exercise and diet tips for a 16 year old girl?
can i please have some healthy advice. im 138ish pound and 5ft5. i would like to lose about 18 pounds for my prom. i think this would be quite healthy? so im starting the gym. what exercise would be good for toning my legs, arms and stomach, so they still look girlie and not to over toned and mannish. what diet tips do you have, such as what foods are good? what fruits are best and what nuts, meats and other things?
thank you in advance 
Sue *
as long as u go to the gym, try to do 2-3 hours a week including both cardio and aerobic exercise.
eat every thing that doesn’t look like its basically made of sugar
eat three meals per day, "Breakfast like a king, Lunch like a prince & Dinner like a beggar"
eat your dinner at least 3 hours before sleeping
between each meal leave about 4-6 hours
you can have one or two snacks (small-tiny meals) between your main meals.
maintain a good 8 cups intake of water
drink more water before the meals than immediately after.
eat smaller servings, and get another refill if u really are hungry (second serving smaller than the first)
chew slowly and thoroughly.ur brain only realises ur full after 20 min of eating(so gve him some tym)
eat more fish, less chicken and even lesser meat
Stop drinking any kind of fizzy drinks (its not as hard as it sounds)
try eating food with more fibers
less manufactured food and more naturals
less deep fried, less saturated fat
less dressing (u dnt have to always go for totally on the side, but doesn’t have to be dripping with it, just a tiny bit gives it the great flavor)
best fruit like apple (has fibers, chewing makes u feel full, low calories– perfect as a snack)
grapes, mango, banana and dates i consider my worst enemies (so sugar but i just love them)
Nuts are very healthy as they contain omega-3 (just a handful as they can become ur fattening factor if u eat more)
yogurt is reali healthy and u can top it with some berries or any fruit (just perfect). also gud for ur digestion.
eat less of the pure carbohydrate food like rice pasta and bread
and opt for full grain wenever possible.
Finally and most important, don’t let this become an obsession. For all those tips above are to help u become more healthy and lead a healthy life, not to get u super thin!
That’s all
May 23rd, 2010 at 11:18 AMGood luck
and hang in there
u can definitely make it!