Teen Weight Gain Due to No Exercise

Susan.
Don't cut necessary calories that your body needs. Eat healthy foods. But don't not eat at all. Not eating at all, and then eating a lot at dinner, is only going to cause over eating.60 kilos or 132 pounds is not bad for your health, unless you are 5 feet tall or 1500 cm. Or under that. Other wise you are at a normal weight, and sound like your on the skinny side. Please talk to your doctor and start eating 3 meals a day no matter how hard that may be. Exercise is very healthy, as long as you can eat too.

ok i'm 16 years old and i am over wight i wight like 138 and i dont like to eat and i have gain wight and i am 5'3"

Jacquw according to your weight and height your bmi is 24. That is not over weight,just close to it. If you want to lose some weight,then exercise, eat healthy, cut out junk food, and be happy. If you don't like to eat that is fine, i don't either, but you have to. Eat at least 3 meals a day. You will keep you metabolism up that way.

Hey you guys... i've been trying to eat at least 4 or 5 times a day... well i mean have 3 main meals and a snack in between i have discovered in just the few days i've been doin this i feel better... i havent excersiced any but i do have dance 2nd period every morning at school for an hour so ... i've been kind counting that as excercise a little but ... thanks for the advice i will keep in touch...

Erica,
good for you. It is ok to count your dance class as exercise, because it is. But if your ever bored, and then your going to watch a show of TV or something, use that time more wisely, and exercise with it. Keep up the good work.

i am a teen and i want to lose that total of 40 pounds in my thighs stomach and butt but i want to keep some butt and all of my boobs i have no money and no exercise machinary

ok you should just be happy about how God made you. If you want to lose weight in those area's i have heard that jump roping is good. They are really cheap if you don't have one. Also you have feet. That is your best source of exercise. Walk. Jog. Run. If you have roller blades or a bike, ride them. Shoot basketball. Anything. Just get moving. Also i wouldn't suggest losing 40 pounds, unless you are over weight, or your doctor reckon mends it.

hey, i'm 14 n i have really big thighs, every time i look in the mirror it makes me sick! ALL the rest of my body is real skinny but its just my thighs and its so embarrassing walking around in a swimmers cause its so FAT i come home crying because of the way i look!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! HOW CAN I LOSE WEIGHT ON MY THIGHS???? help me please =(

Rebecca

well maybe you could try jump roping or doing crunches. Look something up on the internet. A lot of that fat is normal fat, from just being a girl. Just remember God loves you for who you are. If it is a major concern talk to a doctor or expert. Don't cry. Everyone is different. Everyone has something wrong with them. You are special in your own way, just like everyone else. Smiles.

UGH ! I'm so freaking sick of feeling fat . Well I have a chubby stomach but like the whole rest of my body is toned and you know . I need to know how to make my stomach like super flat ! Last year I did almost 200 sit ups a day to dry to make my stomach flat but it didn't work . PLEASE tell me how . I hate that it takes me over an hour to pick out an outfit for school since my stomach bothers me so much ! I'm not fat is just my stomach is a little you know not the way I want it to be .

Oh yeah i want to know how to lose 10 pounds in maybe like a month ? Because I want to get toned because in the spring & summer and sometimes fall I play softball like non-stop and then in the winter I like put on a little weight so I kind of want to get a head start on burning fat and building muscle ?

hiya, i am 14 years old and am about 173cm tall.

recently ive been watching what i eat and doing more exercise and i have lost about 5kg since the beginning of december.... yay =) im now down to 66.5kg

i feel better but would really like to loose fat from my stomach and thighs... can u recomend any exercises that could help?

Jane, I know how you feel, and it is always about control, sadly. Try to have juice instead of water, it is an easy way to get "food" without eating. And keep going to counseling. You'll get better.

Isabella, you are very thin as it is. It is more than normal, it is thin.

Susan, losing 15 kilos would put you at 45 kilos. 45 kilos, for anyone taller than 140 cm, is incredibly underweight. 60 kilos is a perfect weight for anyone 157 cm or more. The reason you are not losing weight is you have no weight to lose. Confidence comes from the inside, not from losing so much weight you look like a skeleton (which you would, at 45 kilos). You are fine the way you are, I promise.

Isabella gave you all good advice. Listen to her. :)

Madison, as you've discovered, you can't do crunches to lose fat on your belly. You can watch your diet and exercise and lose fat all over; that is it. There is no way to tell our bodies "ok I wanna lose just the belly fat, but not the fat on my boobs, ok?" It would be great if we could... Try to eat natural foods and do some form of exercise 3-5x a week, for at least 40m at a time. You'll lose any fat you have to lose that way. But some of it may just be in your mind. Women are supposed to have a bit of fat, it is necessary for health. I'm not talking about rolls here, but a 6-pack is a really, really unhealthy thing for a woman.

And you cannot lose 10lb in a month in any healthy way, unless you are over 400lb. Losing any more than 1% of your total weight in a week (like if you are 140lb, 1.4lb a week) is very bad for you, and can only be achieved doing unhealthy things.

Anna, way to go, you are at a very healthy weight for your height. Any kind of exercise will help you tone up, just pick something you enjoy and do it often.

ok, I NEED HELP !!!!!! I am 186 , and last week i lost 11 pounds and weighed 175,,, and i gained it all back I need help Of KEEPIG THE WEIGHT OFF !!!

Caline, did you regain because you stopped eating healthy/exercising, or because you'd lost them by doing something drastic, like skipping meals?

well im 13 and i weigh close to 104 pounds i think its too much cause im like 5'3'' and yeah my friends are all taller than me so i cant compare myself to them but i do have really muscular legs and it makes them look fat.

I play soccer and do track so my legs are totally muscular but when i look in the mirror all i see is fat legs and i know people cant tell my legs are muscular they pry just think they are all fat so how could i tone down my muscle to make my legs look not that fat??

lily, you are not fat at that weight and height, not even close. You are thin, skinny even. Muscle is a good thing, and no, it does not mean fat. It is the opposite of fat. You are already extremely skinny, as I said. Keep exercising and keep eating well. Nobody thinks your legs are fat but yourself. Stop stressing about the size of your legs. I know it is impossible to weigh as little as you do at your height and have legs that are anything other than skinny. People's legs are not supposed to be little sticks from top to bottom, that is not natural. You need muscle to walk, play soccer, run, etc.

Hi I'm vanesa and I have no time to exersise I'm 16 years old and I used to be 150 becuase I had gym but not I don't and now my weight is 163 and my tummy is so fat what sould I do I need help.

Well im 14 years old 4"11 and 135 pounds im in high school and i dont like my body i feel fat. I wanted to know how can lose alittle wait also my Quinceanera or sweet 15 and i want to look beuatiful. I dont have time exercise because of homework. I wish you could help me.

hi yall i am 5 foot 6 inches and 125 lbs and i am very large in the stomach area!!!!! i have very very very bad stretch marks on my thighs and behind my knees!!!! i need to get rid of them by the summer time and i have a belly ring and i cant wear a a bikni b-cuz i have excess weight on my belly!!!!!! plzzzzzzzzzzzzz help me!!!!!!!

i regained because, i stopped eating right,

ok i have a problem knowing if i am at a right weight for my height and knowing if im fat... i am at the higher end of being 5'7 and i wieght 142.. i wanna know if that is a good weight? or that might be a little to much for me to weight for my height?

how do i tell my parents i want to loose weight without hurting their feelings

hi,
im 14 and am 5'4 and 130 lbs
my dad and i are trying to loose weight together.
although i have a skinny tummy, my thights and butt are huge.
i relly want to loose weight there.my dad and i are runing 20 min mon wed and fri. i also have hockey and weighttraing in school every day. and soccer on the weekend and i still can understand why my legs or butt arnt getting any smaller?
we are also eathing healythy.
help?

Vanessa, how tall are you? 163 may not be as fat as you think, depending on your height. In any case, try to exercise - you don't need gym, just go walking or something, and stay away from junk and fast food. That is good advice for everyone.

Caline, so there is your answer, go back to eating right. You may have been eating too little of the right foods though, that is usually what makes us give up on a diet, being hungry. So eat right but eat a bit more.

Sara, 142lb at 5'7" is a good weight, it is not overweight.

Help, I'm assuming your parents are overweight too, right? That is a tough one. But tell them anyway, they probably can relate if you tell them that you get teased at school or something like that. Good luck. You are doing what is right for your health.

Maddy, your thighs and butt are not huge. Your weight is perfectly normal. I admire that you are supporting your dad in his weight loss, and exercising and eating well are always good for everyone, but please don't think you are fat, because you are not. The reason you are not losing weight is you don't have any weight to lose.

well i would like to lose a little bit of weight like 15 pounds...just because the summer is coming up and that means baithing suit time... so is there any exercise that i should put more time(effort) in than others... i wanna lose the weight in my stomach,butt, and a little bit of the legs... any ideas for workout plans? i already do 35 mins of the bike everyday.. and i left a little bit of weights but not much...let me know...

This may sound retarded but I am 14 years old, 5'4 1/2'', and 122 lbs. I know its average or whatever but I am really self concious. I cant go anywhere without a jaket on or else I feel my "bulge" shows more. When I sit down all I can think about are my 3 rolls and how I bet everyone can see them. I have a big untoned butt and huge thighs I cant stand. And my tummy has three lumps that I want to be flat and even. I always say I will do something about it but I dont. I would really like to get under 120 lbs before the summer so I can feel confident ina bikini at the jr gaurds prgram and hopefully before my promotional. Any sugestians? Please dont think of me as some stupid girl fishing for compliments I hate those people I am just so upset about it all the time and its never off my mind. I haven't worn a jaket to school about 2 times this year and I would love to take them off. HELP!

Hey i have read most of these comments and i just want to tell you dont feel bad about your self. I am not skinny but i am not as fat as i used to be. over the summer i lost a good 30lbs and the only thing i did was not eat as much and lay off snacks like potato chips and things like that. its not all that hard and try to drink lots of water. I really didnt try to loose weight i just wanted to eat a little better by not eating as much of my fav. foods.

hey. I suffer from depression, which is getting alot better. I feel much better now. But it used to be hard for me to eat. I lost 20 pounds. I wasn't trying either. It made me scared. Now i have to go to a dietitian, and a counselor. I am 5 feet and 7 inches tall. I weigh 128 pounds. I have eating disorder not other wise specified.My counselor says i am in denial. Of course i don't believe her. I don't think i have a problem with eating. The only reason i am not diagnosed with anorexia is because i have not missed any periods. I am sort of at normal weight. Some one please respond. And Jan you give good advice.

guys just a random comment to all you, i just want to say that your body choses were the fat comes off. You may have some say in it, but not complete. Just remember that every one is beautiful...epically on the inside. This world may give you the idea that all people care about is body image. But really it is the actions, and things we think or do that make us who we are. Not how we look. I gaurentee that somebody in this world loves you for who you are, and would never want you to change, cause they see the inside, not the out.

o and i am almost 14 years old...in about 3 weeks to a month i will be 14.....so i am like a really old 13 =]

Marie, thank you. Isabella gives good advice too.

I went through the same thing when I was your age. I didn't really decide that I needed to lose weight or anything, I was just really depressed and having a hard time eating. I got down to a pretty low weight. I'm not going to say how low because we have some girls here who are so troubled, they might take that as a goal, but around 15lb under the minimum for my height, and 30lb under what I usually weigh. I went to counseling, but having grown up with a mother who always had an obsession with weight, I was told I was in denial and had an eating disorder because I was trying to get her approval, when it was really just depression. I was put on antidepressants after a while and got my weight back to normal, and went to a counselor to talk about the causes of my depression and I got better.

So what I'm saying is, first, get some help for the depression, of the medication kind if you have to. There is no shame in that and you don't become dependant on the drugs forever. I've been on them 3 times in 20 years, each time for around 6-8 months and I can live just fine without them right now, but I know if I ever need them, I can take them again as well. Then you'll have the strenght to look into what is causing your depression. If it is something in your past, as hard as it may be, you can come through it. The eating will work itself out when you feel better.

Jan, thank you, but my depression is alot better. But because of it i had alot of scary thoughts that i couldn't control. Then i wanted something to control. Now i hate eating. I know the eating will work it s way into me, but my depression is better, that is the problem. Because i still don't like to eat. In the past i have over ate, i used to be really fat, and then depression hit me, and i could hardly eat at all, i missed school cause i was to dizzy to even walk. I would throw up or get sick after i ate. Now i am on medication. I am much better. But i am still reluctant to eat. I think it is because i am afraid of bring back the memories of being depressed. I am relieved to know that i am not the only one going through, depresssion, along with a eating disorder, that i don't agree i have. I have a question if you want to tell me. But, what type of eating disorder did doctors diagnose you with? Cause i am just wondering, cause i look stuff up on the internet and it is all blumia and anorexia. I have eating disorder not other wise specified. Actual diagnoses. I went to something fishy web site, and found it helpful. But i am just mad, cause now the dietitrian is making me eat certain food groups and 3 meals a day and all that. It is really hard. And if i don't listen to her, which i don't always, then i get into trouble. I think everyone is making a big deal over nothing. I eat when i am hungry. I am alive. Any advice from you experience would be nice. I like hearing from you. I like hearing from other people too.

Also the cause of my depression: well it runs in my family REALLY bad. I mean like both of my parents have it and i am related to or know like 13 other people with it. Most of it is either bipolar, or just you know like "depression". I am NOT bipolar. I know people who are.
Other possible causes: stress from school, holding in anger, cousin got married, and lots of feelings, that i couldn't figure out.

thanks for your comment jan

Marie, the counselor/shrink said EDNOS, same as you, and the doctor said anorexia because my weight was low enough to qualify. So both, I guess.

I found it very hard to eat the prescribed diet at the time. I also had something like orthorexia at the time, which wasn't so much that I wouldn't eat at all, but I had certain foods I ate, and I wouldn't eat all the others. These weren't typical low-cal foods, it was a completely random selection, like orange juice, sliced eggplant (it could even be deep-fried if it were sliced - but not diced or sliced lenghtwise, just sliced in round slices), pineapple, and grilled cheese sandwiches. I found eating the "proper meals" really hard, so I tried to snack every hour or so, or drink some juice, to get my weight up. Once I was eating more calories from the few foods I'd eat, I started getting naturally hungry. So maybe that would help you, drink juice until you work up an appetite naturally. Drinking is also so much easier, cause while you chew food, you sit there thinking, and thinking goes along with depression. And when you get used to eating little, at least to me this happened, the texture of foods would bother me more than the taste or the act of eating, so drinking avoids that.

Like you, it runs in my family too. My mom is bipolar. I am not bipolar, but I've struggled with depression. She has serious eating "things" too, and during her mania phases will be extremely orthorexic, and then overeat during the depressive phases. She is medicated now and doing well, but back then she wasn't, so talk about a stressor. I could go into my sad life story, but this isn't a Lifetime Movie of the Week, so let's save it for that, haha.

I think holding in anger was a big one for me too. It took me years to be able to express any anger. It also, for me, started as a bit of a way to just numb myself temporarily, like if I was at school and I skipped lunch, I felt more alert and more focused on school work instead of my home life. So it was like a starvationaholism, not so much as wanting to be thinner, weighing myself, etc. I knew I had to belt my clothes tighter, but I wasn't really looking at myself to even know I was losing weight. I remember I put a shiny spandex top on once (the horrible clothes we wore in the 80s, oh my), a couple weeks before I passed out and was taken to the hospital, and a couple of my classmates kept trying to pull at it to fix it for me, thinking it was bunched up, but it was my clavicles and my back bones showing through, creating shadows in the fabric. Even then it didn't really sink in that I'd lost weight. I was so depressed at the time I wasn't even looking at myself to comb my hair, why would I stare into a full-lenght mirror?

your right. Every since i have been diagnosed, i have been eating alot healither. Some times thats good. But i eat alot of diet foods, and alot of low fat stuff. I don't mind. But i like to exercise. usually 25-50 min a day. Or at least 3 times a week. Yeah your right. I don't mind the taste of food...i love it. Just i hate the feel of it in me, and in my mouth. I feel like i can feel the fat adding on to me when i eat. I chew alot of gum, and drink soy milk or water alot, but i drink other things too. Some times i but chocolate in my mouth and spit it out or something. Or i will eat like half a mint or something weird like that. I feel really fat. But my weight isn't as low as yours. My bones do stick out, but no one can see. Mostly just my ribs. You just made me realize something. Your right. When i was depressed, and even now, i do like to starve myself. I think the discomfort and it is something else to think about. I love my stomach to be empty and when i eat i feel like i am going to explode. I feel really fat. People tell me i am skinny, but i don't believe them. I don't think i am fat, i just feel that way. Remember 5 feet 7 inches, and 128 pounds. lowest weight was 125 highest was 148 pounds. Your experience sounds way worse than mine, but any kind of depression is hard to deal with. My period and my weight are keeping me from being diagnosed as an full blown anorexic. I am glad they don't call me that though. My weigh loss is noticeable to my family, teachers, and other people, but no that much to myself. I mean 20 pounds, i know you lost way more than that, but i just lived with it and didn't really care. One of my parents is bipolar too. I have depression, and even though it is not major, i have dsythimia, it still has a great effect on my life. My medication is a low dosage. But like i said any depression in the world is hard to deal with. It is interesting that really while your suffering, you don't realize things until you recover. At least for me. Please respond.

o and that was to Jan, but anyone can reply

sorry i keep forgetting things...but i was also told i am trying to get attention, when that has nothing to do with it. I don't want attention. I want it off of me.