COLT- It's great that you have a goal in mind-that will help you stay motivated.
My advice would be this--take a look at what you're eating. All the exercise in the world will not melt off the pounds if you're not eating right. You need to choose healthy foods, not fast food or junk food, and you need to eat the right amount--not too much and not too little.
Your SparkTeens program has done the math for you--check out your Nutrition Tracker to see your nutrition goals and work on meeting them in combination with regular fitness. Add activity to your day whenever you can. Soccer and track are great ways to stay in shape, so stick with them. When practices are over, find some other ways to fit in that fitness.
Just remember--to acheive a healthy weight and a healthy lifestyle that lasts a lifetime, you'll got to work on both: healthy eating and healthy exercise.
Hope that helps! Let us know if you have any other questions and good luck reaching your goals!
Coach Nicole
COLT22 11/24/07 7:40 P
hi, i plan on joining the army once i get out of highschool, it is my dream to fly helicopters and to serve my country. but, as of right now, i don't meet the weight standards. i weigh 220 ib and i am 6foot 3inches. so im already naturally a pretty big guy. ive been trying to lose weight for some time now by running and other exercises but i just can lose any weight. im running out of time and i need an effective way to lose weight so that i can meet the army's standards by the summer of 2009. so far, ive been running 1 mile about 4 times a week and i do track and soccer for my school. these aren't helping me any, i need suggestions for ways to lose weight, thank you for anyone who does give a suggestion.
