please help me with my weight problem.......{serious answers only please}?

Question

hello....i am 17 years old and the last time i checked my weight i was 190 pounds.but that was over 6 months ago. i wear a size 18 pants and it's really embarrassing because i'm in high school.i'm 5'8" and i know that is should be a lot less then i am...('iwhite if that matters) i've been fat all my life want a way to be at a healthy weiht and where i am 'supposed' to be.....please tell me what i can do to be able to fit in...i mean, it's my senior year and i've enver been asked out on a date...i missed my own prom b/c i was so self councious....this is really hard for me to say because i tell my friends and family that i am fine with where i am....but really i'm not. my oldest sister is 27, 5'11" and 125 and my other sister is 25, 5'4" and 112...and they both pick on me about my weight, and that really hurts. i am really active, i do a lot of plays, most of whitch i am both on stage and back stage. and i eat the same things that everybody else eats...i'm just the only big one in my fa

Answer 1

Stay active, skip the fast food. Fortunately you are young, so you have the potential to lose weight a lot more easily than older women.

Your big sisters are just being butts. I know because I have two big sisters who teased me about everything about me, and still try to.

It sucks that you missed your prom night. Regardless of how you felt at the time, you may have had enough fun to have created some good memories. It's not like you skipped your graduation, but it's still a milestone, you know?

Never been asked out? No big deal. I mean, yes, right now your self-esteem is hurt from it, but once you look back on the jokers that were in school with you, you might be relieved they missed out on you!

Don't weigh yourself everyday. Don't crash diet, it'll slow your metabolism and make you gain more weight. You could see a doctor to check your thyroid (usually for people who border on morbidly obese, not you) to ensure it is functioning properly.

Talk to your family and friends, you need that support network to help you with a healthy, active lifestyle. They are not mind-readers. If they are true friends, they will listen and help you, not judge and ridicule you. If you don't tell them you are not happy, they'll assume you are okay, and clearly, you are not.

Answer 2

My cousin had the same problem. She is about your age, pretty active, not really an overeater and stuck in a family of toothpicks. At 5'3, her weight was 180 lbs.
A year ago, she put herself on a diet and exercise program. Her daily calorie intake was around 2500. She cut that back by 500 to start with, then another 500 after a few months. She increased her daily exercise (to include one hour of walking, twice a day, five days a week), and she's down to a very comfortable 125 right now.
Cut the calories, not too drastically, and increase your exercise so that you're getting at least one hour of cardio a day--providing you can handle this. If you need to, start slowly, and gradually work your way up. You'll lose the weight, just be patient, and dedicated.

Answer 3

Try to be a bit more active everyday, whether it means taking the stairs rather than the elevator or parking your car further from the store than usual. Every little bit helps, but you have to take that first step! Start walking and find a sport or exercise routine that you enjoy, there are so many options!

Also try logging down everything you eat in a day, it may shock you! Be sure to drink plenty of water and get plenty of rest, it helps prevent snacking! Go to http://www.mypyramid.gov/ and personalize the pyramid that is right for you and stick to it.

You should let your family members know that their teasing hurts and you would like their support in your quest to lose weight. It always helps to have an exercise buddy and you may have that in your older sisters!

Set daily, weekly and monthly goals. Be sure your initial goals are not too lofty, that may become overwhelming. Evaluate your progress and things you can do to better achieve your goals on a daily basis.

Weight can be a headache, but it is certainly worth it to live a healthy lifestyle, it will catch up to you. Best of luck to you! You can do it! :o)

Answer 4

first of all tell your family how you feel and that you want to lose weight and want them to help you with that by keeping way (if not buying at all) all the junk food, cookies, candies, chips etc and instead having a lot of healthy snacks and foods around the house - you are not gona be the only one benefiting from that.
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:)

Answer 5

i've been in you're stage also.. i tink you just ned exercise, proper eating, dont eat too much rice.. and tink positive dat you will lose weight.. instead of drinking, smoking invite you're friends to have an activity like.. badminton.. play badminton choose a game that you and your friends will enjoy and also will lose you gain weight.. sometimes guys love chubby girls.. coz its so nice to hug.. ^^ doesn't mean that you never ask for a date means your ugly or watever.. its just that its not the ryt time for you to hav a Boyfriend.. so wat if others will say anyting about you? as long as for you you're beautiful and just waiting for the ryt guy for you.. ;)