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Epididymis

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Well i've been keeping track of what I ate today and I noticed that I think I should be eating about 2500 calories or so (5' 10.5'', 235lbs, age: 14), and currently I have already eating lunch and breakfast and a snack but I still have about 2,000 calories left? what else should I eat?

Heres my breakdown so far.

Breakfast: 1 package Quacker Brown sugar oatmeal with little milk, and a cup of water.

Lunch: Turkey and Lettuce on wheat bread with carrot sticks and an Orange and a lemon water.

Snack: Banana

I also have drank about a total of 4 cups of water so far throughout the day and for dinner I am eating some grilled chicken I think but that cant be too much calories? Help me find some good snacks or tell me if I dont need to eat more?
 
If you're having trouble getting enough calories, try brown rice, sweet potatoes, whole wheat pasta, nuts, peanut butter, milk
 
If you lose weight too fast your body will almost indiscriminately lose fat and muscle. If you lift and lose 1-2 lbs a week you will retain muscle and not get that emaciated look
 
Epididymis said:
Well i've been keeping track of what I ate today and I noticed that I think I should be eating about 2500 calories or so (5' 10.5'', 235lbs, age: 14), and currently I have already eating lunch and breakfast and a snack but I still have about 2,000 calories left? what else should I eat?

Heres my breakdown so far.

Breakfast: 1 package Quacker Brown sugar oatmeal with little milk, and a cup of water.

Lunch: Turkey and Lettuce on wheat bread with carrot sticks and an Orange and a lemon water.

Snack: Banana

I also have drank about a total of 4 cups of water so far throughout the day and for dinner I am eating some grilled chicken I think but that cant be too much calories? Help me find some good snacks or tell me if I dont need to eat more?
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Without know the quantities of food you've been eating, it's impossible to judge how many calories you've taken in but I'd guess it's at least 1,000 so far. If you've got up to 235lbs without trying then chances are you're not that good at instinctively judging quantities correctly so maybe you should try counting calories for a while

Set up an account at somewhere like and enter in absolutely everything you consume and over time you'll get better at judging for yourself
 
Epididymis said:
=\ lol I have it all down in , what I am saying is that I ate like 1400 instead of 2400 should I be eating that extra?
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This depends on what your personally approximated MT Line cap limit is according to your activities.

What is it?

I am assuming you are a male. If you are 1,400 calories is far to low IMO.

I am 46 (5'7", 161), my base line caloric need is approximately 1600c. With you being taller and younger (and weighing more), your base line need will be higher than mine, and most certainly above 1,400c. It has been my opinion all along, one does not go below base line need when dieting to lose fat tissue.

You be careful with your diet and caloric needs being only 14. You are still within in your maturity growth period, young man.


Best wishes


Chillen
 
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I highly recommend not counting calories at the age of 14. Primarily because you're still growing and developing.

If you are overweight, it's primarily because you're eating too much and not enough physical activities. If your primary diet is fast food, then I highly recommend changing that habit to start eating at home. Ask your parents to start cooking if they aren't, or at least allow you to buy food at the supermarket.

Also, if you are eating at home, then the problem could be simply you're eating too much. Try to make less of the current amount of food you're eating or attempt to reduce the calories by substituting out high calories things. For example, instead of using regular milk, use lowfat or fatfree milk. Or let's say your mom cooked you some pork chops and some veggies... instead of eating two pork chops, eat one and increase veggies portion.

At the age of 14 your body is in the highest metabolism state in your life. Simply expend the calories by going outside instead of staying at home. Join a sports like JV football or JV soccer (since 14 is about the age of JV). Then when you become upper class, you can join the varsity squad and by that time, you should be buff and able to plow through anything. If sports doesn't favor you, then go with running, swimming, or something else.

It's fun to be 14. Don't waste it by counting calories and looking awfully silly while other members are outside pushing it to the limit!
 
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lol well im turning 15 june 11th =]], but I already do martial artss like Brasilian Jiu Jitsu and Muy thai kickboxing, and whats my MT cap? I need to loose weight now to compete in lower ranks of grappling tournaments and might go wrestling next year =] was waiting for the all wise chillen to comment me haha.
 
this picture is seem's off to me? can you give a more detailed description?
as stated earlyer, besides the obvious if you need to eat more... then eat more.
stated: was healthy choices, so stick with that, and your doing good exercises it seems.
how long have you been doing thies activitys?
 
Epididymis said:
lol well im turning 15 june 11th =]], but I already do martial artss like Brasilian Jiu Jitsu and Muy thai kickboxing, and whats my MT cap?

I need to loose weight now to compete in lower ranks of grappling tournaments and might go wrestling next year =] was waiting for the all wise chillen to comment me haha.
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This on-line calculator can ' ballpark ' what your maintenance calories might be.....it actually does a range of maintenance calorie calculations for you based on your inputs.......



You can also try this formula below to try and figure out how many total daily calories to ballpark for maintenance each day - this one is a bit different from some others ( i.e like the calculator above ) as it attempts to account for some of the cardio and weight training calories separately...........


A - Your weight in pounds

B - Take A X 11 = RMR calories

C - Take B X 1.6 for your daily activities calories

D - Number of minutes you weight lift per week X 5

E - Number of minutes you do aerobic cardio, sports etc. per week X 8

F - Add D & E....divide by 7

G - Add C & F to get an estimate of your daily maintenance calories​


.......and to cut fat, you can cut your ' maintenance calories ' by 20% or so as starting point toward helping you shed some fat....to help you bulk up, simply bump your ' maintenance calories ' by 20% or so.
 
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