QuestionHey Melissa I'm Cassie and I'm 15, weigh 10 and a half stone, and I am about five foot 2 (and I'm a girl).
You might not be able to help me that much because of my age, but i really need to lose some weight. I had an operation on my wrist in the Christmas holdidays and was off all sport for about two-three months after it. Now, after a short period of being on sport, I have busted my shoulder and am going for an X-Ray and an Ultrasoundm, which is nearly certainly going to result in another operation. In UK sizes, before all of this, I was a size 8-10. Now, I'm a 12, and a fat 10 in some shops. I'm really fed up with all of this because all of my friends are all dead skinny and have loads of attention from boys, and I'm getting really fed up with the weight that I'm putting on.
MOst Mondays nowadays I'm playing hockey, but I'm playing goalie which basically involves standing in the net with a load of kit on and kicking at the ball if it comes your way. Its not very energetic. Sometimes after that I have County Cricket training, but I'm getting so behind that I lose my breath really easily and I get left behind. On Wednesdays I do cricket traning and I seem to do fine then, but its not much exercise since we only really run about a bit when its our go after the other ten in front of you, and when you're batting you only move forwards and swing your arms to hit the ball.
On Sundays I play cricket matches (and yeah - I am hevaily dedicated to my cricket) and i don't really do much then. I get left behind in the wamr-ups, but I don't really do much during the match because its not exactly the most vibrant sport anyway. I really want to slim down because my Mum's really overweight and is on these special, extra-strength diet pills that were prescribed to her by the doctor, my brother's trying to lose weight because he is three years younger than me and two stone heavier, and my Mum's friend has just had an operation to make her lose weight - something like Gastric Band surgery. My Dad's kind of a fitness freak and always watches what he eats.
So basically - I'm sorry if I rambled on too much but I'd really like your help. Is there any food groups that I should avoid? Any that I should eat more of? I'm generally quite good with my fruit and beg, I eat most of them. Also - is there anything that I can do to improve my fitness levels, sportswise? I'm pretty taken timewise but I'm trying to convince my family to get a rowing machine or something. Any advice really would help at the moment, I can't really talk to my family about it because they all see me as the healthy one - little do they know how wrong they are now.
AnswerCassie,
It's pretty common for athletic people to gain weight during an injury. You can fight it by doubling your intake of non-starchy vegetables and cutting out white foods like white bread, potatoes, pasta, and white rice. Look into gentle exercises that won't hurt the shoulder-walking is actually fantastic exercise, because you burn calories without making yourself hungry.
I also want you to think about your family and their eating habits. You are surrounded by bad examples. I want you to find someone in your life who is at a healthy weight and doesn't ever diet and make them into your role model.
Melissa
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