loosing weight, cuz im fat? Options

[adamwey]

yeah i kinda need some help;;
i admit it, im overweight, so heres the question, what have you people tried [that works] that gets the pounds off

one of my biggest problems is prolly that i have some kind of obsessive/compulsive disorder type thing. like when i watch tv i like always eea

ooh and i like to run like everyday. im on distance track and i plan to do crosscountry in the fall =o

stats
age//14
weight//190
height//6' 0.5"

[xXYouMeBedNowXx]

Haha. You sound EXACTLY like me.

FAT STATS
AGE: 14
HEIGHT: 6"0
WEIGHT: 210 POUNDS
BODY FAT PERCENTAGE: 34 PERCENT

In 8 months

NOW STATS
AGE: 15 (as of May 15)
HEIGHT: 6"0
WEIGHT: 170 POUNDS
BODY FAT PERCENTAGE: 19%

Well this is what worked for me. IT IS NOT THE SAME FOR EVERYONE.

BASIC RULES
1. Be gradual about everything. There is no way that you're going to be able to do all of this at once. In fact, chances are, no one can. Be gradual. It will take a lot of time to try and get to where you want to be.

2. DON'T MAKE EXCEPTIONS. You know that there will be times when you really really really want to take a "break" on your diet or workout. Do the best not to. Chances are, you'll see that taking a break is okay; and eventually you'll think you can take more and more and more, and eventually, you'll see that you're not making progress and give up entirely. Persist! NO EXCEPTIONS! That's why it's also important to be GRADUAL so you won't HAVE to make exceptions and you won't WANT to take breaks.

BASIC TIPS - BEGINNING
Try to walk instead of getting a ride. Walk to and from school. Get up earlier in the morning and just walk there. The morning walk is nice, especially with some music. Chances are, too, that you won't be late for class either. Just watch for cars and the people in them that aren't losing as much weight as you are.

Drink as much water as you can. Personally, I drink at least a liter or two. Water is a major ingredient in your body chemistry, constantly cleaning, filtering out things, and most of all: getting that excess crap out of body, including things like fat. Now, I'm not saying that if you drink water, it'll end up in the toilet. I mean that water will help you get rid of a lot of that fat and help burn it off. You'll also notice that it's easier to get up in the morning, and you feel more energetic than you used to. Sure, you may have to use the restroom one or two times more, but believe me, it's worth it.

Stay away from the three S's: Sugar, Snacks, and Soda. Keep yourself as far away from these as you can. But don't do it all at once. Work everything gradually. Instead of going "Absolutely no soda" make yourself go into Diet Soda, then eventually to none at all. There will be a point in your progress where, in fact, you'll see yourself making progress that you won't want to have the S's so you won't lose that hot physique!

BASIC TIPS - SLOWING DOWN
You'll start to notice that your progress might be slowing. Hey! You probably made a lot of progress at this point. This is where you want to get into shape. Not just about losing the pounds, but working on getting into that cutness.

Running is good. Personally, I just joined the Summer Cross Country Team. The program here is really great, and we train really hard, the team ended up in CIF Finals (if you know what CIF is) and are league champs in all divisions. Now. Running is HARD. I know. I never thought I'd be able to run 6 or 7 miles a day, six days a week for the past 3 months. But hey, I'm right here. Now, I'm not saying that you should be doing what we're doing at all. Chances are, if you try, you're going to give up. Running is probably the best thing to burning off excess fat. Again, be really, really gradual. BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE CONSTANTLY GOING UP.

Have fun.