Q. My daughter is thirteen, 5' 10" , and weighs 169 pounds. She is starting 8th grade in about 18 days, how much weight do you think she could lose in that time? She has somewhat of a binge eating disorder, but it isn't very bad. Please help me and my daughter.
A. Your daughter could lose up to 15 pounds in that time frame SAFELY by following these tips:
1. You MUST exercise if you want to lose weight and keep it off, so do something every day, even if itâs just a 15-minute walk around the neighborhood. Donât say you donât have time for exercise; you have to MAKE time. Yes, it takes time and effort, but youâre worth it, right?
2. Walk as much as you want, but donât do cardio for more than 40 minutes at a time. If you do, you risk burning muscle instead of fat. Walking is the preferred exercise for weight (READ: FAT) loss because it burns fat almost exclusively and it burns almost as many calories per hour as jogging. You can also breathe much easier while walking, and walking doesnât pound the heck out of your ankles, knees, and hips like jogging does.
3. If you do strength training, use light weights and do lots of repetitions. Thatâll really help you âtone up.â If youâre at all concerned about your midsection, youâll need to do abdominal exercises that hit all the major muscle groups (upper abs, lower abs, obliques, transverse abdominis, and back muscles) every other day. WARNING: Ab exercises burn very few calories, so donât rely on them to burn fat. What they will do is give your gut that âsucked inâ look 24/7 if you do them regularly. Google each muscle group with the word âexercisesâ and youâll find websites thatâll show you exercises to work that muscle group.
4. Your diet will make you or break you. You have probably learned bad eating habits over time (most people do). Thatâs not your fault, but now you have to deal with it. Make a commitment to yourself to unlearn those bad habits and re-learn better habits.
5. Eat breakfast every day within an hour of getting up. It kick-starts your metabolism. Studies have shown that people who skip breakfast are 450% more likely to be overweight than those who eat breakfast every day.
6. Eat six small meals or snacks per day instead of three squares per day or one big meal per day. If you eat too much at one sitting, your body stores the extra calories as fat. Go too long between meals and your metabolism slows down. Your body expends energy digesting your food, so eating smaller portions more often keeps your metabolism running high because youâre constantly digesting food.
7. Avoid these as much as possible:
-- Trans fat (any type of partially or fully hydrogenated oil)
-- High fructose corn syrup (soft drinks are LOADED with it)
-- Fast food
-- Junk food
-- White sugar, white flour, white rice, white potatoes
-- The deadly Câs (cookies, cakes, candy, chips, cola)
8. Build your diet around these trim-body-friendly foods:
-- Nuts, any kind (almonds are best)
-- Beans/Legumes
-- Fresh vegetables (green is GREAT!!!)
-- Dairy products (as long as theyâre low-fat or non-fat)
-- Eggs
-- Lean meats (fish and poultry top the list)
-- Olive oil
-- Whole grain breads/cereals/pasta
-- Fresh fruits (anything that ends in âberryâ is a winner)
-- Tea (green tea or black pekoe tea)
-- Cold water or ice water (your body has to expend extra calories to heat it up)
9. Desserts and treats are the exception, not the rule. Having said that, however, (1) you can have a couple of pieces of chocolate every day â just donât overdo, and (2) Allow yourself one âcheat mealâ every week where you eat and drink whatever you want as long as you donât gorge yourself. Thatâll help keep you from feeling deprived and itâll make it easier to stick with your new healthy eating plan.
Good luck!
âThe three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.â
-- Thomas Alva Edison, inventor extraordinaire
1. You MUST exercise if you want to lose weight and keep it off, so do something every day, even if itâs just a 15-minute walk around the neighborhood. Donât say you donât have time for exercise; you have to MAKE time. Yes, it takes time and effort, but youâre worth it, right?
2. Walk as much as you want, but donât do cardio for more than 40 minutes at a time. If you do, you risk burning muscle instead of fat. Walking is the preferred exercise for weight (READ: FAT) loss because it burns fat almost exclusively and it burns almost as many calories per hour as jogging. You can also breathe much easier while walking, and walking doesnât pound the heck out of your ankles, knees, and hips like jogging does.
3. If you do strength training, use light weights and do lots of repetitions. Thatâll really help you âtone up.â If youâre at all concerned about your midsection, youâll need to do abdominal exercises that hit all the major muscle groups (upper abs, lower abs, obliques, transverse abdominis, and back muscles) every other day. WARNING: Ab exercises burn very few calories, so donât rely on them to burn fat. What they will do is give your gut that âsucked inâ look 24/7 if you do them regularly. Google each muscle group with the word âexercisesâ and youâll find websites thatâll show you exercises to work that muscle group.
4. Your diet will make you or break you. You have probably learned bad eating habits over time (most people do). Thatâs not your fault, but now you have to deal with it. Make a commitment to yourself to unlearn those bad habits and re-learn better habits.
5. Eat breakfast every day within an hour of getting up. It kick-starts your metabolism. Studies have shown that people who skip breakfast are 450% more likely to be overweight than those who eat breakfast every day.
6. Eat six small meals or snacks per day instead of three squares per day or one big meal per day. If you eat too much at one sitting, your body stores the extra calories as fat. Go too long between meals and your metabolism slows down. Your body expends energy digesting your food, so eating smaller portions more often keeps your metabolism running high because youâre constantly digesting food.
7. Avoid these as much as possible:
-- Trans fat (any type of partially or fully hydrogenated oil)
-- High fructose corn syrup (soft drinks are LOADED with it)
-- Fast food
-- Junk food
-- White sugar, white flour, white rice, white potatoes
-- The deadly Câs (cookies, cakes, candy, chips, cola)
8. Build your diet around these trim-body-friendly foods:
-- Nuts, any kind (almonds are best)
-- Beans/Legumes
-- Fresh vegetables (green is GREAT!!!)
-- Dairy products (as long as theyâre low-fat or non-fat)
-- Eggs
-- Lean meats (fish and poultry top the list)
-- Olive oil
-- Whole grain breads/cereals/pasta
-- Fresh fruits (anything that ends in âberryâ is a winner)
-- Tea (green tea or black pekoe tea)
-- Cold water or ice water (your body has to expend extra calories to heat it up)
9. Desserts and treats are the exception, not the rule. Having said that, however, (1) you can have a couple of pieces of chocolate every day â just donât overdo, and (2) Allow yourself one âcheat mealâ every week where you eat and drink whatever you want as long as you donât gorge yourself. Thatâll help keep you from feeling deprived and itâll make it easier to stick with your new healthy eating plan.
Good luck!
âThe three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.â
-- Thomas Alva Edison, inventor extraordinaire
What are some signs of eating disorders?
Q. I think my little 13 year old sister has eating disorders. She never eats much at all and if you ask if she is hungury she says no i'm fine and at super she pushes her food around to make it look like she ate a lot. Once I watched her the hole time through dinner and she only took 3 bites. Also she always is saying how she ways so much and how fat she is. She seems to exercise a lot also.
A. There are four common types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compulsive overeating, and binge-eating disorder. If your sister has any it is most likely not the last two, because they involve eating a lot. But it is possible your sister may have anorexia nervosa (commonly referred to as anorexic) or bulimia nervosa (commonly referred to as bulimic)
Anorexia typically involves irrational fear of becoming obese, and results in severe weight loss due to self-starvation; may include bingeing and purging behavior.
Bulimia typically involves extremely restrictive dieting and regular and repeated binge eating, followed by self-induced vomiting, purging through abuse of laxatives, diuretics or enemas, or excessive physical activity.
Some signs are:
ANOREXIA
- Has lost a great deal of weight in a relatively short time period
- Continues to diet although bone-thin
- Remains dissatisfied with appearance, claiming to feel fat, even after reaching weight-loss
- Loses monthly menstrual periods
- Develops strange eating rituals and eats small amounts of food (i.e., cutting foods into tiny pieces, moves around on plate)
- Becomes obsessive about exercising
- Appears depressed much of the time
- Denial of hunger
BULIMIA
- Binge regularly
- Purges regularly
- Diets and exercises often
- Disappears into bathroom often (for a long period of time to induce vomiting)
- Appears depressed much of the time
- Has swollen neck glands
- Has bad breath
- Has scars on the back of hands from forced vomiting
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I believe, from the information you gave us, that your sister may very well have either anorexia or bulimia. It is most common in females in their teenage years and is caused by low self-esteem, fear of becoming fat, fear of growing up and becoming independent, peer pressure, and media influences. I would definitely talk to a guidance counselor, health teacher, your parents, or someone else that will be able to help her. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TRY TO HANDLE THIS YOURSELF!!! You need to get your sister professional help, because people with one of these disorders can take anything you say and think of it as another reason to keep losing weight.
These diseases can cause serious health problems and can even become fatal. The bottom line is your sister needs help. Please do not hesitate to get her help. Good luck and I hope everything turns out well!
Anorexia typically involves irrational fear of becoming obese, and results in severe weight loss due to self-starvation; may include bingeing and purging behavior.
Bulimia typically involves extremely restrictive dieting and regular and repeated binge eating, followed by self-induced vomiting, purging through abuse of laxatives, diuretics or enemas, or excessive physical activity.
Some signs are:
ANOREXIA
- Has lost a great deal of weight in a relatively short time period
- Continues to diet although bone-thin
- Remains dissatisfied with appearance, claiming to feel fat, even after reaching weight-loss
- Loses monthly menstrual periods
- Develops strange eating rituals and eats small amounts of food (i.e., cutting foods into tiny pieces, moves around on plate)
- Becomes obsessive about exercising
- Appears depressed much of the time
- Denial of hunger
BULIMIA
- Binge regularly
- Purges regularly
- Diets and exercises often
- Disappears into bathroom often (for a long period of time to induce vomiting)
- Appears depressed much of the time
- Has swollen neck glands
- Has bad breath
- Has scars on the back of hands from forced vomiting
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I believe, from the information you gave us, that your sister may very well have either anorexia or bulimia. It is most common in females in their teenage years and is caused by low self-esteem, fear of becoming fat, fear of growing up and becoming independent, peer pressure, and media influences. I would definitely talk to a guidance counselor, health teacher, your parents, or someone else that will be able to help her. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TRY TO HANDLE THIS YOURSELF!!! You need to get your sister professional help, because people with one of these disorders can take anything you say and think of it as another reason to keep losing weight.
These diseases can cause serious health problems and can even become fatal. The bottom line is your sister needs help. Please do not hesitate to get her help. Good luck and I hope everything turns out well!
How to know if you have an eating disorder, how can you tell? List all the eating disorders, if possible?
Q. Just curious because I am 80% sure that I have an eating disorder and what to figure out which one I have. I don't think it is too severe but in a year or two that may be may case.
A. Okay, so based on the comments I can tell that they dont suffer from an eating disorder. I, on the other hand, have been struggling since I was 12 years old. I'm a recovered bulimic (laxatives) and anorexia and ednos rule my life.
Ednos is where you have an eating disorder, and yet do not meet the qualifications for bulimia or anorexia.
Another common one is Binge Eating Disorder, Or BED. Binge eating disorder is similar to bulimia, however nothing is done to purge the consumed calories.
If you need to know more, my email is imsoxc@yahoo.com
Stay strong!<3
Ednos is where you have an eating disorder, and yet do not meet the qualifications for bulimia or anorexia.
Another common one is Binge Eating Disorder, Or BED. Binge eating disorder is similar to bulimia, however nothing is done to purge the consumed calories.
If you need to know more, my email is imsoxc@yahoo.com
Stay strong!<3
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