How to lose weight for a 17 year old?

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Hey, I'm a 17 year old guy = nearing 18, and i weigh 90kg. I'm also 175cm tall and my waist size is round 30 - 33inches.

I've tried many things, including cycling, rollerblading, eating healthy, drinking lots of water, running, weights, even walking home from school (that is a 1hour 30 minute walk).

If i was looking at myself, I think most of my fat has gone to my thighs and maybe a bit to my body and chest (i have man boobs unfortunately :(  )  My arms are relatively average and my head is a bit puffy.

I would just like to know how to get rid of this physique that i hate so much. Not only because of peer pressure (all my friend's are at a stable weight), but also because i want to become healthier.


By the way, I think this is one of my main problems, but i do spend a lot of time sitting doing homework or on the computer or both.

Sue W · Accepted Answer

Hi, 
I've had really similar problems. I swim for 2 hours literally every day yet I've stayed at 90kg with fat around my stomach for years. 
The honest answer is that your diet probably isn't very good. I've found that while I may try to control my food intake to under 2000 a day, I start snacking and don't really notice what I eat and end up eating hundreds of calories. 
Also, don't worry to much about it. You may worry about fat but that doesn't mean you aren't fit. I've got far too much body fat but I'm a regional level water polo player! 
Keep up doing a lot of aerobic exercise (running is brilliant, swimming gets a lot of muscle groups working so is good, and general team sports e.g. football are very good for burning body fat) and try to set your diet as a maximum of 2000 calories a day and you will quickly see the fat dropping off of your body. When you're working, try to think that each drop of sweat is a calorie and you'll quickly find yourself wanting to sweat even more :)

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