Losing Weight

[NikkiNeptune]

It's really difficult to make changes to how you eat, but if you do it now at your young age, it will change the rest of your life. I've been eating unhealthy since I was young because my family did, but that's no excuse. There are so many positive things about losing weight I can't even begin to tell you, even just the way it makes you feel more confident is reason enough. Alot of the suggestions here are fantastic, but mine are to take baby steps.

1.) No more white bread, switch to wheat. It takes some getting used to, but do it anyway.
2.) Start skipping the mayo on your burgers, and if you can muster it, try turkey burgers.
3.) Cut way back on the cheese.
4.) As far as salads, try a pomegranate vinagarette, or just squeeze lemon onto your salads for flavor instead of dressing.
5.) Grab your blender and do a fruit smoothie every day for breakfast. There are so many combinations you can come up with to find what you like the taste of, but these are great for filling you up AND getting mass amounts of fruit! My favorite is frozen bluberries, raspberries, blackberries, and a whole banana, some water and the secret ingredient: Blue agave sweetener. (It's super sweet like honey but way low-calorie).
6.) A small portion of french fries or chips has like 500 calories, which is almost a meal in itself. And they're not that good anyway, lol. Do fruit, apples, or cottage cheese instead (2 kinds of proteins to get you going, and keep you going and a thousand and one ways to flavor it.)
7.) Do sugar free energy drinks...my favorite is Go Girl which has less than 5 calories. I drink this instead of coffee in the morning because I tend to dump tons of cream and sugar in my coffee to make up for the taste.
8. You can do dessert when you're craving sweets, but do a small one! Or share a big one with somebody

[Blaze]

Another thing I wanted to mention; EVERYTHING is ok IN MODERATION. For example; I LOVE pizza & swedish fish. For the most part on the pizza I learned how to hand make healthy ones myself but occasionally I wanted my favorite NY style pizza or a handful of swedish fish.

If you say 'I'm never going to eat **** again!" you will probably fixate on **** and eventually give in and feel you messed up. If you allow yourself to occasionally indulge you are much less likely to binge. This isn't a race after all; you don't have to be miserable by giving up everything you love. Just be smart about it!

[Taylor is a Mermaid]

Crimson Vision, you look so much younger now that you've lost weight. The difference is absolutely amazing. And yes, I've started making my own pizzas at home too. I just wish there was a way you could order ONE slice of pizza, lol, because sometimes I just want one, but buying a whole pizza and eating one slice...yeah not gonna happen. I also still sometimes (not very often, because I'm tempted more by salty and savory than sweet) eat dessert, but I almost always split it with one or more people. I don't need a whole bunch of ice cream to be satisfied; I just need a few bites now and then. NikkiNeptune, I use a tiny bit of low fat mayo but it still adds extra fat so most of the time I skip it. I also have found websites that have recipes for homemade salad dressing, which I do occasionally. My favorite recipe site is skinnytaste.com.

[NikkiNeptune]

Damn Crimson Vision is a HOTTIE!!!! <3

[Odette]

truth is, this is going to be difficult. to change your weight means changing your life style. dont eat things with fat in them. what i mean is check your label for serving size and anything with more than 5 grams of fat is too much.do any kind of physical activity an hour a day. your friends encourage bad health choices, avoid them or tell them you are on a diet. see your doctor and dont take drugs first. some doctors do that for money. they will run hormone tests and that should determine any other issues other than your lifestyle. the swimming is great. call your primary doctor as he will know the best thing for you.he/she will recommend you to a specialist too.
check glucose and blood pressure. stress holds more fat to the body. carbs are immediate energy so eat them before a workout.
i hope something i wrote here can help.

[Mermaid Star]

You said that you eat only health food and rarely snack... how many calories a day are you eating? Firstly, I want to make sure you aren't over or under eating. Under eating can cause weight gain as well, so you have to keep your calorie intake between a certain range. If your calorie intake is with in normal range and you are still gaining weight, you may have a thyroid problem. Please, as Raina has said, consult a doctor and nutritionist. They will be able to help you a lot more than we can. Good luck!

[kazekoh]

As Star said, the problem may be that you are under eating, or it may be a biological problem. I would go to a doctor.
It sounds to me you may be one of the people who exercise and diet may not be the cause of the weight gain. Yes, they do exist. I am friends with one.
And as, Crimson Vision said, depriving ones self isn't the way to go for most people. It leads to Yo-yoing.
I have been struggling with undereating and depriving myself. I have only gotten bigger! Dx

And just a tip from me, you are 12 years old. The fact that you have to worry about your weight and have a low-self esteem already makes me sad. You are not stuck here, you can get thinner if you wish. But, do it for yourself. Don't do it to impress anyone or make anyone else happy.
Also, don't think you have to be extremely thin to be pretty; if anything that can be equally unhealthy if you are too thin. I wish you luck dear and I hope that you can boost your self esteem up a little <3

[Maple]

Also, don't think you have to be extremely thin to be pretty; if anything that can be equally unhealthy if you are too thin. I wish you luck dear and I hope that you can boost your self esteem up a little <3

Hear, hear!

[kazekoh]

I actually saw a program last night that may be intresting and helpful for you. It is called Killer Stress. It said that the more stress you are under and the more you feel like you aren't in control of any part of your life, the more likely you are to have abdominal fat; Even with diet and exercise.
http://www.pbs.org/stress/ That is the website..so maybe watch it and see if it can help you at all <3

[taom]

OK so this is going to sound impossible but here goes: Stop eating meat. Seriously. Your body does not process animal protein efficiently. It ends up storing a lot more fat with out the benefit of any omegas or vitamins that are present in plant proteins (found in nuts and such things). Also, going on a raw foods diet for even just a couple of weeks will make a whole lot of difference. By eating mainly raw plants, you are not putting any empty fats (by this I mean fats that are not good-for-you omegas) so your body begins to burn (efficiently!) the stored body weight. The other thing is, and I'm sure it's already been mentioned, is portion. A lot of the time, our body starts putting on weight because it's convinced that it is winter all the time. Evolutionarily, our bodies were made to eat a lot just before the winter so that they can put on weight to make it through a period of time with little food. In the summer, we are supposed to cut back and eat fresh fruits and the like. Now a days, we eat the same amount through out the year and do not modulate our exercise or portion. Because we are not following our body's natural pattern, we put on excess weight. So ya. Two minute sermon over. XD

[MermaidAiera]

I second the nutritionist idea! A diet tailored to your own body and personal needs will end up improving your overall health. Secondly, I believe that exercise is a HUGE part of losing weight because not only does it burn off extra calories, but it helps speed up your metabolism which is the #1 contributer to weight loss/gain. You mat have a slow metabolism which automatically causes you to have a few extra pounds. My suggestion is to join a private COMPETITIVE swim club where the activity is intense and laborious. It will be very hard at the start, but as you condition yourself, you will both see and feel the difference! Finally, try asking Little Orca about weight loss~ she has been EXTREMELY successful (80 Lbs.) Good luck!

[melbel1023]

I'm all too familiar with weight loss issues - I used to be an ideal 150 lbs until I had two major surgeries, both a year from each other and both left me bed-ridden for days/weeks at a time.
I ended up never burning off the weight, and its still around... I found exercising for an hour a day, usually 5 times a week, DOES work. The only problem is saving the time to do it, and also the weight loss tends to feel slow (and most of us are accustomed to a society that wants everything NOW lol). I lost a few inches on my arms and thighs when I worked out, but then my classes got to Finals week and I couldn't spare the time to study and work out. Then I got lazy and stopped going during my summer vacation. Now I'm going to start up again this Monday.

[MermaidSaku]

Well considering your young and everything i would say just swim your little heart out lol.
I have been using cellulite wrap to help with my weightloss ,but i don't think it would be something for you to do.
You would have to ask your parents about that.

[ide]

My husband studies nutrition and is contemplating doing doctorate work in that field, so I hear a lot about what diet advice is awful and what is actually good for you from what I consider to be a much more trustworthy source than say, weightwatchers.

Of course, I'm biased, but I am also a professional athlete, and he was a competitive gymnast for a decade who is all about bodies and cooking. If I have any advice for ANYONE regarding nutrition, it comes in two simple points (and has nothing to do with calories or fatty foods, although I could throw in "stay hydrated" as general health advice):

1) Avoid sugar, especially in drinks. If you drink soda or juice, don't do that anymore.
2) Exercise in ways you genuinely enjoy.

Also, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM (Yes, it's worth taking the time to watch the Whole. Video. I promise. This is for everyone to be aware of, it effects us all profoundly.)

I might also add to eat frequently. The more often you eat, the more stable your metabolism becomes, especially if you're playing* a lot. Yes, it's good to eat before bed - that whole "don't eat after 8pm" thing is a total urban legend. Eat whenever you're hungry, and expect to be hungry much of the time. Then, eat things that look like real human food - less processed foods with fewer ingredients & chemicals. Farmer's Market, organic, local food is heavenly. The more I eat, the thinner & more muscular I get, because I like physical activity.

I'd also say that no one should make an exercise plans that involves activities they don't enjoy. If you don't like lifting weights, don't tell yourself you're going to lift weights because you have a goal to get stronger - you won't do it. Find something active you actually like, and then do it because you like it, not because you're "doing the right thing". It can be swimming, dancing, fencing, DDR, playing on trampolines, lazer-tag... whatever you're into. Just do it often & have fun. Make it a social activity.

It was noted while I was on tour with the circus (in July, across Arizona, Texas and Louisiana - so it was HOT) that each of the aerial acrobats (think trapeze artists) ate a pint of ice-cream [each] Every. Single. Day. Our ringmaster noticed us, baffled, but you know what? Icecream has a lot of good fats in it, and not a ton of sugar (it's still a desert, but it's a less sweet one), and that icecream sustained us while we were working hard. Fat can be good for you.

Oh, and partially hydrogenated oils give you cancer. Quickly. Anything with that in it, don't eat it, it might as well be rat-poison.

<3 /Essay.

*Playing. You know, running, dancing, jumping, climbing, singing, swimming... doing happy monkey activities that we were built to do, very, very well.

[ide]

and the secret ingredient: Blue agave sweetener. (It's super sweet like honey but way low-calorie).

I just have to say something about this - in the context of a healthy diet, "calorie" means nothing, but sugar-content is very important when it comes to health and weightlosss. Agave nectar is worse for you than high-fructose-corn-syrup or sugar (which are equivalent to one another). It's pretty awful stuff, even though vegans and hippies like it.

A smoothie is healthy until you add sugar to it, and then it's not healthy anymore.

I know I mentioned that juice is always unhealthy, I should clarify: if it has enough fiber in it, it's OK again. But if it doesn't have the whole fruit in it (like a smoothie) it's toxic. So, apple juice will kill you, but a real smoothie, as long as you don't add any sweeteners to it, is great for you.

If you are going to add a sweetener to anything, add honey. It's still sugar (which is poisonous), but it has other health benefits: local honey is good for your immune system, when taken in small quantities. It only works if it's local though. When you move somewhere new, having honey from that area is a great idea to help your body adjust to area-specific microbes. If you want the benefits without the sugar/toxic, you can eat bee pollen. I think bee pollen is weird and tastes funny, but.. *shrug* it's good for immunity.

[waternok]

quite interesting information. I have been dreaming of losing 10 kg for a long time.

[angelicascream]

I also want to note that I am losing weight perfectly thanks to Lasta.

[waternok]

Instead of restricting different foods and food groups, focus on incorporating an abundance of nourishing foods that you can add into your diet to promote overall health and weight management. The water and fiber in produce adds volume to dishes and are naturally low in fat and calories but nutrient-dense and filling. You can create lower-calorie versions of delicious dishes by swapping out higher calorie ingredients for fruits and veggies. Think cauliflower rice in place of starchy white rice or doing 50/50. If you think about making any meal mostly veggies (at least 50% of anything that you’re having), you’re on the right track to better health.

[mermankar]

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[waternok]

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