what is the diff between baby phat and real fat?
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When people say baby fat they still hold out hope it might just melt away.
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A pound of fat takes up 2.5 times the space as a pound of muscle. So you can weigh the same, or more, and be much smaller if you're building muscles.
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oh please like those charts are realistic to begin with...worry more about your fat percentage than your weight...it is true that muscle weighs more than fat and you can be overweight and in better shape than the rail of a girl in the dressing room trying on the bikini
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Horrible, fat is the worse of all of above, the liver has to work ten times as much and yet reject it, then it will deposit lipids around the walls of the arteries creating a dangerous build up, starch creates minor problems and protein is a not to worry about, just stay away from those hamburgers..☺
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No, of course not. Some kids are 4ft and they weigh about 200lbs. Just, don't obsess over thinking you are fat, because you're not. Just focus on your education, eat the right foods. I say drink 2 glasses of milk a day, 7-8 glasses of water, plenty of fruit and vegetables, WHITE meat like chicken, not red meat, if you are a vegetarian eat beans and eat whole grain products such as Dempster's whole wheat bread, NOT white bread because those are filled with nasty sugars that get you fat and bloated. Eat all of that, and you'll be a very healthy person.
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losing weight and a baby
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Try using a BMI chart.  \n\nBMI is Used Differently with Children Than it is With Adults\nIn children and teens, body mass index is used to assess underweight, overweight, and risk for overweight. Children's body fatness changes over the years as they grow. Also, girls and boys differ in their body fatness as they mature. This is why BMI for children, also referred to as BMI-for-age, is gender and age specific.1, 2 BMI-for-age is plotted on gender specific growth charts. These charts are used for children and teens 2 – 20 years of age. For the 2000 CDC Growth Charts and Additional Information visit CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.\n\nEach of the CDC BMI-for-age gender specific charts contains a series of curved lines indicating specific percentiles. Healthcare professionals use the following established percentile cutoff points to identify underweight and overweight in children.\n\nhttp://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/bmi-for-age.htm
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I personally haven't had a baby, but cardio at the gym does wonders when you want to lose inches. Eliptical trainers will do it fast. I've lost lots of weight that way and I know others who have lost baby fat that way also. It's the fastest healthiest thing I know to do. Also if you do it regularly it gets easy and the results last.
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mine is pretty close except for it is about 15 years younger, and 15 pounds skinnier.  Hmmmmmm. Maybe it only looks like I want to look.  They don't really have fat, old broad avatars. hahahahaha
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Thin = you look down and see everything on you body.\n\nChubby = look down and see your feet if you lean forward a bit. But not your genitals. \n\nFat = look down and can't see a thing even if you try leaning. (only way is with a mirror. \n\n:-)
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Recomended daily allowance of trans fats are 0gms
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Weight Loss While Breast-Feeding\nModerate Weight Loss OK for Overweight Moms Who Breast Feed\n\nOverweight mothers who breast feed their infants may lose weight through a sensible diet and exercise program - without fear of harming their infants - a study by NICHD-funded researchers has found.\n\n"Being overweight may cause serious health problems," said NICHD Director Duane Alexander, M.D. "This study shows that it's safe for overweight women to begin a sensible weight loss program without posing a risk to their infants." \n\nDr. Lovelady explained that weight gained during pregnancy might contribute to obesity later in life. Losing this extra weight soon after pregnancy may help many women to avoid later obesity and its long-term health effects. An Institute of Medicine report earlier had concluded that overweight breast-feeding women could probably lose about 2 kg (4.4 pounds) per month without affecting their production of milk. However, Dr. Lovelady pointed out, no studies existed to prove whether this assumption was true. \n\n  \n\nDr. Lovelady stressed that a woman who is breast feeding should first consult her physician and nutritionist before undertaking any weight loss program. She added that breast-feeding women should not attempt to lose weight if they are only a few pounds overweight. \n\n"Breast-feeding mothers who are only 5 pounds overweight shouldn't try to lose weight," she said. Unless a woman has sufficient fat reserves, dieting may hinder milk production and also cause the woman to feel fatigued.\n\n"In conclusion," the authors wrote, "a program of moderate exercise and energy restriction was successful in inducing weight loss in overweight, lactating mothers without harming the growth of their infants in the early postpartum period." \n\nThe study builds upon the findings of an earlier study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on February 17, 1994. This study found that breast-feeding mothers could not lose weight if they began an exercise program without also cutting the amount of calories they consumed. \n\n"You've got to have the caloric restriction if you're going to see weight loss," Dr. Lovelady said
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http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/growing/childs_growth.html\n\nthis page has all you know about baby growth. good luck.\n=)
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Sign up at the site below. They give you meals plans and shopping lists. Don't worry too much about not gaining weight. It isn't healthy to gain too much but it's healthier than not gaining enough! You don't want to deprive your baby of nutrients because of being vain!
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While the first answer was a great one, there are some facts needing to be clarified. First of all, these so called "Medical Guidlines" are really way off base. In our society today, even the medical proffession is under pressure to "skinny" down women. It is sad but true. While genetics play a large role in what a person may or may not weigh, that was not really the question. "What is the proper weight for a 8 year old boy or girl." There is not any single weight that could be termed "proper." For example: when my daughter was two years old she weighed nearly thirty pounds. She was a tiny bit of a child and was not in any way overweight. Nor did she visably look like a "chunky" toddler. When people picked her up, they would get such a surprised look on their faces and give a umph! then exclaim "What does this kid weigh?" You see, my little girl inherited a very large bone structure, which was hidden underneath a tiny little body shape. She looked like she should weight about as much as a doll. \n\nThe point of this is twofold. The first part is getting back to the medical profession. I sincerely believe Dr's today put erroneous measures out on what certain heigths and frames should be within a weight category. I beleave that adding ten pounds would get to a more reasonable attempt to instuct on a healthy weight. I know if I weighed within the range they tell me I should be in, I would look anorexic! My normal weight is about 160. I am a bit over 5'8' tall. My bone structure is medium. I am told my "ideal" and "healthy" weight should be between 130-145!! I wear a size 9. Why do Dr's think all women should be able to wear a size 6 or below? It is crazy. The medical community or at least the majority of them has bought in to "thin is in". \n\nNext, weight is very subjective. If a person is healthy, then they are at a healthy weight, for him/her. If somebody is significally overweight, by that I mean over 30% of the body fat index, then there is a problem. Getting a proper body fat index is more important than what the scale says. My daughter, now grown, is not quite two inches over 5". She weighs 125lbs. She is a boosumy, well curved and cuddly young woman and her index is at about 21% and she thinks she is over weight! What a shame. She is perfectly within the true health guidlines and is literally as healthy as a person can be. Beautiful as well, but todays societal expectations have robbed her of feeling as beautifull as she truly is. The same has occurred to so many other beautifull young women today. \n\nTo estimate what weight a growing child should be is difficult if not impossible. If the child is under 30% of bodyfat to lean and bone mass then I believe that child is healthy. Now, 30% is at the highest end of the measure. It would be great if the child could maintain 25% while growing. A child may well not lose all baby fat untill into teen years. I know this as I raised seven children, each with his/her own individual body type. One was as skinny as a rail, and I worried more over her than her siblings. A child can be underweight as well. I think if a child is under 18% bodyfat to lean muscle/bone, a parent needs to look into maybe the child is developing some eating disorder. \n\nAfter all this long drawn out explaination it boils down to this: Any ratio between 18%---30% could be considered healthy. As long as there is not underlying health issues.
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If you have six weeks try Slim in 6. With my second baby I lost 47 pounds I gained and then 5 more. You might think that is not alot but when you are 5 feet it is. The stories on the website are really inspiring.  Also I'm reading Total Body Makeover by Bob Greene.  All the stories in the book are inspiring checkout the websites.
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none. where fat is stored on your body is genetically determined. if pple in your family store fat around their middle, too bad for you. in the same way, you cant "spot reduce" eg by doing crunches, you have to lose weight in your whole body.