Quite the opposite actually, I've cut down to only having wholegrain bread in the morning followed by a cup of green tea, then fruit at lunch and a mix of meat, veg and carbs (potatoes) for dinner. Must admit that once a week I'll fall into the fast food habit, have a pizza or something.
Thanks for the post and the info. I must admit that i don't really take notice of the fat percentages/details etc on what i eat, usually if i hear it's healthy (or has a label) then I'll assume it's alight. The reason I have bread in the morning is for carbs - carbs = energy, although you're right about it all being processed, so what would be a good alternative? Anyway I'll read up a bit on that link you showed me.
You could always have fruit as it's considered carbohydrate and if possible have your main meal at lunchtime so that you have time to burn it off rather than a late evening meal.
This is a slippery slope that you've found yourself on and I think it's great that you are trying to nip it in the bud before it gets worse for you.
The best thing you can do is write down exactly what you eat every day. You do not mention any snacks at all or supper... so maybe you don't but very few people don't. If you actually don't then you are probably getting enough calories per day until you throw in the 2 days worth each week with fast food. Once a week is a lot for someone who cares about their weight!! It is not recommended more than once a month and even then you need to be doing a lot more exercise.
My neighbour put on 2 stone in a couple of months once he got a car and stopped walking no more than a mile each way to university!
You will need to reduce your daily intake of calories by 500 calories A DAY to lose 1lb per week!!! Or one hour at the gym every day to burn that off on the treadmill etc.
It really is very simple - you are eating more than your body needs, so is storing it as fat.
You can get loads of calorie info for your foods on the internet, and don't eat anything that has more than 4% fat content.
Is it normal to put on weight at 18?
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Quite the opposite actually, I've cut down to only having wholegrain bread in the morning followed by a cup of green tea, then fruit at lunch and a mix of meat, veg and carbs (potatoes) for dinner. Must admit that once a week I'll fall into the fast food habit, have a pizza or something.
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Have just been sent this info - and thought it might be of use to you.
http://positivemed.com/health-wellness/dataviz/calories/
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Thanks for the post and the info. I must admit that i don't really take notice of the fat percentages/details etc on what i eat, usually if i hear it's healthy (or has a label) then I'll assume it's alight. The reason I have bread in the morning is for carbs - carbs = energy, although you're right about it all being processed, so what would be a good alternative? Anyway I'll read up a bit on that link you showed me.
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You could always have fruit as it's considered carbohydrate and if possible have your main meal at lunchtime so that you have time to burn it off rather than a late evening meal.
This is a slippery slope that you've found yourself on and I think it's great that you are trying to nip it in the bud before it gets worse for you.
Found these for you too
www.weightlossresources.co.uk
www.caloriecounting.co.uk
All bread is processed crap - wholegrain or not.
The best thing you can do is write down exactly what you eat every day. You do not mention any snacks at all or supper... so maybe you don't but very few people don't. If you actually don't then you are probably getting enough calories per day until you throw in the 2 days worth each week with fast food. Once a week is a lot for someone who cares about their weight!! It is not recommended more than once a month and even then you need to be doing a lot more exercise.
My neighbour put on 2 stone in a couple of months once he got a car and stopped walking no more than a mile each way to university!
You will need to reduce your daily intake of calories by 500 calories A DAY to lose 1lb per week!!! Or one hour at the gym every day to burn that off on the treadmill etc.
It really is very simple - you are eating more than your body needs, so is storing it as fat.
You can get loads of calorie info for your foods on the internet, and don't eat anything that has more than 4% fat content.
Hope this helps.