I'm 14 and 170 pounds. I can't seem to loose any weight! Help Please.?

Question

my belly won't go away.
i've tried almost everything.
i quit jogging half an hour each morning
cause my legs were getting more muscle
and nothing to my belly.
i tried skipping meals.
that just makes it worse.
i can't stay on a diet.
i think im too young for diet pills.
don't message back if your just gonna laugh
and call me a fat.
i neep help.
because im on the edge of liposuction..

Answer 1

Well I weighed 140 lb and when i became a vegetarian i lost about 20 lb in a month or so. White breads turn almost straight into stomach fat. If you do leg lifts a lot, it helps burn your lower stomach that situps don't fix. Running and swimming vigorously help burn stomach fat fairly quickly. Don't eat starchy foods like bread or pasta unless they are dark, case starch turns to fat real fast if you don't use it. If its a hormone thing, taking a multivitamin can help regulate your weight. Don't eat out, a sandwhich has more than the fat u need in a day. Eating forms of Soy might help cause they are real healthy and help out with almost everything

Answer 2

Eat better and exercise. It's the sermon everyone preaches, right? Eat better and exercise.



Yeah, right.



Honey, it is SO much easier said than done but, if you don't want to take diet pills (and VERY few diet pills work, anyway), diet and exercise are the ONLY way to go.



But what is eating right? How much exercise do you need?



Cut out all soda and fast food. Yes, I said it. Soda and fast food are OUT. This includes Diet Coke (I know it has no calories, but the carbonation causes more bloating than you'd probably expect), Taco Bell, and Mickey D's are absolutely forbidden from now on. If you're used to chowing down on these kinds of things, this might be the single most effective thing you can do to cut calories. If it's tough to do it, find replacements you can live with. I was addicted to Pepsi (ADDICTED-- as in, drinking at least 100 ounces a day!) before I decided to try to lose weight. It was the hardest change I made to my diet, but I started to drink Crystal Light instead of Pepsi. I also made Subway the only fast food I would allow myself.



Drastically reduce the sugar you're eating. This includes candy and things like donuts. It's all empty calories.



Load up on fruits and veggies! When I'm hungry, the last thing I want is a salad, but it's not hard to add some spinach leaves and tomato slices to the turkey sandwich I eat for lunch. Look up nutrition advice to find out what the best foods to eat are.



And don't stop exercising!! You may think it's bulking up your leg muscles, but building muscle burns calories! *HAVING* muscle burns more calories than fat, because it takes more energy to sustain muscle than to not. Jogging for thirty minutes a day is a terrific jump-start to your weight loss efforts.



I hope this helps, hon.

Answer 3

You need to keep up the cardio no matter what and don't skip meals because then your body gets scared and the next time you eat it stores more fat in case it gets starved again. Anyways, do exercises that concentrate on your abdomen like crunches etc. (search the internet for stomach exercises to see examples) and don't be so upset about it. You are a growing boy and in the next year or two could grow a foot and the weight may even out on its own. :)

Answer 4

Here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Here what that will do for you, your metabolism will increase (i.e. loose weight) and you will have more energy. If you go on a diet and eat less, your metabolism will slow down and store to fat. That is why diets don’t work. Only the size of your fist, carbs (examples: baked potato, pasta, oatmeal, beans, corn, melon, apples, fat free yogurt, whole wheat breads) in one and protein (examples: chicken breast, swordfish, shrimp, turkey breast) in the other. You can also eat vegetables and salads with any meal; they don’t have none or little fat). 30min cardio exercise every day. Any of these(examples: walking, jogging, swimming, running, biking, ect), Monday cardio, Tues. upper body (arms: curls, tricep extensions, pull ups, front press)(abdominals: leg pull crunch, leg raises), (chest: bench press, butterfly, pullover)(shoulders: front press, arm pullover, cross county skier machine)(back: seated row, lat pull downs, back extension)(YOU DONT HAVE TO DO IN ONE DAY, mix it up) wed cardio, thurs. lower body (legs: leg pull, leg press, squats, lounges) Fri. cardio, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising; you do this on Sunday so your body doesn’t go into starvation mode. YOU NEED TO TAKE SUNDAY OFF. If you stick with this you will have a great body. Also drink at least 8oz of water daily! Stay away from McDonalds, Wendy’s, ect. Because there is nothing good for you on the menu's even the salads are bad (becon bits, cheese, dressing, ect.) Good Luck :)

Answer 5

It is mostly NOT your fault, if you need to lose weight. The way you have been taught to eat is responsible for making obesity the number one health problem in the world (according to Atlantic Monthly magazine) replacing hunger and infectious disease. You need to re-learn how to eat so you can become thin. Not a diet, but diet lifestyle.



Find out about fastest way to lose weight, gradual ways to lose weight, most effective exercise and anti-water. Lose bodyfat and retained water which also makes you a lot fatter (bloated). Most important-- make sure to read the last "fat loss tip", first before anything else, to see the number one food that causes Americans to be fat.



http://phifoundation.org

Answer 6

dont do lipolsuction because diet pills are much less dangerous... i had to lose about 30 lbs in one month to get to playing weight for football when i was 14 and what i did was....



First off i practiced hard with the team and that helped me athletically...



I made sure my mom never bought sweets



I also made her make me eat stuff like salads (no ranch) and fruits



I actually did steal some diet pills which didnt really hurt me but i wouldnt suggest it



My coach made me run laps in a black trash bag



yea i went from 180 something to 156( a lb. overwieght since it was a 155 lb. league but the guy let me slide) so i can honestly say it worked for me



now two years later im 205 lbs....



but no fat stomach because its mainly muscle and i work out alot...

Answer 7

It is better to understand how your body burns energy first than to just do everything on the fly.

I am currently trying to loose 5 pounds or so, and it has been working slowly, but surely.

Some tips:

What you are trying to achieve happens slowly, it's like watching your hair grow, it happens very slowly.

You don't need to eat diet things to loose weight. I eat about what I burn. If you take in 3500 calories, but you burn only 2000 calories, your body has a + difference of 1500 calories which enevitably gets stored as fat. I try to eat when I'm feeling hungry, not to much, but enough untill the next time I'm supposed to eat. If you feel hungry (stomach growling) then it's time to eat. Don't starve your body, it can go into a survival mode and store everything if this happens. Only eat when you feel hungry, eat SMALLER portions.

Next, workout. I walk atleast 4 times a week. I walk atleast 45 minutes to an hour at a fast pace. Jogging/running works, but you have to understand that everytime you step down on your foot running...you are putting 4 times your body weight due to gravity on your knee. At this rate your hips/knees aren't going to last long. A fast walk is fine and will allow your body to utilize its fat stores after 10 - 15 minutes of work. Muscle tone is great! Do your sit-ups and push-ups. These simple free excercises can reduce your gut as well due to the amount of energy it takes to do these excercises.

Lay off the fat. Keep more carbs in your diet & less fat, simple energies that your body can utilize readily.

Recap...

Don't over eat. Eat only when you feel hungry. When you eat, eat SMALLER portions. You don't have to cut what you like out, just eat less of it.

Constant work outs. Walking at a fast pace is perfect. Won't destroy your hips/knees and will tap into that fat reserve of yours.

Tone your muscles. These simple workouts can tone your muscles and utilize your fat reserves due to heavy work being exerted.

Hope this helps.

Answer 8

ur to young to get liposuction. u have to excercise and instead of skipping meals eat healthier. like get rid of beef and pork becuz those r the worst meats for u. eat more fruit and vegetables. it is pretty hard becuz i'm tryin to lose weight right now and i've lost 25 pounds but i still have a while to go.



PS i weigh more than u

Answer 9

Sit-ups, and just walk a mile or two a day. Keep walking. And eat less at night, more in the morning, and decrease your sugar intake in general.

Answer 10

The following healthy living recommendations will help you if you’re trying to lose weight, tone up your muscles, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:



*1) Burn more calories then you're consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity minus the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF). A website that explains this formula in more detail and will help you determine how many calories you need to reach or maintain a certain weight is at http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/calsburned.htm



Get a diet and fitness calculator that you can put on your computer or cell phone. This will allow you to easily calculate the above formula, set goals, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.



Set realistic goals for your ideal body weight. Here are two websites that will calculate a suggested body weight:

Adults: http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm

Teens/Children: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/weight/bmi.html



It is difficult and unhealthy to lose more than one or two pounds per week. There are 3,500 calories in a pound. If you eat 500 fewer calories per day for a week you will lose one pound. If you burn through exercise 500 more calories per day for a week you will lose one pound.



*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.



Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as potatoes) and drink lots of water. Read this article for more information on high GL Carbs:

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html



Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d



*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities.



Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training for Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with resistance training routines that will not get you bored is "Muscle and Fitness". Signup for the free newsletter. An excellent free online resource is at http://www.exrx.net/



A good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness for Dummies”.



*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.



*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com



Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Send me an email or yahoo instant message to "gainbetterhealth" if you want an indoor air purifier recommendation and if you have any questions.



*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Answer 11

do crunches. they're better than sit-ups. but it may be a health problem with you. lipo is probably a good idea, if it just won't go away, but you're going to have to get your stomach smaller. i forgot the name of the procedure, but it's to make you eat less.

Answer 12

See your doctor and have your thyroid checked. If it is underactive you will not be able to loose the weight until it gets regulated again..

Answer 13

Well, nothing will work if you don't have will power. You will feel alot better after you make a real commitment.

Answer 14

try doing sit ups. cut down the carbs and replace with more veg serving

Answer 15

could be hormonal imbalance. if you can find a doctor who can perform acupuncture in ur area, would be most helpful to u. acupuncture is safe and works!

Answer 16

Sit-ups, sit-ups, and ...oh yeah, sit-ups!!





And keep jogging. First step, leg muscles.

Second step, fat removal.

Answer 17

Well......... try walking...... A LOT. It seem to help most people(it DOES burn calories)

Answer 18

one word crunches

Answer 19

yah i think crunches is good ...

Answer 20

I think you should start with something that moves your body slowly yet tone your body. Try to do pilates( It is not ONLY for girls!!). You should limit your eating. Cant? Write it down. What you should eat and not eat. This plan is what you should follow(Please, for your health, read every word of it!!) :

In order to lose fat around the stomach area you need to lose overall body fat.

I have some suggestions below for losing body fat:



Always check with your doctor before beginning any exercise and nutrition plan.



You need a good combination of aerobic activity and resistance training combined with a healthy diet.

It is not recommended to lose more than 1-3 lbs a week. If you want to lose weight the correct and safe way that will stay off for the long-term, you need a good comprehensive exercise and nutrition plan.



A good program looks like this:



Always warm up and cool down



Muscular Strength & Endurance-you need a good resistance training program that includes exercises for all muscle groups (hips, chest, upper and mid back, legs (quads and hamstrings), shoulders, lower back, upper arms (biceps and triceps), calves, forearms, abdomen, and the gluteus maximus).

Your intensity should be 70-80% 1-RM or 8-12-RM, 8-12 reps, 1 or more sets, 3 times a week for 6 weeks or more when you begin a resistance program. You should begin with 1 exercise for each major muscle group and make sure the days you do resistance training are not consecutive meaning you don't exercise the same muscle group two days in a row. As you continue your program you can add more exercises, add weight, and change up your program to include more days or just work specific muscle groups on specific days. As your muscles grow stronger you will be able to reduce the rest time between each set. You should rest for about 30 seconds between sets.

Muscle is metabolically active and therefore when you gain muscle it burns more calories and helps to raise your metabolism.

If you do not have money for a gym membership or do not have access to one, here is a great website to create a work out plan only using your body weight.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercise...

You can also search for all kinds of exercises that use weight.

Here is another great website for finding some good exercises for different parts of the body.

http://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/st...

Here is a great link to a comprehensive musculoskeletal atlas of the body to help you understand what exactly you are working

http://www.preventdisease.com/home/muscl...

Also, if you are having trouble deciding what type of program you should be doing, here is a website that may help you to better understand the different forms of strength.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/kelly2.h...









Cardiovascular Endurance-This part is extremely important for fat burning and enhancing your overall cardiovascular performance. You need to include a warm-up and cool-down. In order to have an effective cardio plan you must first make sure you remain in your target heart rate zone for at least 30 minutes a day (you can start out doing this for 3 days a week and build up) and then you can build up to 45-60 minutes a day. This will seriously help to burn fat as well as raise your VO2Max which is basically a number that represents the capacity of your cardiorespiratory system. The higher the number the more efficient your cardio system is. You can learn more about VO2 at the following website.

http://www.preventdisease.com/news/artic...

In order to determine your target heart rate, do the following:

know these numbers:

maximum heart rate= (220-age)

resting heart rate=(get this by counting your pulse for a minute when you first wake up in the morning)

heart rate reserve=(maximum heart rate-resting heart rate)

then calculate training intensity:

TI= Heart rate reserve x percentage(use 70%-85%) + resting heart rate

Now your training intensity number is important because this is the number you want to reach for a particular training intensity. This is the number your heart rate has to get to in order to be in the optimum cardio training zone.

You can perform the TI equation for 70% and then another for 85% to get a good range for your heart rate. This is your own personal target heart rate zone.

You can either count your pulse yourself or use a heart rate monitor while you are exercising. You can buy one at most electronic stores. I recommend the heart rate monitor because you don't have to do anything and it lets you know where you are. Some even beep when you reach your zone or when you go above it. Mine has a strap you put on under your clothes and a watch that shows you your heart rate as well as other things. Now of course, any type of heart rate monitor will not be perfect because there are factors that are not taken into account, but it is one of the most accurate ways to keep track of your heart rate that is easily available to the public.

Here is a website to help you calculate your target heart rate zone

http://www.preventdisease.com/healthtool...

Here is a good website for some information on how to measure your physical activity intensity

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical...

Now, I needed to tell you all of that so I can let you know what cardio activities will fit this type of requirement.

The following are great activities for a good aerobic plan:

cycling, jogging, running, walking, rowing, stair climbing, elliptical machine, aerobic dance, bench step aerobics, hiking, in-line skating, skiing, rope skipping, swimming, and water aerobics.

Any of these activities are acceptable only if you make sure your heart rate stays within your target heart rate zone. This does not count your warm-up or cool-down either. You need at least 30 minutes within your zone for the best benefits because for most people your body does not begin to burn fat until you have been working aerobically in your heart rate zone for at least 30 minutes. Of course all exercise is good for you, so even if you do not make it to your heart rate zone, it still is good for you and there will be benefits from it. Just work your way up, start slow, and you will be gradually improving your body's cardiovascular performance and burning fat. Once your body gets used to performing aerobically it will begin to burn fat faster than someone who is not on a cardio program.



You can find calculators at the following website to calculate about how many calories are burned by different activities.

http://www.preventdisease.com/healthtool...

Here are a few websites that will help you to begin a fitness walking program

http://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/fi...

http://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/wa...

Or if you prefer, you can begin a jogging program

http://preventdisease.com/fitness/fitnes...







Body Composition-this includes your body fat percentage, bone frame, as well as how much muscle you have. Most people focus on only weight, but you should not put as much focus on that as much as what your body fat percentage is (get it tested at an exercise facility with skinfold calipers). You should also get circumference measurements done. This includes your neck, shoulder, chest, waist, abdominal, hip (buttocks), thigh (proximal), thigh (mid), thigh (distal), knee, calf, ankle, arm (bicep), forearm, and wrist. You should be able to do this at a gym. You should get all of this information done before you start your program and then you can see how you improve.

You can calculate an estimate of your body composition and target weight here:

http://www.preventdisease.com/healthtool...

The following website will help you to understand a little more about body composition

http://preventdisease.com/news/articles/...







Flexibility- Most people do not even think about this, but it is very important because it helps to prevent injury and it helps you to perform every day activities. It also has an effect on all your other programs. You should perform 10-12 flexibility exercises every day. Slowly stretch the muscle to a point of mild discomfort but not necessarily pain. Hold stretch for 10-30 seconds, and do 3-5 reps for each stretch. This should take about 15-30 minutes per session. If you do not have time to do this every day, try to do it 2-3 times a week.

Here are some good websites to learn more about flexibility and stretching

http://preventdisease.com/fitness/fundam...

http://www.cmcrossroads.com/bradapp/docs...



Diet- You have to make sure that you eat right and that means following the food guide pyramid. All those low carb diets or fad diets out there will not help you lose weight safely. You can read more about the risks of low carb diets at the following website

http://www.preventdisease.com/news/artic...

Know that 1 lb. of fat is equal to 3,500 calories. So if you eat 500 calories less per day for a week than you normally would (by either cutting back or changing what you eat or even by burning 500 calories from exercise) that is 3,500 calories and you should lose 1 lb. that week. I know that does not sound like a lot, but it is a proven fact that you should not lose more than 1-3 lbs. per week because it is not safe nor does it stay off. If you work to lose 1-3 lbs a week then it is much more likely to be the safe way and will stay off for long-term if you continue to live a healthy lifestyle.

I do not like the word diet because most people think of a diet as a short-term way of losing weight when the most effective way of losing weight is to completely change your lifestyle.

Here are some ways to change the way you eat:

Always follow the food guide pyramid with focus on fruits and vegetables and lean meat such as chicken or fish.

Make sure you get enough fiber and water in your diet. You should get 20-30 grams of fiber every day along with plenty of water. You can go to http://preventdisease.com/home/tips65.sh... to learn more about fiber and tips on how to get more in your diet. You should drink a total of 8 eight-ounce glasses of water a day at least. This is different for everyone, but you should be able to figure out about how much water you need a day. You can go to

http://preventdisease.com/news/articles/... to learn more about how much water you should drink.

Get your carbs from complex carbohydrates (pasta, rice, grains, cereals, potatoes, dried beans and peas) that contain whole wheat. When you buy something such as bread make sure the first ingredient is whole wheat and does not contain the word enriched. You can learn more about carbohydrates at the following website.

http://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/we...

You can also learn how to choose healthy breakfast cereals at the following website

http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/n180.h...

Learn what serving sizes are and how to properly use them. This is very important because the average American consumes way too much and it is because serving sizes are out of control.

Even when you go out to eat or to fast food places you can eat healthy. Choose low fat or low calorie food items such as a salad ( fat-free cheese and dressing), grilled chicken sandwich, etc. When you go out to eat you can also split an entree with someone or ask them to put half in a to-go box in the back before they even bring it to you.

Always eat breakfast and never skip any meals. I have also done research on this and this helps to keep your metabolism up and makes sure you do not overeat, among many other things. Try for 3 meals a day with 2 snacks.

Try as much as you can to stay away from saturated and trans fat because they are both bad for you and should be consumed as little as possible. Mono and polyunsaturated fats or good for you but fat should only make up 25-35% of total calories. If the food label ingredient list contains "partially hydrogenated" that means it contains trans fat and should be avoided when possible. The following website offers a plan to follow to help fight fat

http://msn.prevention.com/article/0,5778...

Watch out for your caffeine intake, you can find how much caffeine is in certain things at the following website.

http://health.yahoo.com/topic/nutrition/...

A lot of people also focus on high protein but in reality you only need .8 grams of protein for every kilogram of your body weight.

People who are on a resistance training program may consume up to 1.2 grams of protein for every kilogram of body weight.

So for me I weigh 135 lbs. and I figure my body weight in kg as follows:

135 divided by 2.2= 61.4 kg

61.4 kg x .8= 50 grams of protein a day.

61.4 kg x 1.2=74 grams of protein a day.

My range is 50-74 depending on my exercise level.

You can check out this online calculator to find out about how much protein you need.

http://www.preventdisease.com/healthtool...

The following website also has a list of the 29 healthiest foods or “power” foods and why they are so

http://www.bellybytes.com/articles/29foo...

There is a formula you can use to calculate an estimate of how many calories you would need to eat every day to either maintain your current weight or to lose weight based on different factors.

You can go to this website to calculate an estimate of your total daily energy requirement from your BMR+AMR.

http://www.preventdisease.com/healthtool...

Here is a helpful website to understand how to manage your metabolism

http://preventdisease.com/home/weeklywel...

Also here is a helpful website to find out what nutrients a food contains

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/se...

Here are some other websites to help you understand how to eat healthier

http://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/nu...

http://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/we...

http://www.mypyramid.gov is a great website to use to keep an online track of calories and many other things. It is free and also provides you with additional information to help you lose weight.

Here is another website to check out to understand the modes of fitness better.

http://preventdisease.com/fitness/fundam...

I have a powerpoint presentation on several of the fad diets that people are on today if you would like to contact me for it.

I also have a powerpoint presentation on the importance of breakfast if you would like more information on that also.



I would recommend you find a certified personal trainer and a registered dietician in your area to help you lose weight.

It is very important to know that not all personal trainers are educated the same and therefore you must make sure if you use one they are properly certified. The following website gives you more information on this subject.

http://www.preventdisease.com/news/artic...