I am 19 years old and i really want to lose weight. I weigh 155 and i want to weigh 130. Please Help. Im lost!?

There are many sensible things you can do that will make a tremendous difference over the long term if you need to lose weight. It can be done in a healthy way. This is what has worked for me.

Keeping a food journal really does help. It will give you a much better sense of how much you are eating, and when, and why.

Make a few additional small changes - walk everywhere, always use stairs instead of elevators, walk on escalators, get up and move around at least once an hour if your work or your life in general is sedentary, walk every day, use a pedometer. Walking 10,000 steps a day is a really good idea. Build up to a long brisk walk everyday, or most days. Be more active and watch less TV and spend less time on the computer. Buy one piece of exercise equipment to have at home and be strict with yourself about using it. Sometimes you can find mini-steppers or exercise bikes at second hand stores and thrift stores for just a few dollars.

Start a weight lifting routine. Join a gym. Possibly you can find one that has someone who specializes in weight lifting programs for beginners. Weight lifting will increase your metabolism as well as improve posture and appearance overall. Even if you can't get to the gym you can work out at home using things around the house. Invest in a good weight training book. The Dummies series actually has a good one.

In terms of diet, cut out or reduce things like junk food, pop, fat, fast food. Eat more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meat, fish. Particularly if you choose a vegetarian lifestyle include natural peanut butter, hummus, dried fruit and nuts. Pay close attention to getting the nutrients your body needs to be healthy.

Make your portion sizes smaller. Use a smaller plate - in our society we have become accustomed to thinking that we need a large plate of food at every meal, and we don't. About quarter of your plate of food should be protein and at least half of it should be veggies.

Learn to count calories. At your current weight and activity level, you may possibly need about 2000 calories or more to maintain your current weight. So you will lose weight at a reasonable and healthy rate if you cut back to about 1600 or 1700 calories a day.

Eat small amounts frequently, rather than three large meals. Never skip breakfast. Include some protein in your breakfast. It will help get you through the day.

Drink plenty of water, at least 8 big glasses of water a day, and more if it is very hot, if you sweat a lot, or if you are exercising intensely, and eliminate fruit juices. Fruit juices have too many calories, so get your vitamins from fresh fruit, not the juice. You will begin to see changes in your body.

Check out websites about nutrition, exercise, weight training, etc. Here are a few helpful links.

http://www.nutrawatch.com/

http://www.caloriesperhour.com/

http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eating_diet....

http://www.wikihow.com/Lose-Weight-the-Healthy-Way

http://weightloss.about.com/cs/fitness/a/aa011503a...

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/no-...

Try Sparkpeople! Sign up. Its really good, just google it. Its motivational, you can talk to other people, and your encouraged to sign in every day with points and goals, you moniter your weight and food and water intake and put it in each day which keeps you focused. You dont have too much to lose, so try things like walking instead of taking a bus, asking for slightly smaller portions at meals, and cutting out something you eat regularly, but know is just crappy and pointless (eg. crisps/chips). Good luck !!!

you need to go to the gym and get your heart pumping. There is no magical pill or diet for loosing 25 pounds..that's going to take time and excersize mixed with a balanced diet. Most fitness places (like curves for women) will make you a workout plan and a diet for you.

Its not going to be easy..but you know how that old saying goes...

15 minute minimum walk after each meal

distracted dining will get you in trouble avoid eating in front of a television or in a movie theater as you re bound to consume more calories

put most used items on top or bottom shelves so you have to reach for them

stay up on a unicycle for 20 minutes

You look healthful. you do no longer look obese to me. while you're worried, see a doctor, or your college nurse. there's a scale called the physique mass index, which could inform you while you're at a healthful weight to your height. do no longer pay attention to others while they inform you you're fat. in basic terms a doctor can inform you in the adventure that your weight is undesirable. and you nonetheless have a great sort of growing to be to do. wait and see.

If you have a seperate room keep small useful exercise equipment Use those equipment while reading and listening songs

wiggle while you watch for 40 minutes fidgeters burn up to 350 more calories a day than couch potatoes