i am 13 and i weigh 120 pounds and i am 5 ft. and a half in. tall. does anyone have any good effective tips for losing weight without starving myself?
2007-02-26 14:37:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
you're too young to diet. your body is still changing at that age. wait till you grow up kid
2007-02-26 14:45:55 · answer #1 · answered by Shadow Lark 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Firstly: don't diet.
Instead- there are a lot of tips and tricks to help you control your eating habits so that you don't go hungry. Here are a few:
1. Don't skip meals.
2. Snack regularly
3. Get enough protein and fat (20-30%)
4. Eat more slowly.
5. Don't think of what to remove from your meals... think of what to add. More vegetables, fruit, fiber, water. You won't have room for anything else.
6. Put down your fork between each bite... until you've swallowed what's in your mouth.
Starving yourself ultimately results in your body reducing its metabolism- and then making it that much more difficult to lose weight.
Get into some sport- where you'll have fun- and get physical activity.
2007-02-26 22:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by Morey000 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cutting out processed food and sugar would make a dramatic difference in a very short period of time. Eating more veggies & fruits is always a good idea too. I would prepare ahead of time some healthy snacks that you can just grab and run. I think most times we just want something quick and the quick things are generally not good, healthy choices. You could always prepare ahead fruit and nut mixtures in little snack baggies, buy some yummy granola to throw in with yogurt, precut some carrot & celery sticks - you can keep them in water so they stay crisp and eat them with ranch dressing, pepperoni slices and string cheese - there are all sorts of easy to prepare snacks. Just get a bit creative - google "healthy food choices" and you will get a ton of great information! Pair all of the above w/ excercise and you are set!
2007-02-26 22:51:15 · answer #3 · answered by barelysane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set a realistic goal of losing a couple of pounds a month. Weight lost slowly is more likely to be kept off.
2007-02-26 22:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat three meals a day. make sure you eat enough protein. if you want to lose weight, try eating more vegetables and fruit. when you eat dinner, try to divide your plate this way: half the plate should be vegetables, one quarter should be some kind of protein, and the other quarter some kind of carbohydrate. avoid eating too much sodium and sugar. don't drink soda, and avoid junk food. play a sport and try to exercise daily.
2007-02-26 22:56:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your only 13...there is a chance that you could still grow..there is no need for you to be dieting when you are 13 years old...worry about this when you are older..you are at a healthy weight for your height....to maintain this weight just stay active and eat healthy foods..
2007-02-26 22:48:42 · answer #6 · answered by steph 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat plenty of healthy foods like fruits and veggies just have water for drinks and limet you sweets and junk foods and do a small run in the morning with some situps and push ups
2007-02-26 22:52:38 · answer #7 · answered by life aint a fary tale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to loose much weight. Just work out daily and eat healthy foods.
2007-02-26 22:41:25 · answer #8 · answered by The Curse of Curves 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont worry about it, your still young, if anything just exercise, if you got closer to school walk, and avoid fast food, drink water, eat like salads, and exercise, thats how many of my freinds lost their weight but theyr older than you, you still got fast metabolism so yeah
2007-02-26 22:45:50 · answer #9 · answered by ctcougar360 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
exercise. get into fitness. learn about good nutrition. dont get caught up in the 'I NEED TO GO ON A DIET BS!' you can do it. good luck
2007-02-26 22:51:10 · answer #10 · answered by feversrun 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋