I'm 18 and weigh about 165. I'd like to get better in shape...does anyone know a good diet that would fit me?

Answer 1

Hey, I've lost 65 lbs in a year by eliminating empty carbs, like: potatoes, rice, sugar, bread! I've switched to pnuts, almonds, fruit, and lean protein. Not Adkins, cause I eat alot of healthy carbs. Refried beans are good too cause they fill you up and have alot of fiber. String cheese is better than cheddar. Also, I try to keep portion size down, I don't count calories, just look at portion sizes. I also excercise every day off at the gym-30 min cardio, and 20 or so in weights. It's worked for me and I'm 50!!!!

Answer 2

UR2FRIGID totally said it all. But some quick easy concepts are basically eat well (cut the refined grains and sugars, as nickname said), and exercise. Exercise is so incredibly good for the human body. If you don't want to work out a whole strength program plus cardio, you can start with videos or aerobics classes that aim for both. Examples are kick-boxing, or something called Turbo-Jam (a friend swears by it, heh). The idea is to get the heart working faster, and build some muscle.

Answer 3

Herbalife! I have been on their products now for 2 months and I have lost 20 pounds and a ton of inches and this is the only diet that has ever worked for me. I have a slice of pie for breakfast, another for lunch and whatever I want for dinner. I love the products so much I now distribute them and I am a Weightloss and Wellness Coach! Let me know if I can give you a free wellness evaluation and do for you the same thing my coach (and best friend) has done for me! Good Luck!
~JoAnn

Answer 4

In order to lose fat you need to improve your diet (stay away from junk food).

Here is a link that can give you guidance on how to lose weight.
http://www.muscletech.com/NUTRITION/HIGH_PERFORMANCE_NUTRITION/ISSUE_3/index.shtml

You will need to learn which foods you can eat and which food will prevent you from losing weight. Generally low fat protein sources such as chicken, turkey, and fish, egg whites, etc. are good to eat. Red meat is fine once in awhile, but if you want to lose weight it is best to stay away from it for awhile because it is higher in fat. Fruit and veggies are obviously very important too. Never eat white bread or pasta. Eat whole wheat food such as Fiber One cereal. Many cereals are high in sugar and you should avoid sugar if you want to lose weight. Oatmeal is good too, but it has to be the large flake type, Not instant or pre-packaged flavour oatmeal because it has been processed and sugar has been added in the flavoured ones. Add your own flavour to oatmeal such as cinnamon, splenda (or stevia) and vanilla. For dairy, drink skim (non-fat) milk and plain yogurt with no sugar. You can add berries to sweeten the yogurt and add flavour. Cottage cheese is also a good source of protein, it is good if you mix it with fruit, I prefer slices of orange or mandarin oranges.It's a good idea to keep a food diary and track your weight,

This website does all the work (calculations) for you www.fitday.com
It will tell you how many calories you eat and lots of other stuff!

You need to do cardiovascular exercise to burn fat. Some activities burn more fat than others. Here is a link where you can enter your personal information, choose an activity, duration and it will calculate the calories you burn.
http://preventdisease.com/healthtools/articles/various_activities.html

Surf the web to find others. The important thing is work hard enough to get your heart rate up.Here is a link to a target heart rate calculator.
http://exercise.about.com/cs/fitnesstools/l/bl_THR.htm

Weightlifting will also cause you to lose weight by raising your metabolism. The faster your metabolism is, the more calories you burn.

As you can see there is alot of work involved in losing fat. A HECK of alot more work than just doing sit-ups. If it was that easy everybody would be thin. It's not easy, that's why there are so many obese people. It takes two important things, work and education to lose weight. This should get you started!!!
Weight loss pills don’t work, read this story…

http://www.dietfraud.com/broadsheet.html

http://www.spamdailynews.com/publish/Beware_Hoodia_Gordonii_diet_pill_spam_scam.asp

http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20020810/food.asp

Answer 5

I don't know you so I don't know what diet would fit you...