16 Y/O Male looking to share weight loss experience

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robbymassey

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Hey guys,
I'm 16 years old and I'm tired of being obese. I'm 6'2" and weigh 277 lbs. I'm not all fat I have a bit of muscle, but it's tainted by my big fat arms and big belly. I look in the mirror and I don't like what I see. I also get tired easily and get out of breath quickly when doing physical activity. I'm starting to eat healthy and a lot less and doing daily workouts. I've been doing it for about 5 days now and am getting a little discouraged and thought this would be a good way to help keep me on track. I don't have full support from my parents who are both very overweight. They tell me things like, "If you don't eat you'll lose too much weight and look worse," and they eat big, unhealthy meals and when I only eat a bit they get agitated, my dad especially. I just would appreciate support and tips since I don't really get it from my parents. My goal is to lose some weight and in the long run achieve a healthy physique that I can feel healthy in. Thanks so much guys
 
Hey robbymassey, welcome to the forum! It sounds like you're off to a really good start!. I'm sorry that you haven't been getting support from your family, it can be really hard for other people to see your reasons for doing things. And sometimes they can even feel threatened by others making positive changes when they aren't able to or ready to themselves (or they just don't want to). If you know that you're making healthier changes, then try to stick with it! Maybe the comments will ease up over time? Have you thought about making regular posts in the diary section on the forum? Many members find support there and also can get some feedback. Good luck and I look forward to reading about your progress!
 
pick any day and list what you are served for meals and what you ultimately ate. just generally the amount, but more import, what it was, especially if it was out of some box or can. it doesn't sound like you have too much control over your diet from your parents.

would you be allowed to cook/ prepare something for yourself if you wanted?

i am also a big advocate of giving your digestive a break every day. this is more important than you might think. on a daily basis, at first try to go at least 10-12 hours without eating anything. the good news is that you can count the time you are asleep. if you can do that, great, but your ultimage goal should be 12-14 hours over any 24 hour period. it might take some time, but this alone should give someone in your weight class very positive results. remember you cannot cheat... even small snacks count during that time.

good luck.
 
PLB said:
Hey robbymassey, welcome to the forum! It sounds like you're off to a really good start!. I'm sorry that you haven't been getting support from your family, it can be really hard for other people to see your reasons for doing things. And sometimes they can even feel threatened by others making positive changes when they aren't able to or ready to themselves (or they just don't want to). If you know that you're making healthier changes, then try to stick with it! Maybe the comments will ease up over time? Have you thought about making regular posts in the diary section on the forum? Many members find support there and also can get some feedback. Good luck and I look forward to reading about your progress!
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Thanks so much for the reply and yes I will look into the Diary section. I will keep updated the best I can
 
overlandflyer said:
pick any day and list what you are served for meals and what you ultimately ate. just generally the amount, but more import, what it was, especially if it was out of some box or can. it doesn't sound like you have too much control over your diet from your parents.

would you be allowed to cook/ prepare something for yourself if you wanted?

i am also a big advocate of giving your digestive a break every day. this is more important than you might think. on a daily basis, at first try to go at least 10-12 hours without eating anything. the good news is that you can count the time you are asleep. if you can do that, great, but your ultimage goal should be 12-14 hours over any 24 hour period. it might take some time, but this alone should give someone in your weight class very positive results. remember you cannot cheat... even small snacks count during that time.

good luck.
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Thanks for the response man. Yeah I will definitely do these things you said. In my area its 4:43 pm and I haven't eaten since 11:00 am. If I Just eat one healthy meal in the morning would that be considered an effective way to still eat but not over eat? And yeah if I wanted to I could cook meals for myself I'm just a bit confused on what foods would be the most effective to prepare to lose fat the most efficient way.
 
OMAD (one meal a day) is not without fans. for a time i was close to that. when i was losing 2-2.5 lbs/week (that is considered fast... please do not believe you can do better without getting very extreme/ unhealthy), i was on a 20/4 intermittent fast. that is, i would only eat within a 4 hour window every day. the rest of the 24 hours i fasted. i cannot stress enough that fast means NOTHING WITH CALORIES.... NADA....ZIP. during this time i drink black coffee, iced tea (lemon) and water. i do use a small amount of artificial sweetener, but it is one that i have found DOES NOT trigger an insulin reaction in my system... this is not the same for everyone.

your plan seems a bit extreme. extreme works sometimes, but extreme is the easiest plan to quit.. i would work your non-eating times into your sleep. sleep is 6-8 or more hours of free time, unless you tend to get up in the middle of the night and eat. of course, DO NOT DO THAT.

what hours/ times of the day are you away from home (school or work or both)?
what hours do you normally sleep?
do you drink alcohol? ... how much, how late?
 
I haven't looked into intermittent fasting (IF) or OMAD much yet, but I would not recommend only having one or two meals a day for a 16 year old. It would be extremely difficult to get enough nutrients and calories for proper growth and development. Also, being hungry can really negatively affect your performance at school and other activities. That being said, trying to limit the hours in the day that you eat... For example from 8pm to 8am or something... Could be a good way to limit nighttime snacking, which can contribute greatly to extra overall calories consumed. Note that there is nothing inherently "wrong" with nighttime snacking, but it can easily contribute to weight gain by adding extra calories.

Can I ask what you're doing for your workouts? Even "skinny" people find exercise difficult when they first start out, so don't worry about that. Unless you have some sort of health condition, you probably need to give yourself some time to build up your strength and endurance. It will get easier and you'll be able to do more if you stick with it!
 
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