[Cherie]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Good look with this but have you thought about how you're going to do it so that you can drop a couple of stone and keep that couple of stone off? If you just cut right back on food with no idea of calorie loss, your weight will either yoyo back and forth or you will just give in eventually.

Even though its only a little weight you want to lose, if you put your body into starvation mode you can knock your metabolism off hilter and that can cause all sorts of weight issues in the future.

A fitbit is fantastic because it shows you calories in versus calories out and works as a great daily guideline. You can decide how much you want to lose and how slowly or quickly you want to lose it and you can join a forum group where you will become an expert in your own body weight. My husband lost 42lbs early this year and looks great and with this little device he found it really easy to keep his weight off without losing more than he wanted to.

Make it a lifestyle change and not a silly binge diet that's doomed to fail in the long run.

Originally Posted by Ammi

..what age are you Will, 14/15/16yrs I think..?...I think it's an age when we all feel so insecure in ourselves and very self conscious, especially of our physical appearance...and as our body goes through changes, things like a bit of excess weight can build as well but it's just a temporary thing...it's always good to eat healthy at any age and also to exercise etc but I think, thinking 'dieting' as such isn't really necessary for you atm and I have to say that I'm not a believer in diets anyway...dieting 'deprives' and it's not good to deprive the body, but just have the more unhealthy stuff as treats and occasionally/small amounts etc...not every day things, if that's what they are now...your weight will find it's comfortable balance anyway, if you're eating healthily and exercising... don't think dieting, think of adding the good/healthy stuff more and the bad/unhealthy stuff a little less, etc../you'll be right...

Good advice there you are a bit young to be dieting Will as your body will change as you mature. Exercise will help you shed pounds without you needing to change your diet too much, if you can incorporate a 30 minute fast walk where you get out of breath into your day you will notice a difference within weeks, not sure if you get the bus to college but if you do you could choose a further away stop to get on and off so you get the walk into your day?