I KNOW I'M GOING OUT OF POINT BUT JUST TO ANSWER HANNAH AND VIONA'S QUESTIONS,, (:

okaay well to answer your questions,
regular exercise will help to maintain your weight! but that really depends on what kind of food you consume and how much you consume.
basically, your diet plays a very important role as well!
because depending on how many calories you take a day would round up to the amount of exercise you would need, to shed what you've gained.
If you exercise regularly but you eat alot at the same time, they would cancel each other out.
Sometimes, people tend to not eat entirely hoping to achieve a sudden weight loss.
However, by going on a crash diet, your brain recieves signals that your body does not require that much calories to suffice.
And when you finally decide to give in to temptation and jump on that HUGE BUFFET, your body would turn most of what you had consumed into fats as it has already been programmed not to require such a large amount of energy.

Recommendably, many experts suggest that eating 6small meals a day are helpful for weight loss as you are less prone to snacking on unhealthy junk food whenever you feel bored or hungry. 6 small meals will make sure that your stomach is feeling satisfied thus not making you feel hungry.
However, you should not be feeling bloated at any times as each meal you consume should be in small portions.

check out this website for some diet recommendations(:
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a healthy diet should provide your body with all essential nutrients as well as to keep it FEELING GOOOOD so that you won't snack on all the other ICKY STUFF XD

Refined carbohydrates like sugar, pasta and white rice should be kept at a minimum because that tend to cause a sharp insulin response( which reduces glucose production in the liver and rapidly converting starches into glucose easily absorbed into your blood). This causes your body to recieve alot of hunger pangs just 30 mins after consumption which is reallyreally bad.
Some alternatives to refined carbohydrates would be stuff like

• low sugar cereals made from wheat
• wholemeal breads
• Rye breads
• stoneground flour
• hi-wholemeal flour
• rolled oats
• muesli
• and vegetables like tomatoes, and carrot and celery sticks.

did you know, that eating the FRUIT skin is even better than just eating whats under it alone?

(:

and of course not forgetting that a balanced diet is important,

EAT MORE VEGGIE FOR FIBRE AND, EGGS AND STEAM FISH FOR PROTEIN YAYE!