Im 12 and i weigh 116 pounds and my height is about 5'3 most of the fat is on my legs. How do i lose it?

Question

Can someone please tell me a way to lose all this disgusting fat off my thighs and calves?

Answer 1

Well, honey, I'm 34 , 5'3", weight 116 pounds. Welcome to my world... LOL
But seriously, you are not fat by the BMI standards. Every person will have a different % of body fat that you actually can change and have the same body weight.
Only daily exercise can keep you physicaly strong and mentaly awake for many years. And it's not just look but much more. :)

I am a personal fitness trainer and enjoy helping people like you every day. :)
Here are basic recommendations that you can start with.

Food as Fuel:

Going without breakfast because you planning a big dinner is as silly as filling up your car's gas tank after you finish the trip. Eat all of the foods that are good for you; all of the grains, vegetables, fruites and lean proteins that you enjoy. Eat 6 small meals a day. Eating smaller meals more often will help to speed up your metabolism. Missing meals slow your metabolism. Also chew your food at least 30-40 times every time you take a bite. This will slow down your meal time and it easier to digest your food.

Hunger can stress the body and trigger the release of cotisol, a hormone that encourages the storage of fat in the abdomen. To keep hunger under control, split your meals and snacks into 5 or 6 minimeals.

Water - Drink TONS of water!

If you add 2-3 liters of water to you diet you will feel better - PROMISE. You will have to use the restroom often, BUT you will loose weight, inches, feel less bloated, and retain less water IF you add water to your diet. Men who are overweight should add up to galon of water a day. Sip throgh out the day for best result.

Your Body Needs Daily Exercise.

The only way to be fit is to exercise on the regular basis: daily if possible. Some benefits of daily exercise are: you don't get sick as often, you have more energy and you sleep better. Exercise doesn't have to be structured.
If it is something you enjoy doing, you'll look forward to it. Walking or riding a bike with your friends is fun. Even though it may only be a couple of miles, it is something.
If you aren't looking forward to your next workout, do something else. Walking is probably one of the best fat burning exercises you can do - just walk more!

Have Realistic Expectations

You dont get out of shape over night so do not expect to loose weight over night neither. You can loose 10-12 pounds a month just by exercising more - without dieting! I promise you will feel better, get more fit and reach a higher level of satisfaction by starting slowly and expecting moderate weight and measurement losses.
Think within longer time frames, and a pound or two on a scale won't seam so important.

In your case you need to tone your muscles. Don't step on the scale. You will start to gain muscle and loose fat in the same time. Muscles weight more than fat. :)

Cross-Training

Every few weeks plan a change in your routine. Note only will your mind be more challenged, your body will have to adapt and the body will benefit from the new stimuli. The body is an amazing adaptable machine. It will begin to burn less fat as an energy source for the same activity if you don't change your programe regularly.

Get 7 to 8 hours of shut-eye a night

Chronic sleep deprivation can raise cortisol levels. It can also drive down levels of the appetite-control hormone leptin, making you feel hungry.

Laugh more

Here's a tactic anyone can stick with! In a study conducted at Loma Linda University, men and women who watched a humorous video had 30% less cortisol in their blood not only while watching the tape but also up to 24 hours later.

I hope this will help. Email me if you have any questions

Answer 2

for your height, you are at the perfect weight. you're only 12, and your body still has growing to do, so don't ever go on a "diet" because you think you have "fat legs" or something. If it makes you feel better, it seems to me that majority of girls are self concious about their legs too. You really have nothing to worry about, but if you're that concerned, you could start running 2-3 times a week for 25 minutes. You will tone up some, which is all you need to do.

Answer 3

Your weight is okay. I think you are beginning to experience puberty and your body is starting to take up it's genetically pre-determined adult shape. According to your genetic make-up you probably deposit fat onto your thighs first.

All you can do is keep fit and eat a healthy balanced diet--use the food pyramid as reference, avoid too much junk food. Learn to love your body, there's probably nothing wrong with it. You weight is all right. There is nothing wrong with your weight. Please do not be swayed by the look of models in magazines and Hollywood.

Answer 4

If you're 12 you shouldn't be worrying about it so much. But if you excercise and eat right then it shouldn't be a problem, and some things you grow out of. That's why you shouldn't worry about it because you're so young, and your appearance shouldn't matter that much. Focus more on beign a kid, and not what you look like.

Answer 5

My gosh, you are 12 years old and worried about dieting and fat? Those numbers you stated don't put you in the overweight group at all. Enjoy being 12, ride your bike, skateboard, swim, join track at school, ice skate. Anything that is fun at twelve, but please, don't start a bad cycle of not feeling good about yourself. You are beautiful, accept it, love it, love yourself!

Answer 6

You just need to tone your thighs and calves with exercise. Look up thigh and calf toning exercises on the web and then get started.

Answer 7

wiggle while you watch for 40 minutes fidgeters burn up to 350 more calories a day than couch potatoes

Answer 8

Ride a bicycle

Answer 9

yeah....put that double whopper down and start exercising!!!

Stop sitting around on Yahoo Answers and eating....
P.S. "playstation" doesn't qualify as excercise either!!!!

Answer 10

schedule meetings to take place in far off conference rooms