Ballanced Meal

Question: Can you believe im 5'5"? woah. im 81.3 lbs and 5'5". so i went to the doc today and she said just to eat healthy and stuff and to eat fruits and vegetables and stuff, and she gave me like a packet with my stats and a graph that says that im just a little below the "ok" weight for a 14 year old and stuff but she didnt really say anything about it. it says on the sheet "her growth and development are normal." but my bmi is 15.59. is that BAD!?? she didnt say anything other than eat a healthy 3 balanced meals a day. if i eat 3 ballanced meals a day b, l, and d, will that make my weight go up!? will i get a "normal weight" ? and what would be a good weight for a 14 year old 5'5''? thank you. ♥ ps. she said im close to starting my period soon. didnt say exactly in what time frame but anyway... YAY!!!! im happy! i thought i was like 4'11 or 5'0. no i dont! ive seen people get their's at 76 lb or 80. why the hell does everyone have to be so mean?! im just happy! dont tell me you werent!! IDIOT!!!!!!!!!

Answer: dont be happy about ur periode. you might be but once you get it you hate it. i was so excited about getting mine but whoa was i wrong. it sucks. but its just another part of life.

Question: Im gaining weight?!? I eat really healthy most of the time and i cant stop gaining weight! i dont over eat, i dont dink pop usually, i eat regular ballanced meals, lots of fruits and veggies ..i dont know why im gaining this weight! i feel disugsting. i went from 174 and now im up to 178 and im trying to lose weight! HELP! i feel disgusting i dont even want to go outside right now. i just started doing tai kwan do and im supost to lose weight, not gain it. help! how can i get to be like one of those pretty girls? im so disgusting. i want to cry. ive gained 40 lbs in 3 years, this isnt cool! and i dont know why! i eat better now then i did in college. please help. btw im not pregnet and ive never had kids. so its not that.

Answer: as we age our bodies naturally lose muscle mass. this is why if we do not remain active and do not try to maintain that muscle mass in any way shape or form fat will come replace it. it can be a loss up to a pound of muscle per year after the age of 30. what you should do is get active, start lifting weights to gain back that muscle (ps - muscle is VERY active tissue and the more you have of it the faster your metabolism will go so the more calories you will burn around the clock, even when you are sleeping!) also, start taking brisk walks or getting some kind of cardio. eating well is important too but it is tricky as you are finding out. often times you think you are eating well but because there are so many lies out there about what is really healthy it can detour you majorly. my best advice is to see a nutrition professional like a nutritional consultant or dietician. it may seem like a stupid extra expense but really all you need is a few sessions with them so they can teach you what they know and then help you apply it.

Question: why does my blood sugar drop back to fasting levels within 30 mins of eating? my blood glucose will go from fasting level, 80 mg/dl to 160 mg/dl back to 80 or less within 30 minutes. ive heard a normal person will take up to 6 hours to get their blood glucose back to fasting levels after eating. what could cause this? ive tried low carb diets, which help somewhat, but im so tired all the time. i cannot gain weight even on a well ballanced 4000+ calorie a day diet. eathing 3 meals and 3 snacks. and i am tired all the time. these spells of low blood sugar used to come once every few months, but now its an every day event. ive been to several different doctors who have told me a: eat sugar, b: i need paxil and c: we cant find anything wrong. please someone help!!! who can i turn to? i feel like im going to wither away into nothing if i cant find a way to gain weight and get my body to stop eating itself!!

Answer: Actually what you are telling me makes me worry a bit. Your blood sugar should NEVER get over 140. It sounds to me like you are wearing out your pancreas. 30 minutes is not all THAT unusual a time for it to come back down, though usually it takes 90 or more. However, you should check it again in 30 minutes to see if it is dropping to 70 or below. If it is, you are beginning to be hypoglycemic. You should speak with your doctor. Most insulin dependant diabetics are hypoglycemic for a period BEFORE they develop diabetes. A simple correction in your diet could help. Talk to your physician and ask for a hemoglobin A1c to see what your long term blood sugars are (12 weeks average). This can tell you whether there is a problem. Fasting bloodsugars are basically worthless. They often do NOT tell you if are a "borderline" diabetic, and they rarely tell you if you are hypoglycemic. Also, a glucose tolerance test could help as well. talk to your doc!

Question: vegan food? is there a site or somthing that helps me plan out a well ballanced, affordable diet... I live alone and have no one else to eat with so when i buy in a brocoli or somthing i would like to have a couple of different meals to put it in etc i just haven't got a clue how to plan any of this out... is there some sort of magical site that has some week plans for lunch and dinner etc....

Answer: Try vegweb.com has hundreds of recipes, they let you create a weekly menu and you can even creat your shopping list! You should check it out. I think its great! I just started using it and love it!

Question: eating healthy? any good recipies or meals that are healthy and easy and kind of quick? LIke a ballanced diet only for vegetarians. no meat. Thanks!

Answer: drink a lot of ice water and eat mints in order to feel full also eat a lot fruit snacks like grapes, blueberries etc only eat lean stuff for lunch and dinner and walk a lot after eating so that you can walk it off after eating i always try to walk it off, i am trying lose more weight as well good luck and ps for breakfast eat malt o meal, oatmeal, or cream of wheat in order to feel full and to be able to not snack all day till lunch

Question: I'm now 10weeks pregnant. I'm worried about the baby because I haven't been eating the best...? I have my first doctors appointment next week to see how the baby is doing. I'm worried though because I didn't have the best eating habits before I got pregnant and that carried over to now. Not that I eat a ton of junk food, but I'm used to eating 2 unbalanced meals a day. Just in the last couple of weeks have I readjusted to eating three meals a day, but they still aren't always well ballanced. I've been bad about taking my prenatal vitamin every day too. A friend told me that the mother's body will always sacrifice itself to give the baby the nutrients it needs, but I'm not so sure. Has anybody else heard this? I'm trying to eat better, healthier, and more often, but I'm still worried about the damage I may have done to the baby. Help!

Answer: It is true that the baby will get what it needs from your body. When you take prenatal pills and eat right during pregnancy you are actually feeding only your own body. The baby then takes what it needs from your body. Your baby is probably perfectly ok. But, if you weren't eating healthy before either, your baby can only get so much from you until your body runs out of the 'good stuff' and then the baby will pull junk from you... so you do need to try to eat healthy and take your vitamins. If you eat junk, smoke, drugs, etc.. and that is all the baby can pull from then that is what it will get... junk. You have to take into consideration also that as you go through your pregnancy you are setting up the babies taste buds. The types of foods I ate with each of my pregnancies were directly related to what they like to eat now. I have one kid who loves to eat tomatoes and brocolli and yet the other won't touch veggies... that is how I ate with each of them. So... if you want junior to be a healthy eater... eat healthy now and get him acclimated to the veggies and such and he will follow suit when he gets out, lol. I eat horribly when I am not preg and when I find out I am, I try to eat like I should and I have two very very healthy boys and one on the way. As a side note... there is an addition you can take to your prenatal pills called Expecta.. it is a DHA pill. The one thing I regret is not eating fish or taking a fish supplement while preg with my first. He has ADHD and over the past couple years the AMA has begun to link lack of DHA which is found in Omega 3 vitamins and fish to ADHD. So... I would highly suggest taking the Expecta along with your daily prenatal, especially if you are like me and don't even look at fish, let alone eat it-yuk, lol. Expecta is made specifically to be safe for preg women and to be used along with your prenatal pill, fyi. Anyway, short answer... your baby is most likely fine, just start eating better now... it will be better for you and the baby. Hope this helped!!!

Question: How much weight will i lose if I walk/jog 60 min every day for 2 weeks? Eating only when hungry.? I am female. 20 yrs old, 175 lbs, 5'4" I would walk hard and jog as much as possible. Eat healthy, ballanced meals.

Answer: There's no way of knowing that. How many calories would you eat every day? Even if you knew that and you knew exactly how many calories you would burn exercising, there still wouldn't be one right answer. Everyone's different. There's no specific formula that tells you exactly how much you will lose if you do A, B, and C. But if I had to answer your question, I would say you shouldn't lose more than four pounds in two weeks. Healthy weight loss is between 1 and 2 pounds per week. But it could be 1 or 2 or 3, or it could be 0. You won't find out until you do it.