is it possible for a 14 year old to lose weight (from about 160 to 120 lbs) in seven weeeks?

Question

height is 5"7'

Answer 1

maybe, but you'd really have to dedicate yourself to some serious exercise.

Answer 2

In addition to what others have said about this being not only difficult but dangerous, it will also start you off on a lifetime of challenges losing weight. Your body will learn to conserve fat because of the experience of starvation you'll be putting it through, and you'll gain weight easier than ever before.

Your best bet is to exercise at least 5 times a week- ride your bike, take long brisk walks, run... whatever... and if you can add some weight training to that.

Then cut out junk food, reduce portions, stop eating and drinking sugar, and eat fresh fruits and vegetables. Yes, it's okay to eat meat, and you should start the day with some protein... it will help you not be so hungry later in the morning.

Answer 3

Hey,
Just a note before I start: crunches, push ups, situps, etc will not help you loose weight! THEY WILL MAKE YOU GAIN MUSCLE!!!!

What you really need to do if you want to loose
weight, is make sure you do these VERY important
things:

1. Have no more than 1,300 calories a day! Look on
every nutrition label of what you eat, and always buy
low calorie foods!

2. Exercise! But not for muscles! People get loosing
weight and gaining juscle confused. The gym is good
for tonning up muscles, but to loose weight, you
really have to run, jump, swim, and anything else that
really makes you sweat, sweat, sweat!!!! Exercise for
AT Least 1-3 hoursa a day!

3. EAT HEALTHY! Some people skip breakfast and lunch
and then have a huge dinner right before bed. That is
absolutely the worst thing you can do for your immune
system! You will gain weight and will NEVER be able to
loose it because your immune system will be screwd up!
Make sure you have a large breakfast with no (or
little) breads. Like one egg, 2 turkey sausages, and
one waffle. Cereal and milk is good, but with 1% milk
and no sugery cereal like lucky charms, fruit loops,
etc.
Have a medium sized lunch, no hamburgers, fries, or
soda. A salad or tofu, or chicken strips (not fried)
or anything else yummy and helathy you can think of.
But still watch the calories.
Always remember to have dinner BEFORE 6 PM! A light
soup with toast, or low calorie mac and cheese and a
salad is good. Maybe a veggie low calorie lasgna.
Also, dont EVER eat meat after 7 pm! Especially pork
and beef. Chicken is ok, but eat it no less that 3
hours before bed.
No snacking on chips, chocolate, or any calorie
filled, starurated fat drenched, snacks during the
day! If your craving for a snack, dried fruit or
regular fruit or special K bars are good. BUT NO
ENERGY BARS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TONS OF SUGAR!!!!

4. Go to bed early! Did you know that the more you
sleep, the more fat you burn? Thats why you are always
lighter in the morning, by a pound or so.

5. HAVE WILLPOWER!!!! You have to know when to tell
yourself to stop! Sometimes you need it to tell you to
go exercise, sometimes not to eat donuts and cake at a
birthday party.

There is a very fine but important difference between eating your normal daily value of food, and eating healthy. People are just genetically born with either a week or strong metabolism. Slim people need to eat all types of food to keep from not loosing to much weight and bing unhealthy, and people with weak metblosms need to eat less grain, meat, and excersise way more that other people with strong metablosms.

I really hope you reach your goal!!!!!

Good Luck!!!!!

Answer 4

14 years old and overwieght. There are some real problems with both the child and parent that will take MUCH longer the 7 weeks to address.

The child and parent probably has no idea how to exercise or eat correctly. The child and parent will need to see a nutritionist so they can be taught the correct way to eat.

I would be VERY skeptical of anyone who says a child (or anyone) can lose 40+ pounds in 50 days. They are most likely trying to sell you something or do not know what they are talking about.

Answer 5

Is it "possible"? Perhaps. Is it healthy? Not really. You may be able to stop eating and exercise 24/7 to shed 40 pounds in 7 weeks, but not in any healthy way. Medical professionals (I am not one but have consulted my own doctor about weight loss.) will tell you that losing one pound per week is the healthy pace. That may be adjusted up or down depending on age, activity level, etc., but 40 pounds in 49 days means you'd have to lose almost 1 pound PER DAY. The math just doesn't make sense.

Answer 6

DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT - thats all ....

You dont wana lose more than 2 pounds a week ! or u will hurt ur body soooo badly ! and trust me , im a guy and i my self developed an eating disroder , lost 30 pounds gained it all back ! coz i was soo strict !
now i lost 15 and im still goin but im doin it so healthily that i eat w.e the hell i want , i just make sure i burn more calories than i eat !
so in 7 weeks u can lose 14 pounds ! which is awsum ! plus u get to enjoy it .. so after ur done dieting maintaining ur weight would be so simple !!! coz ur not depriving ur self from anything !
JUST always MODERATE !

and whats the rush for !!!

Good luck

Answer 7

40 pounds in 7 weeks is not healthy nor is it very likely to happen. Your healthy goals should be about 1-2 pounds a week. Therefore in 7 weeks you could goal to about 7-14 pounds lost. Even for that you'll need to be very disciplined and ready to make drastic life changes, eating healthier and smaller portions and exercising a lot. Its not easy and you should tell your parents what you are hoping to do - it will be easier with them on board helping you choose what to eat and how much, and they'll stop trying to buy junk food for you.

Answer 8

40 pounds in seven weeks is neither safe nor healthy for anyone let alone a 14 year old. At that age weight will fluctuate considerably over the next four to six years anyway.
Much better to focus on being healthy.

Answer 9

First drink 8 glasses of water an afternoon. it is going to help enhance your metabolism. Then stay faraway from all soda and carbonated drinks. have not got any sugary snacks or chocolate. consume lean meats and vegetables in the process the day. additionally be sure you get some end result on your gadget. Then initiate by employing doing a hundred crunches once you first awaken. Then in the process the day initiate doing crunches and leg lifts until eventually you're as much as 500 an afternoon. additionally comprise some cardio like working on your ordinary.

Answer 10

I Suggest trying the Fat Smash Diet or maybe the Extreme Fat Smash Diet if you ask a doctor first since you are 14 and all. http://www.fatsmashforum.com/index.php here's a good site for more info if you're interested. Other than that I suggest reducing your calorie intake by diet and/or exercise 500 calories a day in order to lose 1pound per week or 300 a day to look one pound every 2weeks.

Hope this helps!!

Answer 11

it is sure not healthy even if it is possible. A crash diet that would produce that kind of weight loss would take as much muscle as it does fat so you would end up worse off a good diet with no white flour and no white sugar and lots of medium paced exercise is best for fat burn like a fast walk 45 min at a time at least three times a week but every day or twice a day to get maximum results if you exercise too fast like running you will up your endurance but you wont burn as much fat its all about heart rate 140 bpm is good.