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• River. I'm 6'2 and 175 pounds and 16 years old wanting to reach atleast 165. As kids we have higher metabolisms, so their for we can lose weight much faster. I tend to eat crackers in the morning "Austin peanut butter crackers" and eat another pack of crackers at break or even at lunch. So i eat atleast 3 packs of Austin peanut butter crackers each day. That's about 300 to 400 calories already. To me i feel fine and they feel me up pretty quick. People say you should eat atleast 600 calories a day because 500 calories a day is the anorexic limit. I also jog for 30 minutes a day around the block. I usually eat a 70 calories apple too after exercising. I use to weigh 200 pounds. The sooner the better. When we become adults our metabolism starts going slower and slower, unless that is if you workout but knowing adults they work for about 7 hours a day then have more things to do as soon as they get home. If you stick too a 600 calories diet a day and seems fine for you like it is for me you can lose about 10 pounds in just a few weeks. I know you should lose only 1 pound a week but we're kids so we're different not adults. I think if your completely fine with the diet your on and it doesn't bother you go for it.

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• Osfos OMG...So many kids wanting to lose weight. If you diet before being fully grown you can stunt yourself or cause medical problems...dont worry about your weight unless youre obese until you get to 18 or so then its safe

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• Anonymous ok so I'm 5'6 and I'm twelve. I weigh 129 lbs but a lot of it is in my legs because they are a lot of muscle because I do sports and run. I know I'm not fat I just want a flatter stomach. I've been eating around 1600 calories a day and I excercise every day except for Sunday and friday. any ideas for excersises or good low calorie food would be great :) thanks

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• Hayley hi! my name is hayley and i am 12 turning 13 soon i am 5foot 6 adn weigh about 110 to 111 in october i was 145 so i have lost weight but know that the chub in gone i want musel there so how do i do that and i am a vegan so meant is out of the qustion!! thanks for the help and support!!

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  • sarah @Hayley Parrish, Youre too young to start weight training, I would wait another 3 years or so and then hire a trainer (please don't try and do this yourself!) but playing sports and eating lots of nuts, soy/almond milk, Amy's frozen dinners are great for vegans, and make healthy shakes with protein power (vega brand is very healthy)

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• Cori Hi im 15 and at a weightloss plateau. I feel like my metabolism is messed up and dont know what to do. I eat extremely healthy and for the most part, barely any fat. I exercise every day for about an hour and also do acrobatics (Circus Arts). I just cant seem to lose weight though. I gained 10 pounds in 2 months and now am trying to lose it, but my body doesnt seem to want to. Any suggestions?

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• Anonymous hi my name is rose and im 11 yrs old im 5 ft 9 and my weight is 61.5 is that good ?

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  • Anonymous I think that's underweight honey.....pounds? I'm. 5 3 and 100 pounds.....

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• Mal. Hii... I'm trying to lose weight. I know I'm not 'fat'; I'm a female, 142lb, 5ft. 7 and aged 20 - my BMI's roughly 22.5 so I'm actually a healthy weight and I'm not at all trying to become really skinny or anything. However, since I started university over a year and a half ago I've put on weight. Before I started uni I was 127lb and I was pretty happy at that weight. I put on the excess 15lb last year in the first 8 months of being there, although once I realised how much weight I'd put on I did make the effort not to put on any more, which is why I haven't actually put on any weight since about May last year. BUT I CAN'T LOSE IT. I've managed to stop myself putting on any more weight. I owe that to the fact that I now weigh myself pretty regularly so I know if I'm gaining any weight or not. But no matter what I do, I just can't lose it. This week I've been to the gym 6 days in a row, burnt over 1000 calories each time (not including the mile and a half walk to and from and the fact that I work in a busy restaurant and I'm always running around), and not burnt anything. Infact, I think I gained half a pound! I haven't changed my eating habits this week because I can't afford to (£5 to live on this week doesn't buy you a lot more than bread and milk) but surely without changing my eating habits - and I definitely don't eat more than 2000 calories a day - I should have at least lost a little bit of weight?! I go to the gym a lot generally but this week I've been able to go more since we've had half term and I didn't have lectures. I know the issue is the food I eat. I'm not looking for a quick fix... I want to lose the extra 15lb before the middle of may which is 2 and a half months away, that's essentially about 13 weeks so I'm not looking to lose more than about 1lb or so per week. But I'm a student and don't have a lot of money to buy good foods. I work in a restaurant and get a free meal at the end of my shift but it's a buffet which sells around-the-world cuisine... as you can imagine stif-frys, curries, fatty pasta sauces don't help. If I don't eat at work then I don't eat because I can't afford it really. I also get really hungry so have to eat something stodgy to fill the void otherwise I feel faint and my stomach grumbles which I rather embarrassing. 1lb per week surely can't be too hard to lose in reality, right?! Please help me... :D

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  • Andrea I would say that you try the water diet for 3 days! That usually works to pull off some extra pounds. It consists of only drinking water. That way your system burns off the stored energy in your cells, which is fat. It really works. Some people say that it just decreases your metabolism, but that's actually not true.

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  • Mal. Ps. Sorry for the essay, haha!

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• Anonymous hi my name is corina and im ceiliac and i am 45 kg and i am 11 i feel uncomfortable next to my 27 kg friend i do a lot of sports and i try hard to eat healthy cann u help please i wanna look pretty!

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  • Giulianna OMG! You're just fine! Your friend is very skinny for that age and it can be dangerous for her health. Also, remember that everyone has a different composure in muscles, and this also encourages weight. Try not to eat lots of sugar and sweets, though, because this can affect weight. You're just a girl, so don't put a lot of pressure on yourself! Usually when you get your period, or if you already have, your hormones change, so you will start seeing changes in your body as well. I would say that you waited a little to see how your body starts changing because that happened to me also. I was a little chubby, or at least that's what I thought, and my body started changing. I didn't change a lot in weight from when I was 11 to when I was 14. It just depends on your body sometimes! Take it easy and don't starve yourself! I bet you're beautiful even though you're not the skinniest person on earth! :) Good Luck!

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• Anonymous hi im katia and i am 11 anda i weigh about 45 kg and everyone else at school weigh about 32 kg or less im short and sometimes i think thats the prob help me i feel like a pufta

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• Anonymously Ok well im in basket ball, and alot of people in it are pretty tall qnd fit. I usually call myself as average but i dont knkw any more! Im 11 years old and i way 87.4 pounds, that is after i drank 2 glasses of milk. Im trying to get taller but still be healthy but i thinm im going a little fat! Plz help me!!!

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  • Anonymous You shouldn't be worrying about weight this much since you are only 11. Just drink a lot of water and try to cancel out chips and fast food for a week maybe. This should help a little bit. Stay active too. Not just playing basketball but playing outside with your friends while you are still young!

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• Amber I'm 14, almost 15 and I currently weigh about 195 pounds. I used to weigh 214 so I have been losing weight, but I am an extremely picky eater. Lately, I've been trying more. I love peaches, apples, bananas, and seedless grapes. I also love green beans. I can't necessarily get fresh things though because they're more expensive and my mom is a major coupon shopper so occasionally we get fresh apples and bananas, but I want to open up my options. Green things scare me honestly. I exercise every night at 8pm for an hour or 45 minutes except on Fridays, which are my days off. Sometimes I have too much homework and can't exercise so I try to eat better, but being a picky eater limits things. I love tuna fish sandwiches and the only kind of bread I eat is wheat bread. I eat 100% natural wheat bread with tuna and two and a half tea spoons of mayonnaise. I can eat albacore tuna, but I prefer original. I drink water constantly and some zero calorie stuff like Propel Zero. Water is my biggest thing though. My ultimate snack is pretzels. I don't eat much for lunch though because at school, I have the latest lunch so things won't stay cold as long or whatever. My weaknesses are pizza and french fries. I've also started eating Fiber One yogurt. Just one every other day. I'm fond of the key lime pie ones, though I have yet to try strawberry and blueberry. Anyways, just an insight to my problem. I'm definitely motivated but I don't want it to be bad for my body internally because I'm so picky. I've been controlling my portions as well as I can too, looking at serving size, though I refuse to be a strict calorie counter. Please give me some tips.

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  • Anonymous try to cut back on the mayo. tuna is good for you...its about 35 cals/oz. fruit is really good for you. bananas are a higher calorie fruit theyre about 120 cals per banana. i would aim for 1400-1700 cals/day. there are days that you can go over and under, but dont drop below 1200. you need to try to eat 3 balanced meals and three snacks in between to keep your metabolism up. drink plenty of water. even if you are a picky eater, you can still be healthy. you can have pizza and fries as long as it isnt daily and you eat them in moderation. baking fries is healthier than getting them at a fast food place. you could make your own pizza, too. you dont want to cut out carbs. it causes your body to go into ketosis. long term ketosis is bad for you. plus, carbs = energy (ATP). anyway good luck!

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  • Anonymous Try burning more calories in a day than you would eat! Also, bread and things full of sugar or gluten are really bad for loosing weight. Try to eat as little bread and wheat products as possible as they can keep your weight on.

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• Catie Hi! I have really bad asthma, and was just in the hospital, i usually do go to the gym 5 days a week, but in 4 months of that and eating no more then 1800 calories a day, i still only lost 14 pounds. And the only reason i lost that 15 was because i ate a protein shake for breakfast, and one for lunch, and then ate soup for dinner. After one week i lost 14 pounds. I think its obvious why i dont want to do that again, but after being in the hospital again, i think i have put on that weight again, to be honest i dont want to look at the scale, i just feel heavier. I gain weight every time i have a bad asthma attack because i have to be put on a steroid called prednisone, that makes you really hungry all the time. (I felt like a ravenous teenage boy). I need to lose weight. It is important to me to look fit, because i am such a food snob, and i really eat very healthy, so i want to look the way i feel! And also, it is important to me for my insides to be as healthy as possible, and added weight will not help them be healthy. As of right now, it is hard to do anything that raises my heart too much, because i cant breathe.. and breathing is good. But I am hoping that once i get better, i can start going back to the gym again. Do you have any tips for me? Thank you! Catie 15 years old

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  • Anonymous I have bad asthma to, I find it really helps to talk your inhaler a half hour before you exercise. Just a prevention tip. Also, a good warm up can help prevent attacks while exercising. Also, I would get rid of those shakes. I guarantee you they have a lot more calories than grabbing a pear, apple, banana, whatever in the morning would, and it would probably be a lot healthier to. Instead of worrying about how much calories you are eating, worry about what kind of calories you are. you would eat 200 calories in veggies and 200 calories in chocolate. Guess which one will find its way to your hips. You body cant use that for fuel, so its stores it. So instead of counting calories, just try to eat the most 'clean' or healthy as you can. Worry about being healthy, drink lots of water, eat when your hungry, get your exercise and the weight loss will follow.

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• Terra Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me how over weight I am and the best way to lose 15lbs in exactly one month, I am 13 and I weigh 159lbs, I know that alot of factors are used to find out, so here are my measurements, (measured at the biggest part) thighs 26" calfs 17" stomach 37" height 5ft 2" chest 38". Please help! I have to preform in a play next month!

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  • sarah @Terra, Don't listen to the previous posts. 1500 calories is much too low for you. At your age honestly all I would recommend is to make healthier choices, don't eat until you feel stuffed, and try to do some sort of exercise each day. (take your dog for a walk, dance around your room, stretch before bed etc).

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  • Anonymous eat 1200- 1500 calories a day and do cardio 6x/week. stay hydrated.

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  • Anonymous drink water wen u get hungry.. it makes u feel full and u wont eat and lose weight!

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• Olivia Hi, my name is Olivia. I weigh about 140 and i am 5ft 3 1/2.I am only 11 years old. I relly need to loooose weight... PLEASE HELP ME!!!! :)

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• alexy well iam 16 years of age and i weight 126 i ma tring to loose wheight i wanna loose 10 pounds before school i am 5ft2in i bin working out for 2 weeks now but i gained 4 pounds for some reason i dont know ... :/ can you help me out instead of loosing wiehgt i am gaining it also can you tell me how ot get my metaabolism high and how it works thank you :)

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• Hector i'm wondering if there a chance you know how to help a guy lose weight quick , i'm currently 280pounds and i need to lose about 60 in 3 months , i'll really do anything to make this goal happen my wasit size is 42 i want it to be 34-36 is that even possible? i'll take any ideas if any1 can help me

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  • Anonymous slow weight loss is healthier than fast weight loss. make lifestyle changes.

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  • natasha okay, first things first...impossible! But you can get down quite a bit. what i suggest is go for a run every morning. Make sure tis the morning, i can't quite remember why but its the best time to go. Also for breakfast try and have an egg and toast. for snacks eat raw veggies such as celery(negative calories), brocoli, and carrots.

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• Zenia Please help me, I exercise often, eat well, but I still have this big ol'belly here. I am so healthy that my friends call me 'Health Fanatic'. What can I do? But I don't know if I weigh healthy, but I sure don't look healthy. P.S. I am 12 and 2 months, and weigh 47.3 kg. PLEASE HELP MEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • natasha take a multi viatamin, and drink 8-10 glasses of water. you wont believe the diference. Also try eating more veggies. celery isw great because its negative calories, and stick to the green stuff! Whenever you feel hungry drink a glass of water wait five minutes and if you still feel hungry only then can you grab a snack.

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• Cheri I am 24 years old and am having a hard time losing weight. I have three children and since I have had them I just can't get rid of the weight. I am 5'3 and weigh 187lbs. What ideas can you give me to help. What food are best. What exercise programs will help. I walk about half a mile a day and haven't had ant results. PLEASE HELP ME

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• Amy Hi im 13 I really want to lose some weight before the summer as i always go to the beach in spain with my family. I have tried going healthy but i have a VERY sweet tooth and so does my dad mum and little bro. When i asked them they sed "we eat a lot of sweets and were fine" because they all have fast metabolism. So there are always sweets in the kithcen! Is there any advice you can give to stop my cravings???

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  • michelle Eat lots and lots of fruit. Raw fruit, not dried. Dried fruit has higher calories because of the lack of water. And go for a 20-30 minute walk everyday.

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• kesslee what is the avereage wieght of a 13-14 year old girl that is 5'6 5'7

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• taylor im 13. i weigh 95 pounds at 61 inches (5'1") i dont really need to loose weight...but id like to. and i think one of my problems is i love food-i dont really over eat. i have a normal diet. but its so hard to cut down my food intake everyday. what are some ways to stop craving of food?

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  • Anonymous that is a good weight for your height. you dont want to lose weight because youre still growing. restricting your intake will stunt your growth.

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• En Hello. Im a vet's nurse and my working hours are long which is like more than 12 hours a day. So I'll be either standing or running around or up and down the clinic and hospital. But I dont seem to have lost any weight. why is this so? I really hope to lose weight... =C

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  • Sheila Hey En, I agree with Carissa. It's probably not quite enough to make you lose weight. Make time for more and concentrate on your diet. Good luck hun :)

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  • Carissa Hello... Running up and down the clinic does burn calories, but maybe that's not enough , try taking a jog everyother day or maybe riding a bike on a Sunday morning ! Try to get as much movement in ur daily cycle as you can :) and never give up!

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• Alexander I MEAN THAT I'M OVERWEIGHT AND CANT EXCERSISE WELL PLZ PLZ HELP ME!

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  • Sheila Hey Alexander, Out of curiosity, why CANT you exercise??

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• Alexander PlZ I really need to lose weight

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• Meream M.S Qureshi: I am going to have to try that recipe. I love cinnamon. :)

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• M.S.Qureshi Green tea with cinnamon powder ( half teaspoon ) plus freash lemon juice ( half teaspoon ) , 3 to 4 times a day decreases blood sugar level and is helpful even for weight loss .

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  • Sheila M.S Qureshi, Green tea has some amazing benefits and it doesn't taste all that bad once you get used to the taste. Thanks for sharing :)

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• Nyah Are colon cleansers bad for a quick weightloss? I have a big party in 4 weeks, and I go to the gym 6 days a week, and I eat pretty normal. But those stubborn love handles wont go away and I want to look really nice in my dress, but I look funny with my love handles. Any suggestions?

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  • Nessa yes, hula hoop! girl 20 minutes a day for two weeks in a row, u'll lose about 2"maybe more... it depends on what hoop u'll get.... im super skinny naturally... but i had love handles, i didnt want to lose weight so i bought one of those hula hoops, and used it 1 week so far i lost 1" of stubborn ugly love handles...

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• Elle Hi Amanda, I came across your website as I was searching for appropriate excercise programs for weight loss. I am 19 years of age, and I weigh 120kg (I am Australian, so not sure what the U.S conversion is here to pounds, sorry!). Anyway, my aim is to lose atleast 20 kilos by the end of November, which is about 7 weeks away. Your advice on what I should eat and what excercise I could do would be GREATLY appreciated and I'm sure, highly beneficial. Regards, Elle

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  • padmaja please go on a walk everyday,do skipping and drink more water. avoid fast foods and eat fruits and vegetables a lot.In the morning after you brush take some hot water mixed with 1spoon of honey and some lemon juice.It reduces maximum of weight. All the best

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