Ways to lose weight?

One of the best things you can do for your overall health is drop a few pounds. Or maybe more than a few pounds.

Being overweight significantly increases your risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer ... the list seems almost endless. Plus, if you do get sick or need surgery, being overweight can make any treatments riskier.

You know the drill when it comes to losing weight -- take in fewer calories, burn more calories. But you also know that most diets and quick weight-loss plans have about as much substance as a politician's campaign pledges. You're better off finding several simple things you can do on a daily basis -- along with following the cardinal rules of eating more vegetables and less fat and getting more physical activity. Together, they should send the scale numbers in the right direction: down.

1. Once a week, indulge in a high-calorie-tasting, but low-calorie, treat. This should help keep you from feeling deprived and binging on higher-calorie foods. For instance:

Lobster. Just 83 calories in 3 ounces.

Shrimp. Just 60 calories in 12 large.

Smoked salmon. Just 66 calories in two ounces. Sprinkle with capers for an even more elegant treat.

Whipped cream. Just 8 calories in one tablespoon. Drop a dollop over a bowl of fresh fruit for dessert.

2. Treat high-calorie foods as jewels in the crown. Make a spoonful of ice cream the jewel and a bowl of fruit the crown. Cut down on the chips by pairing each bite with lots of chunky, filling fresh salsa, suggests Jeff Novick, director of nutrition at the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa in Florida. Balance a little cheese with a lot of salad.

3. After breakfast, make water your primary drink. At breakfast, go ahead and drink orange juice. But throughout the rest of the day, focus on water instead of juice or soda. The average American consumes an extra 245 calories a day from soft drinks. That's nearly 90,000 calories a year -- or 25 pounds! And research shows that despite the calories, sugary drinks don't trigger a sense of fullness the way that food does.

4. Carry a palm-size notebook everywhere you go for one week. Write down every single morsel that enters your lips -- even water. Studies have found that people who maintain food diaries wind up eating about 15 percent less food than those who don't.

5. Buy a pedometer, clip it to your belt, and aim for an extra 1,000 steps a day. On average, sedentary people take only 2,000 to 3,000 steps a day. Adding 2,000 steps will help you maintain your current weight and stop gaining weight; adding more than that will help you lose weight.

6. Add 10 percent to the amount of daily calories you think you're eating, then adjust your eating habits accordingly. If you think you're consuming 1,700 calories a day and don't understand why you're not losing weight, add another 170 calories to your guesstimate. Chances are, the new number is more accurate.

7. Eat five or six small meals or snacks a day instead of three large meals. A 1999 South African study found that when men ate parts of their morning meal at intervals over five hours, they consumed almost 30 percent fewer calories at lunch than when they ate a single breakfast. Other studies show that even if you eat the same number of calories distributed this way, your body releases less insulin, which keeps blood sugar steady and helps control hunger

omg for a sec i thought u said 5'11" and i was like omg ur crazy if u want to be that thin! hey my goal is to weigh around 105 too. right now im about 5'2 1/2" and weigh 114-116.

I am trying to cut back on snacks...just eating three regular meals a day. maybe keep a food diary of what i eat. we r getting a running machine(not a treadmill its this other thing that i can't think of the name) in our house so I am going to start running on that from a half an hour to however longer I want to..and start getting outside on nice days and practicing my soccer(or football whichever place u live..im american so i say soccer) so thats what I'm doing. hope you can get something from this..

oh and i am doing these exercises from a seventeen magazine and a cosmogirl mag every night..and they work.

but try doing 300 crunches each night..thats what i did before i got these...i know it might be hard but start with 100 and then just keep progressing.

At 13 your body is still growing so I would go on a diet if I were you. Just get out more. Ride a bike, go for walks and try not to eat too much fatty or sweet foods.

At 14 I don't think being put on a diet food regiment is wise.

Just get out there & play (exercise) & eat a well balanced diet...cut out the junk foods.

satisfy your sweet tooth by swapping two reese s peanut butter cups for one mini

Go alkaline, and eat as much as you want from the alkaline side.

Eat this way for the rest of your life for healthy body weight as well as for your overall health.

Try and stay away from fast food and sweets. Eat more fruits and vegtables and eat smaller portions in general, working out is also a plus.

eat foods with low calories its as simple as that and do crunches if you do this

breakfast- grapefruit and 1 egg

lunch- peaunut butter , or grilled fish, or turkey burger minus the cheese

dinner- grilled fish or turkey burgers with chees

only drink water or Oj

yoll lose 3 pounds a day as long as you put like a 10 min workout in im 13 too i lost 15 pounds in a week!

please excuse my tipos

Eat an apple instead of bottled juice

*First of all, don't ever think you're too fat. (I'm thirteen, and weigh 117lbs)

*Cut down on any junk-food you've been munching on.

*Go outside, and exersise in any way you can. (Sports, play with pet(s), run, etc.)

*Drink a lot of water so you don't get dehidrated while playing.

*And last, HAVE FUN!