Posted by cloudydaze on August 3, 2006, at 21:07:31
In reply to Re: im only 21 years old and i am obese!! please help!, posted by college girl8 on August 3, 2006, at 14:09:55
i am 23 and 203 pounds (and i'm only 5'3). I recently lost 8 pounds though (took a couple of months, but i did it). My advice is of course to eat better and exercise. If you don't like walking in your neighborhood, try an indoor mall or something maybe.
Also, if you can, see a dietician for weight loss help. They can tell you how to eat to be more healthy and lose weight. Even if you choose not to see a specialist, don't eat less than 1200 calories a day (your body needs 1200 cals to keep going). I am on a 1400 cal diet.
Don't push yourself to lose the weight too fast. According to my doc, my ideal weight loss rate is 3-4 pounds a month. I've been losing about that much. He says this weight loss weight is ideal because it makes for a more permanant loss. So maybe this time next year i will have lost about 48 pounds. My goal is 130, so i need to lose 63 pounds.
You can do it if you try! You're not alone.
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