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How to lose 10 pounds?
I'm 13, and I weight 115 lbs. I want to drop a few pounds so that my thighs are slimmer and my stomach doesn't poke out of my shirt. Most of me is pretty skinny except for those 2 areas. I'm horrible with commitment so how do I take off the weight and keep it off? ( I'm very busy so exercising for a long time is a no, I'm not good at staying with the "no soda" act either)
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diet and execrise
only that will work,
try running for 10 minutes a day at high speeds.
(only ten)
and drink only water.
NO snacks
plenty of sleep
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Well, there really is only one way to lose weight in the broad sense. You have to burn more calories than you consume. You can affect this in a 3 ways 1. Eat less/ eat smarter 2. Exercise more 3. Affect your metablolism so you burn more cals.
Now, just in case you dont know (almost no one on this site seems to be aware of this), fat loss cannot be targeted. Doing crunches does not make you lose fat of your stomach etc etc. Humans dont work that way (if anyone says otherwise they are not from Earth).
So understand that once you start to lose weight you may (or may not) lose weight from other areas of your body regardless of what you do.
Anyway, you have a couple of options. You can calculate your daily calorie needs and create a small daily deficit of a few hundred cals. Alternatively you can increase your activity level. Here is a link to calculate your calorie usage (its your BMR plus cals burned in activities):
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Here are a few general tips:
Eat balanced meals, low on saturated fats. Eat many small meals every day (it helps boost your metaboism- start with 5 meals a day). Drink plenty of water... even if you cant cut out the soda it might help you cut down a bit (and it has other benefits too).
The best form of exercise for fat loss(and it really does not need to take long) is weight/resistance training... this is because this also affects your metabolism (unlike aerobics for example).
Dont waste your time only with target specific exercises they will NOT deliver the results you want (not unless those small nr of cals you burn doing them were all you needed to lose weight in the first place). If you have time to do something at home, at least try to work as many different muscles as possible, you will get better results.
In the end there is no great secret to weight loss. Take control of your diet and be aware of what you eat and of what you burn. Remember that small, healthy, sustainable changes in your diet and activity level are far superior to any quick fix.
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you don't have to exercise for a long time for things to happen. all you have to do is try to work out for at least 15 minutes during the day even if its right when you wake up. do a few crunches/sit ups (takes about 5 minutes)and try to find a site that will show you different leg toning steps. that should be all you need if you stick to it at least 3-5 times a week
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