A pretty self explanatory thread.

See, I've been trying to lose weight (goal weight being 100 pounds by Christmas) and I've been doing pretty well.

This thread is for anyone who wishes to share some weight loss secrets or is losing weight also and wants to share their progress.

Although, I don't enjoy sharing my weight, I've gone from 155 lbs. to 143 lbs. in a little less than two weeks.

 

What I did was simply change my eating habits. If you intend to lose weight, you NEED to eat breakfast. It's the only way to kick off your metabolism. I usually didn't eat anything, but even just a tiny bit of food is good enough. Eating a good breakfast makes me eat less at lunch and then I eat a regular meal at dinner. I don't eat after 7, since after a certain time your metabolism starts slowing down BIG TIME.

 

This plus working out has helped me lose weight

 

 

Again, feel free to share your own tips.

Alright so for anyone looking for weight loss tips look at this post #ego

 

Alright so for anyone who doesn't know I used to be 230 lbs 6'0 at the end of my sophomore year of highschool. By the beginning of my Senior Baseball season(around April) I had grown to 6'2 and I was down to 190 lbs(a little muscle, but still mostly fat). And now I'm 6'3 182.8lbs with my body fat % down to 10%(I'm very proud of this).So I know where people trying to lose weight are coming from.

 

Okay when it comes to eating I recommend FIVE small meals a day. the FIVE meals are breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner. Having FIVE small meals a day helps keep your metabolism active, which you will need. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner are your "bigger" meals, the snacks are just used to keep your metabolism going. I would recommend a fruit or vegetable you like(if there are any) or a "healthy" junk food option. This can be anything like a nutrigrain bar, granola bar, or a low calorie food. Also, I know it's hard, but try to drink nothing but water. Also, you should try to drink enough water for yourself. You can find this by dividing your weight by 4 and drinking that many ounces of water a day.

 

When it comes to exercise, you need to do something. Whether it's a sports workout(like I had), a commercial one like P90x(I did it and I SWEAR BY IT BUT YOU NEED TO FOLLOW IT STRICTLY), or a simple jogging routine. This, obviously, will burn calories and fat.

 

Now for some quick tips.

 

Your body naturally burns calories through daily things, such as breathing, blinking, etc. The point is that EVERYTHING you do will burn calories, I've burned a few just by typing this. So try adding small things to your day, like kicking your feet when you watch tv(alone) or walk on a treadmill when you play games. Also, try being in colder temperatures as often as you can. This is because your body will try to keep it's internal temperature the same. So when you're in cold temperature your body uses energy(burns calories) to keep it's temperature the same, plus by shivering you burn calories.

 

So, hopefully someone read this and starts following these small tips. And hopefully, in a few months, that person will comment back on this post saying that this did/didn't work for them so others can see.

 

Also, Koko being aiming to be 100 lbs doesn't sound too healthy, how tall are you?

 

Thanks for all the tip! c:

 

Anyways, I've already answered the question on my height in the previous pages. I'm about 5 feet or 5'1. I'm pretty small for my age. 100 is still in the range, but I already said, that if I feel like I'm losing too much weight, I'd stop, even if I wasn't quite at 100.

 

Basically my goals are/were

140 (Which I already reached)

125

100

 

I'll be happy if I'm anywhere around 110-125 really.

Thanks for all the tip! c: Anyways, I've already answered the question on my height in the previous pages. I'm about 5 feet or 5'1. I'm pretty small for my age. 100 is still in the range, but I already said, that if I feel like I'm losing too much weight, I'd stop, even if I wasn't quite at 100. Basically my goals are/were 140 (Which I already reached) 125 100 I'll be happy if I'm anywhere around 110-125 really.

Well in that case 100lbs wouldn't be terrible, I guess. I mean I never really ask girls their weight so I don't really know the norm haha, but I know my ex was about 130 and she was 5'4 or 5'5 and she was in pretty good shape so I think 110 would be a healthy goal.

@Key2Oblivion

Thanks for the tips! But, I don't think I can drink that much water, and I don't really get much opportunity for exercise (It is either cold, rainy, or too wet outside, and there isn't much to do inside... Dang I kinda wish we had gym throughout the school year, and not for a semester, even though from the sounds of it I won't really like this gym class as much as my previous one...)

 

To be honest, if I could lose an inch or two of fat, it would already be a vast improvement. Not sure how realistic that is though...

 

EDIT: Oh Yeah, I have stairs in my house. I am sure some extra stair climbing each day wouldn't hurt!

@Key2Oblivion

Thanks for the tips! But, I don't think I can drink that much water, and I don't really get much opportunity for exercise (It is either cold, rainy, or too wet outside, and there isn't much to do inside... Dang I kinda wish we had gym throughout the school year, and not for a semester, even though from the sounds of it I won't really like this gym class as much as my previous one...)

 

To be honest, if I could lose an inch or two of fat, it would already be a vast improvement. Not sure how realistic that is though...

 

EDIT: Oh Yeah, I have stairs in my house. I am sure some extra stair climbing each day wouldn't hurt!

 

It doesn't sound like it'll be easy to get a lot of fresh air where you live. In that case, you could try getting a gym membership. Most high schools issue ID cards, and you can use them at stores and you might get discounts. I got a membership at one near me (With a heck of a lot more to do than what's in my house) and got $20 off with it, so you could get a membership that isn't too expensive. Also, it's a lot more motivating to work-out in a group of people (even if you're not talking to them or anything) than it is to exercise by yourself. A lot of gyms also offer smaller classes that are included in your membership--spinning classes, yoga, kickboxing, ect.

Yeah I'm trying to hit about 130 from 160 myself one thing I heard from my best friends wife is that drinking green tea can help it fills you up so that you dont have to eat as much,then just work out and you should really drop weight.

So since September, I've lost 6 pounds. I only need to use about 8 more pounds to reach my goal. I'm sure I've gained at least a pound or two from thanksgiving diner yesterday but I've been working out and eating normal again so it should go back down soon.

Gotta love the holiday season.