15 year old male - weight loss

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Joey_C

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Hey guys :)

I'm a fifteen year old male, I'm 5'8, and I'm 206 pounds.

Firstly, whilst I am overweight and carry a lot of fat, I used to play rugby five days a week, and box twice a week, before sustaining an injury that stopped me for two years.

So whilst I am overweight with fat, I have very wide shoulders and a lot of muscle mass, which counts for a good deal of my weight.

I'd like to lose the excess weight pretty quickly - most of it by mid September?

What I currently do is:

Treadmill:

1k uphill (15 degrees), 6 km/h

4k varying 'pitches', from 1 degree to 9, 6km/h

Weights

15 pound dumbell's (I've previously broken my wrist and sustained pressure from anything heavier than this makes it hurt, a lot ) - 15 reps each arm

Other

Sit up's, about 15

crosstrainer - 1 minute holding onto the machine normally, 1 minute holding onto the 'poles', high speed

( I do all of the above in circuits)

Swimming - I try to do about 50 laps, of intermittent breast stroke and then high speed front crawl


I'm eating healthy:

Two multivitamins, one in the morning, one at night

Breakfast is usually strawberry and almond Muesli, or oats with a banana and cinniman

I also juice about ten different fruits and vegtables and then drink the disgusting concoction :drooling:

Lunch is usually chicken on brown bread, and dinner is some kind of lean meat on brown bread.

I also drink about three litres of water a day.





I usually excercise quite late in the afternoon, as I'm an expat in the middle east, and it's hot as hell during the day.



Whilst I have put on weight (two kilo) since starting this routine, I know it's muscle, as I can literally see that I'm a little thinner :)


I'm basically posting for any advice on how to improve this routine, or quicken the fat buring process (L-Carnatine in moderation along with the excercise)

As for motivation to do this, her name is Ameera ;)
 
First...from WebMD


L-CARNITINE Uses & Effectiveness

Effective for:

Treating and preventing L-carnitine deficiency. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved L-carnitine for treating L-carnitine deficiency caused by certain genetic diseases.

Increasing red blood cell count in people with serious kidney disease. The FDA has approved L-carnitine for this use.

Possibly Effective for:

Improving low birth weight. Premature infants seem to get more benefit from the nutrition they get in the hospital when they are also given L-carnitine by mouth or intravenously (by IV).

Preventing side effects caused by valproic acid (Depacon, Depakene, Depakote, VPA), a seizure medication.

Improving symptoms and complications of heart disease and heart failure (chest pain, heart attack, and others).

Symptoms of high thyroid hormone levels (hyperthyroidism). Taking L-carnitine seems to significantly improve symptoms such as rapid or pounding heartbeat, nervousness, and weakness.

Treating male infertility caused by inflammation of some reproductive organs and tissues (prostate, seminal vesicles, and epididymis).

Likely Ineffective for:
Improving athletic ability. There is no evidence that taking L-carnitine supplements will improve exercise performance or endurance, even in trained athletes.
Insufficient Evidence for:

Tiredness (fatigue) due to age, cancer, hepatitis, or a digestive disorder called celiac disease.

Taking L-carnitine might improve physical and mental fatigue, increase muscle mass, and decrease fat mass in elderly people.

Taking L-carnitine might improve fatigue in advanced cancer patients who have an L-carnitine deficiency.

Taking L-carnitine seems to reduce fatigue in hepatitis C patients who are treated with a medication called interferon-alpha. L-carnitine appears to reduce fatigue within the first 3 months of treatment, but not after 6 months.

Taking-L-carnitine seems to help fatigue associated with celiac disease. But,
L-carnitine doesn’t seem to improve depression or quality of life.

Leg pain due to poor circulation (intermittent claudication). L-carnitine seems to help people with this condition walk farther without pain.

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). There is some evidence that taking L-carnitine might reduce ADHD symptoms.

A rare inherited disorder that affects the nervous system (Rett syndrome).

Taking L-carnitine might improve well-being and movement in girls with Rett syndrome.

Eating disorders.
Diabetes.
High cholesterol.
Blood disorders.
Leg ulcers.
Lyme disease.
Autism.
Other conditions.

More evidence is needed to rate L-carnitine for these uses.
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so knock off the crap. You don't need it. You are 15. Stop thinking real short term. I hate to tell you but you need to think with your head and not about a pretty face. Think long term. You are eating better right? (though I see plenty of flaws with the juicing since that is just a bunch of calories with some nutritional boost. If you eat normally, you will get the same effect with alot less calories)

You are exercising right? Then it will come in time. Don't try to speed through this. You are very young and still maturing in your body. The excess weight will come off if you watch your caloric intake.
 
Is there a particular reason you're using L carnitine? Supplements containing it are not allowed by Health Canada to be imported into the country, which for me raises red flags.

I wouldn't touch the stuff to be honest, you're a healthy 15 year old, it sounds like it can do more harm than good for you.



Otherwise, is there a particular reason you are making juices rather than eating the fruits and vegetables? Eating a whole vegetable will fill you up more, give you the fiber you need and so on.

Consider eating more lean protein like fish and other seafood, avoiding meats like steak and pork, and limiting carbohydrates unless they're vegetables and some fruits.

There is no reason for you to eat 2 breads and Muesli every day, those things have too many calories for their size and how much they fill you up. Consider eating your meat on a large quantity of fresh vegetables instead.
 
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If you need to lose weight, choose a well balanced diet food such as Weight Watchers, rather than a fad diet.Use low-fat milk-dairy products in eating. Eat a diet food with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables.Mostly eat fruits and vegetables that are currently available in-season.You can do Daily physical activity that achieves fitness and balances energy expenditure with calorie intake.
 
Hey guys

Thanks for the advice!

As for L-carnatine, it's in a concentration of 300mg in this fruit drink produced by Del Monte called 'fitright'

I know it hasn't been proven, but it appears to have an effect on the oxidation of excess fat.

If it's so bad, I'll drop the idea.

Juicing - it gets the whole thing over with in ten seconds

The bread by the way, is wholewheat brown, or this ryvita stuff called 'crackerbread', which kind of looks like prawn crackers from a chinese meal, but they don't have any calories in them
 
I think I see the problem. You might need to take some time to sit down and really look at what you are eating and read a bit about nutrition and calories.

Everything has calories in it, including that bread. Granted, 5 grams is only about 19 calories, it is still calories and you likely are eating more of them than you realize. That juice mixture has more calories in it than you think. Weight loss is calories in vs calories out. Let's try this. For one week, write down everything you are eating. EVERYTHING. Try to include how many servings (if it is prepackaged, get the calories). Don't skip anything even that bread. At the end of the week, you will be surprised how just how much you are eating.
 
Joey_C said:
The bread by the way, is wholewheat brown, or this ryvita stuff called 'crackerbread', which kind of looks like prawn crackers from a chinese meal, but they don't have any calories in them
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It really depends on the calories. The reason why I would advise against eating too many starchy carbs, even if they are whole grain, is because they are very full in calories. Fruits are something you have to watch as well for the same reason, you can easily go over your calorie limit if you're chugging bananas or other sweet fruit in large quantities.

A low calorie cracker is not going to kill you, but for example, a cup of whole wheat pasta is going to be about 400 calories. The equivalent of about 50 shrimp. You'd have trouble eating the 50 shrimp in 1 sitting, but 1 cup of pasta will go down real easy and leave you wanting more.

All grains and grain products are like this. They have a lot of calories per a small quantity and don't really fill you up. Not to mention that they can be very tasty and make you want to eat more and more.


On the other hand, it's comparatively hard to overeat if your main source of food is fish, shrimp, chicken breast and vegetables. You'll get full eating this type of food before you overeat, and it generally isn't tasty enough to want to eat for fun. Not to mention that especially if you're a male you need a lot of protein that grains just don't have per serving but seafood is essentially pure protein.


It's a switch, because food pyramids and the like have starchy carbohydrates on the bottom and proteins on the top. Many of us grow up thinking it's healthy and normal to have most calories come from grains, but it's just not a very good way to get your protein in if your'e working out, and it's not a good way to lose weight. Not to mention that those grains aren't all that great for getting your nutrients either.
 
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It's great that you're looking to become healthier and all, BUT, you're 15. Get into a serious weight lifting routine, do lots of cardio/join some sports, and EAT, EAT, EAT. Your body is still growing. You're don't want to restrict your eating and halt your growth.

Make smarter food choices and keep active. Your metabolism is crazy right now at 15. You can cram so much food into your body while you're this young and not get fat if you stay active.
 
Health experts agree that adults who are overweight and have weight related medical problems or family history of these problems can benefit from underweight or at risk of being loss.Being sufficient means your child has a body mass index for age is below the 5th percentile.
 
My advice: RUN. There is no other exercise better than this for weight loss. You said you swim a lot but that is a different kind of cardio than running because you hold your breath. There is some explanation that skips my mind at the moment but that's why you see chubby swimmers every once in a while. Just plug in some music and run the fat away.

Also to keep in mind, if you are full, stop eating. Try gum or sunflower seeds to keep you occupied. Listen to everyone's posts about caloric intake, and avoid sugary foods, drinks, and fried foods.
 
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