I am desperate to get in shape. desperateee to do it.
Right now I'm about 5'3.5" and I'm about 118. My weight really goes up and down a few pounds daily, just depeneding on what I've done that day.
All my friends tell me I'm really skinny and such all the time, but I'm still unhappy with where I'm at. I have like, tummy fat that zaps all my confidence, and I hate my thighs, mainly, I want to thin out.
I basically have a god awful diet, especially because it's such a hastle to bring my lunch to school, so i end up eating the nasty nasty cafeteria food that is like grease with flavoring. So mainly my plan is,

1. EAT BETTER!
2. Exercise daily during the week, various things, wether it be rollerblading, running, swimming, dance, etc.
3. Keep track of what I'm eating, dont eat school food.

It's all good if people don't really read this or anything, but of course support is always nice. I'm hoping that if I have this here I'll work harder on sticking to my plans.

Wish me luck!

you're already at a good weight you just need to tighten it up. Cardio and weights are your friend

Thanks

Sorry everyone, i just realized that like, part of this got posted before i was finnished typing, haha. oops.

well you're ahalf inch taller than I am and about six pounds lighter...so you're doing well.
But ignore the scale and work on removing the body fat. You'll do fine, especially if you can maintain motivation.

Hey Throwaway!

I am super glad to hear the wheels turning in your head about getting healthier! Eating better is always the best place to start. I always tell my clients: "If you bought a car, you wouldn't want to put cheap, low octane gasoline in it, would you?" No!! You want to put the good stuff! The stuff that cleans as you drive and makes your car purr like a kitty on catnip! This is what good eating is all about Putting the best food in your body to fuel you throughout the day = the best performace.

Please keep us posted and let us know if you are struggling and need ideas. We have many inspirational and educated members here to help keep you on track and answer any questions you may have along the way.

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Good luck! Your plans sounds like a great start! Cafeteria food anywhere is generally so unhealthy. There are always a few exceptions, i.e. if they have fruit or low-fat yogurt for a healthy carb, or a salad bar with healthy fixings and low or non-fat dressing. Your plan to bring your own food is really taking control of the situation. You have the blessing of being at a good weight. With your planned changes in meals and exercise, I am sure you will see great results!

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Everyone is so encouraging. It really helps.

So
Monday
I can not even remember monday, now that I try to think about it. haha, so we're gonna pretend it didn't happen.

Tuesday
Breakfast - Chocolate bar
Lunch - None
Snack - Pretzels, 1 chocolate covered strawberry
Dinner - Udon Noodles (really low fat)
Exercise - Really tough swimming thing with running against the current of the water.

Wednesday
Breakfast - Slice of rasin bread
Lunch - mashed potatoes w/ gravy and pineapple
Snack - Yogurt
Dinner - Pasta
Exercise - Lap swim and water polo in PE, about 30 minutes total. Then about an hour of rollerblading after school, and some killer abs thing.

So I have huge stress problems, and it really effects my ability to do anything at all, as in I have no appetite, and i'm borderlining insomnia right now. I come home from school and it really takes a lot for me to go out and exercise just because i feel so damn beat at the end of the day, physically and emotionally. I might do this rollerblading thing more, since it was really relaxing, I just listened to Tilly and The Wall and rollerbladed all over the place. I'm hoping my stress levels will get lower soonish, but there are never any guarentees, so I'm just going to have to ride this out and hope stuff gets better sooner. And of course some of my stress is coming from the fact I'm not happy with my body.

Also,
Does anyone knowing anything that really helps to trim/tone thighs?

That swimming/rollerblading/running thing will help with thighs, but there is no such thing as spot loss. You have to work at lowering bodyfat overall to make things "slimmer".
To 'tone' them, keep doing what you're doing. It takes a week to see a teeny little change, and after three weeks you'll REALLY see the changes.
Keep working on cleaning up your diet. That's 70% of the battle right there, is making sure you're taking in good food. The rest is just motivation and determination. Make sure you're getting ENOUGH calories, but make sure they're the GOOD kind.
You can dooo eeet.

I miss a lot of meals sometimes because I'm always running all over, like, I wake up later than i should to get to school, spend 15 minutes putting on my makeup and RUN for the bus, haha, and sometimes i forget to grab food for the way out.
I'm usually in photography at my lunch period, so I just eat when I get home.

Good luck ,keep it up! Consistancy is the key!!

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Today is what we would like to call a failure.

Thursday
Breakfast - Yogurt
Lunch - 1/2 ham sandwich, candy bar, soda
Snack - Angel food cake..
Dinner - 1/4 grilled chese, 1/2 bowl soup.

Exercise - 12 minutes straight of super hard core fast as you can go swimming. I was supposed to go to the pool and the gym for some swimming and eliptical machineing but i had to babysit my sisters, which kinda dissapointed me, because I was looking forward to some good exercise,

Tommorow I'm taking an exercise break, and going to M.A.C to see one of the MA's just because it always kinda picks my day up to go say hi to him and just talk about makeup/music, anything really. One of the nicest people I've ever met,really. But that has nothing to do with fitness.

Saturday I plan on going to the Y for swimming and eliptical machines (or jogging on the track) and on sunday I'll do something like rollerblading then core strength stuff, some weights and resistance bands in the basement and all. Friday I'm just going to really watch what I eat.

Hopefully this will all shape up more as I get more used to the new routine in the next week or so.

I am pleased to hear of your efforts and am very happy that you have continued to post! Unfortunately, I am going to be brutally honest here: you need to cut out those sodas and candy bars, as soon as possile. Beside the fact that they are keeping your at your current weight and adding more, they are absolute junk for your body. Feeling tired? Depressed? Sluggish? The reason you feel tired at the end of the day is because 1. You don't eat a healthy breakfast 2. You are putting highly refined sugary products into your body that cause your blood glucose levels to go up and down like a yo-yo 3. You eat almost no fruit or vegetables.

I know you are focusing on exercise, but you are putting your efforts in the wrong place. Your body cannot perform properly and do the things you ask it to do when you don't give it the proper fuel. I suggest stepping back from the exercise and sitting down and really putting some thought and planning into your diet. I promise you will feel better, have more engery and get more benefit from your workouts. Don't think of it as a diet, think of it as a lifestyle change.

Please let us know how we can help. I am starting a recipe and food idea thread today in the main Health and Wellness Forum. Please stop by and check it out. Also, never be affraid to pm me with questions or post questions to our other members. We are here for you and want to help make this as easy as possible.

Hang in there. Keep us posted

Friday And Saturday


would someone come like, clean my house of the bad things.

I feel bad because I've been doing really badly in terms of health, and right when I was getting out an exercising the weather turns to crap. I'm trying really hard to get back on track, but that type of thing is always tricky you know.

IMO you need to eat more protein. Don't starve yourself! You probably just need to firm up a little and cut out some carbs/junk food.

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