4 Responses

1. Mary

   May 30th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

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   I would see a doctor for professional tips so that you can lose as much weight as possible IN A SAFE AND HEALTHY WAY!

   What I generally do to lose some weight:
   -Eat 5, smaller meals throughout the day instead of 3 big meals.
   -Stop drinking any sugar drinks (pop, lemonade, etc.).
   -Drink lots of water (it helps suppress your appetite and increases your metabolism).
   -Exercise! I’m not saying you need to go get a personal trainer, BowFlex, or LifeTime fitness membership. When you get bored/hungry, go talk a walk/run. Walking is great because it gives you time to think, increases your metabolism, and you don’t have to change your clothes/shower when you do it.

   Those are all easy ways to lose some weight. They don’t cut into your life style to terribly but will definitely help you to lose weight.

   As for areas that have more fat than others, lifting is the only way to tighten up those areas. Bench press will help you to tighten your chest while crunches and sit ups will help you tighten your stomach.

   Check out this website. It reviews all the best weight loss programs, and has helped me to turn my life around, and actually start losing weight.

   Good luck,
   -Mary

2. sarge927

   June 2nd, 2008 at 7:28 pm

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   Your daughter could lose up to 15 pounds in that time frame SAFELY by following these tips:

   1. You MUST exercise if you want to lose weight and keep it off, so do something every day, even if it’s just a 15-minute walk around the neighborhood. Don’t say you don’t have time for exercise; you have to MAKE time. Yes, it takes time and effort, but you’re worth it, right?

   2. Walk as much as you want, but don’t do cardio for more than 40 minutes at a time. If you do, you risk burning muscle instead of fat. Walking is the preferred exercise for weight (READ: FAT) loss because it burns fat almost exclusively and it burns almost as many calories per hour as jogging. You can also breathe much easier while walking, and walking doesn’t pound the heck out of your ankles, knees, and hips like jogging does.

   3. If you do strength training, use light weights and do lots of repetitions. That’ll really help you “tone up.” If you’re at all concerned about your midsection, you’ll need to do abdominal exercises that hit all the major muscle groups (upper abs, lower abs, obliques, transverse abdominis, and back muscles) every other day. WARNING: Ab exercises burn very few calories, so don’t rely on them to burn fat. What they will do is give your gut that “sucked in” look 24/7 if you do them regularly. Google each muscle group with the word “exercises” and you’ll find websites that’ll show you exercises to work that muscle group.

   4. Your diet will make you or break you. You have probably learned bad eating habits over time (most people do). That’s not your fault, but now you have to deal with it. Make a commitment to yourself to unlearn those bad habits and re-learn better habits.

   5. Eat breakfast every day within an hour of getting up. It kick-starts your metabolism. Studies have shown that people who skip breakfast are 450% more likely to be overweight than those who eat breakfast every day.

   6. Eat six small meals or snacks per day instead of three squares per day or one big meal per day. If you eat too much at one sitting, your body stores the extra calories as fat. Go too long between meals and your metabolism slows down. Your body expends energy digesting your food, so eating smaller portions more often keeps your metabolism running high because you’re constantly digesting food.

   7. Avoid these as much as possible:

   – Trans fat (any type of partially or fully hydrogenated oil)
   – High fructose corn syrup (soft drinks are LOADED with it)
   – Fast food
   – Junk food
   – White sugar, white flour, white rice, white potatoes
   – The deadly C’s (cookies, cakes, candy, chips, cola)

   8. Build your diet around these trim-body-friendly foods:

   – Nuts, any kind (almonds are best)
   – Beans/Legumes
   – Fresh vegetables (green is GREAT!!!)
   – Dairy products (as long as they’re low-fat or non-fat)
   – Eggs
   – Lean meats (fish and poultry top the list)
   – Olive oil
   – Whole grain breads/cereals/pasta
   – Fresh fruits (anything that ends in “berry” is a winner)
   – Tea (green tea or black pekoe tea)
   – Cold water or ice water (your body has to expend extra calories to heat it up)

   9. Desserts and treats are the exception, not the rule. Having said that, however, (1) you can have a couple of pieces of chocolate every day – just don’t overdo, and (2) Allow yourself one “cheat meal” every week where you eat and drink whatever you want as long as you don’t gorge yourself. That’ll help keep you from feeling deprived and it’ll make it easier to stick with your new healthy eating plan.

   Good luck!

   “The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.”

   – Thomas Alva Edison, inventor extraordinaire

3. HuddleFormation

   June 5th, 2008 at 6:49 am

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   Well since she is only 13 then just get her active. Plan something active for everyday up to then like swimming, hill walks, rock climbing or whatever…fun things. This will stop her binge eating too cause if you’re all active and stuff you won’t wanna go to the cookie jar.

   It’s not really my place to say but if people suggest getting her to do 300 press ups or a 20 minute jog or whatever everyday, don’t do it. Telling your daughter to do all of these weight loss exercises less than three weeks before going back to school then she will just lose self esteem. It’s just not a good idea…trust me. Do active group activities, it will benefit her in so many ways.

4. alluneedisluv

   June 8th, 2008 at 10:02 am

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   why do you care so much?? you should be telling her she’s beautiful anyway she is. obese, anorexic, whenever!!! you shouldn’t be involved in her wanting to be thin. you should be making her feel amazing about herself. you’re her mother!!