Q. I am 18, exercise in between 12-16 hours a week, and for the past three weeks I have been managing my diet as best I can. I lost around three noticable pounds, and in the past week have gained it back and more. I'm still in the healthy range for weight but I would like to lose around ten pounds so I can feel more comfortable with myself. I feel like I have hit a brick wall, I am always hungry (I am a competitive swimmer), I am now gaining weight (when before I basically lived on Wendy's), and I am wondering why this is happening and how I can fix it...I felt better when I was eating everything I wanted, not to mention I felt slimmer...am I doing something wrong? is there a more effective way to approach this?
A. Actually, I'm not surprised that you were feeling better and slimmer when you were eating everything you wanted. That is how naturally thin people eat. They eat whatever they want and whenever they want. The key is that people who never struggle with their weight eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full. They do not eat for emotional reasons.
Many times when people start trying to lose weight and watch their diet, they lose touch with their hunger and fullness cues. Also, the forbidden foods become more appealing as we try to keep ourselves from them. Binge eating and emotional eating then can be triggered.
I suggest that you work on your self-esteem and trusting that your weight and your body is exactly where it should be. Our society tells us that we are all supposed to look a certain way, with thinness being held up at the end all and be all. Do you think you can be happy and feel fabulous at your current weight? If not, I suggest you get some help with that from an outside source or read some books on raising your self-esteem. Whatever you do, do not start the diet cycle. It can begin a yo-yo weight cycle that lasts a lifetime.
If these ideas seems like something you'd like to learn more about, head over to our website for a free E-course about teen weight loss and body-esteem.
Many times when people start trying to lose weight and watch their diet, they lose touch with their hunger and fullness cues. Also, the forbidden foods become more appealing as we try to keep ourselves from them. Binge eating and emotional eating then can be triggered.
I suggest that you work on your self-esteem and trusting that your weight and your body is exactly where it should be. Our society tells us that we are all supposed to look a certain way, with thinness being held up at the end all and be all. Do you think you can be happy and feel fabulous at your current weight? If not, I suggest you get some help with that from an outside source or read some books on raising your self-esteem. Whatever you do, do not start the diet cycle. It can begin a yo-yo weight cycle that lasts a lifetime.
If these ideas seems like something you'd like to learn more about, head over to our website for a free E-course about teen weight loss and body-esteem.
How is a coffee and water fast?
Q. Age 17.
Height 5'4
CW 115
I'm getting real serious about dropping 15 pounds and was wondering how this fast would work.?
I wanna go at it for about a week & then do this once a month while eating mostly fruit & vegetables when I'm not on a fast. Along with exercising, how effective would this be?
Height 5'4
CW 115
I'm getting real serious about dropping 15 pounds and was wondering how this fast would work.?
I wanna go at it for about a week & then do this once a month while eating mostly fruit & vegetables when I'm not on a fast. Along with exercising, how effective would this be?
A. Well if you do this and then start eating again, your metabolism will have slowed a great deal. What I do is I eat under 1200 calories a day. I only eat breakfast and dinner and it seems tobe working for me. It's not good to do that because its called yo-yo dieting and eventaully your body will give in. If you can stick with it, very effective. But if your body binges after a while like mine and most people's bodies do, you will be just the same if not heavier than you were before. Just be careful !(:
How fast can you lose weight by only drinking water and diet drinks and eating no food at all?
Q. I know this isn't healthy. But how fast do you think I could lose weight doing this and how long could I do this without damaging my body?
A. Don't do it!!!!!
I know it is tempting and I used to take extreme measures to lose weight all the time. However, I've been researching overweight and obesity for the last seven years. What I know for sure from my research is that it is behavior such as what you are talking about can start a weight yo-yo cycle that lasts a lifetime in some cases. If you want to begin exploring your excess weight, instead ask yourself these questions....
What triggers you to eat when you aren't hungry?
Do you eat for emotional reasons? (sadness, happiness, stress, boredom, procrastination, etc.)
Do you binge eat?
Do you eat for external reasons (because food is expensive, because other people want you to eat, because it tastes so good, because it is fun, as a reward, etc.)
The best way to solve your weight problems permanently is to get in touch with your body's own hunger and fullness cues. I am a personal coach for teens who want to lose weight and help teens figure out what causes them to overeat and how to change these patterns. There is a better way. Please do not start the crazy fad diet cycle. I promise that it is never the best way!!!
If you'd like to discuss the research that states that only 1 of 99 people who try to lose weight by dieting or other extreme measures will keep the weight off after 10 years and that most gain all the weight back and more by year two, give me a call or shoot me an email. My contact info. is on my site.
Good luck to you,
Kim Hiatt, Ph.D.
I know it is tempting and I used to take extreme measures to lose weight all the time. However, I've been researching overweight and obesity for the last seven years. What I know for sure from my research is that it is behavior such as what you are talking about can start a weight yo-yo cycle that lasts a lifetime in some cases. If you want to begin exploring your excess weight, instead ask yourself these questions....
What triggers you to eat when you aren't hungry?
Do you eat for emotional reasons? (sadness, happiness, stress, boredom, procrastination, etc.)
Do you binge eat?
Do you eat for external reasons (because food is expensive, because other people want you to eat, because it tastes so good, because it is fun, as a reward, etc.)
The best way to solve your weight problems permanently is to get in touch with your body's own hunger and fullness cues. I am a personal coach for teens who want to lose weight and help teens figure out what causes them to overeat and how to change these patterns. There is a better way. Please do not start the crazy fad diet cycle. I promise that it is never the best way!!!
If you'd like to discuss the research that states that only 1 of 99 people who try to lose weight by dieting or other extreme measures will keep the weight off after 10 years and that most gain all the weight back and more by year two, give me a call or shoot me an email. My contact info. is on my site.
Good luck to you,
Kim Hiatt, Ph.D.
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