Made fun by friends, and wanting to lose some lbs

Gracelenamethyst · March 2013

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H!

Your weight loss goal is a little on the low side. As taunto has mentioned, looking at body fat% is a much better way to go and doing some strength training can really help with keeping to a healthy weight but looking 'tight and firm'. I understand that you may have a small frame and that there is cultural pressure to be very slim, but if you are 'firm', you should feel much more comfortable to wear tight clothes.

Your goal weight is in the underweight category per the BMI. Now, the BMI is not that good for individuals as it uses a sample population as its base, and you may not fall in the parameters for that with your frame, but it is an indicator that your goal weight may be too low. This is why using body fat % is a much better assessment, as it a better indicator of how lean you are.

ETA: I checked out your blog and I am not trying to be mean here or anything, but if the meal plan you have on it is what you are eating, that is just not enough for an active young woman. Please do not sacrifice your health trying to lose weight too quickly. You really do not have to eat that little to lose body fat.

Thank you very much for your concern.. I love to be criticized.. so according to you, what meal plan and workout should I do ??

Do you have access to a gym?

No I don't since I'm still in High School and I don't have enough time and money to go there.. Gym isn't common here.. do you have any suggestion about muscle gaining workouts that I can do at home ??

There are DVDs that you can do. I am not sure what is available. There is also a good book (and app) called "You are your own gym" that has a lot of examples of exercises that you can do with either your body weight or household items. The book is better than the app, but the app is good.

What is the average gross calories you are currently eating at?

What do you mean by gross calories ??

How many calories are you eating in total on average each day.

about 1000 calories I guess.. why ??

Warchortle · March 2013

You shouldn't eat under your BMR.

Sarauk2sf · March 2013

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H!

Your weight loss goal is a little on the low side. As taunto has mentioned, looking at body fat% is a much better way to go and doing some strength training can really help with keeping to a healthy weight but looking 'tight and firm'. I understand that you may have a small frame and that there is cultural pressure to be very slim, but if you are 'firm', you should feel much more comfortable to wear tight clothes.

Your goal weight is in the underweight category per the BMI. Now, the BMI is not that good for individuals as it uses a sample population as its base, and you may not fall in the parameters for that with your frame, but it is an indicator that your goal weight may be too low. This is why using body fat % is a much better assessment, as it a better indicator of how lean you are.

ETA: I checked out your blog and I am not trying to be mean here or anything, but if the meal plan you have on it is what you are eating, that is just not enough for an active young woman. Please do not sacrifice your health trying to lose weight too quickly. You really do not have to eat that little to lose body fat.

Thank you very much for your concern.. I love to be criticized.. so according to you, what meal plan and workout should I do ??

Do you have access to a gym?

No I don't since I'm still in High School and I don't have enough time and money to go there.. Gym isn't common here.. do you have any suggestion about muscle gaining workouts that I can do at home ??

There are DVDs that you can do. I am not sure what is available. There is also a good book (and app) called "You are your own gym" that has a lot of examples of exercises that you can do with either your body weight or household items. The book is better than the app, but the app is good.

What is the average gross calories you are currently eating at?

What do you mean by gross calories ??

How many calories are you eating in total on average each day.

about 1000 calories I guess.. why ??

That is very low for a person of your age. I would love it if you could get that up higher, which will be even more important if you start to do some resistance training.

I would suggest slowly increasing your calories by 100 or so a week for a couple of weeks, sit there for a couple of weeks and then up again for a couple of weeks until you get to at least 1,400. You should still be losing weight at that level of calorie intake.

How much weight have you lost over the last say 4 weeks at that intake? Do you do any cardio?

Gracelenamethyst · March 2013

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H!

Your weight loss goal is a little on the low side. As taunto has mentioned, looking at body fat% is a much better way to go and doing some strength training can really help with keeping to a healthy weight but looking 'tight and firm'. I understand that you may have a small frame and that there is cultural pressure to be very slim, but if you are 'firm', you should feel much more comfortable to wear tight clothes.

Your goal weight is in the underweight category per the BMI. Now, the BMI is not that good for individuals as it uses a sample population as its base, and you may not fall in the parameters for that with your frame, but it is an indicator that your goal weight may be too low. This is why using body fat % is a much better assessment, as it a better indicator of how lean you are.

ETA: I checked out your blog and I am not trying to be mean here or anything, but if the meal plan you have on it is what you are eating, that is just not enough for an active young woman. Please do not sacrifice your health trying to lose weight too quickly. You really do not have to eat that little to lose body fat.

Thank you very much for your concern.. I love to be criticized.. so according to you, what meal plan and workout should I do ??

Do you have access to a gym?

No I don't since I'm still in High School and I don't have enough time and money to go there.. Gym isn't common here.. do you have any suggestion about muscle gaining workouts that I can do at home ??

There are DVDs that you can do. I am not sure what is available. There is also a good book (and app) called "You are your own gym" that has a lot of examples of exercises that you can do with either your body weight or household items. The book is better than the app, but the app is good.

What is the average gross calories you are currently eating at?

What do you mean by gross calories ??

How many calories are you eating in total on average each day.

about 1000 calories I guess.. why ??

That is very low for a person of your age. I would love it if you could get that up higher, which will be even more important if you start to do some resistance training.

I would suggest slowly increasing your calories by 100 or so a week for a couple of weeks, sit there for a couple of weeks and then up again for a couple of weeks until you get to at least 1,400. You should still be losing weight at that level of calorie intake.

How much weight have you lost over the last say 4 weeks at that intake? Do you do any cardio?

ok I'm gonna try..
I lost about 4.5 lbs in 1 and half weeks.. I do cardio whenever I want to.. like walking and doing 45 minutes aerobics..

what do you think ??

Warchortle · March 2013

I'm all about the healthy fats. Keeps everything working in the body + makes foods taste awesome + may help extend a more linear weight loss curve... maybe.

Warchortle · March 2013

I randomly wasn't hungry for a few days and was hitting around 1200 calories.. dropped 4 lbs in like 3 days. It's not good to drop weight quickly because it's not just fat that you lose... your body will sometimes cannibalize muscle before fat. Some people when they're close to their ideal weight they can get leaner without losing weight and perhaps GAINING weight. Muscle as you know is denser than fat so it takes up less space. You may be 1-2 lbs heavier, but you could also lose 1-2 inches... I think that's what you're trying to achieve.

Extreme dieting will keep you skinny fat. You're looking more for body re-composition than just weight loss

tweetyjf · March 2013

Hi, it's time you traded those 'friends'in for some new ones...
ofcourse friends should be honest if they are worried about yourhealth, but if they give
you a bad feeling about yourself dump them.... have the confidence to stand up for yourself
your worth it... real friends dont go out of their way to make you feel uncomfortable....

Sarauk2sf · March 2013

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H!

Your weight loss goal is a little on the low side. As taunto has mentioned, looking at body fat% is a much better way to go and doing some strength training can really help with keeping to a healthy weight but looking 'tight and firm'. I understand that you may have a small frame and that there is cultural pressure to be very slim, but if you are 'firm', you should feel much more comfortable to wear tight clothes.

Your goal weight is in the underweight category per the BMI. Now, the BMI is not that good for individuals as it uses a sample population as its base, and you may not fall in the parameters for that with your frame, but it is an indicator that your goal weight may be too low. This is why using body fat % is a much better assessment, as it a better indicator of how lean you are.

ETA: I checked out your blog and I am not trying to be mean here or anything, but if the meal plan you have on it is what you are eating, that is just not enough for an active young woman. Please do not sacrifice your health trying to lose weight too quickly. You really do not have to eat that little to lose body fat.

Thank you very much for your concern.. I love to be criticized.. so according to you, what meal plan and workout should I do ??

Do you have access to a gym?

No I don't since I'm still in High School and I don't have enough time and money to go there.. Gym isn't common here.. do you have any suggestion about muscle gaining workouts that I can do at home ??

There are DVDs that you can do. I am not sure what is available. There is also a good book (and app) called "You are your own gym" that has a lot of examples of exercises that you can do with either your body weight or household items. The book is better than the app, but the app is good.

What is the average gross calories you are currently eating at?

What do you mean by gross calories ??

How many calories are you eating in total on average each day.

about 1000 calories I guess.. why ??

That is very low for a person of your age. I would love it if you could get that up higher, which will be even more important if you start to do some resistance training.

I would suggest slowly increasing your calories by 100 or so a week for a couple of weeks, sit there for a couple of weeks and then up again for a couple of weeks until you get to at least 1,400. You should still be losing weight at that level of calorie intake.

How much weight have you lost over the last say 4 weeks at that intake? Do you do any cardio?

ok I'm gonna try..
I lost about 4.5 lbs in 1 and half weeks.. I do cardio whenever I want to.. like walking and doing 45 minutes aerobics.. what do you think ??

That is too fast to be honest. I would try to keep your cardio to a minimum (walking is fine). You should be able to up your calories by quite a lot and still lose weight. As I mentioned above however, I would do this slowly. Add 100 every week as I suggested but also limit your cardio and try to see if you can get that app I mentioned (You Are Your Own Gym). One addition I would add to my suggestion is that when you get to the 1,400 calories, sit there for 2 weeks and then up again by 100 a week for 2 weeks. At that point you should reassess.

Warchortle · March 2013

I FORGOT! My friend told me Nike Fitness app is amazing... it kind of is.

jlapey · March 2013

My question to you is: Are losing more weight because YOU think you need to or because of what your friends say? I think 116 is plenty low enough for someone your height. I'm only 5'0" and I wouldn't want to weigh less than that. Do what you know to be healthy and tell your "friends" to worry about their own bodies and leave yours alone.

That said, If YOU are not happy with your appearance then the body weight exercises Sarauk recommended will likely help you along.

Sweet_Gurl_Next_Door · March 2013

this! to be honest I think they make fun of you for two reasons jealously because you look great and two they are unhappy with themselves.
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They don't sound like friends.

This

Gracelenamethyst · March 2013

Hi, it's time you traded those 'friends'in for some new ones...
ofcourse friends should be honest if they are worried about yourhealth, but if they give
you a bad feeling about yourself dump them.... have the confidence to stand up for yourself
your worth it... real friends dont go out of their way to make you feel uncomfortable....

Thank you for your advice.. ^^ I'm really glad that there are people that still care even though they barely know me..

Gracelenamethyst · March 2013

My question to you is: Are losing more weight because YOU think you need to or because of what your friends say? I think 116 is plenty low enough for someone your height. I'm only 5'0" and I wouldn't want to weigh less than that. Do what you know to be healthy and tell your "friends" to worry about their own bodies and leave yours alone.

That said, If YOU are not happy with your appearance then the body weight exercises Sarauk recommended will likely help you along.

I'm doing what she said now.. It feels great having friends that are willing to give advices..

thank you..

Gracelenamethyst · March 2013

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H!

Your weight loss goal is a little on the low side. As taunto has mentioned, looking at body fat% is a much better way to go and doing some strength training can really help with keeping to a healthy weight but looking 'tight and firm'. I understand that you may have a small frame and that there is cultural pressure to be very slim, but if you are 'firm', you should feel much more comfortable to wear tight clothes.

Your goal weight is in the underweight category per the BMI. Now, the BMI is not that good for individuals as it uses a sample population as its base, and you may not fall in the parameters for that with your frame, but it is an indicator that your goal weight may be too low. This is why using body fat % is a much better assessment, as it a better indicator of how lean you are.

ETA: I checked out your blog and I am not trying to be mean here or anything, but if the meal plan you have on it is what you are eating, that is just not enough for an active young woman. Please do not sacrifice your health trying to lose weight too quickly. You really do not have to eat that little to lose body fat.

Thank you very much for your concern.. I love to be criticized.. so according to you, what meal plan and workout should I do ??

Do you have access to a gym?

No I don't since I'm still in High School and I don't have enough time and money to go there.. Gym isn't common here.. do you have any suggestion about muscle gaining workouts that I can do at home ??

There are DVDs that you can do. I am not sure what is available. There is also a good book (and app) called "You are your own gym" that has a lot of examples of exercises that you can do with either your body weight or household items. The book is better than the app, but the app is good.

What is the average gross calories you are currently eating at?

What do you mean by gross calories ??

How many calories are you eating in total on average each day.

about 1000 calories I guess.. why ??

That is very low for a person of your age. I would love it if you could get that up higher, which will be even more important if you start to do some resistance training.

I would suggest slowly increasing your calories by 100 or so a week for a couple of weeks, sit there for a couple of weeks and then up again for a couple of weeks until you get to at least 1,400. You should still be losing weight at that level of calorie intake.

How much weight have you lost over the last say 4 weeks at that intake? Do you do any cardio?

ok I'm gonna try..
I lost about 4.5 lbs in 1 and half weeks.. I do cardio whenever I want to.. like walking and doing 45 minutes aerobics.. what do you think ??

That is too fast to be honest. I would try to keep your cardio to a minimum (walking is fine). You should be able to up your calories by quite a lot and still lose weight. As I mentioned above however, I would do this slowly. Add 100 every week as I suggested but also limit your cardio and try to see if you can get that app I mentioned (You Are Your Own Gym). One addition I would add to my suggestion is that when you get to the 1,400 calories, sit there for 2 weeks and then up again by 100 a week for 2 weeks. At that point you should reassess.

Okay I'm going to do what you said..

thank you thank you thank you thank you very much for your advices..

glad to know you, sara..

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