I'm 14...how do i keep the weight off?!?

Question

I am 14 years old, and currently in the modeling business. I have a LOT of people in my family, and only 1 person in my family out of around 70 is nice and skinny. The problem is, is i love junk food and i'm only 14 so its not like i can go to a gym or work out. I cant think of much ways to keep myself skinny. im 5'6 and nice and skinny now, but im afraid i'll get fatter and will totally lose my modeling career! can someone please tell me how i can make sure keep the excess weight off?!
((And i've read yahoo answers before, and there are a lot of people out there who think theyre funny and answer with smart remarks, so if youre one of them, please just dont answer at all!))

Answer 1

i found this artical called "50 Habits of "Naturally Thin" People
How to get Started:Decide how much you want to loose and see how many calories a day it will take to make it happen by year's end.Then, work into your routines however many of these eating tweaks and exercises you need to achieve your goal.
Slash 250 cal.s a day to lose about 25 lbs. in a year, Slash 500 cal.s to loose 50 pounds.
This is based on a 150-pound person: you may need to cut more/ fewer calories depending on ur weight, age & gender. It also assumes your normal calorie intake essentially stays the same and your weight is stable.
* I'm only going to give you the ones that are most helpful and burn calories. If you want more then email me*
1.Wake-up Workout - When your eyes open, sit up slwoly w/out using ur hands. W/ legs straight out, lean forward until u feel a gentle stretch in ur back & hamstrings. Hold. Then, Using ur abs, lower urself flat. Rest & repeat 2 more times. BURNS 10
2. Balance Booster - While u brush ur teeth, alternate standing on 1 leg as u switch mouth quadrants(every 30 seconds). BURNS 10
3.Be a Ballerina - As ur coffee drips, stand sideways, put 1 hand on the counter, and lift the outside leg straigh out in front of u, keeping it extended. With upper body straight, hold for a few sec.s and move it to the side: hold and extend it behind u. Do 5x on each leg. BURNS 10
4. Talk It UP - Every time u grab the phone, stand up & pace around. BURNS 50
5. Carry Some Weight - When ur grocery Shopping/ running erands, wear a backpack with 5-10 lbs bag of sugar inside to increase resistance & burn more calories. Add purchases to ur load as it becomes easier. BURNS 20 (FOR AN HOUR OF ERRANDS)
6.Pump at the Pump - While ur getting gas, With 1 hand on ur car, Stand on the balls of ur feet & slowly rise up & down for as long as it takes to fill ur tank. BURNS 10
7. Shop till the Pounds Drop - at the mall try on at least 10 outfits- pants and shirts.BURNS 60
8. Jog for Junk Mail - For every piece of junk mail u get each day, do 1 lap around ur house/ building, / up & down a flight of stairs. BURNS 35-140
9. Play Footsie - After Dinner, while u are sitting at the table, extend your right leg out & slowly bend it up & down, squeezing & holding in the up position for at least 5 sec.s. Repeat 5x for each leg. BURNS 10
10.Ease into Evening - sitting with feet uncrossed, grab ur wrists & raise ur hands above ur head to lengthen the spine. Take a deep breath in as u reach & hold the position, breathing slowly in & out for 20 sec.s, taking longer on the exhale. BURNS 5
11. Sing a Song - Spend sunday morning belting it out in the church choir. BURNS 70 PER SERVICE
12. Catch This! -
Spend 30 min tossing a ball or a frisbee with ur dog BURNS 90
13. Make Whoopee - Instead of a bowl of ice cream as a bedtime snack, have a robust tussle with your spouse. BURNS 300

Good Luck!!

Answer 2

Since you're only 14, you shouldn't be focusing too much on serious dieting because your body is still growing. I know that junk food can be really tempting (I know because I love junk food too) but sometimes we have to decide what things are more important to us. In your case, you'll have to decide what's more important - keeping your modeling career or eating junk food. You say that you can't go work out at the gym, but that doesn't mean you can't exercise. If you are thin now, the best way for you to stay that way is to eat in moderation and to stay active. You can try walking, jogging, simple situps or pushups, or even buying a yoga dvd and doing yoga 3 times a week. Do anything you can to keep yourself active and try to limit yourself on how much junk food you allow yourself to eat in a day. Also, if you drink soda, stop now. Soda will definitely make you gain weight and just stopping your soda intake might make you lose a couple of pounds. Last, but not least, try not to stress so much about your weight. The more you stress about it, the harder you're making it for your mind and your body. Good luck.

Answer 3

No you wont. It's better to start with a healthy diet (esp with 6 small meals). If you go on a liquid diet your body begins to starve for nutrients. When you finally introduce them back into your diet your body will absorb every ounce of protein and fat from the food. You are likely to put the weight on very fast. If you are looking for more drastic weight loss you can eat small meals and drink lots of water to fool your body into thinking it's full. The whole eating small meals thing actually boosts your metabolism so you use the food faster.

Answer 4

Don't worry too much - thats a biggy. But always be aware.
With the junk food...I dunno; right now since you're quite young, your metabolism will pretty much keep things in check, but be careful. Sounds like your family may have weight issues? if so, extra caution may be needed. If you have diabetes in your family, I strongly suggest cutting back on the junk food. Actually, I strongly suggest doing that anyways. If you much have it though, try picking a few that you will be allowed to eat, and try to avoid the rest - like for me, I don't eat anything with hydrogenated ingredients (hydrogenated/hydrolyzed/mono glycerides/di glycerides) because they are quite harmful to you. If you eat junk food, stick to the stuff that slightly healthier; low/no trans fat, lower sugar. I used to eat chips and candies all the time, then when I gained far too much, I took them out of my diet, lost weight, and actually began to find natural foods far far more satesfying and held more of what I was craving. When you crave foods, its not usually the food you are craving, but an ingredient in the food because your body is short supply of it (though that doesn't mean you can go an binge on somenthing LOL).

The only way to succesfully keep a healthy weight, is to eat right, and exercise. If you're wanting to lose weight, you have to make sure you are consuming less fats and calories then you are burning in the day - that way your body turns to the stores of fat you have. Probably cutting back on carbs before exercising is good, since your body will burn those first instead of any fat stores.

Don't listen to what the corporations are brainwashing you to eat, listen to your body. (don't believe me about the companies...a good experiment for you to try; it might change your mind: when your watching tv, take notice at how often you feel hungry, now think for a minute - do you always feel hungry when watching tv? and when you get something to eat, do you feel full or hungry again?; and when you eat something that you've seen constantly advertised, do you crave more?)

Moderation. And listen to your body; its telling you most of what you need to know.

Hope that was of some help at least.
Good luck kiddo. Don't worry too much about it - the more you worry, the higher the chance you turn to food (especially if you're a comfort eater)

:)

Answer 5

Well first of all dont over do it. Make sure you're at a healthy weight b/c anerexic models are uglier than overwieght ones. I would suggest eating healthy (that means good carbs like whole wheat breads - not no carbs), running, yoga (you can order work out videos online), mild weight training and staying healthy in general. But be careful, skinny doesnt always mean healthy.

Answer 6

First of all, don't worry so much. You're 14- you shouldn't be dieting at this age unless you have a serious weight problem.

Second, make good food choices- quit eatting the junk food. Also, eat reasonable portions at meals.

Third, stay physically active. I used to run long distance when I was 14 and it kept me really thin. Plus, it was fun.

Answer 7

Generally you gain weight because of fats deposits, just dissolve them. How?

People go for losing weight by pills or starving.

Pills do not act effectively and for longer durations. Pills have many side effects for your health.

Starving weakens you and your defense system is also weakened. This makes you less resistant against infactions and other diseases.

The best way is to lose weight by change of diet and your physical activities.

1. Reduce or stop to take oils and fats.
2. Stop taking sugar and glucose. (Mainly tea, coffee & cold drinks.
3. Stop taking potato, rice.
4. Reduce wheat and corn as much as possible.

Take vegitables, boiled meat, fruits (even sweet).

And at the top of all:

Play physical games at least 40 to 60 minutes twice a day.

You will start losing weight to the extent of daily difference.

Answer 8

if you're 14, you're probably in school. So that means you probably have a PE class. So you probably do have somewhere to go work out quite frequently. replace your junk food with fresh fruit and vegetables. eat whole grain foods with fiber in it. don't call it a diet. don't diet at all. diet = weight GAIN. seriously. and the very best way to make sure you keep excess weight off is to stop worrying about it. threaten to sue anyone who tries to tell you that you have to lose weight to keep your modeling career. because that is total bs. truly.

Answer 9

Hi. It doesn't matter if you are 14..................u TOTALLY can exercise.........it will make your metabolism faster, and help you to not gain weight. If you keep it up, you can keep the weight off forever. You don't need to go to a gym. You just need 30- 45 mins a day. ( they say 3 times a week, but you really need it once a day to get good results ). You can turn up ur fav music wicked loud and dance ..........it's an awesome work-out.......... or you can buy exercise tapes or DVD's..... ( cheap $$ )....... and work out in front of the TV. And it sounds lame,,, but walking totally helps.

Answer 10

You don't need to go to the gym for a work out, you could just like take a jog everyday. If you want to stay thin and fit then try eating healthy rather than eating junk food. Also burn more calories than you intake. Please don't try bulimia or anorexia or substance abuse, because it's really not worth risking your health for modeling.

Answer 11

you can keep eating junk food(i do) but like excersise and run! dont always eat junk but every once in a while thats fine


i am a cheerleader and i used to be in the modeling buisness im 12 but dont worry keep eating but not alot of junk some healthy stuff too good luck and dont worry watch what you eat sumtimes but your young and have alot ahead for you

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