losing weight as a teen

abbiejoyyy3

i’m 132 pounds and i’m a ballerina. my goal weight is to be around 100-115 pounds. does anyone have any tips for losing weight safely?

Avidkeo

abbiejoyyy3 wrote: »

i’m 132 pounds and i’m a ballerina. my goal weight is to be around 100-115 pounds. does anyone have any tips for losing weight safely?

Hmmm your responses will depend on your age and height.

MFP isn't for those under 18.

nothing03

A lot of people use MFP though sometimes it’s mandatory for school.

quiksylver296

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

cmriverside

Ballerinas have - by definition - very lean bodies, low body fat.

If you are wanting to make a career of it, maybe talk to your teachers about whether your body type is ballerina-type, genetically.

Then talk to your family doctor about a nutrition plan.

There is no "fast" and safe way to lose 20 pounds. There is a fast way and there is a safe way.

harper16

nothing03 wrote: »

A lot of people use MFP though sometimes it’s mandatory for school.

It's fine if lots of people 18 and older are using MFP. Its not for minor children.

kshama2001

nothing03 wrote: »

A lot of people use MFP though sometimes it’s mandatory for school.

Yes, my OH's nephew used it as part of school when he was a minor. But this was supervised use.

harper16

kshama2001 wrote: »

nothing03 wrote: »

A lot of people use MFP though sometimes it’s mandatory for school.

Yes, my OH's nephew used it as part of school when he was a minor. But this was supervised use.

Still wasn't allowed.

AnnPT77

nothing03 wrote: »

A lot of people use MFP though sometimes it’s mandatory for school.

If a school is requiring students to use a website or software in a way that violates the documented terms of service for that site/app, then the school is behaving very inappropriately, and teaching a bad lesson. If members of the community here help people who are clearly using MFP against the terms of service, we're compounding a problem.

Weight loss, in someone who is or may be still growing, or who is in the stage of major hormonal changes of adolescence, is a different proposition to adult weight loss. Professional help would be appropriate, along the lines cmriverside suggested.

kshama2001

abbiejoyyy3 wrote: »

i’m 132 pounds and i’m a ballerina. my goal weight is to be around 100-115 pounds. does anyone have any tips for losing weight safely?

How tall are you? Looks like at age 19 Misty Copeland was 108 pounds and she is only 5'2", which is short for a ballerina.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty_Copeland

Eight months after joining the company, she was sidelined for nearly a year by a lumbar stress fracture.[50] When Copeland joined the company, she weighed 108 pounds (49.0 kg) (she is 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) tall).[51] At age 19, her puberty had been delayed, a situation common in ballet dancers.[51][52] After the lumbar fracture, her doctor told her that inducing puberty would help to strengthen her bones, and he prescribed birth control pills. Copeland recalls that in one month she gained 10 pounds, and her small breasts swelled to double D-cup size: "Leotards had to be altered for me ... to cover my cleavage, for instance. I hated this sign that I was different from the others. ... I became so self-conscious that, for the first time in my life, I couldn't dance strong. I was too busy trying to hide my breasts."[51] Management noticed and called her in to talk about her body. The professional pressure to conform to conventional ballet aesthetics resulted in body image struggles and a binge eating disorder.[51][53] Copeland says that, over the next year, new friendships outside of ABT, including with Victoria Rowell and her boyfriend, Olu Evans, helped her to regain confidence in her body. She explained, "My curves became an integral part of who I am as a dancer, not something I needed to lose to become one. I started dancing with confidence and joy, and soon the staff at ABT began giving me positive feedback again. And I think I changed everyone's mind about what a perfect dancer is supposed to look like."[51][54]

stargirlhorse

harper16 wrote: »

nothing03 wrote: »

A lot of people use MFP though sometimes it’s mandatory for school.

It's fine if lots of people 18 and older are using MFP. Its not for minor children.

Technically we 18 year olds are still teenagers (eighTeen).
Following this thread as I'm looking for advice on this too, but OP you aren't alone

harper16

stargirlhorse wrote: »

harper16 wrote: »

nothing03 wrote: »

A lot of people use MFP though sometimes it’s mandatory for school.

It's fine if lots of people 18 and older are using MFP. Its not for minor children.

Technically we 18 year olds are still teenagers (eighTeen).
Following this thread as I'm looking for advice on this too, but OP you aren't alone

18 isn't a minor child, and I didn't say anything about teenagers.