Good day! My name is Kristy. I'm sixteen, 4'11'', and about 118 lbs. I have eight months to drop 18 pounds so I am in great health for my senior year of high school and hopefully I can apply it to the rest of my life!
I was really thin until 5th grade where puberty hit and my grandma stuffed me so she couldn't see my shoulder blades anymore (thanks, vovo...) I was 127 pounds until last summer where a low-carb diet and the dropping of soft drinks and fast food brought me to 114 pounds. Now I slacked and I'm at 118 pounds. It doesn't seem like much, but fitting into clothes is tedious and nothing looks right. My legs are a size 2 in pants but my gut brings me to a size 5. This excess stomach fat is not doing my internal organs any favors. Something I want to get rid of even more is my neck fat. I always draw characters with such elegant jaw lines and necks... can't I have the same?
I've been going through all of my options and all of my problems. I'm most certainly an apple-bodied person since I can easily put my shins together but my gut sometimes pokes out farther than my chest-- the posture I have to maintain to keep that from happening is stiffening. Anyways, I've learned that stress causes excess stomach fat. I have indeed done myself in if this is the case because I stress out almost all day, every day. Hopefully I can learn some food plans and mental-programming tips here!
Last edited by Scylla225; 01-03-2013 at 10:30 PM.
Reason: God rid of the BMI part for some technical difficulties in calculating
not trying to sound rude but are you serious?
127 pounds is not obese. Anyway good luck and remember it's usually harder to lose weight when you have very little to lose. You sound normal to me but if you want to get to 100lbs good luck.
I should clarify, the old BMI calculator they had us try in middle school and high school always gave me a score of 31 or higher when I was at 127 even if the teacher rechecked for me. I could never believe that I was obese, anyways, and it looks like the new method is more accurate. Thanks for wishing me luck, I'll try my best!
at your height, every single pound shows. those of us who are taller have a litle more wiggle room [not sure that this is a good thing, but there it is!]
you've lost quite a bit of weight before - how did you do it? is there something you'd like to do differently? you're so smart to be taking control of this NOW while you're still in high school...
Some time last summer I went on a paranoid rampage to get rid of any fast food, soda, or excess carbs I was eating to try and look better in my clothes. Food is my main problem; my family's whole diet consists of cheap pastas, fast food, and bread. Just cutting those out did wonders. Now I'm trying to get rid of most preservatives for healthier, more nutrient options.
My big sis is about your height and when she was about 135 she looked a little heavy. But now she is about 110 and I think she looks a little thin. I think u would have to be around 149 to be obese, though. Well anyway only u can be the judge of where u feel comfortable. Best of luck.
Hello! And welcome! I am the same height as you, and I wish you best of luck on your journey. I also had a hard time keeping up with food since my family also loves the simple carbs and pasta. I think it's good for you to get to your goal weight and be able to maintain it. I suggest working out and build muscle and endurance. However, if you do build muscle, I suggest you modify your goal weight to around 105ish so you can have a buffer of building muscle. The BMI calculator basically put's a percentage of how much body fat you have compared to lean muscle mass. The more muscle you have, the heavier you are, but the muscle eats away at the fat. Good/bad example: muscle builders, they can be 5'5" 250 lbs, but only have 15% body fat index instead of a regular person 5'5" 250 with a 35% body fat index.
But yeah, that's my little tip from one 5' under to another
hmmm. interesting plan, Scylla. i'm wondering, though, if instead of going preservative - free [which can be a bit expensive and difficult, with the 'difficult' being a special issue for someone who's still in high school -going out with friends, school food, and so on], maybe upping your fruit and veg in any way possible, watching your overall fat and carb intake [eat the good ones], and eating good protein might be easier.
no matter what you decide, it sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders....
Thank you! Mom and I have stocked up on asparagus, onion, tomato, carrot, spinach, romaine, blue/rasp/strawberries, bananas, apples, oranges, chicken breast, turkey, brown rice, lentils, and green tea. For lunch in school, I order skim milk and a garden salad (iceburg, tomato, green pepper, cucumber, grilled chicken or tuna) that the culinary kids make for the same price as fatty cafeteria food. To be fair, I started all this two days ago, but the taste of vegetables keeps me from overeating and I feel like this won't be hard to keep up.
Speaking of muscle, I was considering bulking up. My dad is an Olympic weightlifting trainer and it's the one sport I'm good at. If I do gain muscle, though, I'll have to go by waist measurements instead of weight.
you go, girl! i'm impressed!!! and each pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day - you're off to success! don't let anything stop you...
at your age, your body will be changing shape anyway for a little while longer [my sister developed curves at about your age and FREAKED OUT - she could no longer wear boy jeans and thought she'd gained weight], so taking ALL your measurements, especially your waist and hip [the ratio is important and your doc should be pleased if you track it], will help you keep a realistic view of yourself.
I'll improve my health before senior year!
