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Okay, Im sick of being fat.
I know how to diet and exercise and etc but I just cant stick to it for a long period of time but im trying.
Alot of people tell me Im pretty , but i just think Id be so much better looking If i was skinny.
I need something to boost my confidence or make me stick to the diet more continuesly.
Thanks!
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The very first thing you should do is confirm that you actually need to lose weight. Have you talked to your doctor about it? Is your BMI (Body Mass Index) actually in an overweight or obese rating? You can check it here:
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Get into a routine with exercise. Try to do it at the same time each day if you can. Don't allow yourself to wimp out or make excuses because you're cheating yourself. Write down every excuse that comes to mind and figure out why it doesn't work (or if it IS a valid reason, recognise that).
You can add activity to your day in other ways, too. I'm sure you've heard them before--take the stairs instead of the elevator, park further away than usual, do some walking, even just run the vacuum.
You don't want to concentrate on food too much, or it risks becoming an obsession. 3500 calories is equal to one pound gained or lost. That does not mean, however, that you have to exercise off every calorie you eat, and then 3500 more! In fact, you should eat at LEAST 1200 calories, and you should actually probably aim for the number of calories you burn just by existing. You can find that number by calculating your BMR (Basal Metabolic Weight), as in here:
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Don't go on an extreme diet. It could lead to an eating disorder, or at the very least, the trap of yo-yo dieting. It's proven that the large majority of yo-yo dieters actually gain more weight than they lose. What you want to do is change your lifestyle. Eat healthier foods--vegetables, fruits, the typical stuff. Try different foods and ways of preparing them. Find a balanced diet that you can live with--permanently. That doesn't mean you can't have the occasional treat, but it does mean that you should be fairly consistent.
You need to change your lifestyle to something you can live with, not something that will help you lose five pounds one week, and gain back ten the next.
Also, wanting immediate weight loss is unhealthy and unrealistic. Aim for no more than two or three pounds a week, and don't be surprised if your efforts don't show up until about two weeks after you begin healthier eating and exercising.
Life changes take time and patience and you WILL occasionally fall of the wagon. The important thing is to plan for it, figure out how you'll get back on, and be accountable to yourself. If this is something you really truly want, you can discipline yourself into doing it. Make goals--you have to exercise for twenty minutes before you watch your favourite tv show, for instance--and stick to them, no excuses.
In the end, it comes down to how much you want it, and how hard you're willing to work for it.
Good luck, and be careful. Talking to your doctor is probably the first step you should take, and he or she will be much more help than anyone online, especially in making sure you're healthy rather than just plain thin.
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okay i am like 5'3 adn 120 pounds and i wouild love to be biggger. peopl etell me that i am perfect sized adn am not really skinny(maybe it's just the height). but i feel big is beautifu- not overweight big but volumptous big. nice and curvy healthy big. a big motivational factor when gaining or losing weight is to haev some body doing it with you. get a trainer or go to a workout center like curves or something with very motivational trainers. but take someone with you. and i just want you to know we all aren't built the same adn we should accept that. we can only do so much!
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easiest diet, is diet one day, eat normally the next. it will shock your metabolism, and you'll be consuming 25-30% less calories a day, and slowly start to lose weight.
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diet day - 1000 - 1200 calories maxx
normal day - 2000-2600 calories maxx
good luck
it sucks for all of us.
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i found this interesting, and it's not even a diet, it's just how to eat right.
i'm not the skinniest person either, but i have some tips for you. after i watched MTV's Made True life: i'm obese, i realized that it doesnt matter if i have a little extra flab. One of the girls in the show was obese and was a struggling model. it showed her going to an audition, and she was the only fat girl there, and she made it. she was pretty AND fat. it is possible.
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location) << i did this diet, and i lost 7 pounds in 6 days. it's an unhealthy diet since you don't eat carbs, but you should only do it for 1 week at a time.
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location) << you may want to read that
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location) << if you want to become a plus-size model, which would hopefully boost your self-esteem, here's where you get started.
you might also want to try to search for a summer plus-size or "fat" camp that you could go to for people your age. that would be cool, and you could make friends who are going through the same thing as you.
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location) <<another modeling site
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location) << heres a site that can help you boost your self-esteem.
this site can too:
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so can this site: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
also, here in NY in malls there is a plus size shop called Torrid that has super cute styles for plus size teens. its such a cute store! i've seen it before.
heres some encouraging words from me:
you know what?? screw what other people say, you know you're beautiful and you should take pride that you have curvy hips and are full figured and not annorexic. take pride in who you are, God made you this way, he made you beautiful, you just have to let the world know that, and shine like the star you are. You dont need to be thin to succeed in life!
i really hope i helped. if you ever need anything, shoot the inbox.
xo
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