Weight Loss

[Nerwin]

Hey everyone..

I'm stuck,, I know this is a tech forum.. but still, its a community!

I just kinda wanted to know if anyone had really good tips that help me to lose weight or eat better

I'm around 190 pounds and i wanna be down around at 160 or even 150 and i just wanna know if anyone has good pointers that could help.

Thanks, it means a lot to me!

(I wanna be thin before I grad High School, I'm in 11th)

[Zxian]

Eating better - find a fruit that you like instead of other snack foods.

Try to cut back on meals a little bit - instead of eating until you're full, eat until you're filled.

Walk as much as you can, and take the stairs instead of taking the elevator. I climb to the 4th floor to get to my work, and I'll usually go up and down about 3-4 times a day.

Try to start playing sports with your friends. There are a lot of great fun sports that don't require a big organization or a team. I play for an Ultimate Frisbee team with a bunch of friends - running around for about 3 hours straight on Sundays - whee yay!

Hope this helps. You've got a great goal set out.

[Nerwin]

Thanks man!

Now, I do walk on the treadmill for 1.6miles, it has a program and the incline goes up and down every minute and your walking fast, its cool, I sweat a lot, id say i burn close to 300 calories.. but after a while its gets boring. and i do walk a lot in a day, i'm going to say about a mile everyday i walk within just doing day to day stuff so total in a dad i walk a 2.5 miles.

and for playing sports, I would love that, but i have like no friends. There either working, with there girlfriend (which i think is a waste of time, you should enjoy being a kid instead of dealing with girls.. but thats just me) or doing what ever...

I love to play kick ball, but no one ever wants to play and i certainly don't wanna play by my self. You know, I'm just 16 and people say I should only eat 1500 calories a day.. man.. isnt that a bit harsh?

again, thanks!

[Legolash2o]

i joined a running/jogging group its gr8, i talk to them while running so i get far without realising and its makes you more determined because when i ran on my own i tended to stop and walk quite alot and got bored but since i joined the running group its been a heck of alot better, it was also better than the gym.

Swimming is good as it works on every muscle! No sweat either lol

Edited November 9, 2007 by legolash2o

[puntoMX]

...with there girlfriend (which i think is a waste of time, you should enjoy being a kid instead of dealing with girls.. but thats just me) or doing what ever...

Sex is a good way too to lose weight . But that is when you are ready for it.

You could use a bike too, I love mountain biking my self. Any thing that makes your adrenaline come up would burn a lot too .

[Idontwantspam]

Sex is a good way too to lose weight . But that is when you are ready for it.

First off, I'm taking health this year, and we're doing a nutrition unit, and starting on more sex ed in a few weeks. I'll have to ask my teacher about that, puntoMX.

Calories: You may need much more or less than 1500 calories a day. I eat about 3000 calories a day, and I'm skinny as a stick. If you go to nutritiondata.com, you can enter your age, weight, activity level, etc. and it will estimate how many calories you need in a day. Be warned it reads a bit high.

Fruit is OK in moderation, but remember, it's high in carbs, and most of those carbs are sugar. Sugar's not bad, but still you want to be aware of that. Veggies are great, since they're mostly water, but they taste good and are filling. Speaking of water, drink a LOT of it. 32 oz a day is recommended. Avoid soda as much as possible, even fruit juice or sports drinks aren't great. Diet drinks are even worse - aspartame, the artificial sweetener in most diet drinks is a carcinogen. Try to eat what you need to eat, but not more. Limit snacking away - try not to have a bag of chips or something in your room. Also, when you eat wholesome foods, like whole wheat bread, vegetables, good cooked meals, etc. you will not only get better nutrition, but feel fuller sooner.

Exercise is CRITICAL. Get as much as you can. I, too, play ultimate frisbee a lot. We have a club and we organize lunch games that we play at the park near our school. If you have open campus lunch, go out and about, take a jog or a walk, do something, anything active. If your school has sports teams, join one. I run cross country, and it's a great experience. At my school, no experience is necessary, and they'll accept anyone willing to try to improve. It's great for meeting friends, too. You say you need more friends, well, sports are a chance. Don't join the football team. Please.

Friends: if you're here, you must like computers. See if there are any computer-related clubs or groups you can join. We had a calculator programming club at my school last year. Or, if you like science, maybe your school has a science olympiad team, or science bowl. These are all opportunities to make friends. Yes, girls are a problem. My solution is, make friends - normal, not love-y - with the boys and girls. I have lots of friends who have girlfriends or boyfriends who still have time for other people. I personally am not interested in romance, so I see your point, but it is possible.

I guess that's it. Good luck!

[puntoMX]

Sex is a good way too to lose weight . But that is when you are ready for it.

First off, I'm taking health this year, and we're doing a nutrition unit, and starting on more sex ed in a few weeks. I'll have to ask my teacher about that, puntoMX.

That wasn’t a joke .

I forgot to say that if you go on a diet, it doesn’t matter indeed how much you eat, it´s what you eat. Remember that a balanced dinner would be best, so balance it! Never eat days the same things or a lot of it at the same time...

[Nerwin]

Sex is a good way too to lose weight . But that is when you are ready for it.

HAH! I'm not even into girls and I'm 16 in fact, I hate girls! I always been single, I never ever had a girlfriend and I don't think i ever want a girlfriend, its a waste of time to me, I enjoy doing something else like playing my guitar (witch to me is better than a girl) If i could, I would marry my Electric Guitar! HAHA!!

but thanks for your help man!

Some days you can get in a slump and then the next day your happy again!

Edited November 9, 2007 by computerMan

[Idontwantspam]

Oh, come on, no need to hate girls!

Yeah, puntoMX is right about balance - but you still should be aware of how much you eat, too. Just don't starve yourself. You still need food.

I didn't think it was a joke... I just thought it was funny.

[Nerwin]

I dont hate girls, I just dont like them lol

[Zxian]

Well... you probably just don't like the girls that are in your school. They never appreciate our 1337-ness... haha

[ricktendo]

Crack is always a good alternative, its slimming and by the time you're hooked you cannot afford to buy anything much less food (he he j/k)

In fact stay away from drugs (the weight loss ones) and lift weights, it wont make you loose weight it will make you gain weight (but that is pure muscle and not fat)

[Camarade_Tux]

HAH! I'm not even into girls and I'm 16 in fact, I hate girls! I always been single, I never ever had a girlfriend and I don't think i ever want a girlfriend, its a waste of time to me, I enjoy doing something else like playing my guitar (witch to me is better than a girl) If i could, I would marry my Electric Guitar! HAHA!!

I never understood why girls like guitar(ist)s. Ok. In fact I've always been jealous.

And I give you less than 18 months to have a completely different point-of-view.

[Nerwin]

HAH! I'm not even into girls and I'm 16 in fact, I hate girls! I always been single, I never ever had a girlfriend and I don't think i ever want a girlfriend, its a waste of time to me, I enjoy doing something else like playing my guitar (witch to me is better than a girl) If i could, I would marry my Electric Guitar! HAHA!!

I never understood why girls like guitar(ist)s. Ok. In fact I've always been jealous.

And I give you less than 18 months to have a completely different point-of-view.

HAHA!!

Well, I'm not allowed to date and I dont really wanna, I wanna have fun than deal with a girl that wants a million shoes or whatever + more money for me HEHE!! and a big house all for me with a go kart tract inside and and room for Lan Party's!

[Idontwantspam]

I'd fall in love immediately with any of my classmates if they were up for a LAN party!