Is 140 pounds a healthy weight for an 18 year old girl?

I am a girl turning 18 years old in about 2 months. I weigh somewhere around 140 and I'm 5 feet 3 inches tall. Am I at a healthy weight or am I overweight? If I'm overweight, can you give me some tips to lose that fat kinda fast? What goal should I set for calorie intake? Thank you!

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You're almost overweight. The healthy weight range for your height and age is between 99 to 145 lbs. And that's not just me saying so. That is based off of your Body Mass Index. Unless you're a muscular athlete with low body fat percentage then the BMI is generally a correct way of deciding whether you need to lose weight. I suggest making it a goal to lose 25 to 30 lbs. Then you'll be slim and toned :)Cardio is for fat-burning. You can do a bunch of weight exercises but that's not going to effectively burn your fat. Try starting off with at least 30 mins. or cardio at least 3 to 4 days a week. I really suggest you check out Blogilates.com, I love her workout videos, she has several cardio, weight-lifting, pilates, and stretching videos that are effective. Try her Beginner's Workout Calender, you can print it out or just save it to your online bookmarks, it gives you a couple simple videos of hers to do 6 days out of the week and will really strengthen you and ease you into working out regularly.

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• That's a perfectly fine weight! For your age and height that's normal, and most of what your goal or ideal weight is about is finding a weight you feel good at. Do you feel healthy and happy? If so, then don't try to change your weight :)
• You're a little on the "plump" Side... Losing 20 pounds- probably wouldn't Hurt. Just do an Hours worth of Exercise every day, & you should be Alright. :)
• Your weight is fine but keep away from oily things it will help you control weight.
• Yes - that is a healthy weight. Some people would call that fat, some would say you are chubby and others would agree with you having a healthy weight. Leave your weight alone. Too many people think they have to look like the girls in magazines. Bull crap.
• I agree with the Pancake girl. Not about it being a healthy weight, because it is bordering on overweight, but that some people would call that fat, while many on Yahoo! would not say you were even chubby until you are around 200 pounds. Still others, with a fat fetish, would like you to gain even more weight. Anyway, not everyone needs to look as good as the girls in movies or magazines. If everyone did there would be nothing special about celebrities. So just leave your weight alone & learn to be happy with your plump size. After all, losing weight would require you to change your diet, & maybe even exercise once in a while. We all know you don't want to do that.

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Can You Teach Me Human Brain Facts?

I want to learn some human brain facts. What are some facts about the human brain that aren't too well known? What are some of the more well known facts? I really want to study this and learn all I can because I'm interested in how brains of various things work.I don't want anything that's too technical if you can help it because I want to make sure it's easy for me to understand. Any tips will do, I just want to be in awe of a fact that I don't think I know or haven't thought about for a while.

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The brain is one of the most fascinating parts of our body that we still have only scratched the surface of understanding. You are definitely going to be heading on a trip down the rabbit hole as you start to explore more. I pulled just a couple of the random little facts that I've always found really interesting.Your brain uses 1/5 of all the oxygen and blood being used in your body even though it only accounts for 2% of the body's weight.The brain has zero receptors for pain. Your skin weighs twice as much as your brain.The right side of your brain controls the left side of your body and the left side of your brain controls the right. It only takes 10 seconds of blood loss to the brain for you to go unconscious. A yawn is actually designed to wake up your brain. Your brain is more active when dreaming than when you are actually awake.That is literally just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cool brain facts. Keep checking out different sites and enjoy the learning!

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• When a straight man looks at a gay man the brain tells them to get away as far as he can
• The human brain has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is larger than any other in relation to body size. Large animals such as whales and elephants have larger brains in absolute terms, but when measured using the encephalization quotient which compensates for body size, the human brain is almost twice as large as the brain of the bottlenose dolphin, and three times as large as the brain of a chimpanzee. Much of the expansion comes from the part of the brain called the cerebral cortex, especially the frontal lobes, which are associated with executive functions such as self-control, planning, reasoning, and abstract thought. The portion of the cerebral cortex devoted to vision is also greatly enlarged in humans.The human cerebral cortex is a thick layer of neural tissue that covers most of the brain. This layer is folded in a way that increases the amount of surface that can fit into the volume available. The pattern of folds is similar across individuals, although there are many small variations. The cortex is divided into four "lobes", called the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and occipital lobe. (Some classification systems also include a limbic lobe and treat the insular cortex as a lobe.) Within each lobe are numerous cortical areas, each associated with a particular function such as vision, motor control, language, etc. The left and right sides of the cortex are broadly similar in shape, and most cortical areas are replicated on both sides. Some areas, though, show strong lateralization, particularly areas that are involved in language. In most people, the left hemisphere is "dominant" for language, with the right hemisphere playing only a minor role. There are other functions, such as spatiotemporal reasoning, for which the right hemisphere is usually dominant.Despite being protected by the thick bones of the skull, suspended in cerebrospinal fluid, and isolated from the bloodstream by the blood–brain barrier, the human brain is susceptible to damage and disease. The most common forms of physical damage are closed head injuries such as a blow to the head, a stroke, or poisoning by a variety of chemicals that can act as neurotoxins. Infection of the brain, though serious, is rare due to the biological barriers which protect it. The human brain is also susceptible to degenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer's disease. A number of psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia and depression, are thought to be associated with brain dysfunctions, although the nature of such brain anomalies is not well understood.Scientifically, the techniques that are used to study the human brain differ in important ways from those that are used to study the brains of other mammals. On the one hand, invasive techniques such as inserting electrodes into the brain, or disabling parts of the brain in order to examine the effect on behavior, can be used with non-human species, but for ethical reasons, are generally not performed with humans. On the other hand, humans are the only subjects who can respond to complex verbal instructions. Thus, it is often possible to use non-invasive techniques such as functional neuroimaging or EEG recording more productively with humans than with non-humans. Furthermore, some of the most important topics, such as language, can hardly be studied at all except in humans. In many cases, human and non-human studies form essential complements to each other. Individual brain cells can only be studied in non-humans; complex cognitive tasks can only be studied in humans. Combining the two sources of information to yield a complete functional understanding of the human brain is an ongoing challenge for neuroscience.

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If I cut after bulking will I be even stronger?

I know I'll be able to do things like more push ups and pull ups. But will I be able to lift more? Say I'm 130 and bench 160. If I cut to say 124 7% body fat will my bench increase, stay the same, or decrease?

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Your bench could possibly increase a few pounds, but not much more than that. When you bench, the resistance is the bar and the weights on it. Losing a bit of fat around your arms subtracts from the weight you have to lift making it a tad bit easier.As for pushups and pull-ups, you'll be able to knock out maybe 10-20 pushups and possibly 3-10 more pull-ups because the sole resistance is bodyweight in both exercises. Whatever weight you lose, think of a person wearing a weight vest and when they lose fat, a weight bar is taken out from the vest, making it easier to perform pushups/pull-ups.

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• prob same if wt loss was only fat. beware losing bod fluid/electrolytes: dangerous.doubt you can hit 7%. very hard to measure bod fat% anyway; only under water is accuratedon't try for excess ; bad things happen then

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