Teenage Weight Loss: How and Why

It sounds like good, solid advice. If even one teen who comes here thinking of doing dangerous things to lose weight reads this book and does that instead, it will be a good job already.

Doesn't sound like activity was the main reason they lost weight to me. Sounds to me like the dietary overhaul was what made the difference!

Again and again I see people saying that they want to lose weight, and so will join a gym or whatever. A few months on, no matter how vigorous the activity, they've failed to lose weight.

Only when serious dietary change occurs does weight loss start to happen, and stay off.

They don’t deprive themselves.

That is the most challenging part of any diet. Being able to make dietary changes without feeling deprived. Sounds like a good book

kay honestly...why would people advertise these diet pills if all they do is cause heart problems, strokes & heart attacks? like come on.

Dietary changes are most important to make weight loss last, whereas most people who start exercising and don't change their diet are very inconsistent. That's why they don't see dramatic changes. For example, those New Year's Resolutionaries who renew their gym membership every January usually aren't changing their diets. They quit their workout routines after 2 weeks, and if that was long enough to lose any weight at all, they gain it right back since they quit the workouts.

mandy, actually, most diet pills are not dangerous, they are just ineffective. 90% of things being sold out there are just laxatives, diuretics, stimulants (caffeine, etc.) or a combo of all to scam money from people. So there is your reason people advertise diet pills, and everything else that is advertised: to make money. If they can sell you some Ex-Lax or No-Doze and put a high price tag on it promising you weight loss, the profits are even higher, and they have more reason to advertise to make money.

The other 10% are actual diet pills, both intended that way but to be used with doctor supervision, and things that are not intended to be used as diet pills but have a black market for them, like horse ashtma medication (I wish I were kidding about that one).

The actual diet pills have risks, but when a doctor prescribes them, he does a checkup and monthly checks on the patient, and if someone already has a health problem that can be made worse by the diet pill, they won't get a prescription. Also, these people getting the prescriptions are obese and their health is being endangered by their weight, so it is a trade-off the doctors feel is worth the risks. When someone gets these pills without a prescription, it is very dangerous, even if the person is obese, and even more dangerous for someone who just wants to lose 5lb. Think about it: dosages were developed for people whose BMI is 30 or more, which means people carrying around at least 30lb excess weight (excess from the maximum healthy weight) for a short person, so typicall, around 50lb more than your typical "just want to lose 5lb" person. The same amount of drug in someone who weighs 170lb is a lot more drug in the blood stream of someone who is 120lb. And when it comes to teenagers, drugs are not tested on them at all, so it is a gamble to know how it would affect someone that is still developing.

With the second type of drug, then it is just insanity and a death wish. Taking illegal stuff meant for animals or drugs that have been long banned because people know they are a risk for anyone is extremely stupid.

This is an excellent book I have heard from others that have ordered it. Hopefully I will be able to read it one day when I have more time.

To add to what Jan said about the horse asthma pills...those are SCARY. They will destroy your thyroid if you take them and can KILL YOU. But since people can sell them to desperate celebrities to make a buck, they will. They don't care about what it has the potential to do.

Registered dietitian Anne M. Fletcher will discuss her new book WEIGHT LOSS CONFIDENTIAL online Thursday, January 24, from 2-4 p.m. ET on leading social media site Gather.com.
To participate, join the Ask the Author group on Gather.com (it’s free and easy) and then check the homepage on Thursday at 2pm for Anne’s opening remarks.

loseing weight is hard for me i love to dance and when the weight is gone in a week or so its all back again.the reson i want to lose weight is i'm tying to get in more conforble and sylesish cloths, so i wont be to selfconsesh about my stomect poping out.

Being a teen myself, and looseing weight, HEALTHILY, it isn't easy. For someone going through emotional stress at the same time, it puts a whole lot more baggage on you than you could ever imageine until experienced.

Yeah, me being preteen, it's difficult. I know the wost (teenage years) is coming, so I'm trying to be prepared. Just this week I threw out all my candy, and bought new jogging shoes. I find that helps; you put those nice running shoes on your desk, so when you have free time and you're just lounging around in your room, they sit there torturing you making you feel bad until you give in and go for a jog. Haha. Also, bought a new dress that didn't fit me VERY well, just a tad bit tight. So every week or so I try it back on. Every time it feels better, that's my motivation. I WANT so badly to fit in that nice dress...try it, it realy works, excersize, eating right, and motivation. It's all good. :)

To successfully lose weight, you must carry out
a plan to balance your caloric intake with exercise.
Ideally, dieting should be done by eating a nutritionally
balanced, low-calorie diet and increasing physical activity.
I found useful informations at

http://toloseweight.org

i am 15 years of age and i am not happy with my weight i need help

Janine, are you actually overweight, or just unhappy with your body?

i am almost 16 and i am very very unhappy with my weight i do have hypotheroism so it makes it frustrating to loose weight what can i do i need help i cant find any clothes that fit me properly and confortably!!!

AL, I think the first thing to do with hypothyroidism (I suffer from it too) is make sure everything is working properly. Not just going to your doctor and have him tell you that, but educate yourself on the tests and symptoms as well, to get a second opinion if necessary. There are tons of good info at http://thyroid.about.com

this summer i just lost 2 pant sizes and 1 shirt size this summer the thing is i feel like i steel have a long way to go weight wise. how do i convince my self i made progress, and how do i reach my goal, because now its geting hard. help please! i have low confidence.

I actually have this book, and I love it! It gives me so much hope when I'm feeling down about myself.. hope that I can change. Well worth the time to read.