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Linda asks…

What are some good ways to lose weight for a teenager?

So I’m 16 years old, 6′ 0″ and I weigh about 255-260 lbs. I really would like to lose weight over this summer, and I need some good ideas. I’ve cut out a lot of unhealthy stuff from my diet, started only eating meat if it’s white meat, and exercising a lot. I would like to know of some good cardio work outs (other than running because my stamina is downright terrible for running) and other good workouts to lower breast fat. Because in all honesty it seems like my ‘manboobs’ are much more noticeable than my belly fat.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Eat healthy: eat 3 whole meals a day. For your meals, you want something healthy and that fills you up so that you don’t get hungry again for a long time. You need to also make healthy choices like eating whole wheat bread or whole grain bread instead of white bread and brown rice instead of white rice. Cut all junk food. They are bad for you and cause weight gain fast. Cut fast food as well! If you get hungry in between your 3 meals, eat a piece of fruit/vegetable, low-fat yogurt, skim milk, or fruit juice. THey are all good and healthy and will burn fat. As well as eating healthy, combine with exercise and you will lose the weight healthfully and easily. Diets don’t work in the long run. When you consume too little, or deprive yourself of certain foods, you are also not getting the essential nutrients. That’s why everyone gain the weight back and more in diets. Diet’s are a plan for fail. INstead, just focus on eating healthy. You will feel better, look better, and perform better. Opt for a healthy lifestyle, not a fad diet. That’s how you lose weight and keep it off for good.
For the exercise, don’t overdo yourself. Just walking, jogging for 1 hour each day will be more than enough. Rememeber to rest for 1 day of the week. Also, if 1 hour is too long for you, you can BREAK IT DOWN thorughout the day. Nobody said you have to get it all done in one shot, just do some after you wake up, some in the afternoon myabe, and sometime before or after dinner. It’s more managaeable that way. Walking, jogging, running or swimming are aerobic/cardio exercises and they burn the most calories and fat. They will make you strengthen or build your muscle and keep you burning more calories and fat.
Eat healthy and exercise is the golden rule of losing weight. Good luck hun 🙂

Michael asks…

HELP!!!!Not losing weight?

I dont get how people say to eat more than your basic calorie intake to MAKE UP for the calories you burn or youll go into starvation mode? My net calorie intake (inclu. The calories i burnt from gym) has been about <1100 kcals. So is this true? But wont you have to eat less to lose weight??

Im 15, 125 pounds, 5’4

Ps- wont eating what u are going to burn bring your net calorie to your basic calorie needs to maintain your weight be USELESS?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is about 1,430 calories (female, 15yo, 125lbs and 5’4), to which you should add calories you need for aerobics (like 8 calories/minute at your weight) plus calories for your growth, as you’re a growing teenager, so you need to eat more when having a growth spurt as to not stunt your growth (you get ravenous).

You should eat enough calories to at least cover your BMR or your body will adapt to a low caloric intake and lower your metabolism, making it very hard for you to use your body fat as you get an adjusted lower BMR and there are no formulas for those. And then, as soon as you would eventually start eating normally again, you would make body fat very easily, because you would have a lower metabolism and therefore regain all the weight you lost and keep going up, unless you exercise A LOT.

Your BMR is what you need to be alive because your body is dreaming, digesting, breathing, fighting off bugs with the immune system, repairing and regenerating, pumping blood with the heart, handling oxygen with the lungs, keeping your core temperature constant. Your brain, liver, lungs, heart, kidneys, intestines, all your organs are working 24/7. Even your skin is doing a good job to protect you from germs and stay hydrated.

Women’s BMR:
655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) – minus (4.7 x age in years)

Men’s BMR:
66 + (6.23 x weight in pounds) + (12.7 x height in inches) – minus (6.8 x age in years)

You’re not a 60-year-old, 5’5 and 120lbs woman having a 1,200 calories BMR and eating more than that as hopefully she’s physically active.

You seem to be confused but the way you phrase your question confuses me as well… “wont eating what u are going to burn bring your net calorie to your basic calorie needs to maintain your weight be USELESS?”. I don’t understand that question.

To simplify things, I would suggest that you do not mix up your apples with your oranges (calorie intake vs. Calorie expenditure).

You do not lose weight by eating less…you only eat less if you were eating too much so you now you eat what you need and stop gaining weight (usually you have to lose weight because you gained too much weight, if you either ate too much or did not exercise enough or both).

Just eating less to lose weight puts you at risk to eat under your BMR (which is what you’re doing right now btw) so you’re sending your metabolism down the drain and any weight loss you could achieve would be irrelevant, as you would regain the weight back eventually…either that or you enter “eating disorders” territory.

Once you can manage to eat enough to cover your BMR and growth, then you can lose weight with exercising (3,500 calories of exercising for each pound of body fat that you wish to lose) so you don’t mess up your metabolism.

So you should eat 1,430 calories + whatever you want when having a growth spurt. Being ravenous and eating a lot (above your BMR) is not bingeing but growing when you’re a teenager. You’re supposed to gain 3 to 5 pounds a year until you reach your 20s and your adult body. BUT you already have an adult body weight and you’re only 15. Still your body wants you to gain weight every year and makes you ravenous so you eat more to get more nutrients for your growing bones and organs.

Now, if you want to lose weight because your friend (same age and height as yours) weighs only 95lbs (at the 5th percentile) and you weigh 125lbs (at the 67th percentile), then you feel fat because you weigh 30 pounds more. If you try to lose weight when your body wants you to gain weight, you’re fighting a losing battle. You could lose weight by eating under your BMR but that would not be a success as you would develop an eating disorder which would not feel like you’re winning your battle.

What you could do is MAINTAIN your weight for the next 5 years. Still eat enough to cover your BMR + growth, so you don’t mess up your metabolism and you can get taller but then when you’re having a growth spurt and needs to eat a lot…you just exercise more. I had a huge growth spurt at 16. I grew up 4 inches (eating like an ogre and being active all day long). The body looks much better when you’re taller.

Helen asks…

easy ways for a teenager to lose some weight?

I seriously need to lose 20 pounds, and I feel like I’ve tried everything. Anything you know of that could help me?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Well i’m a teenager and i see ur difficulty and most of these methods i use and i have lost 15 pounds (and it is harder for females to lose the weight)

first off try to cut Sugar out of your diet (or a Large soucre of Sugar) for me it was substituting Juice for Water

Drinking bottles and bottles of water can help you in many ways
-helps releases unhealthy toxins in side you
-it can help you kick craving since water can fill you up
-water weight can be worked off very easily

an effective way to lose weight without starving yourself is to make some of your meals smaller
the difference should kick some pounds

Last Advice …… Take your time
most weight lose doesn’t happen instantly so give it some time
but also keep in perspective certian certian pounds or baby weight you can’t excersize off

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Maria asks…

Easy weight loss question?

I am 14 years old a girl 5ft3 and 165 pounds (big i know). What would be a healthy weight? Is it possible to lose 3 pounds a week? and how can I do this? thanks

weight loss cardiff answers:

A healthy weight for you is from 103-127 lbs.

Losing 10 lbs a month is a good and safe target. Any faster weight loss is likely to be temporary only and in most cases you regain it all.

Running, jogging, cycling, swimming, dancing, push ups, sit ups, squats, brisk walking and power walking all help for weight loss but dieting helps more.

One of the healthiest weight loss diets is the DASH diet.

The healthy DASH diet can help you lose weight safely and effectively, lower your cholesterol and lower your blood pressure.

It is based on an eating plan rich in fruits and vegetables, and low-fat or non-fat dairy, with whole grains. It is a high fiber, low to moderate fat diet, and is rich in potassium, calcium, and magnesium.

You can see further details in a web search for “dash diet” + “lose weight”.

Daniel asks…

weight loss question?

Hello what is the best way to loose weight i am 5’3 150 lbs what is a good weight lose plan whats the best or easiest way to loose weight

weight loss cardiff answers:

First, there is no easiest way to lose weight. There is a best way but it is different for each person.

Define weight loss: Burn more calories than you intake.

My suggestions:
-Low calorie foods.
-Avoid dessert; have light or no butter popcorn instead.
-Water or drinks with no calorie sweeteners.
-At least 30 minutes of exercise every day.
Good luck.

Laura asks…

Weight Loss?

” Is weight loss affected by what time you eat”
i.e. will u get fat if u eat b4 u go to bed.
I think it’s my my mom dosen’t.

weight loss cardiff answers:

This is my theory and this is what works for me. Everyone is different so it may need to be adjusted to your own personal needs.

Energy In/Energy Out

Food Intake: 1,200 Per Day

One Pound equals 3,500 Calories

To loose one pound per day, You need to burn your food intake plus your one pound of fat

1,200 (intake) + 3,500 (Outtake) = 4,700 Calories Burn

You must burn at least 4,700 Calories everyday to loose one pound at least. It is very easy to go up and beyond 4,700 calories each day.

Best way to do this is to track your progress on a calorie counter monitor watch. If you do it by the numbers you can loose the weight. It is just a matter of changing the way you think about weight loss.

Once you start wearing your calorie counter you can see the numbers increase and you fill find yourself doing extra things in your day, like tapping your foot while waiting at the light in your car, chewing gum, singing out loud and so on onto of your workout routines. You begin to see that everything you do in your day contributes to the overall numbers needed to loose that pound.

I, myself, have done this recently. Two weeks later, I lost one pant size and 10 pounds. And that is just my current progress. I have used this method previously after childbirth and have gone from 168 to 127 pounds with in two months.

I personally burn 1,000 calories by Walking in my community for one hour in the morning and I also burn 1,000 calories by simply using a stationary bike while playing xbox. I get so involved in playing xbox that I completely forget I am pedaling or working out. Think about it..How many hours have you spent playing video games..why not burn calories while you are doing it.

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Water Intake/Less Storage

Most people do not get enough water in their system. Water is your body’s principal chemical component, comprising, on average, 60 to 80 percent of your weight. Every system in your body depends on water. For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to your cells and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues.

Lack of water can lead to dehydration, a condition that occurs when you don’t have enough water in your body to carry out normal functions. To determine if you are getting enough water use this simple formula.. Take your weight, for example 150 pounds and divide by 2. Take your answer which is 75 lbs and change it to ounces, in this case 75 ounces. That is how many ounces of water you need a day. Your body performs mostly on water. If you make sure you get enough water everyday your body will perform at top notch and your body will no longer have the cravings of junk food. You will have a better performing body system to help you work out and feel better thru out your day.

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Good Food

My favorite things to eat:

Avocado Wraps

Simple: Low Carb Tortilla, Half Avocado sliced, alpha sprouts, lettuce, soy bacon…Just wrap it up and eat. You can vary the things you put inside so long as you keep it to approx 4 or 5 items. You want to make sure they are fresh, low calorie and filling. Avocado and mushrooms can replace meats in your meal and still have great taste.

Special K Cereals are fantastic. They have that sweetness that one craves and is so good for you. Calories are low. Great for even just dinner.

First thing in the morning…A Glass of Chocolate Milk. Yup!! Chocolate Milk. We all crave that “got to have” item in the morning. Milk is the best thing you can have for yourself while working out. The chocolate (and you can use Carnation Instant Milk for this but I simply use Nestle dry mix) will give you that sweet “snack” that you need. If you give your body a little bit of it and its in a control way, you will not crave sweets and junk the rest of the day.

Lean Cuisines

Fantastic food! Each meal is approx 180 t0 380 calories per box. So think about your calories. 1,200…You can still have several of these meals a day and still be under your intake requirements.

It’s all about the numbers and watching what you take in and what you burn out. And you know what..If you go over your 1,200 mark for food intake…that’s okay…you simple up your total calories burned for the day by what you took it. So long as you burn off the over all calories to be more than your food intake. Just make sure you stick too it so you can reach your weight loss goals.

Fruits and Veggies

All you want on the schedule listed below.
Bananas are my favorite. They are very filling and can make a meal all on their own.

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Vitamins

My favorite is ONE A DAY WITH ENERGY…I am in love with this vitamin because I am just like everyone else who loves those quick fix energy drinks. But what people do not realize is that energy drinks can contain 120 to 440 calories in just ONE Can. If you think about it..That is HALF of your allowed calories for food intake. The best alternative I have found is One a day with energy vitamin. Easy to spot, it is packaged in a green label bottle. Just One vitamin a day will give you as much energy as approx. 1 1/2 cans of red bull…WITHOUT the calorie intake.
WoW..now your making progress already because you have made more room in your intake calories for actual healthy food.

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Soda/Carbonation

Carbonation is terrible for your system because it bloats your stomach. And when your stomach bloats, your jeans just don’t fit. You can drop one pant size simply by NOT drinking any carbonated drinks all together..Take away the bloat and you have instantly just made it one pant size lower. Besides, Sodas dehydrate you and with that One a Day Vitamin, you won’t need the Caffeine in the soda and it will also cut out those extra calories that you don’t need.
So remove that soda and the energy drinks and just think how much calories you just instantly removed from your daily intake. I normally consume what…four sodas and two energy drinks in one day…that is a total of …. 900 calories. Of what??? Nothing…Those are horrible calories and calories that can be replaced by food which will fuel your body for your day and your workouts.

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Your Body

Your body is like a computer. You must program your body to do what it is suppose to do so it won’t crash and leave you with a virus. Your stomach is only the size of your fist. So think about it right now, Look at your hand and close your fist. Not very big is it. That is how much food you actually ONLY need to eat, each time you eat for every meal. If you eat anything more than that, you will stretch out your stomach which causes overeating and overweight.

What you need to do is eat every three hours, approx 5 to 7 times everyday around the same time. If you are always giving your body healthy and better food choices (the size of your fist) every three hours, your body will know you are giving it food. It will use that food properly. It will not go into starvation mode or store food away for later because it knows…it will get more in three hours. So what does your body do…it flushes everything out of your system because it doesn’t need it.. Now it knows…you wont’ forget about it and that food is on its way.

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Walking Buddy

This is the best thing especially for woman. Get a walking buddy. One hour everyday. Just think about how much talking, venting and laughing two woman can do together while walking and yup, you guessed it…it just burns more calories and reduces your stress. You now are more relaxed because you can talk and free yourself of whatever is frustrating you while getting into shape.

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By: My own experience/Joyceeleann

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Sharon asks…

What diet pills will help me lose weight quickly and efficiently?

Hi,

I am trying to look somewhat slimmer for school, but even though I’ve been dieting I haven’t lost very much weight. Has anybody tried any diet pills that work quickly and efficiently?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Ok let me just let u know. Diet pills or easy to do home work outs do NOT work good at all. Only reason why on t.v. People are trying to sell these so called miracle pills that will make u lose weight for good w/ out doing nothin is because “easy to do” advertises better than hard work exersice.

If u want to lose weight and slim up, u have to put in the effort. You need to eat right, exersice and if ur in sports, make sure u rest. To eat right, put away the chips and dip, and start eating more fruits and vegeis.

Now that doesn’t mean eat more food, u need to replace the junk food w/ healthier meals.

Now, to make sure u lose weight, u need to burn more calories than u consume. About 2000 calories a day is good place to eat around.

Running is probably the most popular way to exersice, but it may eventually get boring. So try and make ur work out fun. Join sports, play tennis, basketball, soccer, baseball, with ur freinds and just have fun.

Richard asks…

Will a doctor prescripe you a diet pill if your not way overweight?

All the diet pills on the market dont work. Well some do, for certain people, body types, etc. Anyway, doctor pills usually work or make a difference. Will a doctor prescripe someone who isnt significantly overweight diet pills? And if so how would you come about this? What reasoning will make them decide to put you on them?

weight loss cardiff answers:

If you go to the doctor ABOUT diet pills he will way you and work out your body mass index, if you are your healthy weight then he will not prescribe you the pills. However if you look large, and explain to him that you have tried everything to loose weight and nothing is working, then they are generally a little kinder.

And yes diet pills do work. My friend krystal is using them and they essentially are a ‘speed’ pill, that speed up your matabolism and also cut back your appetite. If you are not over weight then there is no point using them, its not healthy tp be under weight

Michael asks…

How do i lose leg fat? And is there a way to take diet pills without pills?

I’m not rather fat. I don’t have a very big stomach or big fat arms. I’m 12 and 5 foot 11 :S i don’t get called fat or anything, and I’m a really fast runner. I do come from a naturally large family but some people in my family are quite slim! Is it right to take diet pills? I can’t take pills i have like a phobia ha ha. I just need to lose weight and i do run around the park everyday.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Diet pills without pills would just be a diet, sweetheart.

You’re probably of a healthy weight for your height, as most taller people tend to be a bit heavier than their shorter counterparts, so focus on that. Running and exercising is always a good habit to be in, and it’s great to focus on eating healthy, but don’t worry about losing weight. Really. Plus, you’re young and still developing. Your body fat may redistribute itself as you get older, and while you may not lose a pound, you may end up with an entirely different-looking body. Just try to keep up with those healthy eating/exercise habits and see what happens as you mature. But don’t worry about dieting at all. You’re just fine. 🙂

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Charles asks…

Herbal pills to lose weight are they good?

My manager is going on herbal pills that are directly from the Philippines, he says it makes you lose weight in 2 weeks time. Are herbal pills good for you or do they have side effects on your body?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Hahahahah.

No good whatsoever, no pills can substitute for exercise and diet.

The spammers here as BSing you.

Thomas asks…

How to lose weight in about 2 weeks?

School is coming back soon in about 2 weeks and I wanted to lose some weight before it comes. Is there anything I can do.

weight loss cardiff answers:

I lost 80 pounds do this in 8 weeks. Eat apples. Here are some helpful tips.

Apples are known to keep the doctor away, but recent studies have shown that three apples a day can also help you lose weight. The effectiveness of three apples a day was first noticed by dietitian Tammi Flynn who advised her clients to have an apple at mealtimes. This enabled her clients to break the weight loss plateau even when their diet and lifestyle wasn’t changed.

Why Whole Fruit is Better
Apples are a good source of vitamins, minerals and fiber and they are low in fat, sodium and calories. They can make you feel full for longer as the fiber they contain expands in the stomach. Hence, you require less food to satisfy your hunger. Apples should therefore be eaten just before every meal. The fiber is contained in the skin so you should ensure that you always eat unpeeled apples for greater health benefits.

Advantages of Eating Apples
Apples contain high levels of antioxidants and minerals, and low levels of sodium. Thus, they help prevent water retention in the body. They also help to detoxify the body by flushing out excess water from the body. Most importantly, apples are low on the hypoglycemic index. This means that consuming apples doesn’t increase your blood sugar. Instead, apples help to keep your blood sugar levels under control. Apples are also good for the heart as they contain high concentrations of pectin. Pectin keeps blood cholesterol under control by drawing the cholesterol out of the blood stream. Apples and apple sauce have been associated with better lung function and apple extracts have also been known to reduce the growth rate of breast cancer, but it’s best, in general, to eat apples in their raw form.

Precautions
It’s better to eat the fruit rather than drink the juice or have apple sauce because the juice and the sauce don’t contain as much fiber, vitamins or minerals as the fruit. Juices and sauces also contain added sugar and preservatives, and are more harmful than beneficial for your health. You must ensure that you rinse apples with water before eating them, as supermarkets generally wax apples to make them look attractive.

Here are some tips to losing weight:
If you want to lose weight and keep the weight off, it’s not enough to reduce your diet. You’ll have to exercise as well. If you’re not used to exercise, start by walking for 30 minutes a day, then if you can manage that, gradually increase the time and your speed.

Give up drinking alcohol.

Avoid diet drinks such as Diet Coke and Diet 7up. They have no calories, but they taste as if they do, so your body will become confused. Drink mineral water when you are thirsty, with a little orange juice or apple juice added if you don’t like the taste or water.

Eat lots of vegetables with protein every day and reduce the amount of meat you eat.

Susan asks…

IF I DRANK NOTHINF BUT MILKSHAKE FOR 2 WEEKS WOULD I LOSE WEIGHT?

I’m just wondering if I was to drink slimming world milkshake with low fat milk for my breakfast, diner and tea for 2 weeks. Would I lose weight? I really need to lose a few pounds before my engagement party. Also any tips on losing weight?

weight loss cardiff answers:

That won’t help you. I’m sure the rest of what you eat with your milkshakes is pure crap. And the milkshakes are packed with sugars because they’re low fat, so no you won’t lose weight. You’ll probably even gain weight.

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