Posts by tangerinedream59

Original Post by tk234:

Cafegen, I weigh in everyday as soon as I get up. I do this so that weightloss is the first thing I think of everyday. right after I weigh I get dressed to go out and exercise, this keeps my mind focused on the fact that weight and exercise go hand in hand. I write my weight on a piece of paper on the wall next to my workout that day. on this piece of paper I have my weekly weight goal so that way I can see if I am getting in enough workouts to meet my goal at the end of the week. I find this method to be perfect for me. without this extremely focused approach I probobly would not be doing as well as I am.

 i think this is a great idea, i used to weigh in everyday and it really kept me focused but the excersise right after sounds like a good motivator

i am gonna try that 

that actually makes sense

when you eat your metabolism gets raised and so you become more hungry 

i also agree with the message your sending...

when i was little my mom would literally make me finish EVERYTHING on my plate  i remember taking a heaping plate of pasta and being stuffed when i was only half way through

when i was only through half of it.. i think she was trying to teach me to only put as much food as ill finish on my plate    well i kinda triggered overeating for a while

also when my family went to restraunts my parents would eat super fast (compared to me) and be done in half the time so i learned how to eat super fast    so i guess that kind of backfired

my mom is kinda strict   but im not complaining shes great...  

anyway  i agree with you on not making them always finish whats on their plate,  i think i got that lesson the wrong way   i started putting tons on my plate and then eating TONS

i kind forgot about the full feeling until i felt sick

either way  i am still working on reteaching myself how to eat and SOT WHEN YOUR 80% FULL  LOL 

ok ill start

im 14

5'9"

starting weight - 150

current weight - 142.7 as of friday (yesterday)

goal weight - 130

GOOD LUCK LOSING EVERYONE 

i agree to what alot of ppl have said

i lost my period when i started eating healthier and excercising

and when school came around i got really stressed and then a few weeks back i was on vacay amd i got it back, i was really relaxed the whole time... but i also ate like an absolute pig 

that is some really great advice

thank you 

well like i said i take a multi vitamin and i am trying to lose some weight

about this much food usually keeps me satisfied but if i am still hungry i am totally willing to eat more 

ok so mine is increadably great and awesome and i love it

Strawberry Sorbetto

ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of frozen strawberries

2 packets of no calorie sweetener

(optional) 1/4 cup of hot water (to make blending easier)

directions:

combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until fairly smooth

Voila, a sweet, light sorbetto sure to conquer any sweet craving for only 65 calories

(actually you could do this with just about any frozen fruit)

oh sorry

CW- 145

GW- 122 

Original Post by mardii:

Just to warn you.. there is a lot of rambling and probably repetitive things in my post. Sorry.

In a world that is obsessed with body images, it is hard for teens to ignore it and just "live their lives" as carefree teens.

While I know that a lot of teens want to lose weight to look good in bikinis/swim suits, or look good for the beginning of whatever school year they are going into -- I am one of them -- it also has to do with a lot more than just "looking hot". What a lot of people don't seem to realize (well, maybe not a lot, but many people) is that part of the reason that teenagers want to diet is so that they can feel better about themselves. Unfortunately, to achieve that in modern day society, that has to do with feeling good about how we look. I can't speak for every teenager, but I can for a few as well as for myself (obviously). Many teens don't have a lot of self-esteem/-confidence because they don't like how they look, and because of that, these issues affect their social lives. By losing weight so that they do like the way they look, even if they don't look like a celebrity or anything, that self-esteem/-confidence rises and their lives improve more.

Yes, it is sad that so many teenagers want to diet, but what is sadder is the fact that modern day society and media has made it so that we don't feel comfortable in our own bodies. It's easy to tell someone to love themselves for who they are, because in the long run it's the personality that counts, not the body that comes with it. But in order for someone to truly love themselves, they need to feel comfortable in their own skin and if in order to do that, they feel as if they need to diet a bit (albeit, hopefully healthily.. even though I admit I'm guilty of not doing that quite so healthily) then I think they should be able to diet.

So, yeah, I ramble quite a bit.

AGREED,   i couldnt have put it better 

oh hey this is great

i also just joined recently too and i will turn 14 on dec 6

i am 5'8.5" and i weigh 145 although i am at a pretty healthy weight i still wanna lose like 20 and be 125 (actually i just want to feel lean and confident, as long as i think i look good i reallydont care about my weight)    

i have always been the thinner  (not thinnest but still at an attractive weight) girl up until about a year and a half ago and b4 i could eat anything,  now i see that i cant and i am glad i caught it b4 it was to bad 

now i am the big girl so i know how it feels and even though i am still at a healthy weight, i seem to have gotten taller and fatter....... my friends just got taller......... lucky me

anyway welcome and i hope you have success