Monday, February 13, 2006

How does a 160 pound, 15 yr old male loose 20 lbs by August? NEED HELP!!!? -

Hi everybody, I m 14 (turning to 15 soon) and I weigh 160 lbs. I do cardio for 1 hour and 5 minutes (weight loss program on elliptical); 6 days a week. In addition I rotate 20 minutes of sprint intervals, weight lifting, or ddr after the cardio every day. Ive been doing this for several months now. In addition, I eat pretty well. Except for the sporadic pizza or Wendy s on Friday nights. I want to loose 15-20 lbs by the end of august. Yet, I don t know how. I excecrise a lot and eat well, how come It seems like I cannot loose the weight?? My weight only fluctuates from 155-160. Can someone help me!

Ok, you are doing a lot of good stuff! What you have to know is that you will reach your goal the fastest by doing a good amount of cardio and weight training. To start with the cardio, you need to make sure that the pace is constant. Whatever pace you choose, don t slow down; keep it at a steady rate. The goal is to keep the heart rate at a steady pace for at least 45 minutes. A good fat burning heart rate would be in between 140 - 145 bpm for you. Higher heart rates in the 180 bpm and up zone burns sugar. Challenge yourself to not exceed a heart rate of 145 or go below 140. You will probable be surprised to find that you will be moving a lot slower than you would. I love spinning and at a heart rate of 140 - 145 bpm I would imagine that I was enjoying a nice jog on a breezy pay in the park. This should work on the elliptical too.Cardio and weight training goes hand in hand. You want to be sure to vary your exercises to at least target the main muscle areas. Arms, Legs, Back, and Core. When weight training men especially like to get their beach muscles like the biceps, pecs and abs pumped while ignoring the rest of their muscles. This is not a good practice. Have a well balanced weight routine help to strengthen and sculpt your whole body. But it also helps to cut down on injuries. A good rule of thumb is what ever you do to the front, do to the back as well. If you work the front of your arms, work the back to. If you work your chest, then work your upper back too. If you work your abs, then work your back too etc. Again this principle will help to sculpt your entire body, provide a safeguard from avoidable injuries and will ultimately improve your posture.As each week passes challenge yourself to do just a little bit more. Do the cardio a little longer of pick up the pace a bit and make the weights a little bit heavier too. Just be sure to do the weight training first and then do the cardio. Muscles are what burns the fat so getting your muscles pumped and working at their max before doing the cardio will help to quicken the results.Now exercise is great but if you truly do create a well balanced diet for yourself, you can cut down on like half the exercise and let your diet sustain your overall physique. Once you reach your target weight, the exercise would just be a little bit of daily maintenance. Make sure you eat a lot of veggies. Leafy greens are especially good for you. Eat fruit but only a couple servings because fruit has a lot of sugar in them and while it is healthier than processed sugar, it is sugar none the less. Watch the kind of carbs you eat. Complex carbs aren t good for you and they are really difficult for your body to breakdown and use as fuel. Only eat as many carbs as you need energy for the day. Make sure you get your protein because protein is the fuel needed to build muscle which again is what burns fat. The occasional treats like Wendy s or a pizza won t hurt your goals but first make sure that these treats are really sporadic. I treat myself to something daily but I have redefined for myself what treat means and sometimes for me too, the treat is pizza.Lastly, drink a lot of water and stretch a lot too. Exercising the muscle tend to cause them to retract and cramp and create a lot of pain for you. Exercise professional always maintained that there is no way to avoid being sore but after a hard core workout, I make sure that I drink a ton a water and stretch a lot at intervals throughout the day and I have found that this minimizes soreness for me. I see no reason why it should help others in spite of what the professionals say.The most important thing to remember that there is no easy quick solution. Diet pills and staving yourself and things of that nature is a great way to ensure that you gain any loss weight back and maybe even more. Put in the effort and the hard work and your body will reward you. I live by the mantra that if I am good to my body, it will be good to me. It may seem like a lot of weight to lose by the end of August but if you stick with a great fitness program it should not be a problem. I hope this helps! Best Wishes! ?

I have never seen you, but I am SURE you don t need to lose any weight at all. You are growing. http://www.healthchecksystems.com/height��

20 lbs is too dramatic of weight loss for 15 years old in that little of time, just stay active and eat right. drink plenty of water

Dear friend, I learn from a famous Physician that the fat in the human body starts forming right from childwood. Since you are in a growing age of 14, eating cannot be restricted but the eating habits have to be changed. First of all, stop taking fatty foods, reduce sweets and ice creams, use dry foods that are without much oil content. Secondly, fix a time for your breakfast, lunch, evening snacks and dinner and don t eat anything in between. Continue present exercises and in addition, do selected Yogasanas for atleat half an hour every evening between 17 hours to 18 hours. Then you see the miracle.

that sounds like your doing everything right make sure you cut out cokes and that kind of drinks and drink alot of water and cut down the pizza days if you can but you should see it to come off and also you should grow taller since your going through puberty

Herbalife! Get some asap! It works. I lost 45# and 55 inches in 2000 on Herbalife. I m now a believer and a distributor. You appetite big will drop off after you ve been on two shakes a day for a week or so. Your third meal of the day should be a normal healthy meal (not diet food or small portions). A drop of 15 pounds could prob be accomplished safely by August. Look on-line for a dist in your area.

You don t say how tall you are, and that s part of the picture.If you truly are overweight for your height, cut out all (or most) desserts. Also: Get eight hours of solid sleep a night. People who don t get enough sleep are fidgety during the day, and that makes them turn to food to calm their nerves.Good luck, bro!

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Eat less exercise more! Keep consistent it will come!