What are the best ways for your 16-year-old to lose weight?

Answer 1

Ideally, weight loss for a 16-year-old is best done through family participation if possible. You may first wish to check with your physician before significantly changing eating or exercise habits. The average amount someone should aim lose per week is 1-2 pounds, but any weight loss is good. It soon adds up. This is the perfect age to create an optimum health pattern for the rest of your life.

Here are some excellent suggestions that all work well together to produce health and weight loss:

1. First, eliminate or strictly limit refined processed carbohydrates (apart from the occasional treat). That is a very important first step. Refined processed carbohydrates are a major cause of weight gain, obesity, excess stomach fat, Heart disease, insulin resistance, type 2 Diabetes, and many other diet related diseases. Our bodies are not designed to thrive on refined processed carbohydrates. Get your carbohydrates from natural sources such as vegetables and fruits. If you are unsure what a refined processed carbohydrates are, you will find a long list, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.
2. Second, replace those refined processed carbohydrate with 'fat burning' foods and take advantage of the thermic effect of those nutritious foods. Drinking plenty of fresh water (about eight x 8 oz glasses of water per day) enables your body to make good use of fat burning foods, plus your skin looks better, and you will feel better. If you are unsure what fat burning foods are, you will find a list, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.
3. Third, eat plainly grilled/broiled/baked/roasted protein such as chicken and fish (unless vegetarian). Please note that chicken and fish, etc., should not be coated in batter or breadcrumbs. Add plenty of fresh vegetables such as spinach, broccoli and raw salad vegetables. Eliminate, or strictly limit, sodas, apart from the occasional treat. Remember to include beneficial fats and oils; they are essential for health and to sustain life. Eat smaller portions of food throughout the day to avoid food cravings.
4. Fourth, do regular cardio exercise or cardio sports. These are excellent fat burning activities. Cardio exercise can be such things as brisk walking, running, jogging, trampolining, cross-country skiing, etc. Do cardio exercise several times per week. For safety, exercise with a responsible adult. If a person is significantly overweight, walking is the best exercise to start with. At this age, exercising can be more important than than dieting.
5. Fifth, there are free cardio exercises plans to show you how to do it. You will find those listed further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

So, the free plans and lists to get your startedor to advance you further:

• List of Refined Processed Carbohydrates (to avoid or strictly limit (apart from the occasional treat)
• List of Fat Burning Foods (to replace the refined processed carbohydrates), and more about the thermic effect of foods
• Free Cardio Exercise Plans (one easier plan, one harder plan)

See the page links, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

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