This week’s question is as follows:
Thanks a lot!
I’m 18 by the way.
Your diet is pretty strict, mainly on the carbs side. It was good call to take the Centrum vitamins (you might not be getting all the energy/protein you need from your diet, but at least you’re getting your vitamins and minerals right).
It’s a pretty well balanced diet, and the only thing I would say is to try some meat (preferrably poultry) every other day and increase your carb intake. For example, forget the oat bran muffin for lunch, and eat some rice, potatoes (not fries) or bread. Also, try to snack, I mean, try to eat every 3 1/2 hours. You won’t be so hungry and you’ll increase your calorie intake a bit.
Also, if you want, you can really start eating a lot more and just increasing your amount of daily exercise, i.e., running (0%) instead of walking for example, or just walking longer. Try to perform different exercises, not just climbing, so your work different groups of muscles and do not put strain always on the same joint (climbing is not good for knees in the long run).
Also, at 18, you might still be growing. Do not restrict your calorie intake too much.
The average adult woman should eat between 1800 to 2000 calories per day. But it all depends on how much you exercise really. The thing is: exercise more, eat more, exercise less, eat less. However, do exercise; it’s good.
im sure you should be eating around 2k cals and take out 500 so maybe like 2k-1.5k. i dont think it’s that unhealthy i mean i eat less then that and i work out also im doing fine working out make me tired so i usually sleep an hour or 2 after. i know many people who eat 1k cals a day skinny or fat.
Comment by Jacob — June 19, 2010 @ 12:59 pm
If you want to lose weight faster, you’ll need to eat less and exercise more. Bottom
line: 1,050 to 1,200 calories and one hour of exercise a day (but be sure not to dip
below this calorie level for safety’s sake). On this type of plan, you can expect to
lose 3-5 pounds the first week.
Check out those websites below. They have many helpful tips.Hope that helps.
Comment by Dana — June 19, 2010 @ 1:28 pm