Am i healthy or fat?!

Am i healthy or fat?

should i go on a diet?? in 13 140 and 5'5 i am a bigger porportioned person but i just dont know, i try to be helthy, but i have fat people in my family and my family doesnt eat healthy it is me and my dad that try. i kinda stopped eating red meat, is that good or bad/? i perfer fish. and i try to eat whole wheats and stuff but...
what else should i try i am too young for diet pillls, but want to lose weight
should i??

You are healthy.

“fat” is really not an exact term.
It’s like the word “beauty”…in the eye of the beholder…
Someone who is fat for one person will not be fat for someone else…

You can be underweight, be healthy, be overweight, be obese or extremely obese…those are exact terms with numbers attached to them.

In your case, you’re healthy. If you ever reach 150lbs (at 5”5’) , then you will become overweight, which will only means that you will have statistically more chance of developing health problems because of your weight.

So, now, you’re healthy. At your height, you are healthy if you weigh between 115lbs to 145lbs.

At 115lbs, you are thin…at 145lbs, you are not…but still healthy.

At 140lbs, as you are now, I understand that you are starting to be concerned about your weight.
I’m 5”5’ too but I’m older and not in a growing phase, but I’m about 120lbs and doing a lot to keep it that way.

I don’t know about red meat and all the fuss about it. I eat red meat about once a week and I’m fine with it. Maybe just don’t eat it more than once a week and have a piece not bigger than a deck of cards (I like to grill those little beef medallions, those 220 calories, 5oz beef filets). Just don’t have those huge restaurant steaks meant for 4 people…(have a weight limit of 5oz, once a week, and you will be fine).

The most important thing you should know, and I repeat the most important thing you should know, especially if you’re only 13 so it may not be too late for you, is to never, ever, ever, ever eat less than your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) which is the calories you need to just be alive. If you eat less than your BMR, then your body (a marvelous system, just trying to keep you alive) will just decrease your BMR and you will need even less calories to just be alive. This is why a lot of people just get fat, eating normally, because they dieted before and their BMR adjusted to such low levels that when they started eating normally again, they just got fat and then depressed so they ate more and got even fatter and fatter, without eating very much. (your body can adjust your BMR so you can survive on a yogurt and a piece of lettuce every day…).

BMR: women: lbs x 0.453 = kilograms x 7.18 + 795
BMR: men: lbs x 0.453 = kilograms x 10.2 + 879

So your BMR is 1250 calories (if you’re a girl, which I assume you are, because of other questions you posted).

Never, ever, ever, ever…eat less than 1250 calories (then adjust your BMR as you lose weight). Never, ever become those teenagers or young women eating nothing and gaining weight just because they forced their bodies to lower their BMR by not eating enough.

Eat at least 1,250 calories and exercise. You’re a 13 years old kid, just do what kids do…running around and be active all day.

Do not, ever, ever, do those diet pills…so unnatural and the natural way is so much more simpler…and free.

Learn about nutrition.
Whole wheat bread and pasta and brown rice are better for you than the white kind because it will satisfy you more for a longer time so you don’t get hungry so soon.
It’s like replacing regular potatoes by sweet potatoes…Potatoes are like sugar for the body…get in the bloodstream very fast and does not last. Sweet potatoes will sustain you for a longer time so you won’t be hungry again for a while.
You want to eat less but not be hungry. A huge whole plate of broccoli’s (with your fish) will fill you up with very few calories intake (like 80) and give you tons of good nutrients.

Eating fish is good…I like to steam my salmon and it’s better than all the fried Red Lobster stuff.

Make sure you have a steamer for cooking your food. You can steam vegetables and fish without adding any fat. The way you cook is a big factor on your calorie intake.

Have a grill (I use the Foreman Lean Mean Fat Grilling whatever) to grill all of my red meats with no fat except a spray of olive oil. I use the Foreman rotisserie for all my chicken (whole or pieces) without adding any fat (very juicy chicken thighs…

It’s all about knowing how many calories you eat and how many you are actually using.

Avoid any “fast food” food like the plague. If you’re craving French fries, just fry them yourself in a good oil and don’t add too much salt, once a month…

Everything in moderation, except the broccoli’s, the steamed veggies and the lettuce you can have as much as you want.

Tonight, my boyfriend wanted pasta and sausage because he's very active, strong, thin and muscular and needs to eat a lot. So I cooked an 8oz organic spinach Fettuccine box (= 210 calories/servings for 4 servings = 840 calories) and a 16oz Polska Kielbasa (= 190 calories/serving for 8 servings = 1520 calories). Then I added broccolis, mushrooms and tomatoes, just for me.
On my plate was one serving of pasta (210 calories) with one serving of the sausage (190 calories) and a lot of brocollis, mushrooms and tomatoes and when I got halfway eating my plate, my stomach got full, and my plate was still half full so I put in the fridge to eat it later, in a few hours, like a snack.

My boyfriend ate all the rest of the Fettuccine (630 calories) and all the rest of the sausage (1330 calories) and two hours later was asking if there was any leftover left!!!

So a strong guy could eat almost 2,000 calories in one meal and asks for more when I get full on half of 400 calories, if it has brocollis in it….

Just listen to your body and always assume that if you’re a girl, you need one quarter to one eighth of what the guy is eating.