I am 16 and I need to lose abt. 5 to 10 pounds this month. Please give me some suggestions!! It's kinda hard 'cause my whole family always goes shopping and they bring home lots of junky foods and I can't help but eat them.
2007-06-12 11:47:01 · 58 answers · asked by Jaclyn I 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
find daily calorie intake 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.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours - it optimizes your metabolism)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have protein (lean meat, legumes etc) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min (ideally 45min because the first 20-30min body burns carbs and only then starts burning fat), light weight training (more muscle=faster metabolism)
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, pasta etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)
2007-06-12 14:33:02 · answer #1 · answered by Natalie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix different textures together. my favourite is toaster waffles (toasted) and then i put peanut butter on them, and then i slice up apples and make a sandwich.
or you can eat a salad everyday. it takes more calories to digest the lettuce, than has in it. so you lose more wight.
sitting around all day watching t.v. isn't going to lose the weight. take 20 minuets a day to work out. 3 days a week.
to resist the junk food is convince your family to be healthy with you. self discipline is something you really need to lose wight.
2007-06-12 11:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hitting the gym is important for weight loss
2016-05-24 02:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont have to make a three digit number your weight loss goal aim for a certain dress size or waist measurement
2016-06-09 00:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat fewer calories than you burn to lose weight
2017-04-07 07:08:16 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleep in a cold room Sleeping in a cold room is a best way to force your body to heat itself up for hours
2015-12-15 14:07:51 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
replace your scale with a tape measure aim for 32 1 2 inches or less for women and 35 inches or less for men
2016-02-05 21:54:26 · answer #7 · answered by Essie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get up and walk 10 minutes before each meal
2016-03-11 21:16:54 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make like a fish and swim at a leisurely pace for 17 minutes
2016-07-07 05:50:03 · answer #9 · answered by Monica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a pasta less spaghetti by mixing shredded zucchini veggie meatballs and raw tomato sauce seasoned with a dash of zesty oregano
2016-05-23 23:54:31 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋