How did you lose the weight!? How can I lose the weight!?

I am having hard time losing weight. I am 14 and want to wear a bikini for the summer. But I am like 160 pounds, 37 inches around my stomach, and a size XL in clothes. I am a vegetarian and only drink water. I don''t eat lunch I just have a snack. Like an yogurt. For dinner I have salad and fruit for breakfast. I try to run a mile every (other) day. Nothing is working I started this at the start of the year. I am trying to work out my abbes too. I also go to the gym. So what can I do? How did you lose the weight?

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Well the first problem is your diet. You should eat at least six times a day. By not eating or eating too small portions of food too far from each other its causing your metabolism to slow down. To increase your metabolic rate you need to eat six small meals a day starting at about 7 am and eating your last meal at 8pm. Breakfast can be a low fat smoothie. followed later with a fruit as a snack ( since you are a vegetarian I would suggest eating a handfull of nuts). Lunch can be a slice of brown bread with low fat cheese spread. Make a shake for a snack between dinner and lunch. (if you can buy a weigh loss shake or a cereal bar one made for losing weight). For dinner eat steamed veggies and potato. And then for a snack at 8pm you get weight loss instant pudding. Remember that you need to consume protein the size of your palm and the thickness of your palm every day. So eat any other source of protein. Do exercise on an empty stomach, this will optimize the ammount of fat that will be burnt. Drink 2 glasses of water before every meal. Instead of just doing cardio exercises, try finishing all your exercises with a 30min cardio exercise (30mins is the minimum ammount of cardio you should be able to do). The only way you will get in shape for summer is if you suck it up and do more exercise. Eat healthy.

You can expect:
The first 4 weeks not to finish all your 6 meals. Since your body is used to being fed at irregular times.
You will crave foods like chocolate ect, because ypur body is used to taking in a large ammount of fat food that it will need more.
In the first for weeks you will also see a dramatic weight loss which will slowly decrease. (that is if you do exercise every day and not cheat)

Check out this site www.usn.co.za for the diet and exercise program . Click on the body make over link. You dont need to use the supplements, just do the exercises and eat right.

• I used to weigh the same as you... Now I weigh 106. My secret you ask? Not eating... I have an eating disorder. However, DO NOT EVER STARVE YOURSELF TO LOSE WEIGHT! I learned that the hard way. Anyways, eating 3 small, healthy, meals a day actually increases your metabolism which makes weight loss easier. So don''t skip lunch! Bad idea. You''re working out, which is good. Remember to limit your calorie intake that is appropriate for you. (Around 2,000-2,5000 calories a day.) Stay hydrated! Good luck! :)
• Here''s your problem. You are not eating enough. Your body will go into starvation mode if it senses it is not getting enough food. It will cling to the fat that you have and won''t let go until you eat adequate amounts of food. The proper way to eat and keep the metabolism going is to eat 6 times a day . Yes six. See when you wake up in the morning you have gone all night long without food. Your body has literally been fasting for 8 hours or however long you slept. During this time food breakdown is at its lowest cause the body doesn''t know when it might eat again. It needs food to get it started ( that''s why it''s called breakfast. You are literally breaking the fast). That''s why breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It jump starts your metabolism and says to your body alright lets start breaking down this food for energy. The biggest energy source is carbs. That''s why carbs are better to eat in the morning you''ll burn them all day long. The more frequently you eat during the day the more you are keeping your metabolism going and burning food for energy. You should eat three meals and three snacks a day. Make your food choices good though. Junk food is not good fuel for the body. Salads are ok but don''t provide you with enough nutrients. Lean protein, tuna, avocado and nuts are real good examples of food to eat. Running is great but you need to couple that with weight lifting. I cannot stress this enough. Lift weights. You will not get buff you will not look manly TRUST ME. You really have to work at that and dedicate your life to end up looking manly. Lifting weights provide curves to your body. Have you ever seen a skinny person that still looked sickly because they have no tone or curves? It''s bc they are not lifting. Trust me, Victoria secret models lift weights. It gives the curves and the beach body you are looking for. It worked for me. Listen to your body, eat healthy and exercise. Stop with the diets they will get you nowhere
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