Does Snapple's Diet Green Tea "Metabolism" actually fuel your metabolism like it says it should?

I'm on a diet and my parents keep making these wonderful meals and I keep caving. My goal is 50 pounds by ....?

• the summertime. My doctor said as long as I strengthened my diet and did a little extra exercise, that that 50 pounds would shed fairly quickly. See, I am a teenager and my metabolism is naturally high since have extremely athletic parents. Last I went to the doctor, I was 5'5 and weighed 165 pounds. I want to be exactly 115 pounds. That is a healthy weight for the build I want. I do want a little muscle though. I dance and despite the long hours I put into it, I just cannot seem to get that lean, toned body. My instructor says I'm just big-boned, but I've also heard there is not such thing as 'big boned.' I am on a fish, veggie, fruit, and melba or grissini bread diet (HCG diet drops). I have heard that too much exercise can counteract the results of the drops, so I plan on doing 30 minutes a day of cardio. I also walk up a bunch of steps each day in school, so I do get a mini workout in a few times a day in that alone. Question: How can I survive my diet when my parents are cooking my favorite meals. Granite, they don't know I'm on the HCG diet, but a few years ago, I went on a diet and failed because of the same reason. That time they knew I was dieting, so.. what should I do?

• Answer:

  115 is not a healthy weight. That would qualify you for a diagnosis of an eating disorder. Call your doctor's office to verify this, since you seem convinced you are correct. Also talk to your doctor about a healthy diet plan. You seem to be basing your diet on rumor and myth.