I Need Help With Weightloss

Overweightteen

Overweightteen

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Hi, Im a Teen whos been overwieght about as long as i could remember ive tried some workouts such as turbo jam, tredmil, bowflex, tredmill. and even sports and after about 2 weeks or 15 pounds from a work out the weight loss stops and it regains:banghead:
 
at your age - nutrition should be a primary focus...

what are you eating?
 
I Eat Stuff in school Like Chicken Wraps (Wrap Bread With Mayo Letuce and Chicken) and Pizza subs or baked tators witch is the least fatty stuff there, at home i eat subs, salads, but like anyother teen its near impossible to resist cheese and such so i get a bit of that to but befor i tried loosing weight and deiting i was 260 pounds and after my diet i got to 245 then weight loss stopped at one point i was 230 from a work out but then that stoped and now im back at 245 and im the person whos called fat and stuff and im tierd of it
 
What is your age/height/gender

Are you doing anything consistently? you seem to start something then give up pretty quickly...

What are you willing to do regularly?

Who does the meal preparation in your house? have you talked to them about your goals and about getting healthy meals?

What you're eating and the number of calories you're consuming are going to be the biggest factor in your losing weight and you're going to need to look at it - not as a diet but as alifestyle change -something that you will be withthe rest of your life if you want the weight to stay off.... which means you can incorporate your favorite foods - in moderation.

Things you'll need to learn - what a portion is... how to measure portions.. and keepign track of what you're eating..

I'd strongly suggest getting an account at or which is a site geared towards teenagers who are working on weight loss and for a week or two - record everything you put in your mouth... EVERYTHING - including drinks -

it's tough to cut back on calories if you don't know where you are to begin with.
 
My dads diabetic so all we have is diet drinks and water last week i have to say i drank about 40 bottles of it my parents support me and are also trying to lose weight, overweight has run in my family for a long time and for meal preporation make it your self on weekends which i do i get a salad and stuff, and its not that i quit its just after a few weeks no matter how much i do it nothing happenes and on weekdays we have vegs and stuff but also pasta and pizza so thats kinda slowing me down
 
you drank 40 bottles of diet soda?

Diet soda, even though is sugar free and calorie free -should be used in moderation... it's really not all that good for you or for your father... try switching to water as much as possible...
 
What about breakfast? Do you eat it?

It sounds like you need to start bringing lunch to school for the foreseeable future. Tators are certainly not low in calories and unhealthy fats.

How about listing an average day's food for the entire day so we can help figure out where you might be going wrong.

Sounds like you should be doing some regular exercise every single day as your metabolism isn't that quick. How about getting outside (if your parents let you) for a 30 minute walk every SINGLE day, rain or shine. I bet that will help get loads of pounds off, especially if you increase that over time.
 
Most school lunches are unhealthy. Around here they banned soda from all machines, but decided to keep the greasy burgers and pizza, chips, candy bars...which doesn't make any sense. Taking a lunch is your best bet. Or if you eat kind of bad at school just make it a point to eat clean at home.

Maybe try signing up for football or something like that that for more exercise too. I'm not sure if every school runs the same way but most of them here practice over the summer. When I was in school and wouldn't see some of the kids from June until the end of August, they'd look like completely different people to me. You shape up fast from getting yourself on a team.
 
i has the exercise its no prob, i dont get time for breakfast, for lunch today i had a sub and chocolate milk, super sapgeti, and for snack cause its been 5 hrs slice of multi grain bread with some artficale peanut butter
 
And i Thought id Add Rockband Drums which is rlly active which gets me moveing, in school 50 min lunch walking / running around for 35 mins or so / trampolien everynow and then, and starting turbo jam agin
 
ANYTHING That you will do consistently will be effective.. but you have to DO IT CONSISTENTLY... that doesn't mean giving up because you haven't lost 50 lbs in two weekls..

you also need to get your nutritoion under control... read the stickied threads in the nutrition forum- print them out so your parents can read them with you... What you're eating now is not good for you in thelong term...
 
Just a few random tips:

I like to add lots of fresh fruits and veggies into my diet instead of prepackaged snacks.

Move as much as possible - pace while talking on the phone, walk anywhere that is less than 1/2 mile away (increase this over time), walk around the house during commercials, etc.

Record EVERYTHING you eat - check out the sites mal posted.

Always carry snacks with you in case you get hungry so you won't be stuck getting fast food, vending machine snacks, etc.
 
Don't eat after sunset.
Drink plenty of good quality water.
Eat wholesome foods that you like.
Deal with emotional and inner issues that may be causing you to eat for reasons other than hunger.
Chew your food really, really well which means eating slowly.
 
Emotional Issues

There's been a lot of great advice and I think you should consider all of it.

I think that the most important thing you need to address is the emotional reasons why you overeat. Trying to solve overeating hy saying "eat healthy" is just fruitless.

Overeating is often the result of a deeper emotional need to "feel good" and since food is an easy (and quick) way to feel good we become dependant on it.

Your mind is designed to look for ways to feel good - in your case food became a way to feel good. Remind yourself that food is not there for feelings - it only provides a quick fix after which you will feel even worse (physically and emotionally)
 
;)Hi there dear. Here's my personal advice for you. It is what has worked for me, so maybe you can learn something here!

First, good for you for realizing the need to get in shape!

At your age, staying active is equally important to eating right. Start paying attention to your meals. Make sure half your plate is veggies (salad, broccoli, carrots, whatever you like!), then the other half is split between a lean protein (steak, chicken, fish, etc) and a healthy starch (baked potato, corn). Also, a lot of snacks out there have tons of starchs that could really ruin an exercise plan if you're not careful. Watch your carbs-- enjoy 1 carb meal a day. So if you know you're having pasta for dinner (I hope it's whole wheat!), avoid bagels or sandwiches for your other meals. Also, keep up the water! I know it seems like it's not helping, but just keep it up. It's so much better than sugary sodas and juices!

Also, take some vitamins. A young, growing man needs all the vitamins and minerals he can get to sustain his hungry body! I take a multivitamin like Centrum and a fiber supplement.

Changing your eating habits can be difficult and takes quite a bit of effort, but once you get used to it, it'll be a piece of cake!

Keep staying active. Try walking around the neighborhood, playing your Rock Band drums, and biking, at least once a day. This, combined with the healthy eating, should help you.

Good luck and feel free to contact me with further questions!
 
I would agree with the person above me in terms of nutrition and all that. I do the Core plan in Weight Watchers and the way that works is that there is a list of foods that you can eat and foods you can't. You eat three meals a day until you are satisfied and snack on fruit and veg. That way you're never starving and you don't have to wait hours and hours between meals (which can mess up your metabolism).

I don't know if that system will work for you (it doesn't suit some people), but for someone who isn't used to counting everything up it's very user friendly and less time consuming. Having said that you would almost certainly need to bring your own lunch to school. If you are interested I'm sure you could get the information from somewhere rather than joining up if you don't want to pay for the meetings.

I would probably recommend giving up all sodas, even if they are diet, but I would highly recommend that you start eating breakfast. I never used to, but since I have started my weight loss I have found that it is one of the things that has helped the most. Also be careful with the bread if you eat a lot of subs and that.

The important thing to remember, as a lot of people around here say, is that the idea is to lose weight as a result of living a healthier life. That means not following a restrictive diet that you'll never be able to keep up but to eat healthy as often as possible while allowing yourself the things you like in moderation and when you do slip to get right back on the wagon on the next meal rather than abandoning it altogether.

One final thing, glad somebody around here has mentioned the drums as a form of exercise! I started drumming about nine months ago and once you get into it it can be very fun exercise! Don't know about Rockband, not a big gamer, but I've heard the drums part of it is more realistic than Guitar Hero.

Best of luck with the weight loss. If you follow any of my advice it should be this: Eat breakfast, Eat healthy, Enjoy eating, and beat the sh1t out of those drums!
 
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