How many pounds will I lose with the Atkins Diet in 2 weeks? ?

Question

Hello! :) My name is Ribs, 12 years old, and I am exactly 5 inches tall, weighing at about 105 pounds. As you may already know, it is almost the end of Summer 2008, and my school is starting on the 2nd day of September.

It's not like I have been procrastinating all summer, it's just that finding a good way to lose weight fast and keeping it off got me diet-shifting often, which really didn't help! Lol.

So anyways, I guess with my deadline almost closing in, I have no choice but to follow a strict, healthy diet and do aerobic excersize for 30 minutes each day.

I decided to follow the Atkin's diet, and for a person my height and weight, about how many pounds will I be losing?

By the way, my daily carbohydrate intake will be 10 grams or so.

Please help, I swear, I will love you forever! (:

Oh, and to the people who think that I should be enjoying my youthful days instead of dieting -- thanks, but that just isn't the case anymore, with all the media and peer pressure and stuff! Plus, I bought a lot of cute clothes and I want to actually look good in them. ;D

Answer 1

Honey, I presume you mean feet tall, not inches? Your bmi is about 20.5. "Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems." Your bmi is on the low side of normal, which means you are on the skinny side of normal. You should not be trying to lose weight, especially on something as drastic as Atkins. What you should do is eat healthily, and get 45 minutes of cardiovascular exercise per day. If you lose weight, that means your body had excess weight. If you don't, that means your body is HEALTHY. The point is to be healthy, eat right and exercise. Weight problems come from not being healthy, so don't worry about what you weight, worry about whether or not it is healthy. If you're concerned, talk to your pediatrician or consult a nutritionist. But you are definitely going about this in a dangerous and unhealthy manner.

Answer 2

exactly 5 inches tall o wow...your really tall, now why would u need to loose weight? 105 lbs on that tall body....perfect

Answer 3

The Atkins diets works but it takes a couple weeks before the weight starts coming off...also if you go back to eating the carbs again, you gain whatever you lost right back.

Answer 4

ribs who is 5 inches tall exact on the dot.