So, I'm a 15 year old girl who has lost 60 pounds in 8 months. I started at 5 foot 6, 195, and now I'm 135. I want to lose about 15-20 more pounds a majority of which is belly fat, and tone up. I think weighing myself every day and strictly counting calories is making me miserable. So...school starts in two weeks. I think I've decided I'm not going to weigh myself until the morning before. I'm also going to stop counting calories strictly, but I WILL watch what I eat and estimate.I started today, this is my diet intake:I had a handful of goldfish crackers while running after preschoolers at Vacation Bible School from 8:30 to twelve this morning. Not the best choice, but I forgot to bring myself a snack. a bottle of water (50 calories)Brunch: a bowl of whole grain oatmeal with peanut butter mixed in and half a banana. two bottles of water (400 calories)Snack: a handful of baby carrots and a few blueberries (50 calories)Dinner: a baked chicken breast seasoned with garlic, steamed carrots, and greenbeans (400 calories), bottle of waterI am about to head to the gym and do an hour of cardio. (20 minutes on the elliptical, 20 of interval training on the treadmill, and 20 on the stationary bike) which will probably burn 400. Throughout the day, I've done about 30 minutes of strength training exercise. Tonight for a snack I'll probably have some air popped popcorn with a dash of garlic salt.I'll estimate by the end of the day I'll have consumed about 1100-1300 calories and burned 500-600. Am I doing okay? And do you think not weighing myself will help my body image?
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Here's your ideal weight range --> http://www.calculator.net/ideal-weight-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=15&csex=f&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=6&cheightmeter=180&x=94&y=11Here is your BMR --> http://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=15&csex=f&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=6&cpound=135&cheightmeter=180&ckg=60&cactivity=1&x=0&y=0You should have no problem losing more fat. However, you need to be careful to not lose too much. As a growing teen, you should keep 20% body fat whether or not you happen to like how it appears on your body. The most economical way to do that is to buy some skin fold calipers and learn how to take the measurements. You'll need to buy some calipers like this --> http://www.heartratemonitors.com/hrmfat.html?productid=hrmfat&channelid=FROOG or this --> http://www.heartratemonitorsusa.com/accufitness-f3k.html?productid=accufitness-f3k&channelid=FROOG&utm_source=CSEs&utm_medium=GoogleShopping&utm_campaign=heartratemonitorsusa .Then follow the instructions that come with the calipers or use a website like this ---> http://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/how-to-measure-bodyfat-using-calipers.html or this --> http://www.free-online-calculator-use.com/skin-fold-test.html#Chest .Measuring body fat with calipers is tricky and requires some practicing until you begin to get consistent and accurate measurements. Obese people can't expect good results from using this method. Don't expect extreme accuracy because there is not accurate way to measure body fat. Using calipers in the best way possible should get you within 3-5% of your actual body fat percent.Also, don't focus too much on the numbers without a good reason. How much body fat you have is not about numbers. It's about how you look and how you feel. Ultimately those will be the determining factors.For more information, go here --> http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/02/healthmag.measuring.body.fat/index.htmlBig kudos for losing the fat but be careful to not overshoot your goal only to find out you've developed an eating disorder. Many anorexics have started just like you and so have many very fit normal people.• Anorexia is the most deadly mental illness. • A study by the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders reported that 5 – 10% of anorexics die within 10 years after contracting the disease; 18-20% of anorexics will be dead after 20 years and only 30 – 40% ever fully recover• About 8 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder (does not include over eaters)• 0.5% of American women suffers from anorexia.• 2.5% of American women suffers from bulimia.• 1.1% - 4.2% of females suffer from bulimia nervosa in their lifetime.• About 10% of college women suffer from a clinical or nearly clinical eating disorder, including 5.1% who suffer from bulimia nervosa.• Studies indicate that by their first year of college, 4.5 to 18% of women and 0.4% of men have a history of bulimia.Here are some links you may find useful. The websites have loads of information for you.• NEDA Helpline 1-800-931-2237 (9-5 Eastern Time Weekdays only)• NEDA Website --> http://www.edap.org/• NEDA Video --> http://vimeo.com/2567743(links continued below)Here's an excellent website for you. Be sure to bookmark it and use it. It's been recommended by the people your doctor listens to, US National Institute of Health, and has tons of information about your growing and changing body. --> http://teenshealth.org/teen/ Good luck and good health!!♠