Heylo there.So yeeah, I m looking to lose some weight. I m not that heavy or anything, just a bit more than I want. But I really know nothing about diets, so I call upon the people of Yahoo Answers!Here s the thing though: I m 14. I d really prefer not to screw over my developing body, so that means no crazy crash diets or anything, and probably it just helps you to know my age anyways.So yeah, I don t see any glaring flaws in my intake. I usually have Post Shredded Wheat for breakfast, no sugar/topping or anything. That s not even a new thing I put in to lose weight, I just like the taste of it anyway compared to like Trix and whatnot which is kind of disgusting. I think we have 2% fat milk at my house usually... anyway. I only drink water, besides milk for breakfast, which is something relatively new I ve been doing: past couple of months or so. I used to drink a lot of juice, but I never really liked soda. I was able to give up the juice pretty easily though, so pretty much all I drink is water.For lunch I typically have a sandwich. Me pops gets pretty nice meat from the deli, so that s probably not a problem- turkey, pastrami, ham and swiss/provolone, etc. And then I usually have some fruit- some slices of apple, peach, banana, etc. I don t really have snacks in-between meals, except occasionally a banana or other fruit, so I also doubt that s a problem. I stopped eating crackers, cookies, that sort of snack thing. I was on Triscuits for a while, which were good, but I haven t been having as many recently. I dunno if that s a good or bad thing- I think they re somewhat healthy, but probably beat out by fruit.For dinner my mom usually cooks, as she s a pretty good cook. This varies a lot- chicken, pasta, fish, meat, soup, etc. I can t really give many specifics, because it is pretty random. Overall nothing that s incredibly unhealthy though, we have fried stuff once a blue moon, and fast food every few years at most. We typically have fresh bread (IE not package bread, baguettes and whatnot), and cheese on the table as well. (Cheese as in large blocks, not slices). I usually have a slice or two of bread- I cut out on putting butter on it though, just have it plain, so that probably helps a lot. And I usually have a couple slices of cheese. Maybe I should cut down on that.That usually lasts me until I decide to sleep, except for maybe a banana or something if I m pretty hungry. Bananas are very convenient.As something to note, every Friday we order pizza. I imagine this is pretty unhealthy. Not much I can do about this though, except maybe have some fruit beforehand and just have a few less slices. I usually have 4, I could easily cut it down to 3, maybe 2 if I had something beforehand.As far as exercise goes, I lift weights in our basement every other day. I lift 35 pounds 10 times in 5 positions, so 50.. lifts I guess. I have no idea what the positions are called. But basically, 10 arm curls standing, 10 reverse arm curls (correct term?) standing, 10 lifting it over my head from sitting, 10 lifting it behind my head over my head from sitting, and 10 bench press (right term?). I do it every other day because apparently it s not good to do it every day. So if you could give me some exercises to do on off days that would help. Maybe leg exercises? Or something. I d prefer them to be indoor. It d just make it a lot easier for me, I d rather not make this into a big thing and get my parents involved. So yeah. I could do crunches or something. I also have a trampoline: maybe I could jump for a good half hour or something every day.I also go swimming fairly often for a good 45 minutes doing laps. I d say every other day to every third day I go. (1/2 to 1/3 of the time...days). So that s good. Maybe I could make it everyday.I guess that covers it. I do like video games, so I d imagine the problem is more lack of exercise than dietary stuff. But still, any healthy eating tips ya got are appreciated.But mainly I m looking for some good indoor exercise solutions! I much prefer to work hard for half an hour to pacing myself for two hours though, so if you have anything like that, it d be great. I m more looking to lose fat than build muscle, but I guess that s good too... still a second priority though. I can work on a six-pack later, now I just want to lose some weight!Er... thanks in advance!P.S. If I get one of those automated things that s like TRY FAT-X- I LOST 20 POUNDS IN TWO WEEKS. CLICK MY LINK. that clearly didn t read my post, I will slap somebody.
I have released over 85 pounds without exercising. I m not saying it s not important, what I m saying is food control is 90% of the losing game.I weigh and measure each meal so I know exactly what I m eating and I feel free from all the brain chatter and thinking....I m just losing
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