At 300 pounds you can lose weight quickly if you eat a healthy diet and exercise. Have 3 meals a day, ensure that they are all well balanced with a variety of fruits, vegetables, lean meats etc. Stop all sugary foods, junk food, soda etc.

You say you have tried many weight loss regimens but none work – if you are eating burgers and pizzas everyday this will certainly prevent you from losing weight.

I’m 12 years old, and I weigh 127 pounds. My BMI is 23.7. I lost a pond after about 2 weeks of healthy eating. Im not huge, but it was really embarassing when my aunt got me a really cute Hollister shirt last month and a half ago. She made me show my mom. I looked horrible. Ever since then I have ben trying to eat way healthy. I dont eat breakfast, (well i never did any way) I eat a Ritz crackerful and a Nature Valley Protien Bar for lunch, and Weight Watchers recipes for dinner. I have gym every day, but most of the time i dont sweat. Whats really bad is about twice a week, I have this craving where I eat a reeses, a Fiber One 90 cal brownie, a small bag of cheetos, and two mini weight watchers snack cakes. Afterwords I feel so bad. I dont exercize really. I go horseback riding on most saturdays.I drink about 4 cups of tropicana a day. This may sound bad, but I have been trying, really. Is it possible for me to lose all this weight and fit into Hollister like my friends by the satrt of 8th grade?
Thanks!

PS. could you email me some tips?

~Maddie

Stopping junk food is a really good idea, just do it for yourself. Why does it matter if your parents will not approve? Junk food is not healthy. You should be eating a well balanced diet with lots of fruits and vegetables for good health.

As for your exercise, it sounds like you are doing well. If after a week of doing a fitness DVD you have already seen improvements in your legs then this is excellent. Give it more time and you will start to burn off the excess fat.

I really recommend that you look for an active hobby. Whether that is dance, martial arts, hiking / mountaineering, cycling, sports etc. really does not matter – what is important is that you are active more often. Purely for weight loss you cannot go far wrong with exercises like running and swimming. You just need to work hard at them.

For diet, the key is not eating too much. Healthy food is a good start, but if you are exceeding your calorie requirements you will still gain weight, regardless of whether you are eating carrots or burgers.