Overweight??????????

k, my niece is 12 and weighs 112lbs. She trys to lose weight but thinks shes a compulsive eater because she constantly eats. Should she try to lose weight? All of her friends are like 85 or 90. Are they underweight? Could it be muscle? Please help

Maybe your neice has a larger frame than her friends, is taller than them, has more muscle or has already started puberty. At 12, I weighed the same as your neice, I was not overweight and was encouraged to stay as I was. 12 year olds should not be on diet, unless directed by a doctor. I can't see that this is necessary and she should just try to eat more healthily and take plenty of exercise. HTH.

try getting her out of the house more on walks or biking. read more on weight loss and exercise programs on this site

how tall is she? go to www.caloriesperhour.com
they have a body mass index (BMI) calculator that tells whether a person is overweight by giving them a score.

Here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Here what that will do for you, your metabolism will increase (i.e. Loose weight) and you will have more engry. If you go on a diet and eat less, your metabolism will slow down and store to fat. That is why diets dont work. Only the size of your fist, carbs (examples:baked potato, pasta, oatmeal, beans, corn, melon, apples, fat free yogurt, whole wheat breads)in one and protien (examples:chicken breast, swordfish, shrimp, turkey breast) in the other. You can also eat vegetables and salads with any meal, they dont have none or little fat). 30min cardo exercise every day. Any of these(examples: walking, jogging, swimming,running, biking, ect), Monday cardo, tues upper body (arms: curls, tricep extensions,pull ups, front press)(abdominals: leg pull crunch, leg raises), (chest: bench press, butterfly, pullover)(shoulders: front press, arm pullover, cross county skier machine)(back:seated row, lat pull downs, back extension)(YOU DONT HAVE TO DO IN ONE DAY, mix it up) wed cardo, thurs lower body (legs: leg pull,leg press, squats, lounges) fri cardo, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising, you do this on sunday so your body doesnt go into starvation mode. YOU NEED TO TAKE SUNDAY OFF. If you stilck with this you will have a great body. also drink aleast 8oz of water daily! Stay away from Mcdonals, Wendys, ect because there is nothing good for you on the menu's even the salads are bad (beaon bits, cheeze, dressing, ect) Good Luck :)

Hi
Ask her to get on to this plan ,it really works so here goes,
If you are serious about losing weight, the calories in the food you eat should be less than the energy you use. You will have to increase your metabolic rate now, and plan your diet carefully.
Formulate your own weight loss plan and you will lose weight faster. More details available at http://tinyurl.com/m7ckx

Good luck