Whats a good way for a 14 year old to lose weight?
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Well, you're never gonna be scrawny, but I don't think it'd take much to get you in shape. You could lay off the carbs (bread, pasta, etc..) but starvation is DEFINITELY not the answer for you, especially at your age. The less you eat, the more you teach your body to get more nutrition out of less food, and then you have to starve yourself for the rest of your life. \n\nI think exercise would be best. Start with jogging in place, maybe jumping rope, move on to pushups, sit-ups and chin-ups. Jumping rope, for anybody that's capable of it, is a really good exercise. \n\nIf you don't want to get too much attention, try exercising in the basement or garage. Harder to hear feet hitting the floor if the floor's made of concrete, and sometimes you just don't want parents involved in your personal decisions (I have daughter that's 14).\n\nYou may need motivation. You're a guy, right? Take off your shirt and take a picture of yourself. Tape it up on the inside of your bedroom door. That way whoever comes in never sees it, unless they close the door behind them. If you share a bedroom with someone, maybe tape it inside a folder or book, or something.\n\nI'm not a big fan of going to the gym. Too many people looking down their noses at me. Right now I have a job that keeps me in shape, because when I get home I'm just lazy. When I was your age I had a paper route, and was on the swim team.\n\nAnd of course, the thing I say to everybody that's unhappy with their weight:\n\nDon't look at the scale. Muscle weighs more than fat. If you can feel good about yourself when you look in the mirror, you've reached your goal.
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If you make a few life style changes you should be able to lose some weight, but you probably can't lose 17 pounds in 2 weeks. You need to have a deficit of 3500 calories to lose a pound, so don't try to do it too fast. This is a system that has worked well for me and several friends have also been successful with it.\n\n1. Eat three nutritious meals and three snacks everyday. Cut out junk food. You probably need about 1500 to 1800 calories a day. Many people make the mistake of not eating enough when they try to lose weight and then become discouraged.\n\n2. Drink lots of water - at least 8 big glasses as day. Lots of water is essential. Stop drinking soda and other drinks with useless calories. Eat fresh fruit instead of fruit juices - the juices are very high in calories.\n\n3. Begin a simple weight lifting program at home or at a gym. Ordinary household items (tins of soup, for example) can actually serve as weights for beginners. Buy yourself a good weight lifting book for women. Actually the "dummies" series of books has done a rather good one.\n\n4. Walk, walk, walk. Buy yourself a pedometer and aim for 10,000 steps a day.\n\n5. Record everything you eat and all your exercise to make sure you have a "calorie deficit". Two of the sites I've included will help you do that. Basically buring more calories than you take in leads to weight loss. You need a deficit of 3500 calories to lose one pound.\n\n6. If you drive, do less of it and park at the back of the parking lot instead of close to the door. Always use stairs - never the elevator or escalator.\n\n7. A mini stepper is an easy piece to equipment to have at home and gives great results. I bought mine at a second hand store for $4. even if you use it for a minute or two several times a day it can make a big difference.\n\nI hope these thoughts help. You can do this. Good luck with it.
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14 and a 100 pounds??? trust me, no one thinks you're fat. i think that unless you are very short you probably need to gain some weight. and some self esteem. eat whatever you want! dont live your life for other people or because you feel like they are staring at you. they probably aren't.
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The best way is with diet and exercise, and you should exercise. Your goal shouldn't be to lose weight it should be to get in the best possible health than you can be.
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Do yoga .. and the best way to lose is to perform Pranayam for 5 to 10 minutes a day. and only this will help you lose your weight.\nAnd this aasana is to Breath In and Out nothing more than that...
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Eat a huge breakfast, a medium sized lunch, and a tiny healthy dinner and eat your last meal before 7 pm every day.  Do that, and walk at a brisk pace twenty minutes a day four days a week and you will lose weight.  Not necessarily quickly, but you will.\nAnd no soft drinks!  Water, fruit juice, and skim milk.
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if you're 13, chill.. you have about 5 more years for your body to "adjust" and or "grow".\n\n*sigh*\nbut if you really must lose weight, i suggest buying or somehow aquiring "tai chi". it's a slow, relaxed movement of the body that tones your muscles.. you can buy it at book/dvd/movie stores or off the internet...
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The only smart way to "lose weight" is to eat right and exercise.\n\nActually, you should be eating 5-6 small meals every day versus larger meals.
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As a mother of a 14 year old, i can answer your question.  If you are considered overweight and your doctor will write you a note, you can join weight watchers at 13.  Weight Watchers is not a diet, it is a way of life.  The program teaches you how to make good choices and portion control.  My daughter and I have both been on the program.  It really works.  The best part is, you do not have to give up anything.  You just eat smaller portions and record your points so that you are accountable for what you do eat and you can keep track. You are normally allowed around 24 points a day.  For example, if you go to subway and have a ham and cheese sub with all the veggies you like, a bag of baked lays and diet soda or water.  It is 9 points for everything. 1 cup of cereal and 1/2 cup 2% milk is around 4 pts.  In addition to recording your points, you can go to the meetings once or twice a week.  They cost abour $10.00 a week and last about an hour. My daughter and do not go to the meetings.  We just follow the plan.  She is also a teenager and feels uncomfortable, so its ok.  As long as you follow the plan, it really works.Just make sure you use all your points.  Some people try to get away wih 15 - 20 pts a day and that is not good either, because you body will start to store fat.  It is ok to do this once and awhile.  For example, it is Friday and you are going out to eat with your friends on Saturday.  You can use 19 points on Friday and that way you will have 29 points on Saturday, instead of 25. I hope I am not confusing you.  This website should really help you!  http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6172/points.htm\nGood luck, honey!  You can do it!
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Do the healthy thing and just reduce your intake and become more active.\n\nDon't get sucked into the marketing propaganda machine of companies that just want your money and don't give a damn about how you look, feel or about your health.\n\nRapid weight loss is a fool's errand.  You're 15 and you are growing.  Eat healthy, be healthy and be active.  Help Mom around the house, do some sort of sports, run!\n\nHave a good life!
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At 15 your body is still developing and growing so it's important to eat the healthiest foods available - and that's not always easy!\n\nWeight goes on easy but comes off slow.  3500 calories equals one pound, so to lose one pound in one week you would need to burn 500 calories each day more than you consume.  Over all, no more than 1-2 pounds loss per week is recommended, and it would be a good idea to consult your physician to discuss a plan.  Walking for 30 minutes a day is also helpful, and for toning try something like pilates or yoga.\n\nFor eating, have healthy snacks ready to go.  A bag of carrots, low fat popcorn, etc.  Maybe it would be good to have sugar free gum or hard candy for those times you just feel like munching.  I also found it helpful to brush my teeth when I want to munch because food tastes awful after that.\n\nIf you cut back too much your body will think it's starving and slow down metabolism - exactly what you don't want.  Make sure to eat enough healthy foods so that your body has the energy it needs to function and then that won't happen.
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If you are only 14 then you should talk to your parents and let them know that you are not comfortable with your weight and would like to try dieting and exercising...you are so young and have plenty of time to get your body in the shape you want if you start now then you will be able to maintain that shape you are looking for...If you have tried dieting and exercising and it didn't work talk to your doctor you may have a medical condition that prevents you from losing weight without some form of treatment
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Just water weight.  If you want to lose weight and keep it off just eat right and exercise, its the only way.
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Drink lots of water, no drinking pop or alcohol, no fat, no sugar or starches such as bread and pasta, just veggies a little fruit, very lean meat and take vitamins too. Exercise every day for a few hours such as running walking fast anything to make you sweat a little. Keep busy doing things - go to the mall, beach, dance, bike just move - no TV or to much Computer time! Do for a 2 weeks and you can should loose about 10 to 15 pounds. Oh and be happy and look your best - being stressed will not help with loosing weight at all.
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running, push ups, sit ups ... if u want to lose weight, just eat right and moderately and exercise. Oh and drink at least 8 gallons of water..that should make you eat less lol. (8 gallons a day is what an average person should drink)
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The "Eat normal portions" Diet.\nThat is the best way to lose weight.\nNo supersizing\nNo eating everything on plate like ma/dad told me years ago (eat half, take half home)\nSmall plate not large plate.\nGood luck with this issue.
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I am a strong believer of the only way to get what you want. I lost 40 pounds last summer when I was 14. I did by eating healthy and exercise. If you don't want to do the exercise then step up on the diet, you need to find a balance. Also in walk. Like I know it does not seem like alot, but every extra step can do alot. Even if it is passing out papers in class.