Along with the global desire of the female half of humanity to lose weight, more and more teenagers are joining this “slimness relay race,” often not realizing that at their age this can not only cause irreparable harm to health, but can also simply be dangerous.
“Why don’t I lose weight?” - Oddly enough, many teenage girls and boys from 12-13 to 15-16 years old think so, completely forgetting that their body is still growing and will only be fully formed by the age of 20-21. And before this age, all self-experiments, including dietary ones, will bring nothing but health problems.
Of course, it is difficult to convince a teenage child of anything, especially when it comes to appearance, so all parents’ arguments about the dangers of diets will be safely ignored. Now it would be wiser not to categorically hinder your daughter or son by forcing them to eat, but to help them organize their meals properly.
An important point: now children, as a rule, look for information on the Internet. The task of parents is to get ahead of them and find really useful information that they can unobtrusively offer to read to a child obsessed with the idea of losing weight.
What you need to lose weight
The most important thing is to consciously understand that there is a problem. After all, many teenagers do not pay attention to their appearance and daily diet, believing that this is how it should be.
This is where the main mistake lies.
Remember: The body is not made of iron, you cannot constantly poison it with chemicals, otherwise serious problems will begin.
How to avoid becoming addicted to unhealthy food and constant snacking? Yes, yes, it’s addictive, because addictive flavor enhancers are added to the much-loved hamburgers and chicken legs with chips and soda.
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The second step to solving the problem of losing weight is a regimen or plan. Don’t laugh ahead of time, it is a well-drawn plan that helps you organize your time and not forget about important planned matters.
A diary is a support and a guarantee of results. For a boy to accustom himself to discipline is a more difficult task than for a girl. But if you are determined to get your body in order, then be patient.
There is no need to overload your body with physical activity. From a medical point of view, your body is sick with excess fat cells, so you shouldn’t suddenly switch to a strict diet or march.
You need to increase the pace of exercise gradually, it takes longer, but it is much more effective, and the result will be preserved not only externally, but also internally. After all, at the age of 15, a teenager has to be so nervous, and this is constant pressure from adults “think less about entertainment, more about studying.”
It’s as if the parents forgot that once upon a time they were 15. Often guys just start to feel nervous exhaustion, and here it is necessary to tone up the body not by drinking, but by exercising and consuming vitamins.
Tip: Fruits and vegetables are our friends.
It is necessary to combine a healthy diet with physical activity. Consult your doctor to determine the right diet. Play sports. For the best effect:
- Swimming - here you use all the muscles of the body, which means you burn more calories;
- Hand-to-hand combat - there are even two pluses here: physical activity and the opportunity to protect yourself, and maybe even your girlfriend;
- Just practice on uneven bars and other training equipment, this method is the most accessible because now there are many sports fields, even in courtyards;
- Morning jogging helps keep you fit at any age.
And this is not the entire list of possible types, it’s up to you to choose.
Important: One of the most important conditions for any way to lose weight is not to give up and not give up. If necessary, force yourself, then you yourself will be grateful.
Features of the teenage body
Starting from the age of 11, the child’s body undergoes fundamental changes.
During this period, the synthetic activity of the pituitary gland, thyroid and gonads increases, which ensures puberty and accelerated growth. Children become taller, their figure transforms, which is associated with changes in the musculoskeletal system. Hormonal influences the nervous system: in adolescence, excitatory processes predominate over inhibitory ones, which explains the child’s excessive emotionality and the appearance of inappropriate reactions.
During adolescence, the size of the heart increases and the formation of the digestive tract organs ends. Therefore, proper nutrition and physical activity are important aspects in children's lives.
Let's say no to strict diets and yes to separate meals
While on a strict diet, you may face the problem of a breakdown at the most inopportune moment. For example, you go on a diet for a month or two, without eating sweets at all, and after two weeks you can’t stand it and start eating sweets and chocolates.
The conclusion is simple, in the end you will not only not lose those extra pounds, but you will also gain additional ones. So how can a 15-year-old boy lose weight without breakdowns?
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Remove all fatty, spicy, smoked foods from your diet, and definitely fast food. Stop snacking on sandwiches and pizzas, washing everything down with sweet soda.
The ideal option is to eat small meals five times a day.
- Breakfast - porridge of your choice: millet oatmeal or rice, optionally with added fruit and a glass of natural juice or green tea. If you have morning workouts, then your teenager needs to consume more protein - a hard-boiled egg with tea and a cheese sandwich are great;
- For a snack, it’s better to take your favorite fruit instead of a sausage sandwich, and drink more water, especially in the summer, it removes toxins and suppresses hunger.
Advice: It is better to exclude smoked products from your diet altogether, they contain many carcinogens that have a bad effect on the circulatory system.
- For lunch, choose a hearty meal; here it is worth thinking about the combination of products. Thus, proteins are poorly digested with carbohydrates, due to the different amount of time required for digestion. If you choose meat for lunch, then you should not combine it with a side dish of potatoes; it is better to take a vegetable salad, preferably not spicy.
- For an afternoon snack, drink a glass of kefir or low-fat yogurt, maybe with bran bread;
- Dinner should not be heavy, so limit yourself to porridge or soup, or even lean fish.
Have dinner no later than seven in the evening, because a late dinner may be difficult to digest.
When a guy is 15 years old, his metabolism is very fast, especially among athletes. So, when choosing a weight loss system, pay attention to your lifestyle: active or passive.
What foods are best to exclude from a teenager's diet?
To prevent your doctor from making a disappointing diagnosis, exclude foods that are not only unhealthy, but also help you gain weight very quickly:
- First of all, these are cheeseburgers, hamburgers, French fries and other similar delicacies from fast food restaurants, beloved by all children and teenagers. Not only are all these dishes very high in calories, they also contribute to the accumulation of “bad” cholesterol in the body, which reduces the elasticity of blood vessels.
- Chips. This is the second most “dangerous” specimen among products. Very tasty and light, they quickly satisfy hunger, but they are also quickly addictive and contribute to a favorable gain of kilograms, due to their high calorie content.
- Butter buns, in addition to a couple of pleasant tasty minutes, will also add weight. This does not mean that you don’t need to eat bread at all, but it’s better to limit baking, and lightly dry the bread or eat it as toast, and also choose the least high-calorie bread, for example, rye.
- Sweet. How can you refuse sweets if they are so delicious?! It is very difficult for a teenager to overcome his desires for food, so no one calls for not eating sweets at all. A daily portion within reasonable limits will not affect your weight, especially if you move a lot.
- Sweet carbonated drinks - it’s clear that teenagers love to indulge in such drinks, but you should try to reduce their quantity and accustom your child to regular water or freshly squeezed juices.
- Juices from boxes - these also need to be looked at carefully, as many of them contain a large amount of sugar. Therefore, carefully choose juices that contain it in small quantities, or better yet, without it at all.
In the video, Laysan Utyasheva shared her secrets on how to eat less sweets:
Sports and a beautiful body go hand in hand
Sport is the best assistant in the fight for a healthy body. How to lose weight for a 15-year-old teenager, especially a boy. There are so many tips for girls on the Internet, but it’s difficult for a guy to find a suitable set of exercises. Therefore, here are some simple tips on how to get rid of extra pounds.
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Morning and evening jogging is the most effective way to lose weight, although it is not always possible to run in the morning, but in the evenings you can devote a couple of hours to this activity. If you find it difficult to force yourself to lose weight on your own, involve a friend or several.
Then it will be easier for you, and additional motivation will appear. Motivation is the main stumbling block for a guy when he is 15 years old. Raging hormones block access to logic and often no matter how old a person is, this period drags on for a long time.
In this case, help and understanding, and most importantly, the patience of parents, are simply needed. You can run with your boy yourself, it will even bring you closer. Remember your 15 years, and even you can lose weight, because adults also often have this problem.
Additionally, it’s worth going to the “rocking chair”, but if you don’t have money, then the following classes will do:
- on uneven bars;
- Swedish wall;
- pull-ups on the horizontal bar;
- abdominal exercises;
- push ups;
- squats;
- light joint exercises.
Remember physical education classes at school, or turn on your imagination. The human body can perform even the most unusual exercises. If you take yourself seriously, you can lose weight in no time.
When a guy is severely obese, working on himself can take several years. You can’t suddenly lose weight; skin that has stretched will not be able to quickly return to its previous shape.
This will require additional manipulations, for example, during the period of losing weight, go for a massage, then gradually the elasticity of the skin will be restored and surgical interventions will not be required.
Causes of weight gain during adolescence
Excess weight is a common problem during this time.
There are many factors that cause obesity, including:
- metabolic disorders;
- hormonal changes in the body;
- sedentary lifestyle;
- unhealthy diet, overeating;
- genetic predisposition;
- lack of daily routine, systematic lack of sleep;
- mood swings, emotional disorders, constant stress.
Table of weight deviations in adolescents.
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A set of effective exercises
It is best and safest to exercise in the gym under the guidance of a trainer, because... Not all exercises are allowed for teenagers (for example, at this age it is not recommended to use barbells and other weights).
The simplest exercise for losing weight is squats.
But you can get your figure in order at home. The initial set of exercises may consist of:
- 20 squats;
- 20 lunges;
- 20 push-ups (can be done from your knees);
- 30 leg raises while lying on the floor;
- 1 minute of jumping rope.
Gradually, the intensity of the load and the number of approaches can be increased.
Increasing physical activity
An overweight teenager needs to exercise a lot to burn off calories and become attractive and healthy. But it must be remembered that too intense sports activities with great physical exertion can weaken an organism that is not accustomed to it. Any type of activity is welcome, as long as it lasts at least three hours a day.
The teenager needs:
- climb the stairs home,
- walk to school and other places,
- do not miss physical education lessons,
- play football, volleyball and tennis in the yard with the guys,
- swim in swiming pool,
- regularly visit the sports section.
The last point is an ideal way for a teenager to lose weight. In addition, we must never forget that boredom and inactivity lead to overeating.
A teenager should engage in interesting and active activities, including useful work, and he will not have to replace his hobby with a portion of his favorite food.
Leisure
When I was a schoolboy, the boys and I ran around construction sites, fought with rebar and caught pigeons.
All this consumed such a large number of calories that we only heard about fat from the lips of our parents when they discussed Americans with their McDonald's. It seems to me that the Spartan children were not as retarded as we were.
But now, of course, I will suggest you ask your parents for rollerblades or a bicycle, and definitely a helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, and gloves.
Roller skating, cycling, football, dancing and other types of active recreation and games are very good for losing weight. Therefore, if you have an idea to go to some section , then this is a very good idea.
Ways for teenagers to lose extra pounds
Organized nutrition contains such concepts as “dietary regime” and “healthy foods”. About 50 percent of success depends on proper and healthy nutrition. The remaining 50 consist of regular independent physical education or training under the competent guidance of a trainer.
At 14 years old, appearance and the attitude of peers are of great importance. If a child is forced to endure ridicule, his psyche is formed with deviations, complexes are formed that move into adult independent life.
Parents should explain to their 14-year-old child that physical education will help get rid of excess weight, and then from offensive jokes towards his still imperfect appearance. A boy will only be able to lose weight when he begins to combine an active lifestyle with proper nutrition, not limiting himself to sports training alone.
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A 14-year-old teenager is usually too lazy to constantly go to training. In this case, the optimal solution would be a variety of physical activities, which include cycling and rollerblading, outdoor team games, swimming, hiking and regular walks.
If you have already decided together how to lose weight for a 14-year-old boy, start planning events, trying to meticulously adhere to the implementation of each point. Weighing yourself in the morning and sleeping for eight hours, which has the same effect on fat formation as poor nutrition, should become a healthy habit.
Experts say that the correct course of the weight loss process entails the destruction of one kilogram per week. For the body at 14 years old, this indicator is safe and does not entail negative consequences. At the same time, weighing is a good way to monitor the appearance of results, and losing weight becomes much easier.
Recommendations for girls and boys
According to statistics, girls are more worried about their figure.
But psychologists do not recommend paying excessive attention to a child’s weight or creating conditions for him in which he will experience unpleasant emotions about his appearance. During this period, there is a high probability of developing eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia. It is important to remember that childhood obesity often goes away on its own as puberty occurs without any effort. Therefore, the use of strict diets, medications, and cosmetic procedures is not recommended.
Other types of activity can also replace physical training. For girls, long walks in the company of friends, dancing, jumping rope are suitable, and for boys, friendly competitions in football, basketball, tennis, etc.
Fully or partially limited products
- sweets;
- seasonings, spicy dishes that increase appetite;
- semi-finished products, chips, hamburgers;
- fried, fatty foods;
- smoked meats and sausages;
- bakery products;
- sweet carbonated water (Pepsi, Cola, Sprite), coffee, cocoa, chocolate;
- mayonnaise and other fatty sauces;
- reduce salt and sugar intake.
Table of prohibited products
| Proteins, g | Fats, g | Carbohydrates, g | Calories, kcal | |
Vegetables and greens | ||||
| radish | 1,2 | 0,1 | 3,4 | 19 |
| white radish | 1,4 | 0,0 | 4,1 | 21 |
| red radish | 1,2 | 0,1 | 3,4 | 20 |
| black radish | 1,9 | 0,2 | 6,7 | 35 |
| spinach | 2,9 | 0,3 | 2,0 | 22 |
| sorrel | 1,5 | 0,3 | 2,9 | 19 |
Fruits | ||||
| bananas | 1,5 | 0,2 | 21,8 | 95 |
Berries | ||||
| grape | 0,6 | 0,2 | 16,8 | 65 |
Mushrooms | ||||
| mushrooms | 3,5 | 2,0 | 2,5 | 30 |
Nuts and dried fruits | ||||
| raisin | 2,9 | 0,6 | 66,0 | 264 |
Cereals and porridges | ||||
| semolina | 10,3 | 1,0 | 73,3 | 328 |
| white rice | 6,7 | 0,7 | 78,9 | 344 |
Flour and pasta | ||||
| pasta | 10,4 | 1,1 | 69,7 | 337 |
Confectionery | ||||
| jam | 0,3 | 0,2 | 63,0 | 263 |
| jam | 0,3 | 0,1 | 56,0 | 238 |
| candies | 4,3 | 19,8 | 67,5 | 453 |
| pastry cream | 0,2 | 26,0 | 16,5 | 300 |
| cookie | 7,5 | 11,8 | 74,9 | 417 |
Ice cream | ||||
| ice cream | 3,7 | 6,9 | 22,1 | 189 |
Cakes | ||||
| cake | 4,4 | 23,4 | 45,2 | 407 |
Chocolate | ||||
| chocolate | 5,4 | 35,3 | 56,5 | 544 |
Raw materials and seasonings | ||||
| mustard | 5,7 | 6,4 | 22,0 | 162 |
| mayonnaise | 2,4 | 67,0 | 3,9 | 627 |
Dairy | ||||
| milk 3.6% | 2,8 | 3,6 | 4,7 | 62 |
| milk 4.5% | 3,1 | 4,5 | 4,7 | 72 |
| cream | 2,8 | 20,0 | 3,7 | 205 |
| sour cream 25% (classic) | 2,6 | 25,0 | 2,5 | 248 |
Cheeses and cottage cheese | ||||
| cheese | 24,1 | 29,5 | 0,3 | 363 |
| cottage cheese 11% | 16,0 | 11,0 | 1,0 | 170 |
| cottage cheese 18% (fat) | 14,0 | 18,0 | 2,8 | 232 |
Meat products | ||||
| pork | 16,0 | 21,6 | 0,0 | 259 |
| pork liver | 18,8 | 3,6 | 0,0 | 108 |
| pork kidneys | 13,0 | 3,1 | 0,0 | 80 |
| pork fat | 1,4 | 92,8 | 0,0 | 841 |
| salo | 2,4 | 89,0 | 0,0 | 797 |
| beef liver | 17,4 | 3,1 | 0,0 | 98 |
| beef kidneys | 12,5 | 1,8 | 0,0 | 66 |
| beef brains | 9,5 | 9,5 | 0,0 | 124 |
Sausages | ||||
| smoked sausage | 16,2 | 44,6 | 0,0 | 466 |
| smoked sausage | 9,9 | 63,2 | 0,3 | 608 |
| sausages | 10,1 | 31,6 | 1,9 | 332 |
| sausages | 12,3 | 25,3 | 0,0 | 277 |
Bird | ||||
| smoked chicken | 27,5 | 8,2 | 0,0 | 184 |
| duck | 16,5 | 61,2 | 0,0 | 346 |
| smoked duck | 19,0 | 28,4 | 0,0 | 337 |
| goose | 16,1 | 33,3 | 0,0 | 364 |
Fish and seafood | ||||
| smoked fish | 26,8 | 9,9 | 0,0 | 196 |
| salted fish | 19,2 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 190 |
| Red caviar | 32,0 | 15,0 | 0,0 | 263 |
| black caviar | 28,0 | 9,7 | 0,0 | 203 |
| canned fish | 17,5 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 88 |
| cod (liver in oil) | 4,2 | 65,7 | 1,2 | 613 |
Oils and fats | ||||
| animal fat | 0,0 | 99,7 | 0,0 | 897 |
| cooking fat | 0,0 | 99,7 | 0,0 | 897 |
Non-alcoholic drinks | ||||
| instant coffee dry | 15,0 | 3,5 | 0,0 | 94 |
| black tea | 20,0 | 5,1 | 6,9 | 152 |
| * data is per 100 g of product | ||||
