Any teens?

[Kathy_C]

Hey guys..

I'm just wondering if there are any teens on this board?? It seems as tho i'm the only one :(

[naddaw]

Hi cathy...welcome

umm...i am 22 years old....;)...

i looked at your profile..you should have a very nice body..why do you wanna loose weight????????????????

welcome
Naddaw

[Andy Davies]

Hi Kathy,

I have to say that I'm inclined to agree. For your height, you are surely a good weight already, aren't you? And at just 17 (if my maths are correct), I do feel rather puzzled.

Do your parents, friends, relatives agree that you need to lose weight?

Andy

[Kathy_C]

Thanx for posting guys. I don't feel good about my body, and I want to be able to. :( My mom is fine with it, and she doens't think i need to lose weight, but i wanna do it for my self. It's not what othr people think of me, it's what i think.. and i'm not comfortable.

Naddaw: I don't think u need to lose weight either! Your slim :roll:

[Andy Davies]

Hi Kathy,

You don't just have to be losing weight to benefit from this way of eating. There are many health benefits, and I have read a report of someone who continued on this way of eating after he had reached goal weight. He lost no further weight, but all his tests showed improved readings.

So I'll be happy to help you with this way of eating. First thing you need to do is start a journal. This enables food menus to be checked, and any misunderstandings cleared up. Also it gives you somewhere for other people to get in touch with you.

Andy

[naddaw]

thanks Cathey....

but i really need to lose wieght...it is 136 now...it should be 110 maximum..Cathey..you are tall i am not ;)

why do not post your picture here ;)
see ya
thanks again

[Kathy_C]

lol..Ur welcome, hun. As for the pic.. I don't have a nice pic i'd like to post :p

[Erin4980]

Alright, I'm 5'9" and I know that there is no reason you need to be 110. After I hit my goal, I may lower it to 125, 120 the lowest, but not 110...ouch. YOu should try Yoga or toning. It may resolve your problem. Do you know you're percent body fat? b/c you may not be able to go that low, if you're musclar.

Good Luck,
Erin

[moonmist]

hey, im 15 from california. my names krystal. anyways um.... yeah. LOL!

[gracie-poo]

whoa Cathy......

Erin's right, try some yoga! Or pilates, or some light weights. Unless you've got bird bones, you are not going to look good at 110 pounds. I'm 5'9, and I can't even imagine being that low....LOL, I'd look like a skeleton. But then again, I'm "big boned" (really!!:) ) and gain muscle easily. WHen I was 14, I was a size 7/8 and looked very slender. I was about 140 pounds.

Isn't it funny how people look completely different at the same weight....even if they are the same height? I'm always amazed looking at the boards and seeing people's goal weights....I always forget that some people can get a lot lower and still look good. Maybe I'm lucky, but even at 180 pounds I looked fine. I gain weight evenly. (However, at my peak of 190 pounds, I looked FAT. It's weird where people's "fat" threshold is, if you kow what I mean)

Sorry for the rambling! I guess my point is, CAthy, is that please forget about the number. Eat low carb, and tone up! You'll get to that smaller size, look better, and feel better. The amount of protein you get on this diet is amazing for toning. I haven't lost much weight, but I've gone down a size!!

Grace
(ps, I'm not a teen, but I'm in college....age 22)

[Erin4980]

First, when I figured out my lean body mass, it was 109. Yah, I'm a little taller than Kathy, but she's close. At 173, I'd say I didn't looked bad, but I think after 165 is when I hit my peak of what my body could handle and still look okay - not in a bathing suit or anything, rather in clothes. Anyone, I've always dismissed myself as big boned, but turns out I'm not. Do a couple searches. There is this one where if the width of your elbow bent is bw these particular inches, than you're big boned. Turns out I'm right in the middle. However, I am shaped more on the big side, so I can hold my weight better - hips and tush no matter what, and broader shoulders, etc. You should check it out (unless you already know), I lived my whole life saying I was big boned...lol. I think it also helped me the justify why I was bigger, now I realize just taller, than other girls.

Erin

[butterfly9]

Hey everybody....new to this whole post thing and thought this would be a good place to start. I started the Atkins thing about 3 weeks ago and the results are pretty good. I don't really know what I'm doing because I'm still trying to find things I can eat and things I can do to help lose weight. I haven't always been a "big girl," so I can't pin my problems on the big boned theory. I was always teased about being fat even though I didn't look 196....not to me and not to any of my close friends anyway. And I didn't feel 196 which in my opinion is more important. One of the reasons this diet is hard for me is because at school there is nothing I can eat so I have to bring my lunch and I don't really know anything I can take besides the meal bars. So if anyone has any ideas to make it a little easier, that would be great!!! Happy Dieting :)
~*Kellie*~

P.S.-- Look at some labels for flavored water. Most are carb, calorie, caffiene, fat, EVERYTHING free...they taste great and are a nice change from drinking nothing but water!

[tw1nkl]

hello! :wave: im 16 yrs old and just officially started the Atkins plan today...i kind of tried it months ago for one month but didn't really know much about it and ate carbs, but excluded the obvious such as rice,bread,pasta..etc. well..im glad i know a little more about it now and im very excited to do this plan because i know it will work since i lost about 8 pounds on my first try.
wish me luck! :)

[Erin4980]

You're in Evansville? I'm in Bloomington IN - I go you IU...we're kinda neighbors.

Erin

[Angie547]

hey!

I am Angela :) nice to meet you all!
It's well gid to see all you on this too! :D
i though i was the only wee lassie! heh
Ive been on it for 2 weeks and I've lost 12 pounds! Which is always a good thing :roll:
Well if you wanna talk to me, I am on msn sometimes, so add me...fighting_to_be_free~hotmail.com and just say that ur an Atkins boy or girl! heh...infact, are there any boys even on this :wave: lol, well hope to hear from use soon
love Angie
x
and keep it up! It is toally worth it!!!



:daze: :wave: :daze:

[hopefulgal]

Hi, I'm Hannah...and I'm 16...so ya! woohoo! butterfly--it looks like our stats are kinda hte same, ur jsut 2 inches taller! cool! i just started it tonight! so tomorow will bemy first real day. i was wondering, is there a way to combine the protein power and atkins,,,cuz i thnk one of them allows caffeine and i definately need htat! so anyone who has any suggestions, id love to tlak, and I love that there is a teen section here! anyone live in cali!?

[aggieamy]

I have to say that I agree with the fact that KAthy C does not need to loose any weight .. at 5'9 and your age and gender your ideal body weight is 143 ... and you are already almose 20 pounds under that .... the skinniest I ever was was, 120 and I am 5'7 1/2 and people were telling me that I needed to gain weight .. do you have a picture of you ?

[Singer279]

Another teen checking in here. I am 15, and just started low-carbing 4 days ago. Just wanted to tell you you're not alone! :)

[amwtlw]

I am 16, and i am just starting out on the Atkins diet. I am getting ready to go to Florida with my school, and i definitely need to loose some weight. Do you have any tips?

[Kaela]

I'm not a teen anymore, I turned 20 last october. But I'm a student!
Amwtlw: The best tip I can give is to stay active. Everyday so something even if you don't feel like "working out". Also start lifting weights. I used to be scared to lift weights cuz I thought "I'm already fat, I don't want to add big bulky muscles so my fat will stick out even more!!" But it's actually really really hard for women to get big bulky muscles. I've lost 2.5 inches off my waist. :)
Hey, do you guys want to join me and Greg in our Spring Break Challenge? :hyper:

It's in this forum. By spring break I want to have lost 1.5 inches off my waist, 1 inch off my hips and 3 inches off my thighs. I don't know if that is a resonable goal but I think it is...

Hi Erin, where did you find out your body size? I think I'll go look for that. I'm 5'8'' and when I weighed 125 I looked way to thin, every person I met thought I was anorexic. I guess everyones body is different.

Okay, I'm done rambling. Happy dieting :wiggle:

[loopygem]

hi my names gemma and i'm studying at warwick uni. uni life has been v.bad 4 my figure so i can't wait to begin this woe. can some people give me some sample menus of what they ate in a typical day. i'm just a bit scared of eating high fat after sticking to low fat 4 so long. :wave: :q:

[h_AnNaH <3]

HI. My name's Hannah and a senior in hs. Wow. didn't know there were so many teens doing this :) always good to know. I started about 1.5 week ago and already took off 1.5 inch off my thighs and 1.5 off my hips. Yay.

[sarabeth]

HEY! I'm 18....I guess I'm still ateenager, even though I"m a freshamn in college....GO PIRATES!! lol! But yeah, I got a lot of weight to lose and hopefully this will help me....knowing I"m not the youngest in the group (as I usually am)....Bye! :lol:

[yogi89]

howdy ya'll

um kinda in wonder.... :q: ah kathyc i dont really think u should need to loose wait i mean ur 130lbs. and ur 5'9" and ur 17
im 13 and i weigh like 217lbs. and im not comfortable with it u should be gettin by i really hope u know what ur doin.....i think its a little risky :nono: but id gots to go so laters all

yogi is out

[Beccalynn]

[B]My name is Becca!! Iam 14 and we can chat anytimeyouwant to!!! I am notconfident in mybody either so maybe we can help eachother out!!!!

[L2P]

HI! I am Diana and 18 yo. I joined this week and working hard to reach a weight I used to have. :):)

[lcgroom2b]

I kind-of wish there were more posts by some of the teens on this site...

[L2P]

totally agree....

[AriellaV]

Hiya :) I'm Ariella, 17, and am in my first year of college. I've been back on Atkins since August 5 and haven't cheated ever since. I'm trying to lose those last 10-15 pounds which all happens to be in the love-handle area. Lucky me. :thup:

[andreathed]

Hey

Im 17. So you arent alone :) I only started today. Its difficult with the whole 'living with your parents thing', but i think i'll survive.

Andrea

[andreathed]

Hey Hannah

Your stats are kinda similar to mine. Many people have said i wont lose weight because there is nothing to lose, but you're living proof that it can work! And so fast! Keep up the good work. I only just started, so ive got a while to go.

Andrea

[angunits]

hey kathy.
im also a teen, 15 .
im a newb. :)

[mlh244]

Hi cathy :wave: ...i'm 16 and live in australia.
I'm also unhappy with body image...same reasons as you.
I've been doind the paleo diet for 5 days now, and I think it's the best thing that i've ever done food/health wise!

Good luck!