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Eating too little, too much, just right?
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soccerfreek1012
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 Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:43 am Post subject: Eating too little, too much, just right? |
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| Ok, I'm 15 years old, female, about 5' 8" and 145 lbs...I eat really well and I exercise 6-7 days a week lifting weights, running, and cycling. I have been doing this for 2 years so I have a good routine. I'm just wondering about my calorie intake, which usually ranges from 1600-1800 a day. Here's an example of what I eat:Breakfast-1/2 cup oatmeal, scrambled egg whitesSnack-Clif BarLunch- Turkey sandwich, apple, small romaine lettuce salad, handful of pita chipsPre-workout: Kashi BarDinner: Some sort of turkey, chicken, or fish, rice, broccoliThen sometimes I drink a homemade fruit and protein smoothie.I also drink a lot of water and PowerAde Zero, and usually have more fruit like grapes or strawberries during the day. I usually seem to be hungry before bed, although I eat dinner around 7:30. So do you think I'm eating enough? |
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Heather
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:51 am Post subject: |
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| Since you exercise so much, you may want to increase your intake to about 2,000. You're burning a whole lot of calories each day, so you can get away with eating more. |
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Aquafina
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| Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:07 am Post subject: |
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-You've been going this for 2 years so far, do you see a weight gain at all? If not, then you're eating just fine and burning enough calories to maintain your weight, which is good. -If you see a weight gain, of course it means you're eating more than you're burning, so try to lower your calorie intake. -If you're seeing a weight loss, it means your burning more than you're eating, which is good or bad, depending on the situation.Check this site out to see if you should be concerned with losing weight: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/. It's your BMI (ratio of your HEIGHT to your WEIGHT), set by the government to the standards for Americans. Healthy weight is not set using age and weight.What you should do is change your eating habit to a healthier one and start exercising (people tell you this over and over because it WORKS!).Disclaimer: I don't recommend any diet to you or anyone, but I just wanted to share my experience. You should talk to your nutritionist/doctor before making any drastic changes to your body.What I did was I went on an "eating-only-corn-flakes" diet. xD I lost the weight really quickly (~25 lbs). After a 2-3 weeks of eating only corn flakes with regular milk for breakfast/lunch/dinner (NO snacks whatsoever). (You can try it with skim, 1%, or 2% milk to lose even more weight.) I went off the diet and started eating normal, and healthy foods, with A LOT of water and tons of fruits. I'm able to keep off the weight I've lost for ~6 years now. At summer camp, I've also went on a cereal-salad-and-skim milk "diet". For breakfast, I would only eat grain cereal with skim milk and drink another glass. For lunch and dinner each day, I had only a salad and two glasses of skim milk per meal. Camp was only 5 days, but I lost a considerable amount of weight for my father to notice my weight loss. xDCurrently, I've been exercising. I have an "air-stepper" at home, and I get on it for 15 minutes each day to get my cardio workout. I take my pulse at 5 min. intervals for 15 minutes to see if I'm improving. ^_^ Then, I get on my Total Gym and start working on my arms and legs (pulling, pushing, etc.). To tone my abs, I do 200 crunches; they are much easier than sit-ups. ^_^ Lastly, I do 100 of those "standing-up" crunches. I don't know what to call them, but I saw it on Hip-Hop Abs. You can see a sample of it here: http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/hip_hop_abs.do?code= HIPHOPABSDOTCOMThe lay down crunches and the standing up crunches that I do gave me the flat stomach I have now. ^____^ Very happy with the results. You can do as many as your body can tolerate for ONE day and feel your stomach flatter immediately afterwards (at least for me)! It's incredible!If you do not have gym equipment, just jumping around and running place for 15-30 minutes will get you your cardio workout. Eat yogurt, fruits, and other health foods. Drink tons of water and your daily dosage of milk. ^_^Good luck!  |
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