise more.
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It doesn't sound like you are overweight, but everyone is different and it is dificult to go by weight and height only. I was told my ideal weight was to loose four stone, but after two I realised I was ok and, when I lost 9 lbs more, I looked awful - really unhealthy and ill. \n\nBest thing to do at the moment is not to loose weight as you are still very young and it could be really bad for your health, stopping things like your breasts growing. If you just watch what you are eating, do lots of exercise and let yourself finish growing (when you're around 20), you will find that you stretch and slim out anyway.\n\nWho cares what other people think anyway? Most girls are really bitchy when it comes to this kind of thing. Ignore them and enjoy becomming a woman.
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I have no clue what you *should* weigh. I personally think that many standards doctors set are chunky. But,. that is MY opinion. I say, eat a good diet...veggies and meats and everything. Be happy with you. I'm not sure I'd say lose weight, but hey...you be happy with you. But be healthy too. I DO struggle with anorexia, and there is a point where this could very well overpower you. Drink Ensure. That adds calories. If it tastes bad, make a milkshake with it and some icecream. Carnation instant breakfast. Protein powders mixed into your mashed potatoes adns uch....lots of ways to add a few calories. Just be careful and be healthy.
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Take this from a woman that went from 300 pounds to 167 in under a year from pregnancy and classic overeating...it's hard work!\n\nPut on a tiny bikini once a week. and measure yourself. As you go down in weight and inches it will start to look better and better. The better you feel the less stress you have the easier it is to eat right and work out.\n\nAbout running... don't like it don't do it. It's not worth it if you aren't going to do it for a Legnth of time. Simply get a good friend and go for a fast walk for about 1.5 hours... yea I'm serious but the time will fly by and the pounds will melt off. It's not about the distance it's about keeping your cardio up and doing it for a good length of time. Maybe you can start running a little here and there to tone up your legs but it isn't your only option.\n\nKeep a journal of what you eat and when,  when you notice you aren't losing it as fast as you were look back on your journal and see why. Maybe you aren't being as strict as you should be. Think about your journal as though everything you eat will be seen by it and will broadcast around the world for everyone to see. It will help you not eat everything you can. Be sure to write it down though that is key! You will hit plateaus, it happens then you have to either cut back or work out more.\n\nAdd muscle training. It can be as easy as a butt workout on the treadmill or a bunch of push ups and sit ups. Be it in the weight room or on the couch work your muscles. This will burn some calories and help you tone up.\n\nEat what your body needs first! Lots of protien and steamed veggies. Stick to fresh fruit and wheat rice. Make it look pretty and you won't have to dread it quite so much. Treat yourself every once in a while to a little low cal ice cream or a mousse which is also a low cal dessert. \n\ni hope this helps a little bit. Good luck!
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Talking from experience, I was or have the same problem you do. My Dr. suggested to me.\n\nDrink only clear liquids through out the day it can be water and lots of it at least 8 glasses a day. \nHave a good breakfast with fruit and whole grain bread. Don't eat after 5 o'clock. Stop drinking after 7 pm.\n Only have a small potion of food for lunch and dinner and lots of greens, no starchy foods either.\n\nI hope I have helped you with your question.\nJust stick to what I said and you will without a doubt loose the weight.\n\nI did.  \nI don't think that you are too heavy for your height .If you are proportion .\n\nGood Luck Drcrazy.
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Ummmm. i dont think its wise to tell a 14 year old to use laxitives:-l. First, its very dangerous sweety..don't do it.  I suggest drinking 8 gasses of lemon water every day and eat a salad before lunch and dinner. Eat as much as you can of salad and you wont eat alot of the food. Also, there is never a quick fix to losing weight. If you lose too fast it can hurt you as you lose muscle not fat. You could even die if you follow a silly fad diet...Just be sensible and realistic. don't skip meals as it slows weight loss.
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I lost 18 pounds a few months ago by limiting my food intake, increasing my water intake, and using a treadmill to boost my metabolism. I aimed for a mile each time I used the treadmill. I tried to go a little faster each day. Once I started to lose the weight, it started to come off fairly quickly. Getting started is the hard part. You can do it!
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Good for you!  \n\nI finally got serious about losing weight 18 months ago; and I'm relieved to report that I've lost 42 pounds, over 15 inches off waist & hips, and the weight is still coming off.  Lots of walking and some weight training; eating more veggies and less of the bad stuff; get enough sleep and try not to stress out too much; take some vitamins especially Omega 3 which does wonders for the skin.
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I had the gastric bypass (RNY) done in 2001, and I started at 500 lbs. Unfortunately, the place I had it done (BTC, is now called Barix) did the same surgery on everyone, and didn't take my super-size into consideration, so they didn't bypass enough intestine to make me lose enough weight, and in addition, my stoma was never small (the opening from the pouch to the intestine), so I've never been able to get full since my surgery. I lost 160 lbs in the first six months because of the intestinal bypass and sheer willpower (watching what I ate, etc) but have gained 50 lbs. of that back, and am still super-obese at 390 lbs. I have a lot of health problems too - B12 and iron anemia, fibromyalgia and CFS, etc. \n\nWould I recommend it? With reservations. Be sure you know what you're getting into. Make sure that you're doing it for the right reasons (health, because if you're doing it just to look better you may end up being disappointed). Make sure you choose the right surgery for yourself, because there are so many different ones out there with pros and cons of each. Do a ton of research. If you have any food issues deal with them before surgery because they won't go away, my eating disorder is part of the reason I've gained some of my weight back. Realize that the surgery works in a small window (6 months for the most effective weight loss, it drops off considerably until the 2 year point, after which there's a lot of regain across the board and it gets harder to keep the weight off. Also, realize that there is a lot of pressure in the weight loss surgery community to keep people with problems hidden - check out some of the yahoo groups ossg-hungry, and ossg-problems to make sure you hear some of the bad outcomes to balance all of the glowing testimonials you'll hear.\n\nWould I do it again? Probably. My quality of life has improved 100%, and the health problems I've had as a result are better than the ones I would have had without the surgery. Think long and hard, and make sure that this is something you can live with. The fight to have insurance cover your choice of surgery may be hard too, but there are places that you can get help with that too.
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No, you are not overweight.  Check out http://www.tbfinc.com/overweight.htm\nNot showing you this as a weight loss thing but for the weight chart (quickest one I could find).\nI'm 17 year old female and a sophomore in NROTC (Marine Corps Option).  We have to keep a certain weight (or they look at our body fat %).  I'm 5'5-5'6 but my weight goes between 129-135...depending on my water consumption and amount of time im working out that week.  I've got very little body fat though, lots of muscle mass.\n  http://usmilitary.about.com/od/marines/l/blweightfemale.htm\nYou are still within a good weight even by Marine Corps standards so don't listen to the few idiots on here.\nIf you feel "overweight" start working out...even lightly.  If you gain lbs after that chances are its muscle or water--not fat.
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Why have you lost so much weight so quickly? Have you had bariatric surgery?\n\nLosing 209 pounds (95kg), which would correspond to a greater than 10% loss in a short amount of time (in under three months), is NOT steady loss of weight, and could be considered excessive. Even people who've had bariatric surgery ("stomach stapling") usually don't lose weight that quickly. \n\nIf you haven't already, you should confer again with your physician, very soon, and you need to talk about your eating habits, openly. I would not rely on this forum for  health information. Your excessive weight loss could be any number of things. A good physician will not give medical advice online, without speaking to you and examining you in person.
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whatever you do keep up with the appointments and follow the surgeons instructions to a T. you must or you will gain the weight back. statistics say that 75% of people that have these procedures still gain most of the weight back. I had the gastric and almost died and i still have trouble with meat. i recommend going on a diet like the bread for life diet and staying on it. but if you are sold on the surgery you must stay on that diet that they give you. \n\nface it\n\neither way it is a diet.\n\ngood luck!
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I went from 235 pounds to 150 pounds and my skin did not sag at all.  I lost the weight slowly about a pound a week and moisturized my skin daily with Aveeno daily moisturizer with oatmeal in it.  I also did a weight lifting 3 times a week and swimming to tone my muscles, so maybe that helped.  I think the people whose skin does sag are the ones that do that stomach stapling and lose it super fast.  PS,  Stay out of the sauna.
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Okay, you are a teen. OOOOOOOOOOOO BOYYYYY. You girls and your weight loss, for the most part you don't need it like you think you do\n\nYou are not going to lose 50 lbs by april 2nd and if you try it you are INSANE. It's not worth it, you will just end up making yourself very sick. I used to work in a school nurse's office and those dang girls would make me mad. They would come in feeling sick, dizzy, weak, the medics would be called and they admitted that they had not been eating because they were trying to lose weight\n\nMy advice to you, DON'T DO IT!! It's not worth it. You're young, you're engergetic. I am sure you do not need to lose 50 pounds. \n\nYou want to keep weight off and do it sensibly. Excercise, drink a lot of water, and eat sensibly. Don't go eating a lot of junk food. Let me tell you something whenever people go on these starvation diets, they either get addicted and become anorexic and end up looking awful, they go to hospitals where they are forced to eat, how would you like to have a feeding tube jammed up your nose??? Guess what else, IF YOU DO LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT BY STARVING yourself or by going on some ridiculous diet, you will gain twice as much in return\n\nHey, it's not worth it, give it up , okay?\n\nI don't like to see people get hurt and the outcome of such foolishness can be tragic and at times even fatal. \n\nMaybe you need to seek some counseling. It really sounds like it to me.
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I just had the surgery December 12th 2005 and I was 4'9" 220 pounds . So far I have lost 54 pounds so I'm at 166 right now and still losing . I havn't had any comlications and never have been sick . I feel great ! The reason a person loses so much is because the stomach is reduced a lot smaller than normal . I get about 500 or less calories a day . 1/2 of the calories being from one protein drink . I take vitamins daily . I am not hungry like I would be on a regular diet before so that really helps in losing weight too . A lot of people say people like myself have take the easy way out . Easy way out haha they have got to be kidding . There is a lot a person can not have after this surgery not that I'm complaining but this is not like a regular diet where you can stop the diet and start eater sugary foods again . So knowing that I can't have things also helps with me losing the weight . I have no regrets about this surgery . I'm working my way to get between 100-115 pounds and I am so determined to do so . Tell your sister good luck !\n\nAngel
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2 years ago, I weighed almost 350 lbs, I would lose my breath walking out to the car to go to work. I had to walk up 6 flights of stairs to get to my desk at work, and was thrilled when they installed an elevator. I knew that I had to do something to make my life better for me. Now, after 2 long years of hard work, I am proud to say that I have lost 70 lbs, taking me down to 280 lbs. I know that I have lost a lot of weight, but I know that I have a lot more to lose. Here is what I did to help myself lose the weight.\n\nI changed a good portion of my eating habits. I now eat lots of fruits and veggies, whereas before, the closest I ever came to fruit was cherry cheesecake. I also started drinking tons of water. On an average day, I drink 1 gallon of water before I allow myself any other drinks. At family get togethers, I always bring a couple of veggie trays. This way, I know that I will (more than likely) have left overs, and there will be something that I will eat without feeling bad. Just so I don't get to discouraged, I allow myself to have 1 bowl of  low fat, no sugar added, vanilla ice cream a month. \n\n\nAnother thing that I did is exercising. I had to start slow, by walking around the neighborhood twice a day, three days a week. Now, I jog around the neighborhood 2 miles twice a day, three days a week. On the days that it is to cold or rainy to go outside, I do one of my workout tapes. I alternate between pilates and tie bow (not sure on the spelling). I have also joined a gym so I can do strength training. I have also enlisted the help of my best friend. I have read many articles saying that a person is more motivated and likely to lose weight with the help of a workout partner.\n\nI also enjoy swimming as a form of cario activity.\n\nI hope this info helps, and good luck with your weight loss!!
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Hi.  im suffering from a ulcerative colitis at the moment.  I have been taking 40 mg. of prednizone, 9 colazal pills and 75 mg of mercaptopurine (6mp) and one rowasa enema at nights.  I have blood in my stool, my stool is very lose and cramping each and everytime.  I was doing really good for the last four years, until i had one alcholic beverage, which they tell you not to have, and the flairups started five weeks ago.  My dr. told me to stay away from fruits, vegtables, red meat, fried food,  dairy food, caffine, soda and juice.  he said to only eat white stuff like chicken, pasta, rice, white bread until i see some improvement.  so far im doing a little bit better then i was five weeks ago, but hopefully i'll see some changes soon. if you see no changes in your condition please talk to your gastro. dr. and see what other meds. he can give you.  you had not mentioned your meds. so dont be affraid, im 41 years old and i have been living with this conditon since i was 17.  Just make sure you get your yearly colonoscopy done in time to make sure things are ok and dont stress out cause stress can really affect the colitis, i know its hard, but until they find a cure for us this is the best we can do,  best wishes to you and i wish you a speady recovery.