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I’m 14, 5’5 and I weigh 185😭 I’ve been doing intermittent fasting (my doctor knows) and exercising at least an hour a day 5 or 6 days a week. My BMI is 30 and I’m considered “overweight “ my self esteem is super super low and I’m very insecure about my weight and body in general. My family isn’t the healthiest 🤦🏽‍♀️ so I don’t get many fruits and veggies. It’s been a month and I’ve only lost 2 or 3 pounds 😭 I eat under and sometimes around 1,000 calories a day. any tips?☹️

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From someone who spent their teens anorexic and eating under 1000 calories a day, my advice is don’t diet. Eat clean and eat well. Don’t diet. Your body’s metabolism will never be the same and you’ll constantly be gaining weight later down the road. Just exercise. Get into sports, go for walks, do anything active, but don’t diet. Eat healthy though and I know how you feel my family wasn’t very healthy either so I got frozen vegetables for $1 with the little money I had and ate consciously. But don’t diet. Research what your bmr should be and stay around that, but please do not diet. I regret it so much because my bmr is 500 calories under what it should be from constant dieting since I was 13. Not worth it and I have a horrid time losing weight now.

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Eating anything lower than 1200 calories (and even that is low) will put your body into starvation mode which means your body is holding onto whatever you put in so it’s actually not going to help you lose weight. Talk to your family and tell them you want to feel healthier. You need to have balanced meals. Also diet culture is toxic. Look into intuitive eating. And keeping active is great!!

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Don’t calorie count just stay away from junk food as much as possible and only have a little junk don’t over do it

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I agree with some of the other comments! I don't believe in diets but check in with yourself daily and ask yourself if you've eaten fruits of vegetables. I do believe in eating a balanced diet (a little bit of all the good groups) and eating the serving size that's recommend. I think portion control is important. I'd recommend using an app like MyFitnessPal to see about how many calories you should eat a day and what the correct breakdown of carbs, fat, and protein you should be eating. I don't recommend calorie counting but tracking what I eat for a few days makes me more conscious of making healthy choices. I'm 24, 5ft 4in, 130-ish lbs and I'm recommended to eat 1,600 calories a day to lose weight.
I also agree with physical activity for weight loss. I'd recommend HIIT workouts to be the most effective for weight loss and any kind of cardio (walking, running, jump roping, swimming). I watch HIIT workouts free on YouTube and exercise at home.
You're beautiful just the way you are though! I hope you feel healthier and happier ☺️

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