How can I lose a lot of weight fast?

I am 13 and I weigh about 160 pounds. I know I am way overweight. I have to go on a cruise on April 2 and I would really like to slim down a lot by then. My thighs are big and my stomach is kind of big...and I hate my face structure.
Does anyone know...

anything that can help me lose a lot in a little bit of time?

If I were you I would not use diet pills. They're not healthy especially for someone under 18 years old. Many kids who try these pills end up with serious health risks. I understand where you're coming from because I'm 15 and I just recently lost a lot of weight, but I've gained it all back by eating junk food. I also am going to have to be getting into a bathing suit soon. On March 30 I'm leaving for El Salvador and I want to look like I did a couple of months ago. To help you, you should first cut all your drinks that have calories, and also watch your calorie in take. About 1,400 calories a day will probably get you where you want to be, but make sure your calories are the good kind and not just the fatty kind. Eat breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and 2 snacks a day to keep your metabolism up so you can burn more fat throughout the day. Also, to get my body burning more calories throughout the day, right when you get your self out of bed, do about 50 jumping jacks, and that up side down bicycle thing. You'll feel your heart rate get up and you'll be more awake during the day. DON'T EAT JUNK FOOD! Chips, pretzels, all that is nothing but junk. They're packed with refined carbs and sugars. Foods high in sugar usually turn to fat. Eat mostly 1 ingredient foods. Like, the ingredients for an apple is well... an apple. Watch out for salads, yea they have vegetables, but they also tend to be paired with fatty dressing and fatty cheese. It may not be fun to not eat what you want, but it will be fun when you can jump off that diving board and not worry about what you look like, and just worry about having fun. Get active also, don't watch tv, it's a waste of brain cells. Go roller blading with some friends (This will burn a lot of calories if you do it for a long period of time). Playing soccer, running(also burn a lot of calories), The coolest way to burn calories is jump roping, if you can go about 5 minutes jump roping at a moderate pace you'll burn about as much as you would running for 15 minutes. It's going to be hard, but stick with it.

The healthy way is to diet and exercise. You can lose it all by April 2nd but you will have to go on a very strict diet and a very intense workout regimen. There is a book that you can find that is usually in the magazines section by the Women's Health Magazine (I highly recommend it) I don't know what this year's is titled but it is usually put out by Prevention Magazine and Women's Health. It has a 3 week diet and exercise program in it.

The red flag that I see is your desire to loose weight is triggered by an external event; a cruise you apparently are being forced to go on.

Good reasons to loose weight are to get healthier, to feel better and have more energy, and to perform better in sports you enjoy.

Bad reasons to loose weight are because you are embarassed by what other people think, or because you feel bad about yourself.

If the only reason you want to loose weight is to try to look good in a bathing suit in a month or two than you will probably not be successfull in the long run.

All that said the best way to loose weight is to eat the healthiest foods and do physical activities you enjoy. Living on lettuce and cottage cheese is not not healthy and few people enjoy spending an hour on a eliptical trainer.

Best I can tell the healthiest diet is low fat pure vegetarian or vegan. No meat, fish, foul, eggs, or dairy. No added oils or fatty foods like avacados or nuts (when you are at a good weight you can have some avacado and nuts). Dr. McDougall wrote a few books on this approach.

The best exercise is some activity you enjoy. It is very hard to continue doing activities you don't enjoy. I love cycling. I'd rather spend 2-3 hours cycling than an hour inside pounding on exercise machines. If you like walking the mall, or trails at a park, swimming laps, or whatever do what you like and make it part of your lifestyle and do it for life.

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I am 13 too and wish I could be skinny, im so tired of being th fat girl at my school, its especially hard when your mom is a retired super model and your sister is the school jock. its tough. how did you do with your goal? did you reach it?

ok I know your cruise is over but my advice to you is DO NOT listen to skater boy 9 the right way to lose weight is eat more healthy. filletofspam has a good point but I feel that if you say "I can eat this , I cant eat that" youll fall right back into your old habits again. try and eat food that filleyofspam advised you to choose but than maybe once or twice a week have a twinky or something you enjoy. and find a sport you like. if you really hate sports you could hike or dance! dance is a great exercise! oh ya and dont consider your eating plan a diet! because it lowers your self esteem! good luck!

diet pills can kill you if you are under 18 - well they can kill anyone if they arent used right. im 13 and I have weight issues. im like 181 pounds which is disgusting, I can never stick to diets! but one thing for sure is that diet pills DONT work
good luck and have fun on your cruise. just think of the tan you'll get! very lucky!
xx

listen, im a model and im 20 years old. when I was 16 I was told to lose weight for work. I did it by working out 5 times a week after classes for 2 hours- full body workout. people thought I must just b really fit, not ana. I had only black coffee in the morning , salad lunch (no dressing or bread), apple in the afternoon if I was hungry, and a very small dinner of a bite of chicken and some salad. I did this for 2 years, didnt ever get dizzy or sick, and lost a shitload of weight. I had no visible fat on my body and was ripped. this method wont make you lose your hair or feel sick. pilates are also good to do. I did them at night for about 1/2 an hour. if you have nothing to do after dinner, take a long speed walk. I promise you this will work and wont make you sick. the most important thing to understand is not to binge. if its loaded with cards, sugar, and fat, dont even pretend you want it. turn yourself off from junk food altogether. good luck.

sweety I know exactly how you feel. I hate being the weight I am. I hate it so much. people tell me that I look fine but those are my friends and family. I see the way other people look at me and I know that I'm not anything special to look at. I'm 15 and weigh around 130 to 135lbs. I'm tried so many things to make me loose weight. I was doing pretty well until I totally screwed it up and gained 5 lbs. good luck to you. I know you can do it. my friends and I are starting to run after school this sundayy t my high schools' track. I'm also watching my calorie intake. seriously. watch your calories. you should be consuming anywhere to 1500 to 2000 weekdays I consume around 500 t 600. not good. not healthy at all. try to keep your calorie intake at around 1400 or anywhere between 1300 and 2000 but dont go over. you'll do fine. I know you will.
good luck

sweety I know exactly how you feel. I hate being the weight I am. I hate it so much. people tell me that I look fine but those are my friends and family. I see the way other people look at me and I know that I'm not anything special to look at. I'm 15 and weigh around 130 to 135lbs. I'm tried so many things to make me loose weight. I was doing pretty well until I totally screwed it up and gained 5 lbs. good luck to you. I know you can do it. my friends and I are starting to run after school this sundayy t my high schools' track. I'm also watching my calorie intake. seriously. watch your calories. you should be consuming anywhere to 1500 to 2000 weekdays I consume around 500 t 600. not good. not healthy at all. try to keep your calorie intake at around 1400 or anywhere between 1300 and 2000 but dont go over. you'll do fine. I know you will.
good luck

sweety I know exactly how you feel. I hate being the weight I am. I hate it so much. people tell me that I look fine but those are my friends and family. I see the way other people look at me and I know that I'm not anything special to look at. I'm 15 and weigh around 130 to 135lbs. I'm tried so many things to make me loose weight. I was doing pretty well until I totally screwed it up and gained 5 lbs. good luck to you. I know you can do it. my friends and I are starting to run after school this sundayy t my high schools' track. I'm also watching my calorie intake. seriously. watch your calories. you should be consuming anywhere to 1500 to 2000 weekdays I consume around 500 t 600. not good. not healthy at all. try to keep your calorie intake at around 1400 or anywhere between 1300 and 2000 but dont go over. you'll do fine. I know you will.
good luck

sweety I know exactly how you feel. I hate being the weight I am. I hate it so much. people tell me that I look fine but those are my friends and family. I see the way other people look at me and I know that I'm not anything special to look at. I'm 15 and weigh around 130 to 135lbs. I'm tried so many things to make me loose weight. I was doing pretty well until I totally screwed it up and gained 5 lbs. good luck to you. I know you can do it. my friends and I are starting to run after school this sundayy t my high schools' track. I'm also watching my calorie intake. seriously. watch your calories. you should be consuming anywhere to 1500 to 2000 weekdays I consume around 500 t 600. not good. not healthy at all. try to keep your calorie intake at around 1400 or anywhere between 1300 and 2000 but dont go over. you'll do fine. I know you will.
good luck

sweety I know exactly how you feel. I hate being the weight I am. I hate it so much. people tell me that I look fine but those are my friends and family. I see the way other people look at me and I know that I'm not anything special to look at. I'm 15 and weigh around 130 to 135lbs. I'm tried so many things to make me loose weight. I was doing pretty well until I totally screwed it up and gained 5 lbs. good luck to you. I know you can do it. my friends and I are starting to run after school this sundayy t my high schools' track. I'm also watching my calorie intake. seriously. watch your calories. you should be consuming anywhere to 1500 to 2000 weekdays I consume around 500 t 600. not good. not healthy at all. try to keep your calorie intake at around 1400 or anywhere between 1300 and 2000 but dont go over. you'll do fine. I know you will.
good luck

Hiya listen say this to your self when your craving food: IT'S ONLY A FEELING! right eat 1 meal a day no carbohydrates! eat something like a soup, a big chicken/tuna salad(super filling). when hungry and feel like giving in do something organise something clean your room look at magazines and look at thin models. tie an elastic band around your wrist and twang it when you hungry! rip up 5 peices of paper and 4 each 1 represents 5minutes of exercise when uve done 5min throw 1 piece away it'll fly by and it motivates you and makes you feel in charge! try crunches gr8 f'your tummy, squats/lunges bicycle, stepper great f'your thights and bum. another bit ov advice RIGHT EVERYTHING DOWN-your strenghts/weaknesses and how you'll improve tomorrow (im doing this and in 2/3weeks I've lost 1st & 3lbs pretty good? I think so) Listen ill give you my msn addy and well compare and motivate each other I so hope my advice helps you xxx Fun mail me cy chick x

I feel ya pain im 115 lbs. im so fat. I need to 11 ilbs

Can I say DONT STARVE YOURSELF PLEEAASSEE
starving yourself will just lead you to a death road You can go on a diet which is
eating healthier (GOOD SIZED) portions of food for dinner
have something light for lunch like a salad or a sandwhich
ALWAYS HAVE BREAKFAST as it helps you lose weight I know it sounds sily but it is true
slim down a bit but dont go to the extreme
whats the point?
and why do I know my cousin was force fed and hated everyone for letting her get 'Fat' as she called it so she went on her diet again (secretly) and got so thin she passed away do you want that to happen to you!
if you do you are the most selfish person I've ever met
appreciate your life it is the best you will get...

Can I say DONT STARVE YOURSELF PLEEAASSEE
starving yourself will just lead you to a death road You can go on a diet which is
eating healthier (GOOD SIZED) portions of food for dinner
have something light for lunch like a salad or a sandwhich
ALWAYS HAVE BREAKFAST as it helps you lose weight I know it sounds sily but it is true
slim down a bit but dont go to the extreme
whats the point?
and why do I know my cousin was force fed and hated everyone for letting her get 'Fat' as she called it so she went on her diet again (secretly) and got so thin she passed away do you want that to happen to you!
if you do you are the most selfish person I've ever met
appreciate your life it is the best you will get...

VEGETABLE OR FRUIT JUICE DIET!!! I WEIGHED 60KJ 2 NIGHTS AGO VNOW I WEIGH 48 KJ'S NO JOKE!!! XXX

to lose weight is very easy you just have to stop drinking soda and sweets I did and I lost 50 pounds, also I'm 13 so I know what you mean. and I disagree about exercising because if you exercise to much you can get malnourished and it's very important to get enofe calories, so your body will grow.

Girlie, I know how you feel. I'm 13, and sooo overweight is just not funny. I lost 20 lbs. in 1 month by walking for 1 1/2 hours a day, drinking 10+ glasses of water a day, crunches (about 50) every other day, lunges, and dancing for 30 minutes. it was easy, but you need diciplin or it wont work, trust me. Eating in is a biggie. eat lots and lots of fruits and veggies. noodles and breads are carby. google 'negitive calorie food list' its a good sized list. one of the healthiest changes you can make for you self is changing from white to wheat bread. it takes about 4 days to get used to, but its worth it. stick to it, and if you have more questions my aim is-- luvstewie27 or you can fun mail me!
kk
~mandy
"taste the rainbow...eat crayons"