Please Provide Weight loss Help (doctor, carb, pills, calories)

[sam812]

Originally Posted by royalmike

At 15 you should not be dieting and also forum members should not be offering advice

Its not advisable for under 18 year olds to restrict their calorie intake. So please do not ask for such advice here.

This is because there is the possibility that you could stunt your growth or develop an unhealthy relationship with food.

If you have been told by a qualified medical professional to lose weight then follow their advice (and only their advice).

All you really need to do is work hard in the gym and eat regular meals consisting of protein rich whole foods and vegetables - and results will come.

LOL, only fallow doctors advice and then gives advice.

[royalmike]

yes NOT calorie restriction though.

eat regular meals consisting of protein rich whole foods and vegetables - and results will come.

This is standard advice for the age group were youths are still growing.

[timberline742]

No soda at all. No sugary drinks, at all.
Run.
Cut carbs.


But honestly, see a dietician for professional advice.

[KaraG]

Originally Posted by royalmike

yes NOT calorie restriction though.

eat regular meals consisting of protein rich whole foods and vegetables - and results will come.

This is standard advice for the age group were youths are still growing.

LOL, you tell us not to give advice and then you continue to give him even MORE specific dietary advice than the general things we suggested?

[riaelise]

Originally Posted by KaraG

LOL, you tell us not to give advice and then you continue to give him even MORE specific dietary advice than the general things we suggested?

I think what royalmike means is that you walk a slippery slope when discussing restrictive diets and teenagers.

It's actually disheartening that we have a lot of overweight and obese children in this country

The best layman's advice to give this OP is to learn from scratch healthy eating habits and make healthy eating selections rather than "cut this, cut that".

Also a good time for him to learn to incorporate physical activity into his life, if not for weight loss, then for wellness.

everything diet-wise has to be treated with kid gloves when dealing with children. eating disorders are still a problem and appropriate nutrient intake is needed. it is not the time to cut (or drastically restrict) entire food groups or anything of that nature. at the end of the day, yes, a combo of calorie cutting and activity will move the needle, but the OP needs to reverse the behaviors that got him overweight in the first place (i.e. eating for reasons other than being hungry, making poor food choices, etc.) Meaning, the mental has to be addressed first. Down the road, he'll naturally make calorie adjustments when making good food choices and learning to eat only when hungry.

[vision33r]

Something is definitely wrong with our food supply. When I was in my teens, I ate junk food and ate school lunch. Parents gave us typical pasta and sandwiches for dinner that is bad by today's standards. None of us are overweight. Very few school kids are overweight back then. Even kids that weren't very active and stayed home more than playing outside. Very few kids back then were overweight.

My parents often gave us McDonalds or Pizza hut pizzas.

So what is different today that causes everyone to be overweight? Maybe the ingredients used today and the sources are GMO, pesticide and preservative heavy.

[fleetiebelle]

Originally Posted by riaelise

Also a good time for him to learn to incorporate physical activity into his life, if not for weight loss, then for wellness.

OP did say that he just finished wrestling and is going out for track, so he's not completely sedentary. For the diet advice, awareness is probably better than restriction--he's 15, so just because he *can* down a whole pizza doesn't mean he should.

[Luckyd609]

Originally Posted by vision33r

Something is definitely wrong with our food supply. When I was in my teens, I ate junk food and ate school lunch. Parents gave us typical pasta and sandwiches for dinner that is bad by today's standards. None of us are overweight. Very few school kids are overweight back then. Even kids that weren't very active and stayed home more than playing outside. Very few kids back then were overweight.

My parents often gave us McDonalds or Pizza hut pizzas.

So what is different today that causes everyone to be overweight? Maybe the ingredients used today and the sources are GMO, pesticide and preservative heavy.

Portion size and lack of exercise.

[vision33r]

Originally Posted by Luckyd609

Portion size and lack of exercise.

Portion size is one reason, but if you gave me a 24oz soda when I was a kid I couldn't drink down the whole thing. I've always drank a can of soda in my teen and we often have 2-3 liter sodas in the fridge and that hasn't cause us to get fat. I used to get a sandwich, bag of chips, a cookie, and chocolate milk for school lunch. Today they give kids some nuggets, fruit, and low fat milk yet kids are fatter.

[Diesel350z]

Originally Posted by vision33r

Portion size is one reason, but if you gave me a 24oz soda when I was a kid I couldn't drink down the whole thing. I've always drank a can of soda in my teen and we often have 2-3 liter sodas in the fridge and that hasn't cause us to get fat. I used to get a sandwich, bag of chips, a cookie, and chocolate milk for school lunch. Today they give kids some nuggets, fruit, and low fat milk yet kids are fatter.

I'll add on to that food options. There are alot more options for junk food then when we were kids growing up.