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I Think I Need to Lose Weight.
I'm thirteen years old and female, and I think I weigh a little more than I should. I'm four feet and eleven inches and almost ninety pounds. I have gained a lot of weight recently, and I don't like it. When I was in fourth grade, I was only four feet tall and 48 pounds. I wish I could stay that way.
I think I need to start eating less, exercising more, or something like that. Whenever I eat more than I usually do, I feel awful about it. So far, I have tried to make sure I don't eat too much at meals, and I do a lot of sit-ups and yoga. When I start school again, I'll be doing PE every day, too. I'm trying to eat only 1300 calories a day. Is that good enough, or should I eat less than that?
No matter what I try, I always end up gaining weight in the end. I would really appreciate any advice on how to lose weight. Thank you!
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1,300 calories a day is not enough.
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Go high carb, low fat, whole foods, plant-based VEGAN! I went vegan this year and have lost 40 pounds, with minimal exercise, and eating AS MUCH as I desire bringing down my BMI from 30 to 24. I weigh less now than I did throughout high school, as an overweight teenager, even when I exercised for hours while on Junior Varsity and Varsity sports teams. I went to my annual physical earlier this month, and even my doctor was in shock.
My goal for next year is to lose 30-40 more pounds, I just need to start exercising on a regular basis. Nothing crazy, just 30-60 minutes of jogging, Ballet Beautiful, bike riding.. things like that.
I think it's amazing what I've accomplished so far, just by changing my diet, though. It's a lot easier to go vegan than it seems. I was never vegetarian, I went from being able to eat an entire box of pizza or entire tub of ice cream in one sitting to a full-fledged vegan. I now spend a lot less money on groceries, have more energy (never need caffeine, and never feel lethargic like I used to on a regular basis), have more concentration, and etc. Try it for a week, that's how I started, and I felt so good that I just kept going, and it's now been 5 months! You can get every nutrient from plant foods, including protein!
Where do you get your protein?! 10 comebacks from a Vegan.
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The only vitamin you need to supplement is B12, and one I personally recommend is Garden of Life's B12 spray (cause I personally hate swallowing pills, and methylcobalamin is better than cyanocobalamin). You can buy it at any health foods store (Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, etc.), or online.
More on vitamin B12
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These two movies turned me into a vegan overnight.
Forks Over Knives
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Processed People
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Cowspiracy
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Here are some good YouTube channels that have helped me, too.
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Good luck!
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I looked a little into this and your normal weight should be around 90 to 110 pounds. It really depends on your frame size. So you're fine.
You're still growing, so you're always going to gain weight. I'm thinking you still have baby fat since you are still very young.
How active are you? If you're not very active then you should probably eat around 1600 calories. If you're moderately active then 1600-2000. If you're very active then 1800-2200 calories.
You don't need to lose weight, you just need to be healthy. I don't think you realize that.
I think your goal should be to gain more muscle, lose the fat, and stay healthy.
Because what you're doing right now is not very healthy. So keep exercising and eating right.
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According to the weight chart I use when answering this type of question, see link below. You are depending on your skeletal frame size as much as anywhere from 23 to 44 pounds under weight.
Based on this chart you actually need to gain some weight. Just how much if any weight you might need to gain is really something your doctor should be telling you. Your doctor is the one, other than mom and dad, who knows you best. Your doctor knows all about your unique physiology and based on this knowledge the doctor can determine what you correct weight range should be.
Another factor that needs to be taken into consideration, especially for females is that puberty is reshaping your body. Your baby fat is feeding the changes from child to young women. Your entire body is being redefined. You gaining curves and definition in all the places a young woman wants this to happen. Your breast are growing, your butt is taking shape and your legs and thighs are defining themselves.
Your baby fat feeds the mechanics of this redefining of your body. When the baby fat is gone the body needs a certain amount of fuel, food, daily to keep up with its needs. If you do not take in enough fuel then the body begins to feed upon itself. If it can't find the fuel it needs to sustain itself the body starts to shut down those systems it feels it doesn't need to support its primary function. This is your brain. The body will continue to shutdown different life functions until all that is left is brain function.
This is what kills people who are anorexic. There body continues to feed upon itself until there is nothing left to feed upon.
You are far too young to be fixated on your weight. I agree you do not want to be overweight though it is better to be 10 pounds overweight then 10 pounds underweight. If you eat 3 well balanced healthy meals, snack with healthy snacks and you can occasionally have some junk food. That along with a proper exercise program, which does not mean working out each day. You can maintain a healthy weight.
To find out what your proper weight should be means you ask your doctor as I said above. The chart I shared a link to is based on averages. Your doctor can give you specifics based on the doctor's specific knowledge of you.
Do not try to look like the models in the magazines. Besides being made up by professional makeup artists and dressed by professional dressers, the pictures are airbrushed to give the image the advertiser desires.
So see you doctor and find out just what your best weight should be. I'm betting the doctor will tell you you're underweight and need to gain at least 10 to 15 pounds. If so please listen to the doctor.
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