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I have not known anyone who made looks a central goal who did not have great difficulties, and difficulties that did not necessarily lead to their spiritual advancement.

You may find this hard to believe, but you are going to grow old some day. No matter how good you look, you are going to lose your looks if you live long enough. If you base how good you feel about yourself on how good you look, you’re in for a day of reckoning.

This may surprise you, but people act nutty around super good-looking people. They favor them for no reason and discriminate against them for no reason, sometimes giving their opinions weight they do not deserve and often giving them less weight than they deserve.

More to the point–and mind you, I have never seen you–modelling is an extremely competitive profession. Very few people who are born able to keep a moderate body weight with ease can achieve the results you are talking about, even with great difficulty. People who aspire to that profession have a high level of eating disorders, they often fall prey to deep insecurities and jealousy, and so on. There isn’t room for a lot of winners in the business of looking fabulous.

Having said that, when average people with average looks make a consistent effort to keep their bodies in good shape, shedding excess fat and achieving very good muscle tone, they feel better (because they have more stamina, more energy, sleep better, and so on), they have the confidence to do more things, they do like the way their bodies look in group pictures, and they tend to be able to both serve others better and find things to do with their friends that they would not want to miss by gaining weight or getting out of shape.

This would be my advice: Keep getting in shape with the goal of being able to do more things well that people your age enjoy doing. Make it your goal to work up to a fitness level where you can feel confident doing fun physical things, whether that is playing basketball with the guys, hiking, mountain biking, just wearing clothing similar to what the other guys wear and feeling confident in it, or whatever. If the day comes when by doing that you are encouraged by anybody to consider a future in modelling, then consider it. (Maybe. It is a HARD profession.) Mostly, though, try to get into physical shape in order to enjoy your time with other people more and to lose self-consciousness about whether you can keep up or feel as if you look reasonably good in bicycle pants. You won’t be in competition with anybody, but rather you’ll want to help other people join you in the same success you achieved. I think you’ll do much better emotionally with that goal.
 
A lot of great advice here, so much in fact that I didn’t read every word :o.

I would add (if it hasn’t been said already) that skipping weight-gain snacks like ice cream and donuts is, for many people including myself, a way to lose weight without skipping nutritious meals.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church has this to say about bodybuilding:
2289 If morality requires respect for the life of the body, it does not make it an absolute value. It rejects a neo-pagan notion that tends to promote the cult of the body, to sacrifice everything for its sake, to idolize physical perfection and success at sports. By its selective preference of the strong over the weak, such a conception can lead to the perversion of human relationships.
Sounds like you know what is right and are going to do it right.

I would recommend against modeling or bodybuilding exhibitions. I fear it would put you into a community of people who devote too much of their time and attention to the body. You don’t need that.
 
Beryllos said:
A lot of great advice here, so much in fact that I didn’t read every word :o.

I would add (if it hasn’t been said already) that skipping weight-gain snacks like ice cream and donuts is, for many people including myself, a way to lose weight without skipping nutritious meals.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church has this to say about bodybuilding:
2289 If morality requires respect for the life of the body, it does not make it an absolute value. It rejects a neo-pagan notion that tends to promote the cult of the body, to sacrifice everything for its sake, to idolize physical perfection and success at sports. By its selective preference of the strong over the weak, such a conception can lead to the perversion of human relationships.
Sounds like you know what is right and are going to do it right.

I would recommend against modeling or bodybuilding exhibitions. I fear it would put you into a community of people who devote too much of their time and attention to the body. You don’t need that.
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Looks isn’t my main goal, but more like an extra benefit for me.

I won’t go crazy if I don’t match the magazine models a year or two from now.

Like other posters have said, it should be about feeling good, being able to do more things.

Thank you for the amazing advice so far, and I hope other people will add theirs as well.
 
TeenCatholicGuy said:
It’s 6 hours without eating a meal. In theory, it’s bad. In practice, I haven’t had any issues.

I ate lunch today, as there was free pizza for the whole school.

In 40 minutes, there isn’t just enough time.
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Please, please, please, don’t do that! I beg you, stop hurting your body like that. Even Jesus in scripture prescribes eating three times a day, and yes, we fast, but that’s not for the same reason, AND it’s always to be temporary.

The body needs fuel, nutrition, and this skipping meals to lose weight (or lose weight faster) is not, I repeat, NOT a good idea. Look, I like cutting corners too…it feels good when one can get to a goal feeling one was efficient and smart, but skipping meals is not good or smart. you may not have trouble now, but later, when your skipping meals depleated your nutrition stores in your body…and then do you think you’ll still be strong? You’ll be ill! Too ill to maintain your goal. You’ll be tired and run down. Focus on appreciating the body God gave you, at any size or look, take care of it as if it were some precious loved ones body-Jesus bought you at a price, and you are not your own to abuse in whatever way you feel like.

I hope this doesn’t come across as medical advice, it’s not supposed to be as I’m not a doctor, but do ask your doctor about all all that, or look it up…I know lots of people are doing that, but it’s so so so bad. There are problems you can give yourself doing that…just won’t show up until later. Just eat a big salad…something of nutritional value…anything, rather than skipping. In fact I find that I can only lose weight if I eat tons of veggies. If i were to skip meals or eat less as they say to do, my body retains the fat I have (cant lose much) or I gain weight.

Sorry to get a little off topic. However, this is a little way one can be sinning in this, in my opinion. I read the other post, and I second what everyone was saying regarding the issue. Try though to put God first.
 
AnneElizabeth said:
Please, please, please, don’t do that! I beg you, stop hurting your body like that. Even Jesus in scripture prescribes eating three times a day, and yes, we fast, but that’s not for the same reason, AND it’s always to be temporary.

The body needs fuel, nutrition, and this skipping meals to lose weight (or lose weight faster) is not, I repeat, NOT a good idea. Look, I like cutting corners too…it feels good when one can get to a goal feeling one was efficient and smart, but skipping meals is not good or smart. you may not have trouble now, but later, when your skipping meals depleated your nutrition stores in your body…and then do you think you’ll still be strong? You’ll be ill! Too ill to maintain your goal. You’ll be tired and run down. Focus on appreciating the body God gave you, at any size or look, take care of it as if it were some precious loved ones body-Jesus bought you at a price, and you are not your own to abuse in whatever way you feel like.

I hope this doesn’t come across as medical advice, it’s not supposed to be as I’m not a doctor, but do ask your doctor about all all that, or look it up…I know lots of people are doing that, but it’s so so so bad. There are problems you can give yourself doing that…just won’t show up until later. Just eat a big salad…something of nutritional value…anything, rather than skipping. In fact I find that I can only lose weight if I eat tons of veggies. If i were to skip meals or eat less as they say to do, my body retains the fat I have (cant lose much) or I gain weight.

Sorry to get a little off topic. However, this is a little way one can be sinning in this, in my opinion. I read the other post, and I second what everyone was saying regarding the issue. Try though to put God first.
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I apologise.
I possibly mislead you all, as I don’t eat lunch at the normal time.

I don’t eat lunch at school, but I eat a much larger meal at home for dinner, so I always make up for that lost meal later.
 
“This site is mainly conservative. What if you get hateful replies?” 😃
 
I am confused. If you are out of school for the summer, how are you eating lunch at school “today”.

I once put myself on a diet and I only ate 1 meal a day - usually at lunch. I allowed myself one dessert a week and limited soda intake. I exercised vigorously - long walks twice daily, 2 daily swims and a ballet/yoga routine. I lost 80 pounds in 6 months!
However, a doctor told me how hard it was on my body because my body didn’t know for sure how often it would get food so it reacted as though I were starving and my metabolism slowed down. Sometimes the body will start feeding on itself too if it is starving. The doctor said don’t ever do that again!
 
7_Sorrows said:
I am confused. If you are out of school for the summer, how are you eating lunch at school “today”.

I once put myself on a diet and I only ate 1 meal a day - usually at lunch. I allowed myself one dessert a week and limited soda intake. I exercised vigorously - long walks twice daily, 2 daily swims and a ballet/yoga routine. I lost 80 pounds in 6 months!
However, a doctor told me how hard it was on my body because my body didn’t know for sure how often it would get food so it reacted as though I were starving and my metabolism slowed down. Sometimes the body will start feeding on itself too if it is starving. The doctor said don’t ever do that again!
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I have 8 school days left.
The body only feeds on itself when it runs out of fat to use for energy.

When your body is burning fat (when fasting for any period) your tongue usually turns white to indicate that fat is being burned by the body.

As I already stated to other posters, I still eat a normal breakfast and eat more then 2 “meals” a day.
 
TeenCatholicGuy said:
I have 8 school days left.
The body only feeds on itself when it runs out of fat to use for energy.

When your body is burning fat (when fasting for any period) your tongue usually turns white to indicate that fat is being burned by the body.

As I already stated to other posters, I still eat a normal breakfast and eat more then 2 “meals” a day.
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OK that is good.
 
Your tongue starts to return to normal colours when the body is out of fat stores. I have plenty to get rid of.
 
TeenCatholicGuy said:
I have 8 school days left.
The body only feeds on itself when it runs out of fat to use for energy.

When your body is burning fat (when fasting for any period) your tongue usually turns white to indicate that fat is being burned by the body.

As I already stated to other posters, I still eat a normal breakfast and eat more then 2 “meals” a day.
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Who taught you that your tongue color has anything to do with fat burning?

Get the advice of a real nutritionist and quit listening to whoever told you that. If you want to lose weight and get fit as safely as possible and as quickly as possible, you need real information, not wives’ tales and gym rumors like that. Do not come here or anywhere else that people with no verifiable medical or professional credentials offer advice. That includes magazines.
 
EasterJoy said:
Who taught you that your tongue color has anything to do with fat burning?

Get the advice of a real nutritionist and quit listening to whoever told you that. If you want to lose weight and get fit as safely as possible and as quickly as possible, you need real information, not wives’ tales and gym rumors like that. Do not come here or anywhere else that people with no verifiable medical or professional credentials offer advice. That includes magazines.
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That is good advice. We are not suppose to give medical advice and I would think
dieting might fall under that.

I have never heard anything about the tongue changing colors either in relation to
fat.
 
7_Sorrows said:
That is good advice. We are not suppose to give medical advice and I would think
dieting might fall under that.

I have never heard anything about the tongue changing colors either in relation to
fat.
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When you fast for a certain amount of time, and your body is getting it’s energy from pure fat, your tongue is coated white.

tanglewoodwellnesscenter.com/resources/articles-interviews/fasting-natures-cleanse/
pensmama87 said:
I will say too that when I was in high school, my school day ended at 2:06. I frequently waited until then to eat lunch, because my only other opportunity to eat was around 10:30, which was just way too early and I was not at all hungry. Six hours is not too long generally. But consult a doctor. At this age it should be fairly easy to lose weight, if you’re eating healthy foods in appropriate quantities.
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I’ve lost 3 pounds in the last few weeks.
Normally, it’s alarming, but I’ve been working out hard recently and like pensmama said, it’s incredibly easy to lose weight at 15.
 
TeenCatholicGuy said:
I apologise.
I possibly mislead you all, as I don’t eat lunch at the normal time.

I don’t eat lunch at school, but I eat a much larger meal at home for dinner, so I always make up for that lost meal later.
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Fasting can be good if done for the right reasons, I certainly would not fast to loose weight or for an exercise goal though, because if you skip lunch and other meals, then it’s actually counter productive, since skipping meals slows your metabolism down, your better off having lunch but smaller meals.

Skipping lunch and having a big dinner will be counter productive to loosing weight. The tongue turning white I’m sure is a myth.

I hope this has helped

God Bless You

Thank you for reading
Josh
 
Since it has come-up:

The idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day or even a necessary meal of the day is something that was pitched by cereal companies and ingrained into us for decades, but it’s not actually something based on rigorous scientific studies. I frequently wake up and only have a black coffee, water, or some juice. Fasting until lunch time or even the early afternoon is a perfectly acceptable way of burning fat or improving overall energy output. Each person’s physiology is very different and has very different capabilities. For example, that’s not something you would typically do with children or elderly or if you simply try and find it too difficult for you: although it will be difficult for the first few weeks no matter your age if you are accustomed to fueling yourself with unnecessary amounts of sugar. But, our bodies are actually made to operate on a timer to go between 12-16 hours without eating, if you include before bed, sleep, and the time between waking up and then eating. A healthy adult should have abundant energy reserves to do this. In modern society and particularly American society this may not be the case, but this is usually due to gluttonous behavioral patterns.
 
In all reality there is only one way to lose excess weight. Burn more calories than you eat. Of course to stay healthy the calories should be nutritious foods as opposed highly processed carbs. The closer one can get to whole, non processed food the better.

My doctor has told me I have to lose some weight. He explained fresh vegetables and fruit are best, proteins that have not been cooked or processed before are better than pre-cooked proteins, and the more “natural fats” such as real olive oil, butter are better than margarine etc. Stay away from sweets, desserts, ice cream etc. and highly processed carbs.

But bottom line, you have to burn more than take in. There are some apps that can help with calculations of what you should be eating & burning. But before any thing else you should have your mother take you to your pediatrician and explain what you want to do. Other than trying to lose those 10-15 pounds that creep up on most of us occasionally, no one should try to lose weight without the direction of a doctor.
 
TeenCatholicGuy said:
**When you fast for a certain amount of time, and your body is getting it’s energy from pure fat, your tongue is coated white. **

tanglewoodwellnesscenter.com/resources/articles-interviews/fasting-natures-cleanse/

I’ve lost 3 pounds in the last few weeks.
Normally, it’s alarming, but I’ve been working out hard recently and like pensmama said, it’s incredibly easy to lose weight at 15.
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That is absolute total non-sense.
  1. At your age, work with your doctor
  2. Figure out how many calories you’re burning each day, from there subtract 250-500 and that is how many calories you eat each day. When we lose weight we lose water, fat, and muscle. Eating at too steep a deficit will cause us to lose even more muscle as the body can metabolize only so much fat (and remember…the heart is a muscle).
  3. Get on a structured resistance program (doctor approved at your age). A good resistance program will help maintain muscle so you lose mainly water and fat; uncovering the muscles you’re maintaining.
 
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