But I'm not.
I'm not heavy, but I could defintally use a good couple of workouts. I want to be skinny like my friends.
I've cut down how much I eat, and I do about 200 crunches a day. I eat a fruit for breakfast, and then whatever my parents serve for dinner.
I feel I'm smart about my losing weight, but my friends are starting to suggest more food to me. Because I'm not eating the same way I used to.
How do I tell them I'm not?
2007-07-07 19:40:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
you are not being smart about this at all!!!
first of all - crunches will not make you lose any weight - they build muscle (do not burn fat) and you will gain
second - when you deprive your body all you lose is water weight and muscle NOT fat and slow down your metabolism - basically you are losing muscle and gaining fat at the same time.
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 is the only fat burning exercise and burns fat all over your body (running, jogging, swimming, spinning, elliptical etc) 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:)
2007-07-07 20:12:51 · answer #1 · answered by Natalie 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You tell them to leave you alone and stop justifying it. The more you justify the more they'll think you have a problem.
I go through this same thing. If I have one day where I eat a lot, I wont eat for a few days to make up for it. I am 23 and have been doing this since I was 16 - my friends eventually stopped caring. They realize I dont have an eating disorder - it's just my way of weight control.
My point being that they'll get over it. But, the more you argue the more they think there will be a problem. Another thing is that if you lose enough weight people will think there is a problem, you need to make sure you don't get too skinny so people wont push you to 'get help.'
2007-07-07 19:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by Michelle Zalbo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not anorexic! but you are doing everything wrong, you're building muscles not loosing fat... and you are making your body suffer.
You should eat properly yet in smaller portions, drink a lot of water, cut candies and eat healthy! Don't loose weight for others, do it for yourself.
2007-07-07 20:16:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anorexia sneaks up on you. It alters your thinking about food and your self image. Read up on specific characteristics and if you or friends recognize them, pay attention.
2007-07-07 19:44:53 · answer #4 · answered by Over The Rainbow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well tell them that you want to be healthy and is living healthy
the fact that ur doing exercise means that ur on a healthy diet
2007-07-07 19:44:11 · answer #5 · answered by ria 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If your not why so worried?
2007-07-07 19:55:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋