i am a teenager and wieght 135 pounds. and i an 5 feet 7 inches. i try to diet but i cant lose wieght. help!!?

i have really tried to diet and exercise because i tell my self that i am fat but it doesnt work. i realli want to weigh about 120 but it seems like an unreachable goal. What should I do??

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1. At tha height, your weight is perfect! im 5'3, and i weight 120. i dont consider myself fat, i like having some curves! I do need to exercise more. But at your height, you don't need to worry.
2. 135 pounds on a 5' 7" frame is not fat. And teenagers shouldn't diet b/c it could hurt their growth. But you're not fat....if anything underweight.
3. I don't think you need to lose any weight.
4. you do not need to lose weight your at a good size right now
5. Ive been there. Shoot Im ur weight n Im only 5'3! So ur deffinatly not fat. U can get toned by running though. Jus 20 minutes a day u'll feel and c a bit of a difference in the 1st 2 weeks. B dedicated to it though, no matter how ruff tyms get. If the scale says u didnt loose weight, dont sweat it, u lost weight but gained muscle, lean muscle that fights fat. So dont worry bout the scale, ull look fine! <333
6. Be kind to yourself. At your height you are fine. Keep in mind your bone weight.
7. Don't be so hard on yourself. Your height and weight sound reasonable to me. But I can understand why you want to loose weight, as women are pressured so much to be "thin" from images bombarded in our faces from the media. Think of it this way: If you become thinner, will people like you any better? The truth of the matter is, people will like you according to your personality, not your looks. You can be the meanest person in the world and be super skinny, but people will not feel any different about your or vice versa, you can be a bit chubby but really nice so people will love you. Please realize there is more important things than your looks.
8. If you are fat then I'm obese. I'm 5'4, 138 lbs. My goal is to get down to 120. You really don't want to lose to much weight, you'll look like one of those hollywood skeletons. If you make a goal to try to lose 5 lbs. - just do simple things to make it happen (cut your meals down by 1/4, walk as many places as you can and get involved in some sort of activity - bowling even works!) Try exercising in your bedroom for 15 minutes every morning as soon as you wake up. Do some lunges, squats, pushups and situps. You will see a difference! If you do this, I'll bet you could lose 5 lbs. this month! Then if you are still not happy with the way you look - try another 5 lbs., but you really shouldn't go lower than 125. Hope this helped you! Good Luck!
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