I'm a kid that really wants to lose weight, any tips?
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it's all about activity (cardiovascular work)\n\nthe recommended guidelines by the american heart association is 3 - 4 days a week 30 - 45min.  I guarantee if you just increase your physical activity by running, playing sports, swimming, whatever you like it'll help tremendously.\n\nhope this helps
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Ok. So no doctor, first know that I am not a medical professional so keep that in mind. \nNext: throwing up will not help you lose any weight. Your body will slow your metabolism down because it thinks (and it's right) that it's being starved. It will latch onto any calories that it gets. \nStarving yourself will definitely make you lose weight but it is dangerous and certainly not healthy. \nSo here's where to start:\nFirst, the fact that you're under 18 (I assume from your diet pills comment) means that you are still growing. Please don't compromise that. \nStart taking a multivitamin each morning. You know, like a regular Centrum or something like that. \nSecondly start eating three to four meals a day, but make them smaller. \nEating smaller but more often does two important things:\n1) It makes sure you’re not hungry and that means you’re less likely to hit junk food and snacks between meals \n2) It tells your body to speed up your metabolism which will help you lose weight. \n\nNext, eat a diet that is high in FRESH fruits and veggies. If you need a snack, hit some carrots or an apple or a plum, whatever, just as long as it's a fruit or vegetable. \nThese foods are healthy for you, plus they are all no-fat and most are fairly low in calories. Also remember to get enough protein to build muscle (muscles burn fat! Really!). So eat lean meats like chicken, turkey, or lean cuts of beef. No hamburgers, lunch meat, etc. \n\nFinally, start to exercise. Nothing crazy, but make sure you work out for one or two thirty minute sessions a day. \nDon’t try to push too hard, make your workouts do-able and make sure you stick to them. \nSomething cardio is helpful like light jogging, you might want to talk to a coach or a gym teacher to work out a good plan to get in shape and to make sure you don’t hurt yourself. Remember to stretch before, during and after too.  \n\nLastly, find people who are happy with who they are, for who they are. I know that is a nearly impossible task but the things that hurt exercise plans and healthy diets the most are people who tell you that you can't succeed. If they are holding you down, find new friends. Healthy happy people are surrounded by healthy happy people. \n\nOh and as a final note, please use common sense. Don't eat junk food, avoid fast-food entirely, stay away from things Ritz Crackers, Cheese Its, any of those things you can get in the snack aisle of your grocery store. Stay in the produce section for any snacks. Just remember, don’t starve yourself, what you need to shoot for is not a number on a scale but being a healthy person.
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I am a strong believer of the only way to get what you want. I lost 40 pounds last summer when I was 14. I did by eating healthy and exercise. If you don't want to do the exercise then step up on the diet, you need to find a balance. Also in walk. Like I know it does not seem like alot, but every extra step can do alot. Even if it is passing out papers in class.
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Break down your goals into mini goals so that they seem more managable.  For instance, if you want to lose 30 pounds, break it down into six five pound mini milestones.  When you reach each milestone, give yourself a non-food treat, like a manicure or a new outfit.\n\nMake a plan to lose weight like going for a walk with your kids 5 days a week.  Get support from friends and family.  If you have a workout partner, you'll be less likely to skip your workout "date".\n\nMake a list of reasons that you want to lose weight like having more energy.  When you feel like skipping a workout, go to the list for a good reason not to skip it.
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It's never easy to lose weight.\nDrinking lots of water will help, as someone else suggested.\nYou can also try to just cut your food intake in half or less without worrying about WHAT it is you're eating.  Try to fit "non-exercise" exercise into  your daily life. Park far away no matter where you go so you have to walk farther.  Never take an elevator if there's stairs.\nYou might want to make some eating rules too--never eat after 6 or 7 (which ever one works for you, mine is 7 due to my schedule), never eat in the car, never eat standing up, never eat from a package (always off a plate), never eat while watching TV or reading, chew every bite 25 times, put the fork down between bites, take at least a half hour from start to finish on each meal, never finish everything on your plate, etc.
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Take up running! That will take the pounds off faster than anything else, along with proper diet of course. Don't be discouraged if you find running difficult at first. Work up to one mile over the course of several weeks (exact times vary, as everyone is different). Walk a bit then run a bit. Slowly decrease the amount of time you walk until you can run a full mile. Then start adding a second mile, etc. You will amaze yourself! For an even speedier weight loss, add in weight lifting. Even doing simple exercises with free weights (start with 1-3 pound weights and gradually add weight) can increase your metabolism considerable. Muscle burns more calories than fat, so it would behoove you to do what you can to build muscle if your goal is to burn fat. Eat lots of lean meat and veggies. Don't give up carbohydrates altogether, but cut back on them, and eat only whole grain breads. Also, don't eat processed foods of any type. Hope this info helps. Best of luck to you. Congratulations on the birth of your little one.
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I know for myself, I am in the same situation... I want to lose weight, but I want to do it safely. What I have been doing:\n\nExercising at least 5-6 days a week. Make sure to incorporate both cardiovascular and weight training. The more you walk, bike, etc... the faster you will be able to trim down. \n\nEating better.. focus on vegetables and whole grain or wheat. Also make sure that you eat regularly but while doing that, watch your portion sizes. Eat slower so that your body and mind have time to catch up with one another. All too often we eat too quickly and then we overeat. \n\nDrink lots of water... with the water thing, I drink water based on my body weight to best maximize my metabolism. You can do this by taking your current weight and dividing it in half... this is the total ounces of water you should have in a day.
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Why are you worried about losing weight now? Enjoy life. If kids pick on you, beat them up or just ignore them. You are too young to be worrying about your weight unless your weight is a health risk.
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I don't know if I can help you with the growth issue. However, I just lost 45 lbs, and feel confident I could lend a few tips. \n\n1. Stop eating junk! McDonald's, Burger King, and all that jazz need to stop. Don't you feel like crap after eating a Whopper anyway? Blah...I know I did. Cut all that kind of junk (including regular soda) from your diet. It's a nice place to start.\n2. Change your eating habits. Instead of eating little to nothing for breakfast and then a huge meal for dinner...SWITCH IT UP! Have a big, healthy breakfast and a small dinner. And make sure to stop any eating by 6pm. This way you don't have a sitting full stomach at night.   \n3. Change your daily diet to smaller, healthier meals with plenty of healthy snacks throughout the day. You won't get hungry, and you'll feel better.\n4. Move around a bit. Rather than sitting in front of your computer or TV...GET UP! Walk around the block. Go to the mall and walk around a bit. A half an hour of moving around everyday can do wonders!\n\n\nMost importantly-- DON'T GIVE UP HOPE!! Losing weight is a difficult thing to stick with but the pay off is unbelievable. So stick with it kid!
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The best way to lose weight is to first of all become acquainted with the kitchen and get on good terms with it and the food that will be cooked. No matter how much money one earns, how well they exercise, if they don't have food that encourages health, weight loss and tastes damn good then to start would not be a good idea because the yo-yo effect will inevitably occur.\n\nGet a hold of some good recipes, find out your calorie and macro-nutrient requirements each day and start manipulating the recipes to suit. \n\nFood is the biggest and hardest key to weight loss, not exercise. Takes nothing to exercise, takes everything to eat properly.\n\nGood luck\n\nkarl\nsfhsnz@yahoo.com
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Do a tun of crunches. If you have like 30% plus body fat The fastest way to lose weight is to elevate your heart rate as many times and and as high as you can safely elevate it. Eat small portions of meals many times a day instead of really big portions only a few times a day. Jump rope rules. Anything running or sprinting will burn a super amount of calories, incomparable to weight lost just dieting.\n\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/lose_weight.php
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Pass out little debbie cakes to all of them and tell them all to eat something!!!!  Just kidding sweetie.  I actually used to be really really big and recently lost 87 pounds.  I don't really like outside kind of exercises because I feel like everyone is watching me so I dance all the time to my radio at home.  And I dont eat until i am full anymore.  I stop eating when I don't feel hungry anymore.  Plus I drink water constantly all day long.  It helps to flush out your body so you lose weight faster. I hope this helps you sweetie and Good Luck!! (NO SODA!!!! it is really bad on your kidneys and lowers your metabolism)\nBut if u r really only 10 years old...then u shuldn't be worried about your weight right now.  Just enjoy your childhood sweet-heart!  Live Life Happy...that's why God put us here!
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Go see a doctor or a professional dietician. They can recommend a course of action that takes into account your individual situation and identify strategies that'll help you lose weight sensibly.
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Be your own trainer and nutritionist, the basic rules to losing weight are no soda, no fast food, lots of chicken, fish, fresh (not canned that’s bad) fruits and vegies, whole wheat stuff, yogurt. Not so many cakes and donuts and cookies. Basic common sense for eating, you just need to enforce it. Get all the bad stuff out of the house right away, just toss it or give it away while your still motivated. No alcohol if that applies. Some juice but make sure its all natural, because the ones that aren't are loaded with sugar and a leading cause in diabetes in children and adults. Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart.  These rules may be hard to adapt to at first so start with cutting out the things you know you can live without.  Then work to there.  Remember these are  perfect eating habits, it can take you a while to work into it.  If you know you can’t live without your one treat a day, don’t fight it by trying to eat something else, just eat it and make sure that’s the only one you cheat on a day.  Otherwise you’ll get depressed and quit.  Another important point is getting the right amount of sleep every night.  You need 8-9 hours of sleep each night for your body to function correctly.  This is an important factor of losing weight.  Set up a routine for yourself and go to bed at about the same time each night.  \nAs for exercise, lots of cardio. Find something you like. If you have never exercised much before, start with walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace. Move on to different terrains that include hills and increase the time spent. After a week or two, try jogging the route. No matter what find an activity you enjoy. Walking to jogging is just an example, try hiking, rollerblading, biking. Once you get into a regular routine, if your not happy with the level of difficulty, try signing up with a gym. Spinning, pilates or kickboxing classes are great. It will also introduce you to working with weights. Talk to a trainer for instruction before using any weights. A cheap investment is a balance ball, it works you stomach while your just sitting on it, like at your computer and its great for posture. There are hundreds of exercises you can use it for for your entire body. I can give you some ideas if you want, just email me. Also for more info on the benefits of water go to www.watercure.com Good Luck!   Please don't hesitate to IM me at this name if you have anymore questions, i'd be glad to help
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You are a kid, that is on your side, go out and run around outside, grab your bike, play some basket ball.\n\nI understand about what do you mean by eating healthy and needing a weight loss buddy.\n\nAsk your Mom to take you to your pediatrician and see if they sponsor and a kids Weight Watchers meeting or see if your local Weight Watchers has a kids only meeting. \n\nWeight Watchers is great, they will NEVER tell you not to eat something, you can eat Pizza and Ice Cream.  The key is how much and how often you eat it.  They will teach you the way to eat healthy and how to cook healthy.\n\nDoes your Mom cook healthy, maybe for the summer you can take over the cooking ( I am sure that she will be happy for the break) and  you can cook healthy and lose weight and even make your own family healthier.\n\nAnd comes the end of the summer when you need smaller clothing, if she see how mature and dedicated you have been through the summer, she will probably be happy to buy it for you.\n\nGood luck
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im in the exact same situation. im 16, and even though i dont really need to lose alot of weight, i wish i were more active... the only way to become more active and to stay active is to make ur activities fun. for instance, if you decide to go jogging, take a friend with you to keep you company and to encourage you.. choose the sports that you enjoy most and practice them regularly.. remember you can also get active indoors.. if you are home alone or have nothing to do, try doing a few sit-ups followed by some side bends.. GOOD LUCK\n\n\n\nps : its always a good idea to make a workout playlist on your mp3 player (if u have one) that contains all the songs that stimulate you to get active and pump it up!
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Here is a good place to start:\n\nhttp://mayoclinic.com/health/teen-weight-loss/WT00012