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<< Cut back on food with sugars, large carbohydrate content, or fat and replace those instead with healthier grains, legumes, etc. >>



And if you're going to try to build muscle (one of the best ways to combat fat), go with more proteins and fewer carbs. I like the EAS Myoplex Lite or Myoplex Lo Carb shakes...the chocolate is pretty good.
 
You shouldn't do this to meet someone, you should do it for yourself... I'm pretty overweight too, but am slowly losing weight doing this:

keep junky foods to a minimum: I'm a guy that used to frequent Fast food everday...now Im lucky if its once a week

No Sodas!!! Ive got myself on homemade iced tead with a little sugar. I only have sodas when I go out to dinner with friends, or if im at school and having lunch. Which usually equats to 3 times a week...Carbonation is bad for you!

Exercise...i was exercising 3 times a week doing cardio (intense), but since i broke my hand, and am wearing a cast, I go for walks about 4 times a week for about 45min to an hour.

what will really get to you, as with most people, is the SNACKING. I'll assume that you have a fair amount of junky food around, so knock that off! Buy some pretzels or something that if you have to snack, wont do as much harm.

I can't really think of anymore... wait, have you tried meditating? seriously, it can be done many ways...I mediate whenI go on walks...My focus on a certain "whatever" is really high and I find myself more relaxed and prepared. A lack of stress and enough sleep with help you greatly. Weight loss is very body, but it also involves mind...if your more focused, your more, likely to think "do I need this?"

Weight loss is 80% diet, 20% exercise. Exercise facilitates weight loss, but does more to keep you healthy rather than skinny. I'm a big man, but have greater stamina than most on cardio machines...its funny to see stunned little people watch me keep going and giong. But, your young, so avoid havey weight lifting until your at least 20(should you chose to even do this), do cardio and eat better. You'll find that exercise and proper diet really help ease the mind. You feel better.
 


<< 4. Drink water/juice and other non-sodas instead of sodas. Diet sodas are meaningless and probably worse for you than regular soda. >>


I completely agree with this point. I was probably drinking around 500 calories a day in pop, switching to just drinking water may be a little boring but it is a great way of cutting calories.
1lb equates to around 4000 calories, so you can lose 1lb a week just by drinking water.
 


<< Diet sodas are meaningless and probably worse for you than regular soda >>



How are they meaningless? They're just soda without the calories - they don't promise to make you lose weight. It doesn't affect a weight loss plan at all.

Whenever I put on a few pounds, all I have to do is small work out, about 45 mins for 5 days a week to burn off the fat - key is to watch the calorie intake - find what your daily intake should be and drop about 400 under it.

For my height and weight, I'm at 2000 calories a day - so I'd drop to 1600, plus the working out and can drop two pounds a week...
 
you want to increase your protein intake.. first off...

turkey, chicken breasts, fish, etc..

another important factor.. Eat more frequently..
Yes , it sounds odd, but bodybuilders have been doing it for years..
Instead of your typical 3 squares a day approach, I recommend eating about 5 times a day..

if your target calorie range is 2000 calories per day, then eating 5 times per day would equate to about 400 calories per meal..
Eating like this increases your metabolism considerably.. ALOT actually
thus resulting in more calorie burning, and fat loss..
When you eat, your body has to use energy to decompose the food, and all those other things that happen when you eat.. so when you eat more throughout the day, your body works harder , to process all the food..

This is a sample, and its actually a typical day of eating for me:

Breakfast 6:30 A.M.

Scrambled Egg's With Cheese
Small portion of fruit (Usually fresh strawberries, or a banana)
Small bowl of Oatmeal(honey for sweetener)

Mid Morning Meal 9:00 A.M.

Bagel (NO cream cheese) 😀
Whey Protein drink, with Skim milk

Lunch 11:30-12:00 A.M./P.M.

Two small roasted boneless chicken breasts
Large serving of green beans
Sometimes a small portion of potatos (broiled or boiled preferably)
If no potatoes, then another serving of vegetables.. brochali, carrots, peas.. (or whatever
the dining facility is serving to me that day)

Mid Afternoon Meal 2:30 P.M-3:00 P.M. (This is before my workout in the afternoon)

Either a whey protein drink, with skim milk
Or, 2 Mesotech Protein bars

Workout 4:30-6:00 P.M.

Dinner 6:30-7:00 P.M.

Two roasted, boneless chicken breasts...
Large serving of vegetables.. (same as lunch.. whatever I can get my mouth and hands on basically)

Before Bed Meal 10:00-11:00'ISH P.M.

Whey Protein Drink, with skim milk



Basically, as you see, all of my meals are small, high protein, and contain other various needs for my body throughout the day..
As you've noticed, I also keep my carbohydrate intake lower toward the end of the day... Excess carbohydrates can be bad for you.. especially if you have a slow metabolism like me...
Avoid excess sugar.. If you drink a large amount of soda, you NEED to find an alternative.. Cutting back on sugar, and excess soda can aid greatly in fat loss

Sorry for this response , but I feel I am very experienced in this matter of subject, and I just wanted to share my knowledge with you..
 
Make up a schedule and stick to it. You're going to have to exercise, there is no quick weight loss. Anyone that tells you so is a gimmick. Diet's usually don't work, they only make you feel hungry. Eat healthy, balanced foods and meals (figure out what caloric intake is healthy for you) and exercise. When you exercise, no holds barred, that fat gets burned. If you try to starve yourself, your body goes into starvation mode and hoards the fat to keep stores stocked since it thinks food is scarce.

You may also want to consult with your doctor. He/she can give you some good advice.

Good luck. 🙂
 
here's the trick... find out how many calories you burn a day.. (probably around 1500-1700).. eat 500 less calories a day and for every week (3500 calories lost) you'll burn off a pound.. do it for a year and you can lose ~50~ pounds 🙂 once you make a diet plan and you can keep up with it for a few days, you get used to it and can maintain it easier.. (and its ok to break it once in awhile).. doing this in addition to exercising to burn calories is even better.. or just exercise after maintaining a proper diet..
 
if you want to loose weight, you gotta get a good diet going, exercise
try running some, even walking home everyday from school will help in the long run
dont eat anything with sugars or fats
oh yeah
since your 15; maybe its possible to enroll yourself into military school, trust me, you'll be skinny within weeks 😉
 
very simple answer: quit eating so much, eat proper food with lots of fruits and veggies and get up off your fat a$$ and get some exercise every day for at least 30 minutes.
 
I just stopped eating so much. I weighed myself one day about 2 years ago and I was at 199lbs. For some reason, I was scared sh!tless of reaching 200. I didn't go on a diet or start an excercise program. I didn't change what I ate, I just didn't eat as much of it. I never eat until I'm stuffed. I just put 1 serving on my plate and when that's gone I'm done eating. (and eat slow...for some reason if I eat fast I'm more apt to still feel hungry when I'm done). I weigh 175lbs today (about 20lbs more than when I graduated 20 years ago). Trust me, after a few weeks it'll just be habit, you just won't want to eat as much as you used to.
 
KennyTheGreat,

Since you're only 15 you should probably NOT go on one of these fanatical wierdo protein diets.

Do the following which is safe and a lot easier to stick to:

Do cardio (jogging, running, power-walking, hell, some Dance Dance Revolution works too) for at least 30 minutes 4 times a week.

Eat a few smaller meals instead of bigger ones.

Eat more during the daytime when your metabolism is higher. Avoid eating stuff late evening before bed.

Drink TONS of water

Stop drinking soda - caffeine dehydrates you, soda causes mild water retention, and non-diet drinks are loaded with simple carbs which get converted to fat easily.

When you eat, eat slowly and stop about 1/2 through your meal and wait a few minutes before starting again. Your stomach takes about 20 minutes to tell you it's full. 🙂
 
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