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Q: ok i'm about 5'3" and i weigh 145 lbs. i really want to loose 30 lbs asap. can anyone help me out about how i should go about loosing this weight? please don't say "eat healthy and exercise and lay off junk food" can you give me examples of some exercises and foods to eat and foods not to eat and how much a day i should eat? i'd really love to hear from the people who lost weight and what worked for them but anyone will do. thanks so much!

Well, I know that not everyone has a treadmill or an ab cruncher. So I have some exersizes you can do on your own without machines and other wastes of your $! Personally, I think http://www.seventeen.com/health/train
is a great website, it has videos of exersize techniques! Also if you go to
http://www.seventeen.com/health/nutrition/spc/0,,658544_662727,00.html
That has a meal that you could try eating it should help you with your diet.
http://www.seventeen.com/health/nutrition/articles/0,,658544_689627,00.html
These are some foods you can make on your own that will also help you!
If these ones don't help you I'm sure that www.seventeen.com (go to health- nutrition)
will have something more satisfying!
One last thing, go to:
http://www.seventeen.com/health/bmi/spc/0,,665141_665142,00.html
To find out your BMI, so you can found out excactly if you need to lose 30 lbs (if its too much, not enough).
BEST OF LUCK:) hope I helped.

Q: hey um i was wondering i asked another person for advice and she said i am having this thing called "discharge" going on. its like a clear goo thing that comes out near your butt. but its soooooooo annoying and i really hate it and it has been going on for more than like almost half a year. and i was wondering if you know about it or if you know how it started or how i can get it to stop. because i have really fun things in my life and it just ruins them. and it sucks. but i am asking you because you have given great advice and you are sooooo awesome and good at it. : ] :D and i wanted to thank you so much. you help sooo many people out including me. :D so please if you have answers...i need them im desperate. thanxx so much :D

Don't worry about this at all, all girls get it as they are growing up. It is nothing to get upset about, ofcourse it may be annoying, but not enough to ruin anything. Thank you so much for the compliment! Ask me anything anytime, hope this helps:)

Q: hey its me i sent you this question:hey i am 12 and a half years old and i weigh like 100 pounds. Is this normal , or am i over weight, or skinny-(i highly doubt that though) and please please please be honest and be brutal. and myabe gi thanx so much! :D

And you asked me what my height is and im 5 foot or 5 foot 1. does that help?

Yes. If you are around that height, that means you are definitely a perfect wieght! Sorry it took a while to answer your question, my computer wasn't working! But do not worry about your weight, you are pefect in your skin. hope this helps:)

Q: hey im 12 and a half years old and i weigh 100 pounds. Is that too much? am i fat? am i skinny? -(which i highly doubt.) or am i normal?.please please please be honest and brutal. all my friends say im sooo skinny, but i rele think and mostly kno that their just being nice. And please tell me what my target weight should be and maybe a workout plan for how many hours a day and how frequently i should workout and maybe a good workout plan like what to do and when and how long to do it stuff like that. i would rele like to improve my legs and my arms, and just mostly overall weight. and i also need help for something i can do or have to get me more motivated to loose some weight. i kno it sounds crazy but i would like to be 70 pounds and i kno its gonna be hard but i would like to loose like 25-30 pounds. but i need help. Please. im so sorry for the longness of my help question. and i kno my question is alot to answer but i rele need some help, ive been very concious about my weight lately. and i would rele love to fly, you know not fly fly but like fly in a stunt like in cheerleading i dont do cheerleading now but i mean i have friends that do and they coould put me into a stunt if i was small enough. they Have put me in stunts but i would rele like to be higher and fly more like some of my other friends. and stuff if you know what i mean and like be able to fly all the time. Also i am doing gymnastics and ice skating soon and i dont want to look fat in the little outfits. and i have a boyfriend that is like 71 pounds and i feel a little weird around him but hes an awesome guy and there is a party coming up soon and i would rele like to loose a litte weight for that.and i have alot of friends that are small and i dont like being like the second biggest person all the time. but i do have alot of friends that are older and bigger and i feel so happy and good around them. and again sorry for the longness and i kno its gonna be a hard question to answer. but please just try to answer all of these questions as best that you can. but thanx so much you give great advice: ] : ] : ]

100 pounds is not too much at all. I would say that 25-30 pounds is too much too lose, if you really want to lose weight, 5 pounds would be a better goal. To lose weight I would recomend drinking water, lots of fruits and vegatables. Also, look up exersizes on the internet you can do daily. Sit ups are really good for your stomach, and squats are good for your legs. Your boyfriend is going out with you becuase he likes the way you are, and I'll bet he cares about you and wouldn't want you to go on a crazy crash diet! So make sure you don't go too crazy, just be healthy instead! GOOD LUCK! I hope this helps:)

Q: hey i am 12 and a half years old and i weigh like 100 pounds. Is this normal , or am i over weight, or skinny-(i highly doubt that though) and please please please be honest and be brutal. and myabe gi thanx so much! :D

That is a perfect weight for a 12 and half year old. But there is also the height factor, what is your height? I am 13 and weigh 108 pounds. You are definately not fat. hope this helps:)

Q: Hi ive had this health problem for about 3 yrs now and it just doesnt seem to go away im writing about it to see if anyone shares this problem. I dont really want to ask anyone is else because its abit weird, well so my parents think. First of all my my heart beats really hard and fast and then it feels like a really really strong pulse around my body like my veins are are exploding. I know it sounds really strange but its really uncomfortable and happens nearly all the time. You know you can feel your heart beating well i get that feeling around my whole body especially in my hands, it feels like their going to explode. Im sure thats not healthy. Hope someone replys and doesnt think im to strange lol.
Liam

Well, I dont think your strange, but I dont share that problem. My advice is to see a doctor, I agree that it isnt healthy. A doctor will help you with that problem, and Im sure they wont think your wierd!

Q: can sucking on ice really burn calories?

It isnt a brilliant way to burn calories, because it really doesnt work. Little things like moving your arm, or lifting your leg can burn calories though! If you really want to burn major cals, then just do the old fashioned exersizing technique! :) hope this helps!