Re: confused about diets.

From: William A. Noyes (no.address_at_ctc.net)
Date: 06/23/04 

Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 04:56:03 -0700

<tsazradical@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3b506a75.0406221907.1d78a7e0@posting.google.com...
> I am a 15 year old trying to get into really good shape.
> however, I am VERY confused about what to eat.
> I have a very actice lifestyle
> -weights
> -50 minute run
> -20 minutes in the pool
>
> currently I take a protien suppliment and try to eat 5-6 small meals
> througout the day. in those meals I eat LOTS of fruits and vegatables.
> I may eat up to 2 apples a day, 2-3 bannanas, many pounds of carrots.
> I also eat wheat bread during the day. with all of this talk of
> lowering the carbs I am thinking I should do the same, but then I
> remember I don't want to start eating away the the muscle I have
> created during the long aerobic running. I weigh 145-150 pounds
> (5'9').

Your weight sounds ok to me for an adult.
Keep at the exercise as that is
the real ticket to successful weight control.
Be sure to eat your dark green vegetable
and your tomatoes. The current national cancer instutite recommend is
NINE serving of fruits and vegetables. It used to be five.
Raw nuts contain good healthy fats
almonds, filberts, pumpkin seeds, and pecans are excellent.

Avoid deep fried foods, white flour, simple sugars, and hydrogenated oils.
Remember about 1 in 150 have very serious problem with gluten a protein
found in wheat and a number of other grains. Don't eat pyramid eat as it
has too much grain.

Protein wise I'll suggest fish plus everything else you might think of :-)
Beef steak, pork roast, chicken. I'd avoid breakfast links as they
contain huge amount calories and lard. Eggs are good. Avoid
charred meats as they contain cancer causing chemicals -----
polycyclic aromatic amines and hydrocarbons.

> also, I am confused about HOW MUCH I should eat. I understand that I
> should be taking in a certain amount of carbs, but then I hear things
> like you need to eat a lot to keep a fast metabolism.
>
> I can't go on a special diet or buy special foods because I have no
> money, refrigerator room, car to go shopping, and my mom will only by
> proccessed food but she does buy fruit and wheat bread I eat. anyone
> anyone have any insight? I am very confused about what to eat.

Will she let you cook and prepare your own food. At least get her to avoid
the hydrogenated fats, and simple sugars. Refuse dessert. Warn her.
Eat a good lunch which may mean packing it yourself. Avoid hydrogenated
cheap Mayo in your sandwichs. Sardine cheese
sandwichs aren't too bad if one is active and young.. Almonds are
easy to pack. Avoid the colas and soda pop this will do much to
inprove nutrient density in your diet. Avoid McDonalds, Jack in the
Box, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken as their food is crap.

Food supplement wise, I'll suggest at the very least a 1000 IUs of vitamin D
year around plus sun. Even Consumer Report Magazine is now
suggests this dose of this vitamin supplementwise. And they hate
supplements! or have done so through the years. This may help
you to have stronger bones, and through your lifespan
help prevent certain cancers such as prostate cancer
and in old age help prevent muscle loss called sacropenia.
And if you eat dark greens each day, you will further increase your
bone strength and density because of the phylloquinone (vitamin K-1).
Plus dark green foods are rich sources of lutein and other carotenoids.

I am not a physician nor am I a dietician........
...................................William A. Noyes

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