I DON'T LIKE THE WAY MY HIPS LOOK

Dear Sir,

I am just 14 years old, but I have a lot of fat on my hips and a big butt. I don’t like it. How can I get rid of it quickly?

Too much

Dear Too much,

Weight loss is tricky, lots of people are unhappy with their present weight, but most aren’t sure how to change it – and many would be better staying the way they are. You may want to look like models or actors in magazines and on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you. Look at your mother and other female relations/members of your family. If so, then your well – developed hips are probably genetic – they run through your family. When this is the case, there is not much you can do about it. What you can do, is look at weight control. You should try to eat healthily and exercise so that while you retain your genetic shape, you don’t have ‘a lot of fat’ to deal with. Ditch the junk food and dig out the fruits and veggies! Five servings of fruit and veggies aren’t just good idea to help you lose weight – they’ll help keep your heart and the rest of your body healthy. Other suggestions for eating well: replace white bread with whole wheat, trade your sugar soda for water and low- fat milk, and make sure you get a healthy breakfast. And get moving- exercise is key to keeping the weight off. At your age, as long as you are healthy, it will not be too difficult.