Good ways of losing 50 pounds?

[AGmyeverything]

Hi! I am 13 years old and weigh 170 pounds.. I've been heavy almost all my life, but I would like to tell you that my parents are always busy and unless I do a sport at school then I can't do any I actually wan to do. They have cheer, basketball, soccer and feild hockey at school, I really want to lose weight before the summer too. Thank you!!! If you don't mind which one should I take to lose the most weight? Thank you and please no negative comments. Also if you have a routine that you can share with me I would appreciate that!

Soccer

Cheerleading

Basketball

Feild Hockey

[eugwara]

There's a lot of good info on here. I admit that I don't work out or watch what I eat, but I'm still in okay shape, although my stamina isn't great, but that's due to asthma. But, I digress.
Although exercise alone won't make you lose a lot of weight, but it will help your heart and stamina and when combined with dieting, should result in weight loss. I think that soccer or field hockey should result in the most because I think that they are the most rigorous, but I think that any of them would help. I just suggested soccer and field hockey because I think that they have the most activity. According to https://www.nutristrategy.com/caloriesburned.htm a competitive soccer game burns the most calories out of all of the sports listed, but all of them are over 500 calories per hour. But there are also a lot of other activities on there that are good too.
I also think that in addition to the sport of your choice, you may want a secondary regimen. Something simple, maybe push ups and sit ups, 10-15 when you first start and gradually increase as you are able to. But I suggest alternating between exercises on certain days. Maybe push ups and sit ups on one day and leg exercises on another, just to let the muscles rest.
I hope this helped at least a little and I'll update this if I learn anything else, but remember, you'll always be beautiful

[oldanddecrepid]

Be careful about this one... you have to realize that losing 50 lbs may not be doable based on your body type. Sometimes it might not be in the cards.

Set a more realistic goal of 10 lbs in the interim and work to that point... if you can do that and keep exercising you will continue to shake the weight and feel great! Don't set unrealistic goals for yourself.

I was 220 lbs for a few years and now I am down at 165. No pills or gimmicks. I lost the weight by working out, cycling, running, kayaking, hiking, etc.,

No one sport lets you lose weight... its a combination of activity and diet. Its good to become active, however, your appetite increases after doing exercise. So you have to diet properly to accommodate this.

Avoid the diet pills and fads... they hope that you will buy them lose weight and then become codependent on them.

Exercise and diet are the best way. You will see faster results too.

Good luck.

[AGmyeverything]

Thank you so much I really do apreciate it!

[oldanddecrepid]

No problem... remember to keep at it... it will not show for a little while but if you are persistent you will see some results within a couple of weeks.

[AGmyeverything]

If you don't mind can you share a couple great exersises?

[oldanddecrepid]

Ummm... sure better yet here is some advice for getting started:

Losing weight is 95% motivation and 5% actually doing the activity. You are not going to see results by being active once a week.

Best thing... have something that motivates you... either a certain music mix or perhaps you want to prove to someone you can do it! A friend, family member, whatever your purpose. You need something to be able to focus on when you are exercising. Also frequency, overdo it at first and you can become too sore you don't want to do anything the following day! Its better to be more frequent over shorter durations at first and then build to longer work out periods.

Next thing put a mirror where you can see the results... the visual improvement will help to keep you motivated and working toward your goal.

[oldanddecrepid]

A couple of exercises that worked for me:

1) Cycling - it got my endurance up... picked a route that gets my heart rate up with hills etc. This helped me go longer in my work outs.

2) Get on the elliptical... it works out everything... nice combination!

[AGmyeverything]

I am really super happy that you are giving me so much great help! I thank you so much!!

[oldanddecrepid]

Your welcome... good luck with your goal.

[tiredtheatre]

If you want bulk muscle, do cheer. The girls at my school did it for one year and came back with rock solid thighs. It's a KILLER workout.

If you want to improve cardio and slim down, do soccer. I regret quitting it so much, and it's a really good way to stay healthy.

[imjustadude]

You aren't going to lose weight just by participating in a sport. It's about diet and exercise. If you have good skills you may loose a lot of weight in any of those sports. If you don't you may just be on the bottom of the cheer pyramid or playing fullback in soccer (standing beside the goalie). Basketball is almost over. Field Hockey is a lot of running. Walking 20 minutes a day is probably a good start for you. That and cutting out snacks. If you are 5'11" then maybe you are just meant to be 170 lbs. If you are 5'2" then you need to change your habits while you are young because it is hard to lose weight when you are older.

[AGmyeverything]

I'm 5'4

[imjustadude]

I think if you were down to 140 lbs and had some curves then you would be just fine, but being healthy should be your goal at 13. Take small steps. You may be better off if you never weigh yourself and just use a tape measure around your waist instead. Make that number go down.

[AGmyeverything]

Thank you I'm going to do that from now on

[ajboarder]

You probably need to diet too... but don't do anything on that front without seeing a nutritionist first. 50 pounds is a lot of weight to lose for someone so young, and you need to go about doing it the right way to make sure you don't stunt your growth.

Some general tips:

A) diet but don't starve yourself; eat smaller portions of whole healthy foods; bad carbs are off limits

B) maintain proper nutrition

C) when you reach your goal, dont start bingeing. learn how to keep the weight off

D) choose an exercise format YOU love so you don't get bored of it; don't ask us to choose for you.

That said, soccer will burn the most calories as long as you're not a a goalie.

[dricky2011]

the biggest thing you need to change is what you eat, you can lose weight by changing that alone, the exercise you can do on the floor in your room, the biggest thing is what you eat

[AGmyeverything]

Thank you I'm going to take that advice but it's great!

[dricky2011]

see if you can get your hand on Max workout by shin ohtake can be downloaded from the normal pirate bay places , worth a read

[AGmyeverything]

Thank you I will try and do that

[meatballs21]

The key to weight loss is a calorie deficit - burning more than you put in. A combination of eating less and exercising more will do that for you.

[AGmyeverything]

Thank you !

[meatballs21]

Something to bear in mind is you are still growing. Don't starve yourself, your body still needs a lot of nutrition, so healthier lower-calorie food is what you should focus on.

[AGmyeverything]

I think I'm doing pretty good with that but sometimes not lol I just need a way to substain the great eating

[marksmith108]

You're 13. Don't worry too much about your weight. You have a lot of time to grow into your body.

[Klaatu51]

wait a min... how tall are you?

[AGmyeverything]

I am 5'4

[Klaatu51]

ok then 120 lbs is a good weight for 5'4"