I am female, 16 years old and weigh 22 stone. It is a ridiculous amount of weight to gain and I know that to lose 11 stone will take years but I am willing to try. I would like to know some tips on how to keep your mind off snacking on sandwiches and carb foods and also fizzy/soft drinks like coke and sprite etc. Because these are my major downfalls. Also tips on how to stay on track of dieting and how to get back on track if you do happen to slip off for a minute or two. Usually if I do exercise for a couple of days or so I tend to get pains in my arms and legs and also get tired what sorts of foods should I be eating (examples of foods, portions, time of days to eat, amount of times to eat and what is in them that makes them help would be good to know thank you) and of course I know water is the best drink and I will try very hard to stick to that.
Thanks so much.
Hope you have great answers that will help :)

I am female, 16 years old and weigh 22 stone.
So you weigh 22 x 6.36 Kgs = around 140 kilograms. That is called extreemly overweight and morbid obesis. You daily run the risk of heart faillure. How could you let that happen? At an average height of 1,8 meter your weight should not exceed about 83 kilograms or around 13 stone. (And at 1,6 meter this becomes 65 kilograms or 10 stone)

But let's stay positive : let's see what can be done :


I would like to know some tips on how to keep your mind off snacking on sandwiches and carb foods and also fizzy/soft drinks like coke and sprite etc.
The only proper and really effective way is willpower. I do not know if you live on yourself or with others. If on yourself it is easier : SIMPLY DO NOT BUY THAT STUFF ! What you do not have at home, you can not eat nor drink in the weak hours...


Also tips on how to stay on track of dieting and how to get back on track if you do happen to slip off for a minute or two.

I just replied to someone else with diet tips, so let me repeat these tips to you :

Losing weight means a negative result of the subtraction of calory intake less calory use each day.
A woman requires around 1500 calories (a male around 2000 calories) per day to stay on weight. That includes EVERYTHING that enters your mouth!!

Even a cup of tea without sugar without milk contains calories!!

Your daily intake should include things like vitamins and other "musts" : you do NEED veggies, you do NEED proteins, and - yes - you do NEED some fat daily.

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What you should do : make a list of EVERYTHING you eat and drink on a day. Including water (of which you should drink at least 2 liters each day).

Calculate from that list the total amount of calories entering your mouth.
See where you can reduce that intake. Out goes chocolade, out go cookies, out go alcohol, out goes sugar, out goes cola and any other sweet softdrinks, out goes any fat (there is much hidden fat in foodstuff - more than enough for your daily intake). Reduce intake of other carbohydrates , INCLUDING pasta!! And no more quarter pounder burgers with mayo and chips on the sideline ! Forget the existence of MacD and BurgerKing ! If you ever want to eat a burger : prepare it yourself ! KNOW what you eat !

In stay veggies and some limited amount of protein. Eat daily a salade of lettuce , tomatoes, and cucumber. Eat daily at least 3 pieces of different fruits. An apple a day... And that is only on the intake side!!

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Now the outgoing side :

While you reduce the intake of energy, you now also have to increase the loss of energy inside your body, and the only way to do that is by burning up fats and carbs.

START EXERCIZING!! Use a bicycle instead of your car. Walk instead of using other means of transportation. Go to a gym. In your spare time take up a delivery job : start delivering mail or advertising stuff : besides that it uses energy, it also makes you fit.

Make a list of all the things you do on a daily basis, and see where you can change your habits to one in which you use more energy.

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People who run a (half) marathon eat the day before a pasta meal to get a lot of extra energy in their body to consume the next day. But if you eat pasta and do not run that marathon, you add another pound or so to your body weight.

The problem with dieting is that most people have no idea how their body functions and how and why they keep gaining weight. Now : at least I gave you the basics of that.
It's up to you now to reduce that calory intake, and increase that calory consumption !

Success !

:)

You can also try this:

- CHEW, CHEW and CHEW again when you eat food, until it becomes almost liquid. This will help evacuating calories by chewing, and also lengthen your satisfaction by having the food for a longer time in your mouth. If you swallow quickly, you lose that satisfaction also quickly.

- Eat more raw food. Raw food often take more energy to be digested than the amount of calories they provide.

- Eat more wholefoods, which contain lots of fibre (example:wholegrains along with wheat, oats, and rice bran, fruits and vegetables. Use a serving from each foodgroup for balanced meals and eliminate all free fats. Thus, it is easier to eat normally without sarving yourself. It was proved that extra fibre brings about a steady weight loss.

- Rest plentily, for if you go to bed early, you cannot temp yourself to eat and strengthening your willpower by being more rested. Avoid fattening, rich, spicy food which tempt you to overeat and avoid the use of too much salt.

- Can you replace your soft/fizzy drinks by herbal teas, lemon water and oranges? You can fast on these things for one or two days in a week. Fasting will kind of make your stomach 'shrink' and makes you satisfy with less food.

These are the methodds where you are less tired and spend less time, but some good physical exercise always do good, like Cred said. With this, good luck and I wish you success! :)

Thanks so much for your answers. I know it is a ridiculous weight to be. I like the ideas of eating salad more and raw vegetables sounds good. To be honest I already eat all whole grain things (just a little too much is the problem) and besides crisps I do not eat chocolate or biscuits at all really. I think it just the bread and potatoey stuff because oddly enough my cholesterol is in the normal range (thank god) because I tend to eat chicken and fish more than anything. My main problem is portions and the amount of times I eat in a day. No I do not live alone I live with my parents (I am only 16 if you can believe it) So it does get hard. I have tried diets millions of times and they have worked its just I get side tracked and that's the problem no will power have you any tips on concentrating on the diet and keeping on track that would be so much help thank you.

Discuss it with your parents ! Make sure that the available food at home is of the right type (so no chips nor chocolate nor cookies nor sweet drinks like coke). What is not there you can not eat during your "weak" moments.

Over-sized food portions : during my visits to the US I always have been astounded by the restaurant quantities of foods served and consumed in one session by one person. But at home you can put less on your plate. Ask your mum to fill your plate in the kitchen with a half portion, instead of loading it yourself to the rim.
And you can eat at a table, with the television off, together with the rest of the family, enjoying each others company. With real fresh home cooked food and no salty and fatty tv-dinners, or fast junk food.

Try it...

:)

And at 16 ( well actually any age) but esp teens, you should be working with your local doctor to be sure that all weight loss is done in a proper and healthy manner

Huh? Is it possible? What is your height Has2LoseWeight?

Hum... a rather far fetched idea came to me (no need to consider this). Can you do a medical check up? I'm asking that only because I have once seen a film on TV (Dr. House, yes!) where a girl was overweight not because of her diet but because of a disease, actually a miniature group of cancerous cells. It's not to worry you, but a medical check up is recommended, just in case, and it does no bad.

I have been to hospital for other reasons but I might have Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and that could be the reason for my weight according to the doctor I have seen at hospital. And I am around 5 ft 7 roughly.

Hello again, Has2LoseWeight

5' 7'' = 1,7 meter
22 stone = 140 Kilograms
Your body index = 49 (extremely overweighted , morbid obesitas)

Further to previous posts :

1 - Enter less calories than your body requires to do it's normal tasks.
2 - Increase the bodies energy consumption (more activities).
3 - Change your eating and drinking habits.
4 - As with stop smoking : if your brain is not with you, everything will fail.

Success !

:)

Thanks Cred for doing the BMI for me, just what I was pointing towards. My, a BMI of 49! I never expected that! I'm myself on the border of the twenties...

Ok, I did a little research on wikipedia (if you want the link: Polycystic ovary syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycystic_ovary_syndrome#Dietary_therapy)), wow, that seem to be a rare and dangerous disease. I suggest you consider our advice plus that of your doc and good luck to you. Get well!

PCOS is quite common actually :) its not very dangerous it just means that you have cysts in your ovarys that can increase your weight and in some circumstances cause obiesity plus you can get medication that can prevent any symptoms :/ not that I want to be on meds. (im not saying that it has with me but it might have done because I don't eat really bad and up to the age of like 12 I was part of so many sports groups I did gymnastics, football, trampolining, tennis, I went to sports centres in the holidays, netball, swimming all at school and out so it couldn't have just happened in four years so quickly so easily) cause I don't eat any bad other that crisps and fizzy drinks and honestly I haven't eaten so many to gain like 11 stone :l but thanks for your help :) and concern.But lets hope I don't have it and can lose the weight through exercise and healthy eating and not the wrong ways. :/ like most people turn to. :) I'll keep you posted on any progress :P thanks again.

Ok, I see you're not like the lazy fattys... that's very good, and continue doing your sports when you have time, and swimming I think is the best to reduce weight. Again, good luck!:)

Hey 'Has2LoseWeight',

Couldn't help but reply when I saw someone had told you PCOS is rare and dangerous! It's not (as you know) - but the symptoms definitely improve with weight lose, as I have it and have recently lost weight and seen an improvement. You should be able to get an ultrasound scan to see the extent of the PCOS and see if there's any cause for concern.

Also, have you considered with your doctor the possibility of a thyroid disorder? An underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) could be causing the weight gain. You've probably had thyroid function tests if PCOS is suspected as they tend to run them at the same time (in the UK anyway), so this might not be the case - but if you did it would explain why it's hard to lose the weight.

Finally, as for diet - I've always found that people tell you to change too much at the same time e.g.. Drink 2 litres of water, exercise regularly etc. Though these are all good things, if you try and do too much too quickly you're more likely to give up. That's my experience anyway. The first week's always the hardest, but after that your stomach shrinks a bit and eating less becomes easier. I've found things like making yourself drink before a meal to fill you up more and snacking on dried fruit are helpful. If you have a weak moment try to do something else that you enjoy (easier said than done but you can try!). If you don't eat breakfast, I would really recommend it - they say that something like 90% of overweight people don't eat breakfast (don't quote me on the facts but it's something like that!), so there's a lot to be said for a good bowl of cereal in the morning! Little and often seems to be the way to lose weight.

Maybe take up swimming again? It wouldn't hurt your arms and legs so much (the water means it's very low impact), and I find it really rewarding because you start to be able to swim more lengths in less time surprisingly quickly! Plus after exercise you tend to stay on track easier because you don't want to undo your good work with over-eating.

Hope that's some help!

I had a blood test done at the beginning of this year saying that I don't have any problems with thyroids or anything. But I have looked up PCOS and I believe (from knowing some of the symptoms that I may have it) But I am going for a Ultrasound test soon just have to wait for an appointment to be arranged from the hospital. And your absolutely right trying to change too many things is really hard and does put you off as you find it too hard. I drink lots of water and our fridge at home has always got tonnes of bottles of water but I just drink too many fizzy drinks too which is the problem. I absolutely love water but its hard to just stick to it alone. As for swimming me and my mum were going to go to a swimming pool that had a ladies night before but turns out they have gotten rid of it and I am just way too embarrassed to go swimming now. I plan to go if I lose a bit of weight first I know it sounds stupid but I don't think I have the confidence to go swimming again at the minute. I am 16 and can't bring myself to go swimming because I think that people will laugh at me or I might see people I know there and get really embarrassed so I know that swimming is out of my league at the minute. I just want to know different food options that will seriously fill me up but don't have as much calories or fats and salt etc (I already eat all wholegrain foods, and eat fruit and veg, Cereal is a bit of a problem though I recently tried it dried with some chopped strawberries and pears but surely there are other options that I could have different days too that are as good for you). Cos that is my problem not feeling full until I am too full. I have tried writing diaries of the food I have ate but it just doesn't help at all. Is dried fruit any better than normal fresh fruit? Or is fresh fruit good because I have strawberries and pears most of all. I feel that fruit fills me up for like a half hour to an hour and then I just get hungry, I don't know why.

Thanks for your advice. I did a diet before where I would just have say 2 wheatabix and some semi- skimmed milk (I have never ever drank any other type of milk like full fat, only semi-skimmed or semi skimmed goats milk which most people think is gross but tastes exactly the same ) and then done say an hour of like a workout video and then after had two small slices of brown soda bread and tuna mayonaise and about 2 hours later had a big bowl of mixed fruit and then walked my dog for an hour with my dad and finally had dinner later that night with one piece of fruit after. That worked really well for the time I done it but its really tiring haha I think that's what put me off it a bit because I was so knackered but I at least went to sleep so much earlier at night at say half eleven rather than 3 and 4 in the morning which is ridiculous.

There, there! I mentioned the PCOS like that because I never really heard of it, but from my research, this seemed rare (only 10% of America's it said) and dangerous (possible risks of cancer in the uterus, miscarriage, stroke, following the obesity). But thank you for telling that this is not as dangerous as it sounds.

Are you, Has2LoseWeight, considering to practice swimming again? Even once a week would help.

I am female, 16 years old and weigh 22 stone. It is a ridiculous amount of weight to gain and i know that to lose 11 stone will take years but i am willing to try. I would like to know some tips on how to keep your mind off snacking on sandwiches and carb foods and also fizzy/soft drinks like coke and sprite etc. Because these are my major downfalls. Also tips on how to stay on track of dieting and how to get back on track if you do happen to slip off for a minute or two. Usually if i do exercise for a couple of days or so i tend to get pains in my arms and legs and also get tired what sorts of foods should i be eating (examples of foods, portions, time of days to eat, ammount of times to eat and what is in them that makes them help would be good to know thank you) and of course i know water is the best drink and i will try very hard to stick to that.
Thanks so much.
Hope you have great answers that will help :)
I have the same problem but I have a way, Try something new like cooking or baking and make healthy meals for yourself make sure they make a balanced diet,

1. it will take your mind of the fatty acids,
2. it will make you healthy.

I know it works I'm trying it at the moment I hoped I've lost some weight,

The news says if anyone is overweight the council will take them away from there parents until they loose weight,

So bad for u, I'm not overweight

Well, since you mention PCOS- it occurs to me that on "The Biggest Loser" in the US, there was a woman who couldn't lose weight even though she did everything right, she couldn't lose weight. Her trainer figured out that she had PCOS and adjusted her exercise and diet accordingly, which finally helped her lose lots of weight.

Often, PCOS is caused by Insulin Resistance, which means your body makes proper amounts (or too much Insulin) but it isn't recognized properly and so sugar in the blood can't get into the cells where it belongs. Insulin Resistance can cause PCOS, and also high blood pressure, diabetes, and other things.

So... if you are Insulin Resistant, you've got to really watch the amounts of carbohydrates you eat, and also make sure you eat enough protein. The 'whole grains' thing, especially with packages foods pack in a lot of carbs! You're best off to stick with whole foods (which has been mentioned in other posts) and veggies. Also, you've got to make sure you're eating 3 times a day at least, or your body thinks it has to hold onto calories for survival.

There is more than just will power involved with this! And hopefully your parents will be supportive with dietary changes (it will surely help them as well!).

Exercise, of course if important, and the reason is, beyond burning calories, is that it helps your muscles become insulin sensitive, which helps blood sugar get where it belongs, which helps you lose weight.

There are 2 websites that I really like for learning more about PCOS and its implications: PCOS – Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/) and also http:/
/www.pcosupport.org/ the website for the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association.

Well, I hope this is helpful, and certainly, good luck-- and don't be too hard on yourself, you can figure this out!

April K

Thanks. I've lost a stone since my first post on here so something is going right :)

Glad you did it in about 17 days! Don't give up!! :)

I am female, 16 years old and weigh 22 stone. It is a ridiculous amount of weight to gain and i know that to lose 11 stone will take years but i am willing to try. I would like to know some tips on how to keep your mind off snacking on sandwiches and carb foods and also fizzy/soft drinks like coke and sprite etc. Because these are my major downfalls. Also tips on how to stay on track of dieting and how to get back on track if you do happen to slip off for a minute or two. Usually if i do exercise for a couple of days or so i tend to get pains in my arms and legs and also get tired what sorts of foods should i be eating (examples of foods, portions, time of days to eat, ammount of times to eat and what is in them that makes them help would be good to know thank you) and of course i know water is the best drink and i will try very hard to stick to that.
Thanks so much.
Hope you have great answers that will help :)
Your weight loss goals should have less to do with insurance charts and more to do with how you feel and the quality of food you eat.

Do you exercise? Are you interested in exercise? If you are, start slow. Nothing thwarts an exercise commitment like an unrealistic goal. "I'll work out six days a week!" is not the place to start. Maybe walking briskly either alone, with your dog or with a friend; and doing it regularly.

Your level of fitness/exercise will have a direct relationship with how you metabolize food and the amount of food you can healthfully consume. Someone like Michael Phelps who burns food like a jet engine can certainly consume a zillion more calories than someone who sits at a desk eight hours a day and takes no intentional exercise. Eat the amount of food you need to run your body. We wouldn't try to shove another $20 worth of gas into a full tank, would we? (That little squeeze to round out the dollar doesn't count!) Expend slightly more than the calories you take in, and I guarantee* you will lose weight. (*Unless you have extenuating health circumstances.)

Who am I? I'm 49. I work out 5x/week. I did not begin with 5x/week. I worked up to it. My arms are shapely and I love being strong. I've been told I don't look my age but that's subjective and it's not important. I eat to honor my body. And no, I'm not above an occasional dessert :D. I'm classically trained in the culinary arts and dude, I cannot live on sprouts. If you go to my myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/therealchiffonade), you will see me with a wedding cake I baked.

Hang in there and stick with it! The first step in weight loss is making up your mind that you are willing to make the changes you need to achieve your goals. The best "diet" plan is one you'll follow. The best outcome is the best, healthiest you.

Hey I'm 16 and weigh about 17 stone I've been dieting like mad ( always keep with in my limits and am under supervision by my doc) but I do everything she tells me and haven't lost any weight I would love a gastric band but I can't get one on the nhs due to my age.. nothing I do seems to help if you do loose weight please tell me how?

Hey im 16 and weigh about 17 stone ive been dieting like mad ( always keep with in my limits and am under supervision by my doc) but i do everything she tells me and havent lost any weight i would love a gastric band but i can't get one on the nhs due to my age.. nothing i do seems to help if u do loose weight please tell me how?


Do you journal? It sounds to me like you might be (unintentionally) consuming a lot more calories unconsciously than you think. Try writing down for one or two days, every morsel that crosses your lips.

Are you exercising?

I keep a weight diary everything that I eat goes into it docs have found nothing on my blood tests it just don't make sense

i keep a weight diary everything that i eat goes into it docs have found nothing on my blood tests it just dnt make sense


I'll ask again - are you exercising? If you are not, you're only doing half of what you need to do to lose weight and keep healthy.

I know it takes time. I know it's inconvenient. I used to make every excuse under the sun but realized that if I wanted to enjoy my food, stay healthy and not feel guilty every time something verboten passed my lips, I was going to have to sweat.

The very idea of not exercising gives me the willies now.

There has to be a reason you aren't losing weight.

I jog every morning after I wake up for a hour.. then come home and have a shower.. I eat weetabix and fruit for breakfast and have semi skimmed milk with it my docs are looking into what's going on they think I might have a hormone in balance or something but it is very frustrating and confusing

i jog every morning after i wake up for a hour.. then come home and have a shower.. i eat weetabix and fruit for breakfast and have semi skimmed milk with it my docs r looking into whats going on they think i might have a hormone in balance or somthing but it is very frustrating and confusing

When I wasn't able to spring back to the weight I thought was "ideal" for me, I had a thyroid test. It seems to be the first thing women do when we can't lose those pounds, especially after our 30's. We generally find out our thyroids are fine ("Dang it!") and we can't blame our weight gain on something. In your case, this might actually be the problem! If you are eating right and running for an hour a day, your thyroid might certainly be the problem.

When was the last time you had bloodwork?

I have a test on Monday but there also looking into other stuff

I had tried a million times (well... almost) to lose weight. Here's something I was able to identify when I was successful that wasn't present during those failed attempts.

I had to be ready. I had to have made that decision that this time was going to be different and I wanted to lose weight enough to change my mindset about food.

I see people all the time who say, "Yeah, I'm going on a diet...Tomorrow." Then, they order their next bacon cheeseburger deluxe with extra fries and cheesecake for dessert. The idea of a cheeseburger deluxe has to flip a switch in you that says, "No, this isn't going to be beneficial for me in my weight loss goals," and that should spur you to maybe have the roast turkey sandwich on whole grain bread with mustard.

I could easily polish off a stack of french toast or pancakes or waffles. I stop myself at ONE. Why? Because I know once that single pancake, french toast or waffle hits my stomach, I'll be satiated but not want to roll away from the b'fast table. I had to tell myself, "One will do it," and make myself believe it.

I also don't wait until I'm ravenous to eat. I will wind up gorging if I wait until I feel like there's a hole in my stomach.

A weight group leader used to say, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." That is extremely true. Give some thought to when/where you plan to take meals. Don't let hunger spring up on you and you're nowhere near food or with people who will want junk. It's tough to say no to fried food when everyone wants to go to McDonald's. But if you want to lose weight, you've got to be the maverick and say, "You know, I'm in the mood for (a healthier food), do you mind if we go (where you can get that healthier food)?" Peer Pressure sucks but if everyone insists on going to a place where the deep fryer is the most often used piece of kitchen equipment, you'll have to find SOMETHING on the menu that will not undo a whole week of better eating.

It's not always easy - but you'll feel a lot better for having taken the initiative for your own health.

I have lost weight and gained again so quickly and that is the major problem. But I have recently lost a bit of weight and kept it off because I made little changes. I haven't really changed much of what I am eating but the amount that I have eaten. All this week and last week I have made sure that I have three proper meals and I have really tried hard not to snack on big things in between. I haven't bother doing the whole writing a journal because I have tried and I find that that just doesn't work for me because I write it down and just looking at it sort of makes me feel low about myself if I have a bad day. To feel motivated I just make sure that I am keeping track of food in my head through out the day which makes me feel a whole lot better at the end of the day. Also I didn't think before that it actually worked but it does, Drinking lots of water throughout the day or even sometimes dilute (but not too much as it does have quite a bit of sugar) makes me more full by the time I feel hungry. Then there after I just walked with my dog for longer which is really fun and I didn't get as tired. One thing to remember though is that showering everyday does also help a bit with weight loss as you get rid of all the sweat and will refresh you if you do feel tired at all. These are easy for me to follow as they aren't complicated at all and I don't have to completely stop what I normally do and change any plans.

I have lost weight and gained again so quickly and that is the major problem. But I have recently lost a bit of weight and kept it off because I made little changes. I haven't really changed much of what I am eating but the amount that I have eaten. All this week and last week I have made sure that I have three proper meals and I have really tried hard not to snack on big things in between.
It's those little changes that add up but you've got to consider them permanent. People regain weight because they look at the changes as "something I'll do to lose weight, then go back to normal eating." The new habits must become the new "normal" or it's a waste of time.

I have to snack between meals because if my blood sugar takes a huge dip, I'm headed for bad food. When I start to get those pangs, I grab some fruit or a handful of a good cereal. It doesn't pay to starve myself because when mealtime rolls around, I'll need a shovel and not a fork.


I haven't bother doing the whole writing a journal because I have tried and I find that that just doesn't work for me because I write it down and just looking at it sort of makes me feel low about myself if I have a bad day.
I have to do this for the first few days because I'm SHOCKED at what finds its way to my mouth despite my best efforts to "remember" what I've eaten. I admit that I can't do it for very long, maybe 2-3 weeks before my life gets in the way and I have to omit the journaling. (It does take time.) As I cut down on what goes in my mouth, I find it easier to actually remember what I ate. It's all a matter of embracing better habits as my way of life and not a temporary fix.


Also I didn't think before that it actually worked but it does, Drinking lots of water throughout the day or even sometimes dilute (but not too much as it does have quite a bit of sugar) makes me more full by the time I feel hungry.
Keeping yourself hydrated is sooo important. Water has no calories and takes up stomach space, not to mention keeps your skin supple and digestive system humming. Did you know that people sometimes mistake thirst for hunger (http://www.care2.com/greenliving/thirsty.html)and will eat instead of drink something?


Then there after I just walked with my dog for longer which is really fun and I didn't get as tired.
Fitness creeps up on a person! Eventually I realized I was doing more strenuous activities without getting fatigued and it was such a pleasant realization.


One thing to remember though is that showering everyday does also help a bit with weight loss as you get rid of all the sweat and will refresh you if you do feel tired at all.
Also as a person sweats as result of increasing physical activity, showering controls breakouts on the back and other areas of the body because pores can't breath until the skin is cleaned. I'm careful to use a brush on my back in the shower because sports bras (that contain elastic) can trap sweat and clog pores, especially if you wear the same style of sports bra every time you workout.


These are easy for me to follow as they aren't complicated at all and I don't have to completely stop what I normally do and change any plans.
When I made these changes fit into my life, I found I welcomed them vs. being resentful of them. One sure way to fail is to try doing a 180 on everything. If the changes are so radical that the dieter doesn't even recognize his or her own life anymore, slipping back into old habits feels "comfortable" and "familiar." Make the changes subtle enough to fit into YOUR life and you're more likely to maintain them as a lifestyle instead of seeing them as temporary with plans to go back to unhealthy habits.

Also i didnt think before that it actually worked but it does, Drinking lots of water throughout the day or even sometimes dilute (but not too much as it does have quite a bit of sugar) makes me more full by the time i feel hungry.

Funny, I do this each time I'm hungry if its bedtime, and never realised that...

It's really good what you are doing, keep it up:)!

Thanks :) its hard but I am trying harder ha.

Thanks its hard but i am trying harder ha.

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Keep it up! I'm sure you'll reach your goals! :D

I also have PCOS and struggle with weight gain... it is because with PCOS your body becomes insulin resistant. My endrocrinologist suggested that I go on Metformin to try and combat the insulin resistance, also the more protein and less carbs you eat the better. Try to excersise 30 to 60 min per day, as you lose weight the symptoms of PCOS are also aleaveated.

I have been given metformin recently but I see no change

Hey! How are you? You are still having these problems?? Metformin? Have to check...

Ok... seems like a last resort to me. According to wikipedia, this is still experimental. :( Hope that you will be able to cope with it well. Good luck, and keep us informed :).

Hey!
I just wanted to lend you some support! I don't really know anything about weight loss and I really need to lose weight too. I would say I need to lose about 40 pounds...
But I also wanted to say that I am very angry with the other people who posted on here about things such as...
"how could you let this happen" and "you are morbidely obese" etc...
SHE IS 16 PEOPLE! While it is partially her fault and possibly caused by pcos it is also majorly her parents fault! Parents need to teach their children about nutrition and proper eating habits. She does not buy the groceries in the house! And besides that... she is trying... I don't believe she said that likes the point she is at so why make her feel worse? Why be mean to her! She is asking for advice not someone criticizing her for letting herself get to this point! And again... she is still a child and her parents should be on top of this... they should have done something before it got this far! So Please lay off!

Stay strong hun and keep working at it! Have you gotten any better results? I hope you know that you are beautiful no matter what and can love the skin your in... even if you want some improvements.

Yes, it's sad, but people can say what they like, well, almost everything. Those who go beyond limits, though are usually banned within some time, or permanently.

kraussnumber2, good luck to you too for your weight losing...

For my part, since I did swimming from about 10, I never really gained weight, lol! I'm trying to... in fact, I'm on the limit of underweight. Luckily, I'm gaining some little by little, although the huge amount of food I take.

By the way... how many pounds is a stone?

I heard once that it was about 14 pounds... is that accurate?

I'm not too familiar with stones too. I use kilograms mostly. From the first post, I guess one stone is equivalent to 6.36 kg. Not so far! ;)

Thanks for your support. Have been stressing a bit about everything lately, just started college, have hospital appointments every couple of months testing for epilepse as well as pcos, so I haven't made much progress. Its really hard. I know how easy it is to blame other people, but my mum and dad have always tried to help me. I have been on diets all of my life nothing ever seems to work. But I am obviously going to keep on going and try even harder because the longer I stay this way the longer I will be unhappy and what's the point in that?

Its perfactly normal for your arms to hert after exercise. It means your body is working out and its adjusting to it. You can carry healthy snacks with you like carrots and stuff and drink a lot of water or if you like juice you can drink cranberry juice. You can also try eating organic foods which is way better for your body and you will see results also try exercising 30 minutes a day at least 5 times a week or every other day:)

Watcha mean by organic food? One have to eat organic food. Only minerals and vitamins are not considered organic.

Anyway, has2loseweight, try to do some exercise daily, for example walking a little daily to and from school if your school is not too far away and the weather allows you to.

Ah, I don't know if you already told it... but, do you have a dog? Going with it for some walks would help you. Keep us informed!:)

Yes I have a dog I do walk him all the time let it be around the block or to the field for an hour or so. Thanks for your advice. I have a work out video which does help when I use it its just trying to find the time is quite hard, which isn't really any excuse but I have definitely cut down in what I have been eating as well lately and have made sure that its just three square meals in a day. And drink plenty of water so lets hope it goes well for a while.

Not much change but I'll try to update again soon.

Ok, don't you lose hope! We're with you! :)

Going a bit slow but a least its not going the opposite way. About another half stone gone. :) Im really trying hard. At roughly 130.2kg now. So that's a total loss about 9.6 kg doesn't sound like much but at least I'm losing something.Try to update again soon.

(20.5 stone)

Cool! Keep up your work, and don't give up! :)

Goin a bit slow but a least its not going the opposite way. about another half stone gone. :) Im really trying hard. At roughly 130.2kg now. so thats a total loss about 9.6 kg doesnt sound like much but atleast im losing something.Try to update again soon.

(20.5 stone)

Wow, there are a lot of posts from start to finish! But from what I can see you are doing well! Did you find out if you have PCOS? Do you know about Insulin Resistance (IR)? It could be part of your problem-- a good place to read about IR is at Insulite Laboratories | Reversing Insulin Resistance (http://www.insulitelabs.com).

Also, I noticed someone writing about how it is only willpower that will get you through. I only agree with that to an extent. There are so many emotional issues that can contribute to weight issues- are there things you need to deal with?

Keep up the good work.

Dr April K

Yes I have PCOS, but I think the reason its taking me a while is because when I'm at a good point and I've lost weight I start to give up unbeknownst to myself and just flood back to feeling quite low about the whole thing and that's when my weight goes up and down and up and down.

I'm trying not to think about it too much because that's when I start to go in the wrong direction weight wise and I don't necessarily think positively I tend to say I must not do this I must not do that- I think I just annoy myself to such a point that I give up for a bit.

Update again soon.

I used 10 kgs in 2 weeks before, and the only thing I did was swim 1500m per day. It's an amazing exercise for your whole body and I found it extremely fun.

Sorry, I meant I lost 10 kgs in 2 weeks.

LOL rosebutterfly! :p Yup, swimming does great on the weight and the muscles... I myself was doing 5.0 to 6.4 daily two years ago... now I don't have that time, thought I really would like to swim again... :(

Great site Dr April K! :)

Has2LoseWeight, don't give up, keep your own paste, k? :) You doing great, keep it up! :)

Thanks so much for your answers. I really used to love swimming and I think that would help me massively but I just don't have the confidence to do that. I think once I have lost more weight I will most definitely go swimming. (I know your probably thinking why not go swimming it will help you lose weight and it probably sounds kind of ignorant and in a way a bit stupid not to do it but I can't actually bring myselft to do that yet. Most definitely will in the future though!) I would like to make up an exercise circuit at home. I have a step up so I know I can use that, a simple thing to do which might help is dancing. I think 10 minutes of 6 different things would be quite interesting to do so I know I will keep going without getting bored with it. Any ideas of other things I can do at home that doesn't involve me having to buy new stuff. Thanks :D (light weight lifts like bottles of water or something? :P) I want to do this because I'm stuck at 20.5 and I'm running out of things to fit into my spare time and I am definitely not giving up on this!

I wonder if I've told you to eat fruits... Eating lots of fruits instead of having snacks, and/or substituting breakfast for fruits... hmm. If you can have plenty of fruits, then go for them!

(its probably not even 80% true but still) I had this test thing done before sort of like an allergies test but I'm not allergic to anything its like what food is best for me personally to have and I was told vegetables more so then fruit. I have yoghurt for breakfast and eat cut up raw vegetables as snacks. Any ideas on exercises for my circuit :P? Thanks for your answers. :)

Apart from swimming, jogging would be great. I understand that it may be kind of delicate to go swimming for the time being. You could have jogs say in the early mornings and afternoons, in public parks or with your dog as mentioned before.

If you're really bored, try going up and down the stairs. Sorry, I couldn't find any better :(

Lol that's OK I appreciate your answers and help :D! I'll keep you posted!

I have recently turned 17 and I am finally under 20 stone! I know its still way way way morbidly obese but I think I have made a bit of an improvement. approx. 125.42 kg=19.75 stone.

*I think that I have learnt a few things since first starting this post, like;
-I will slip up and snack on things that aren't very healthy but its quite easy to get back on track afterwards.
-Any exercise does help.
-And finally, although I may not recognise a difference in myself there's is small changes others notice.

Also I am not entirely sure but to correct myself before I think (NOT SURE) that my height is actually 5 ft 4 which will of course mean that (Sadly) my BMI will not have reduced much from the previously calculated 49, but considering it was most likely higher than that at the time before, there is still a substantial loss.

I really appreciate all your advice and I will keep you updated whenever I can. Thanks!

I take 1 ft as 30 cm, so, that makes 162 cm and 1.62 m. You BMI with that makes 48, that's an improvement! :) Keep up the good work!

Wow it has been such a long time since I was last on here I cannot believe it has really been over a year. Sadly nothing has changed I keep reverting back to my old ways! I find it so difficult I thought I was on a high but I got to a point I felt good for losing weight and then it just stopped and I found that really hard. I am at just under 20 stone now-still. I have my treadmill and I have started to do fast pace walking for an hour at a time but I can only manage to run for a couple of minutes and then I am really out of breath! Its disgraceful if I keep doing a few minutes of running will I soon be able to run for longer? Do you think I should walk less and run a bit more each time? What kind of Cardio exercise is best for losing weight-(I know its going to be the ones that I find easy to keep doing without giving up but is there anything that specifically burns more fat? Thanks again for all your answers sorry I have left it so long before updating time flies without me realising but I am going to try harder again and hopefully I will lose another 2 stone {i will try updating more often and hopefully your support will help me like it has done so far and I won't waste another year!} x

Well, it's good to hear from you again :) Yes, it's been a long time!

Maybe you need to do a list of what you do everyday for a week and see where you can improve. Perhaps you could post it?

Like an exercise journal? That sounds like a plan! I shall start tomorrow. I might record it on here though so I will update at the end of tomorrow. Thank you.

Yes. No problem :)

Sorry change of plans I am starting this from Monday new week new fresh start will be easier for me that way and I will update at the end of that week! X

Waiting for the update :)

Hey sorry I've found it difficult getting to a computer but haven't done much but a lot of walking last week I went out every day for an hour speed walking but only in the week! Strapped for time so just trying to fit something in here and there! Get back to you soon.

It's okay, I understand :)

Last time I wrote I think I said I was just under twenty stone now I am just over nineteen stone its not much of a difference but I'm trying! Update again soon thanks for your support!

Great! Keep it up! :)

I recently discovered I have pcos I've been battling for 4 years with weight loss and got hardly anywhere! I'm 15 and weigh a little over 21 stone and am appalled at myself I hate looking at myself however I recently starting using 'T5's strong fat burners they are working AMAZINGLY! I would suggest them however they do cost around £25 for 60 capsules but definitely worth it, I go to the gym and eat healthily whilst taking them and have lost little under a stone last month! Hope everything is going well for you, good luck xxx