teen diets

i am a 15 year old girl(i will be 16 very soon) im 5'7 and my is weight 250-260 pounds. I have try alot of differents diets and some have worked but i am still overweight. Is there any good diets for me to try cause i would really like to be skinny. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME !!!!!!!

Go back and read this thread from the start for details.

Only one thing works and it's not a diet, its a way of life: Burn more calories than you take in.

hey I'm a 15 year old girl n i think im obease..i weigh about 190-200+ n im about 5"5'...well no i know im overweight...i dont really eat alot...n when i do i dont eat junk food...well that often...anyways i was wondering what you think i should do n what you think...and if theres anygood diets that will work for me...thank you

hi im a 14 year old person and i read this from the start to end and basicly all your saying is eat right exercise. i think i am obease but o well. i wiegh 157 and im 5'4. i do push ups every day. i try and eat right but im just hovering at 157 all the time.

IG88 and vermilliongirl, welcome to A2K.

It's easier to make small changes that become permanent than to do a complete diet plan that you can stick with for a short while, but quickly fall back to bad habits.

I'm not sure there's one best plan for all teens, but keeping an eye on the junk food is certainly one thing that's easy to spot. One trick is never eat unless you're sitting at a table. Eat whatever you want (try to lean towards healthy choices), but not in front of the television, in the car, at the movies, by the computer, etc. It's amazing how much mindless eating we do and if you force yourself to eat for the sake of eating (hopefully to gain nourishment) and not because you're bored the extra calories you take in will go down.

Another simple change is to force yourself to do some small amount of exercise each day. Watching MTV?, do some jumping jacks. No one needs to know if you think they would laugh. Getting together with a friend?, ask her to go for a walk with you. Sometimes enlisting a buddy to help you stay focused is helpful.

The biggest tip is to stay focused on the big picture. Everyone falls into a bag of chips or cookies occasionally. Don't let that derail you. Just refocus and move forward.

You're welcome to join us on the weight loss club thread here
http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5813&start=3300

We'll give you some support and you can do the same for us.

JB you are too nice. These teens are not looking for advice- they are looking for a miracle. They are too lazy to read this thread which gives them all the advice they need, so I doubt they are going to pay attention to any other thread or adult wisdom. They think there is a magic solution just for them and it will not involve any real effort on their part. They all say they don't eat junk and they exercise - if that was true they would not be fat.

I agree with GW. Burn more calories than you eat. For some people this is easy. For others, it's very very hard.

It's true that not all fat people are lazy. But it's pretty obvious that these kids want a miracle, not a life change.

Case in point:

Well, that often? I think it's probably more than not "that often". But I could be wrong.

I have no tolerance for whiners. Get off your lazy asses and exercise before you get too unhealthy to do so or if you feel like you have a food addiction and can't get healthy alone, see your doctor! There is no miracle cure for obesity. It's called a healthy diet and an active lifestyle.

I agree. I also think a lot of these girls need someone around to teach them about healthy body image.
I have this feeling that most of 'em don't really care about being fit or having fun with a healthy body.
It all seems to be about 'oh god, i'm fat. I don't like me and no one can like me when i am fat"

Find something you enjoy doing that doesn't revolve around sitting on your butt, eating crap, and agonizing over your belly.

Join the Weight Loss thread if you are serious. Visit your doctor. Don't just complain. Do.

So how long do you think it will be before some chubby teen posts their height and weight and asks how to lose weight?
Should we start a pool?

hey i just went with hte flow. I am on the chubby side but i AM healthy. and that was realy all that matterd to me.

That's good. We all want to look our best but sometimes, the images we are presented with every day are unhealthy images that are unrealistic and unattainable by real women.

So remember that so long as you are healthy and you feel confident in yourself, nothing else matters!!

Confidence is far sexier than a 23 inch waist.

IG88

I saw that you had read through and wanted to introduce yourself which is why I responded and invited you to join us on the other thread. If you read through a few pages of that thread you might see that there are a number of us who check in with each other. The invitation is still open

i think ppl jsut post tehre things up here to get advice n somesort of guidelines..something like moral support...then if they choose to follow it or not then tahts there problem...i dont think ppl actualy think that just by writing something on this that they'll get a mircle n lose all the weight tehy want...well that what i tought atleast when i wrote my thing earlier

This is the moral support thread:
http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5813

As JB indicated, all are welcome.

yeah but that would be the smart n logical thing lol...plus probably when someone decideds to post something they dont read that or notices that

I'm a 14 yr old 5'6 140 lbs i think i'm average but every1 says im fat am i

Go here for your answer Pumpkin:
http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm

Hello. i am 15 years old i and i weight 193 pounds. i am ver self contious about my self. all my friends are all skinny and they borrow eachothers clothes but i cant fit any of them. i try dieting but nothing seems to feel right to me. my sister shes 23, she got me to write down everytime i eat something and what it is. i did that for about a week then i read it and i totaly felt deptressed. well i really want to loose weight and keep it off...any tips would be nice just send them to [email protected] thank you.

love Robyn.

I am so done offering advice to people who won't listen and refuse to work for the body they say they so desperatly want.

krazehchicka - for one you should not go broadcasting your email in a forum like this, if nothing else you will get tons of spam.

Did you read this thread????? There is some good advice on it
If you want more personal service go to Weight Watchers or Overeaters Anonymous.