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Q: I'm 5'8, 158 pounds, 15 years old, not active at all.

On this coming monday, im starting a diet which will hopefully help me lose 1 or 2 pounds a week, but I need to know if it will work. Here is my daily plan:

Breakfast: Honey bunches of oats cereal, 1% Milk
Lunch: Fruit salad, water
Supper: Anything my mom makes (healthy)

I will also be running on the treadmill for about 20 minutes at 4m/h. I've sort of been using the calorie-counting method.

Anyways, will I lose weight with this, or is it a waste of time? What can I change?

it would probably help you loose weight, but wouldn't you get bored of eating the same exact thing every day? you don't have to be that strict to loose weight. using the calorie counting method and having 1200 - 1400 calories a day and running on the treadmill like you explained. watch carbs too. eat healthy things like you said above, not a lot of junk food. if your hungry, a small amount of nuts is very filling& healthy. just try to be active as much as possible .. maybe take walks around the neighborhood with your friends or little things add up. goodluck