I'm on a diet and I'm hungry. WHAT SHOULD I DO? =/?

Question

Ok, so I'm 14 and I weight 120 and I'm 5'5...
I'm skipping lunch, I eat breakfast and a little bit for dinner and I just started this diet like.. 2 days ago.
But I'm hungry, and I really want to eat like a little of the can of corn that's out on the table kitchen.
*sigh* what should I do?? I feel like if I do then it's all just a waste of time, but if I dont then... I don't know.
I mean, Im drinking water for all that I know right now to take away the hunger.

Oh, im so sorriie. Im actualy 5'6", but that probably won't help at all.

Answer 1

you should consume high protein and low calories and low fat food. Also exercise more to help you burn off excess weight

Answer 2

Your weight seems average. You don't need to loose a dramatic amount of weight.
If your hungry you NEED to eat. If you only eat occasionally your body will start to store what you eat because it knows it will be hungry later. Whereas if you eat every 3-4 hours your body knows that food is coming on a regular basis and will burn off the food quicker
Starving yourself is only a short term solution to loosing weight. You will never be able to keep it up and when you start eating properly again you will likely put on more weight than you lost. Try drinking 1.5 - 2L of water a day as water is filling and contains 0 calories and it also cleans your body. Cut out or minimise some foods that you know you shouldn't be eating. With me it was bread and potatoes. I "treat" myself with a Chinese meal once a week and also maybe 1-2 small treats during the week.
Gentle exercise is also a must with weight control. Once you get into it, it becomes a habit and you will enjoy it.

Good luck and enjoy your food, but sensibly..........

Answer 3

Some tips:
Eat and then burn the calories by exercising (if you can find a calorie chart it will help!)
If you feel hungry, find something to distract you from these thoughts. Very interesting movie or a book, new hobby or some net surfing would do.I usually surf.
Eat low calorie/low fat food. Thus you'll be able to eat more and to have the same number of calories at the same time.
Grapefruits and lemons actually can boost your metabolism, so you can eat one, when you feel hungry, it'll burn in no time.
Learn to divide when you are actually hungry and when you just want to try this delicious looking food(cake, brownie...).Then your mind plays you tricks creating a false sense of hunger. Go out without money and credit card, or with money only for the purchase you intend to to.
Well,if you want to loose weight...if this will give you some confidence...

Answer 4

You are by no means overweight. Forget about dieting.
The most important things for good health are proper nutrition and exercise. I dieted a lot, especially when I was a teenager, but the kind of dieting I did involved a lot meal skipping. This is not the way to go. I'm now paying the price with lots of health problems from years of dieting and poor nutrition.
Eat healthy foods. Eating the right portions of healthy foods will not cause you to gain weight. It is important that you develop good eating habits now. How you eat can make a big difference in your quality of life. Forget about skipping meals. Eat the corn! It won't hurt you.

Answer 5

This diet will not help you. The reason is: In order to lose weight, you need energy, in order to get energy you need a metabolism. In order to get a metabolism is that you have to eat 5 times a day (small meals), this helps you because small amounts of food enters your body faster and is easier to digest, then it stops your hunger, in a few more hours your body needs more fuel, so you give it more. Then again, your body starts working by burning off what you eat. It keeps your metabolism high, thus, giving you more energy to burn off any unwanted weight. 3 balanced diets is a healthy way to live, but if you are looking to lose weight, you need more portions, but they have to be small. Plus you are not at a bad weight to be worried about losing any. Why do you want to fit the image everyone else wants? Be yourself. 120 at 5'5" isn't a "heavy" weight, it is a healthy weight. Real men don't like skinny thin women. And curvy is beautiful!

Answer 6

if you are hungry, eat - but eat slowly (munch slowly) and stop the moment you don't feel the hunger anymore; most people with weight problems are time-driven - i.e., they eat when it is time to eat, even when they are not hungry; this leads to overloading the body with calories that it cannot burn off fast enough; most of our foods today (esp the processed ones) are calorie-dense; eat fruits and vegetables because they are high in water and fiber which bulks up your stomach and intestines thus delaying the urge to eat again;

get rid of all the wrong foods from your ref and pantry; change them to dried fruits and fibrous root crops and vegetables (like crucifers) and nuts and seeds (for your oils, because some nutrients, like vitamins, are fat-soluble);

do not deprive yourself, you will feel guilty; if you must eat something "not good" just take a small nip; it is worse if you deprive yourself totally - there will be a psychological cost;

finally, stay out of the kitchen and all other places where there is food; as they say "Out of sight, out of mind";

Answer 7

by starving (depriving) you only lose water weight and muscle not fat, plus you dramatically slow down your metabolism which will make fat loss in future even harder.
find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
dont try to lose more than 1-2lbs a week - its not healthy to lose more.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have lean meat (protein) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, light weight training
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, past etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried - no junk food.

Answer 8

You should never be hungry on a diet and skipping meals is just asking to gain weight on the rebound. Eat regular meals (of the right things) and exercise, it is that simple.

Answer 9

here's a tip.. (it worked for me)
if u're on a diet.. do not NOT eat.. EAT!!

but eat until u r just right.. dont b full.. dont b hungry either..

it have to b just right..!! then it last for ages.. u wont get hungry fast.. but if u're hungry.. u HAVE to eat..

the fuller u r.. the faster u will feel hungry..

if u're on a diet.. dont go for fatty stuff.. u can eat heaps of veges and fruit so u wont go hungry.. they're good for u..

excercise regularly.


dont go hungry because if ur body noticed that u r not eating enuf.. it will store all the food u consume n turn them into fats and u'll go FATTER!!

Answer 10

Drinking water is a short term solution as it fills up your stomach. Snack on dried fruit as it swells up stopping you feel hungry.