Hi, Im a Teen whos been overwieght about as long as i could remember ive tried some workouts such as turbo jam, tredmil, bowflex, tredmill. and even sports and after about 2 weeks or 15 pounds from a work out the weight loss stops and it regains

at your age - nutrition should be a primary focus...

what are you eating?

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I Eat Stuff in school Like Chicken Wraps (Wrap Bread With Mayo Letuce and Chicken) and Pizza subs or baked tators witch is the least fatty stuff there, at home i eat subs, salads, but like anyother teen its near impossible to resist cheese and such so i get a bit of that to but befor i tried loosing weight and deiting i was 260 pounds and after my diet i got to 245 then weight loss stopped at one point i was 230 from a work out but then that stoped and now im back at 245 and im the person whos called fat and stuff and im tierd of it

What is your age/height/gender

Are you doing anything consistently? you seem to start something then give up pretty quickly...

What are you willing to do regularly?

Who does the meal preparation in your house? have you talked to them about your goals and about getting healthy meals?

What you're eating and the number of calories you're consuming are going to be the biggest factor in your losing weight and you're going to need to look at it - not as a diet but as alifestyle change -something that you will be withthe rest of your life if you want the weight to stay off.... which means you can incorporate your favorite foods - in moderation.

Things you'll need to learn - what a portion is... how to measure portions.. and keepign track of what you're eating..

I'd strongly suggest getting an account at FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal or Teen Health and Teen Diet Program From SparkTeens.com which is a site geared towards teenagers who are working on weight loss and for a week or two - record everything you put in your mouth... EVERYTHING - including drinks -

it's tough to cut back on calories if you don't know where you are to begin with.

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My dads diabetic so all we have is diet drinks and water last week i have to say i drank about 40 bottles of it my parents support me and are also trying to lose weight, overweight has run in my family for a long time and for meal preporation make it your self on weekends which i do i get a salad and stuff, and its not that i quit its just after a few weeks no matter how much i do it nothing happenes and on weekdays we have vegs and stuff but also pasta and pizza so thats kinda slowing me down

Oh and IM 14/5'7"/Male

you drank 40 bottles of diet soda?

Diet soda, even though is sugar free and calorie free -should be used in moderation... it's really not all that good for you or for your father... try switching to water as much as possible...

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No 40 bottles of Water : /

What about breakfast? Do you eat it?

It sounds like you need to start bringing lunch to school for the foreseeable future. Tators are certainly not low in calories and unhealthy fats.

How about listing an average day's food for the entire day so we can help figure out where you might be going wrong.

Sounds like you should be doing some regular exercise every single day as your metabolism isn't that quick. How about getting outside (if your parents let you) for a 30 minute walk every SINGLE day, rain or shine. I bet that will help get loads of pounds off, especially if you increase that over time.

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Most school lunches are unhealthy. Around here they banned soda from all machines, but decided to keep the greasy burgers and pizza, chips, candy bars...which doesn't make any sense. Taking a lunch is your best bet. Or if you eat kind of bad at school just make it a point to eat clean at home.

Maybe try signing up for football or something like that that for more exercise too. I'm not sure if every school runs the same way but most of them here practice over the summer. When I was in school and wouldn't see some of the kids from June until the end of August, they'd look like completely different people to me. You shape up fast from getting yourself on a team.

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i has the exercise its no prob, i dont get time for breakfast, for lunch today i had a sub and chocolate milk, super sapgeti, and for snack cause its been 5 hrs slice of multi grain bread with some artficale peanut butter

And i Thought id Add Rockband Drums which is rlly active which gets me moveing, in school 50 min lunch walking / running around for 35 mins or so / trampolien everynow and then, and starting turbo jam agin

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ANYTHING That you will do consistently will be effective.. but you have to DO IT CONSISTENTLY... that doesn't mean giving up because you haven't lost 50 lbs in two weekls..

you also need to get your nutritoion under control... read the stickied threads in the nutrition forum- print them out so your parents can read them with you... What you're eating now is not good for you in thelong term...

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thanks abunch will do, i even got some low fat and calorie snacks if i need em now

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Just a few random tips:

I like to add lots of fresh fruits and veggies into my diet instead of prepackaged snacks.

Move as much as possible - pace while talking on the phone, walk anywhere that is less than 1/2 mile away (increase this over time), walk around the house during commercials, etc.

Record EVERYTHING you eat - check out the sites mal posted.

Always carry snacks with you in case you get hungry so you won't be stuck getting fast food, vending machine snacks, etc.

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