Questions About Losing Weight?

[peace-love-couture]

Question # 1:How do you get thin thighs?I have muscular thighs and I want thin thighs..it looks better and is healthier...and I know you can't "spot" treat but how do you get rid of muscle to make them thin?Exercises?

Question # 2:How can you curb appetites and cravings?Tips or advice.

Question # 3:How do you lose water weight?I don't even understand how people get water weight,but how do you lose it?

Question # 4:If I'm 5'3,how much should I weigh?I've used multiple BMI calculators and they all tell me differently.Some did it by age,others just by height.I want to aim for 100/105...I'm 16 if that matters...I just want to get to the very bottom of my BMI range.How much should I weigh?

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And I don't want lectures either about "loving myself" or blahblahblah because quite frankly those are irrelevant to the question,nor do I want health lectures.

[thisislifebaby]

1: with the thighs, I feel your pain but frankly you can't get rid of it its there forever :( but running helps and so to any thigh exercieses mainly the ones for your inner thigh muscle ( I have no clue what it's called) but it will take a while for them to get thinner but I'd say thighs are the hardest to get thin whatever you do.

2: There are some cravings you can never get rid of, for me its chocolate so I have a little bit every day so I don't binge, also with a lot of fatty/ oily and fast food its best just to not eat it because then you don't remember what its like so you just don't want it, and instead of curbing your appetite eat filling low fat foods like rice.

3: water weight I have no idea what that is and I'm pretty sure it more to do with your digestive system then anything else.

4. DO NOT go near BMI calculators, they are so beyond wrong they don't account for things like, bone mass, muscle mass, mass of your vital organs, blood etc... and they make you feel fat, it all depends on your body, for one person the same height as you weighing 100-105 pounds could look unhealthy (fat or thin) and on another it could be the perfect weight, it's all about your build.

btw this isn't about loving yourself but I think it will help you, since it really helped me, don't set a goal weight set a physical goal like being able to jog 10 miles because that way your body gets toned up and you feel good about yourself and you learn what a good weight for you is.

[hapa18]

1) I know that running and swimming can help. it won't get rid of the muscles but it will tone them and make them leaner. Trust me on this, I love swimming and when I took a swimming class my thighs became so lean. still trying to get into running hahaha.

2) Curbing appetites and cravings is so hard. I have such a hard time with this. My advice, is something that all my past trainers and my parents have told me, break up your meals throughout the day. so instead of 3 bigs meals, if you can, make it 5-6 small meals. I did this when I was really big on working out and I lost so much weight because I cut back on bad food. But it also helped my body get used to eating a small amount. curbing cravings...yeah...thats a hard one. I guess the best thing is, don't cut out the cravings all together. bad things happen with this I would know. But if you just slowly cut back how much of the craving you eat little by little it'll help your body stop craving them as much. If you have heard all this, then you can just ignore it haha.

3) not a clue. sorry I can't help here.

4) BMI, hate it so much. it's so confusing because I have the same issue, I'll have one calculator tell me one thing and then another one tell me something different. So I guess, you can just try to find if they all have around the same number and aim for somewhere around there, but otherwise I don't know.

[Skeptic]

Question 1: What Jonny said! Dude knows his stuff in this department! : )

Question 2: Drink a full glass of water before a meal, and eat foods high in fiber and starch.

Question 3: Water weight is stored in several "compartments" in your body. Example: Intracellular, interstitial, extracellular, and intravascular. Really the only (healthy) way you can lose water weight is by losing adipose tissue (fat). Of course you could always risk permanent kidney (and possibly) brain damage as well (not to mention all the other vital organs), if you run for about four miles in 105 degree weather, then skip any form of hydration for the next three hours! Hmm, heatstroke and death...vs...dieting and exercise! ; ) *wink* *wink*

Question 4: 115 lbs plus/minus 15% of that is a healthy weight range! And because I know there is some well meaning, yet awe-inspiringly ignorant and opinionated ass out there; this is from my college nutrition book! : ) If any ignorant and opinionated ass out there *is* intelligent enough to take the initiative and reference it : ), I would be more than happy to provide my source!

[Jonny_]

You can't really get rid of muscle mass, muscle can depreciate... But it won't make your thighs thinner. To curb your appetite eat starchy foods as they are the most filling e.g. potatoes, pasta... Eat little and often, do not diet it messes up metabolism and your body will store everything as fat because of such a change. Losing water weight is lost the same way any other weight is lost. It is usually gained depending on your diet and muscle building. As for how much you should weigh... forget about it, just aim to look how you want. BMI calculations aren't accurate unless done by a doctor, since muscle mass weighs more than fat, often you get a higher BMI than you should be. There is no proper set weight, Mine told me I was two stone underweight... Which is way off in my opinion.

[peace-love-couture]

Thank you for actually answering my question.I don't know why someone thumbed you down:/

[Jonny_]

People will always disagree... Even well researched ideas are criticised. I base all my advice from fitness magazines (I buy and read several a month) I also have books and use the internet. I also have advice from local trainers, friends and fitness fanatics. I usually use what I've found to work best in my own experience. I've been very into weight loss and muscle gain over the last year.

[Skeptic]

Props on your answer!

[Anonymous]

Just eat healthy and exercise. Don't try to mould your body into something it's not... unless you're vastly overweight that is, though I doubt you are as you said you have muscular thighs. People are built differently. I have thin thighs and wish they were a bit more muscular but that's just not how my body works... and of course the grass is always greener on the other side. Embrace what you've got!

[Opinion Owner]

This is not irrelevant to your question.

[peace-love-couture]

UGH,I did not want a lecture,I already said that

[peace-love-couture]

And yes it is irrelevant.You didn't answer any of the questions.I don't care about embracing anything,I care about losing weight

[Opinion Owner]

If you have muscular thighs I don't think you need to lose weight.

[peace-love-couture]

I don't care about "needing" to lose weight I want to

[Opinion Owner]

And my answer is that you can't make your body what it isn't... you can't really get thin thighs if they're naturally muscular and vice versa, so you might as well spend your time learning to like what you have rather than wishing you could change it.

[peace-love-couture]

Uh,yes I can and I would if I had answers.I was in marching band and colorguard so my legs were just muscular.I just want to lose it.There's nothing wrong with wanting to feel good about myself for once.Telling me to like what I have doesn't help me at all and isn't going to occur.

[Opinion Owner]

You are an idiot. Just gotta say it.

[peace-love-couture]

So are you:-)

[Opinion Owner]

Thank you for further proving my point.

[peace-love-couture]

You have no point other than not answering my question