Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Teenage diet help - am i eating right?

I'm 15, 178cm tall (5ft10) and weigh around 58-60kg (127-132lb). I am obsessed with eating healthy. i think i eat enough but between breakfast and lunch i am amazingly tired. I go to bed at 9 and wake up at 6 30 - enough sleep but i'm just not sure. I take iron and vitamins but i thought it much be what i was eating.



I write a food diary and write down everything i eat. I dont know why i do, it's just a habit i have.



I have become so attached to this diary that i refuse to eat more than 5 lines in my journal a day (breakfast, small snack, lunch, small snack and dinner)



I'm absolutely terrified about gaining weight so i refuse to eat more but i know i need too.



I avoid most carbs except for breakfast where i have muesli or porridge. I eat TONNES of vegies and fruits because i love them. I am quite a serious netballer - (3 - 4 high intesity trainings a week) so i'm definately exercising. I find that i pinch snack - meaning when i'm making dinner i'll pinch at my muesli or pick at the salads that we make. I never have salad dressing or anything high fat. I avoid nuts because they are very high calorie but might pinch at the organic peanut butter every now and then. I do not eat cheese, sweets, chocolate or butter because i refuse too.



I'm obsessed with calories and KJ and i'm always googling health and diet advice.



I am very scared to change my routine (eating at the same time, same foods, same amount)

On any given days i eat:



Breakfast: 45g raw muesli with 1/2 cup skim milk and a tbsp of low fat, low sugar greek yoghurt OR a serving of uncle toby's porridge with tbsp of yoghurt and small amount of fresh fruit (berries, 1/2 banana etc)

Recess at school: an apple, banana OR small (125g) low fat, low sugar greek yoghurt

Lunch: small salad with small tin of tuna in water OR a low kj rye wrap with salad and some left over meat.

Snack after school: piece of fruit of some sort or 2-3 vitaweat biscuits with philly and tomato slice

Dinner: usually small piece of meat or fish with a pile of salad or mixed vegies.



I enjoy what i eat and i LOVE salad (although i tend to stress out when i eat lots and lots because i'm scared i've over done it) I get scared when i eat until i'm full. I am addicted to almonds and nuts and they are my biggest weakness. I love to bake. I bake when i'm stressed and nervous but i have a bad habbit of snacking on the dried fruit and nuts i use in the baking. I only bake low fat and healthy but my family is quite unsupportive and tend to go through massive bathces of cookies in one sitting which really upsets me.



Am i eating enough? how could i increase without gaining weight? I think i gain weight very quickly and i really want to maintain my weight at the moment. (wouldnt mind toning the stomach though!)Teenage diet help - am i eating right?
Eat until your full and enjoy every meal you eat because you never know? It might be your last.
It's really a simple solution. One you may not want to hear, but it's 3 things. Diet, exercize, %26amp; medical advice. So many of our "celebrities" are looked up to for being sickly looking. If you're aspiring to look like them, just give up because the truth is that "Photoshop" is king. The real solution?....



Carbs are not a bad thing! Just switch to healthy carbs like brown rice and a low gluten diet. Low glycemic index is something you may want to "google". Also, a low glycemic load is as much important. See a nutritionist, as well as a therapist to see why you're having body issues. You are you're own worst critic and no matter what diet you choose, you may still see youself as fat. Its like a funhouse mirror, no matter where you move, you still look weird.



Please consider seeing a nutritionist first before you take advice from some random person on the internet.Teenage diet help - am i eating right?
You don't eat carbs after breakfast!? You probably eat about 200 carbs a day, 100 coming from after brekkie. Your diet is low in fat, so you will not have a toned stomache. Read zeroinginonhealth.com

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