I Desperately need help on my wieght!

umberto

ok, thats wat im starting to do, im not limiting, im just watching watching if its good or not. so far, u guys have helped a lot

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thebow

14 years old is pretty young to be worried about your but here goes..

First thing's first if you are serioius you need to start keeping a food log to see what it is you are eating exactly.

How much do you weigh now, any idea of bodyfat level?

Do you have any idea of what your caloric needs are now? Probably not so here is a rough guide.

Plug your own values into this equation..

(0.074x weight in kg) + 2.754) x1000 = Basal Metabolic Rate

45 mins a day cyling is probably moderate excercise so multiply this by 1.8.

this figure is your maintenance level in Kilojoules.

To lose weight you can either eat this amount and do more excercise or alternatively knock about 1000 kj off your diet.

Anyway the diet you listed isn't the best. I'm no expert that's for sure but I'm learning too.

Since I have no idea of what your general health is I am not going to advise foods and your parents may also not agree.

But use this rule of thumb.

"Don't eat anything that comes in a box except oatmeal/porridge"

If you follow this religiously it's very likely you will start dropping bodyfat gradually.

If you have access to some weight equipment add a couple of full body workouts a week as weight training and cardio like cycling have a great effect.

for more info on all this stuff just head to www.t-mag.com and reads the FAQ's. A gentle warnign read them before posting on the forums unless you like getting flamed :-)

There you go..a horendouly long post and barely scratched the surface.

Good luck!

Vo2

Whoever told you that you would lose weight eating such a small amount of food, gave you very bad advice. You are starving yourself. You don't mention the intensity level of your 45 min exercise, but I'm almost 100% sure that it's not very high at a constant rate. Eating as much as you say you do is not considered best practice for an athlete.
Stay away from protein shakes and other supplements that are substitutes for healthy food. At your age you shouldn’t even be considering "substitute" foods, unless you are a serious athlete with access to a coach and nutritional adviser that specialises in young athletes.

Do you have access to a doctor? Have you spoken to your parents regarding your situation? If you have not done so, then maybe it's time.
Enjoy your youth, enjoy your food and enjoy your bike!

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mfallon

I agree completely with Vo2. I used to tell people in the gym that supplements are like octane booster. If you put octane booster in your gas tank without any gas you aren't going anywhere. You have to have a full tank of gas before the octane boost will do you any good. The same goes for your body. Your gas is a balanced diet of solid food. Then and only then, if you need that little extra boost should you turn to supplements. The beauty and the curse of the human body is that it tries desperately to maintain it's current state. If you eat too little the body will lower it's metabolism in an effort to maintain itself. You need to eat enough to keep your metabolism up and to have enough fuel to be able to exercise at a level that will burn the extra calories.

Matt

umberto

sooo... my BMR is 38,511.575

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cin

thank god someone notice!
At 14 you still have baby fat and unless you are extreamly over weight then you should not be following any fad diets.
i agree with 2Lap completely. eat healthy, have fun, get some exercise see what happens over the next few months.
And remember it wont happen over night so stop thinking about it for a while and see whether you have improved in a month or 2.

umberto

uhhhh.... i dont think iv ever heard of a 14 year old w/ baby fat, but watever u might be right

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tafi

I remember that up until the age of 18 I was quite overweight, but training regularly and eating well ensured that I could compete well in my sport of choice at the time (Rugby), and also work well on my studies at school.
It was not until I had left school that I began to think that I should lose some weight.
I took stock of what I actually ate at the time and compared it with what is the usual sugested average healthy diet (which is drummed into us all at school). The only change necessary was to take more fruit and vegetables (only slightly). After I started cycling seriously two years ago the weight literally fell off.
I went from 105kg (231lb) to 75kg (165lb) (my height is 5'8") in about 20 months.
Now I believe that exercise contributed to this but the fact that my body was finally maturing and dropping weight was also a contributing factor.

My point is that we all grow at different rates and our bodies can change rapidly almost on a whim. You really shouldn't be worried about trying to get into any sort of regime unless you are really serious about riding.
Make sure you are eating enough (and enough variety) to be able to play sports you enjoy and pay attention at school. Ensure that you have a supportive family and friendship network around you and get the most that you can out of your life.
If you are serious about cycling, hook up with the local club and talk face to face with those who have a bit of experience.


Whatever you do don't starve yourself!

senzed

Yeah, you're eating way to little. I'd go with exercising more instead of starving yourself. I'm not too sure about this, but doesn't exercise increase your metabolism? so you'd not only burn more calories while you're at it, you'd also burn more afterwards. but yeah, having soup for dinner is definitely not a good idea.