does starving your self work?

Question

ok i weigh 130 pounds and im 5'8 i want to weight 100 pounds is that unhealthy and how do i lose weight and im 12

Answer 1

5'8" - 130 is a good weight. If you wanted to you could probably lose a few more pounds and still be healthy, but do so with a normal exercise/diet routine IMO. If you're burning more calories than you put in... you should lose weight without the need to starve yourself.

Especially if you're 12! Your body is still growing and needs nutrition.

Answer 2

I've heard that starving yourself will not work, because your body will hold on to whatever fat you have (I am not positive about that, but that is what I have heard). So, to lose weight, I do not recomend starving yourself considering that it is not healthy and that you will probably gain the weight back eventually. By the way, being 5' 8" and 130 lbs is a healthy weight, going down to 100 lbs will probably be too skinny, and unhealthy. The best way to lose weight is to just watch your diet and calories and be sure to excersise.
Good Luck :)

Answer 3

First off hun, starving yourself doesn't work. If you stop eating completely, your body thinks that there is a famine or something going on. It will stop burning off fat - in fact, it will try to conserve as much as it can. Your body might also start to burn its muscle tissue, and then you'll look really weird - skinny but flabby at the same time!

Second of all, you are very young for someone who wants to lose that much weight. Your body is still developing, and even if you've gotten your period already, you might still mess up your system by starving yourself. Wait a few years before attempting to lose a lot of weight. If you feel self conscious about the way you look, exercise is a great way to look and feel better. Pilates and body sculpting are two really good ones that make you look longer/skinnier/more toned without making you look bulky.

Good luck sweetie, and please don't do anything unhealthy that might jeopardize your health (or life!)

Answer 4

100 for 5'8 is too skinny and very unhealthy. Starving actually slows down your metabolism Not to mention you'll become very dizzy and have no energy. Your body goes into starvation mode basically and weight comes off slower. Also, there's no way to keep the weight off after starvation. You'll have to eat at some point and then you won't stop. You'll actually find that not only will you put all the weight back on, but more on top of it.

Answer 5

Starving yourself can kill you. You are already at the low end of what someone your height should weigh. If you weighed 100 lbs you would look disgustingly thin and would not even be able to function properly. You are only 12 and need to talk to your parents about your insecurities so that you do not put yourself in harms way. They will help you to work through this the right way. If you do not feel like you can talk to them, then talk to a school counselor or a parent of a friend you trust.

Please look at the websites I put below....If you want to feel better about yourself enroll in some extracurricular activities (i.e. sports), eat healthy, and hang out with true friends who make you feel good about yourself.

Answer 6

Trust me starving yourself will only cause you more problems and in the end you will end up gaining weight. I starved myself for a while and I got so sick and I lost my period which is really unhealthy. I have also gained alot of my weight back and starving yourslef messes up your metabolism big time so you are actually doing yourself harm by starving yourself. The best way to loose the extra pounds which you dont is exersise and eating healthy, and that means not starving yourself. You are at a perfect weight, why mess it up?

Answer 7

well u shouldn't eat after 6:00 pm. when u wake up eat something so you wont be hungry later. if you do get hungry eat fruit or something healthy with no sugar. Workout and you should loose weight. You should not want to weigh 100 pounds that is unhealthy go for mabey 70-90

Answer 8

Starving yourself to lose weight?
Not smart, and very unhealthy.

You're body will go into starvation mode, and slow down your metabolism. When you decide that it was actually a really stupid idea, and gain back your weight, it'll be alot harder to lose it from then on.

So don't do it in the first place. If you want to lose weight (and you don't need to) exercise, and try to improve your diet.

Don't do something that could get you seriously sick.

Answer 9

You're 5'8" and your weight is 130lbs? Why on earth would you want to be 100lbs? I'm 5'4" and I'm 130 pounds and my doctor says I am very healthy. Is someone or your environment encouraging you to be bone thin? Because that's exactly what you will be if you go down to 100lbs. It is unhealthy to be to thin and not to mention unattractive. There is nothing wrong with a woman having curves. That's what we are suppose to have! We're not meant to be shaped like teen-aged boys.

Answer 10

That is VERY unhealthy!!!! 100lbs is too thin for 5'8" anyway, but NO 12 year old should who is that tall should try to drop 30 more. You could permanently damage you body. Plus, since womens' bodies were designed to bear children, starving yourself makes your body think there is a famine, and for reproduction's sake your body will keep every single thing you eat. Basically, it backfires.