I’m 14, and I want to lose weight over the summer. I know to eat less and excercise more, that’s obvious…. But can someone give me more specific suggestions? Like maybe suggest certain types of diets that have worked for you, and give details, or any advice…. Thanks. =D
I’m mainly trying to lose weight from my legs and stomach… Not, erm… other places. xD
You can’t spot reduce. Your body will lose weght where it sees fit.
1.) Eat right- That is the only way to get good results. None of the "no carb" "no fat" bull####. You need a healthy amount of food. About 1200-1500 calories a day intake if you are trying to lose weight. 1500-2000 a day if you are trying to maintain. You may need to eat more than that if you are active in sports or other things.
2.) Exercise- Here we go. To lose weight or tone up, you need two kinds of exercise.
Cardio- This is any exercise that gets your heart rate up, and keeps it up for more than 25 minutes. Running, Jogging, Bike riding, Swimming, Sports, and cardio machines are great ways to get cardio. You can also try different workout videos. Try renting some first, to see if you like it, and then if you do, maybe purchase it.
Strength- This is any exercise that helps you tone up. Crunches, pushups and many exercises you find that target certain areas are probably Strength exercises. If you are trying to tone up a certain part of your body, visit www.toneteen.com . They have many exercises for target zones.
3500 Calories is equal to one pound. This means if you consume 500 less calories a day, workout for till you burn 500 calories, or do a combnation of the two, you will lose 1 pound each week. Say you cut out 300 calories of food, then you need to burn off 200 a day. Simple, isn’t it.
There is no fast way to weight loss that will be permanent. What I have written here is a fool proof way to lose weight. Watch what you eat and exercise. If you want to come on here, saying that you have tried exercise and eating right, and it didn’t work, you did it wrong.
Web Sites to visit
www.toneteen.com
—A website that has many valuable tools to weight loss, along with target zone exercises.
www.prevention.com
— Many weight loss tools and tips
www.calorie-count.com
—Weight loss tools, nutritional info, and free membership
www.self.com
—More tools and other helps for along the way. Forums to help with weight loss.