Trying to loose weight...hopefully the right way.

im 16.
5'2
and 144 pounds

2morrow I will be starting my diet.

I am going to eat 1200 caloires a day
no junk food (candy, fried foods, or fast of. no soda)
I will only be drinking water.
I am going to eat like 6 small meals a day.
I am going...

to speed walk for about 60 mins. a day
and I may jog every morring for about an hour.
I will also lift 5 pound weights for about 10-15 mins. a day to.

I am hoping to lose a little weight before I have to go back to school on Jan.5 2009.
do you think this will work?

any other advice?

thank you
=D
about how much would I loose?

try eating 3 reg. meals a day with 2 snacks. you will prob lose around 3-5 pounds if you really stick with it.

Way to go, the first week is the hardest but once you get past that it will get a lot easier then its hard to go without the workout. You dont need to jog though, walking is actually much healthier for the body. I drank a lot of ice tea when I was younger to lose weight, kept my mind off soda and things like that. keep motivated, good luck.

way to go yeah that would work.. but don't overdue the jogging thing because I heard that if you exercise to much it adds stress and stress builds into fat so not to much of that but otherwise good luck and merry x-mas

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First, determine from the information below, what your weight should be. Then set yourself goals of a week, 2 weeks, a month, 3 months, 6 months and a year. As you see yourself meeting your goals it becomes easier. Remember, you didn't gain your weight overnight so don't expect to lose if overnight. Plus, weight lost slowly is more likely to stay off than weight lost in a hurry.

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a measurement of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both men and women between the ages of 18 and 65 years.

BMI Classification

18.5 or less Underweight
18.5 to 24.99 Normal Weight
25 to 29.99 Overweight
30 to 34.99 Obesity (Class 1)
35 to 39.99 Obesity (Class 2)
40 or greater Morbid Obesity

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How can I Lose 1 pound of body weight per week?

One pound of body fat is equal to about 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of weight per week, you need to eat 500 calories/day LESS than you burn.

But it's not a good idea to lose weight simply by cutting calories. As well as decreasing calories you should increase your daily physical exercise. This helps to burn calories and build more lean tissue which in turn burns more calories.

What should a minimum calorie intake be?

As a guide to minimum calorie intake, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends that calorie levels never drop below 1200 calories per day for women or 1800 calories per day for men. Even these calorie levels are quite low.

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Another thing that helps to lose weight is to always eat a good breakfast. That helps to jump start your metabolism which helps start burning calories. Also, try to drink 8 eight ounce glasses of water every day. One before every meal (except breakfast) and before all snacks. That helps curb your appetite which helps reduce caloric intake.

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Be careful, if you do exercise as much as you are planning to you need to eat a good amount of healthy food otherwise you may become malnourished. Make sure you have a balanced diet with dairy, protein, fruits/vegetables and carbohydrates.