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Hi I'm 15/f
and I weigh 148 lbs, and i am around 5'7''
and I want to go down to 130 lbs, and I know its not easy because I used to be over 170 lbs but I exercised through out all year, losing some, gaining back some, then losing some more.
But since its summer again, (because i started exercising last summer), I want to try to see if I can lose 10 pounds, or maybe 8 pounds before school starts again.
This is my plan...
eat all three meals, but dont have anything that isnt meal. as in No junk food whatsoever, no soda, no nothing. Maybe except for fruits and veggies, on occasion.
and get up early in the morning, around 6:30 to do these 2 abs exercises i got from Seventeen magazine(they are not long. it maybe took me 15-20 min doing them)
then during day, I probably will go skateboarding, but not a lot because its really energy draining thing and I have really low stamina. Maybe skateboard for 30 min to 1 hour a day.
Then about 1 hour after dinner, do 25 min of pilate crunch video thing
Then take shower then rest, and around 8:00 p.m, do 200 sit ups.
(But none of them applies on saturday, or sunday because I have to work and I get back late so that plan of mine only works through monday-friday)
So anyone have ANY idea if I can lose 8 pounds in about 2.5 months or so?
any suggestions that will help me lose more weight??
*** Most importantly, any suggestion that will keep me from snacking? because I can do it for couple days, then I always crack...
Well thanks so much in advance!
hey! i think this sounds like a good plan... seems like a lot of work to me (but i am kind of lazy lol) but if you can do it, then that's really good! :) if i was you i would do 2 things:
first, make sure not to skip the skateboarding thing , and if you do, then at least run for 30 minutes or jump rope, because cardio is VERY important for weight loss. the crunches you will be doing are good to build muscle, but you need cardio along with it to lose weight and speed up your metabolism.
second, as far as the snacking thing... in order to avoid it, instead of 3 big meals a day, i would cut those meals in half and eat every 3 hours. so something like a small breakfast at 8, healthy snack at 11, lunch at 2, snack at 5, last meal at 8. something like that... that keeps you from snacking because you never really feel hungry because you are constantly eating. just make sure you are eating small portions each time or else you'll gain weight! and also, drink a LOT of water ... carry a bottle everywhere you go and keep refilling it! that helps soo much when trying to lose weight, and it keeps you from always feeling hungry and wanting to snack! :) good luck!
(Rating: 5) Thanks so much!