Am I not eating enough?

[colos99]

Hi,

I am new to these forums and I had a question or two.

I am 30 years old, 5"4 and weigh 203 pounds. I have been on a fairly intense (at least for me anways) workout program for the past month and my trainer keeps raising an issue that I am not sure about. I have been keeping a food journal for the past 6 weeks (since I started) and my trainer reviews it every 2-3 days.

Basicly she says I am not eating enough, but when I do eat I am making good choices. She says I am not eating enough for the amount of exercise I am doing.

My workout routine is the following: Monday Wednesday and Fridays I do
1 hour of weight training (combo of free weights and machines with a trainer so the workout is intense) followed by 1 hour of Cardio which is currently me running on the treadmill for 60 minutes at the speed setting of 5.5 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday I do 60 minutes of Cardio which is either on the treadmill at the same speed or a combo of the treadmill and crosstrainer 30 minutes on each. Ocasionally I will do 60 minutes on the crosstrainer and not touch the treadmill at all.

I have been following this program for the past 6 weeks everyday with the exception of 2 Saturdays, the results have been great so far and I am extremely motivated.

I am confused however about my food intake. I am told I am not eating enough. I try to eat about every 3 hours and stop eating about 3 hours before bed. I still eat late at night as I am a night owl and don't hit the sack until about 2-3 am every night. My last snack is about 10-11 pm at night. I am getting anywhere from 1400-1800 calories a day on a regular basis.

Here is my journal from the last 3 days

Jan 20

Water - 5 bottles

9:45- Shake ( 1 cup OJ, raw egg, low fat yogurt and 10 strawberries)
12:30- fried egg & ham sandwhich ( 2 pieces multigrain bread, 1 brown egg and 1 slice fatfree ham)
3:30 - 1 banana
5:15 -swiss chalet chicken wrap

Jan 21

Water- 4 bottles

9:30 - slice toast (multigrain) with 1 tsp Peanut Butter, Strawberries and yogurt
12:30 -Subway 6" chicken sub on whole wheat bread, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, green peppers, pickles, NO SAUCE
3:15 - banana
5:45 - 100 grams chicken, 1 cup corn, salad with lowfat dressing
11:00 - fat free, sugar free light jello

Jan 22

Water- 5 bottles

9:00 -toast W P butter & strawberries
12:00- Shake ( 1 cup OJ, 10 strawberries, 1 raw egg, low fat yogurt)
2:30 - leftover weight watcher pasta (pasta with low fat suasage, Green red and yellow peppers, tomatoes and onions
6:00 -6" chicken sub from subway same toppings as the day before
midnight- apple

Am I not eating enough for the workout I am doing? I don't find myself hungry that often but she insists that I need to eat more.

I made an effort yesterday to eat more and here is what I ate

Water 5 bottles

10:30- Whole wheat bagel with chedder cheese, no butter (tim hortons)
1:50 - 100 grams of chicken(all the chicken is skinless) 1 banana and 1 peice multigrain toast with 1 tsb peanut butter
5:00 - 6" chicken sub from subway (same toppings as before) adn 3 slices of watermelon
8:00 -Shake (1 cup OJ, 10 strawberries, 1 raw egg and low fat yogurt)
11:00- 1 apple and 1 clementine

Is this more in line with the amount of food i need to eat, or is this to much or still to little? I don't know how many calories I burn lifting weights but when I do my cardio the machine says I am burning about 900-1000 calories every hour

The other things she says I need to do is eat more veggies, and there are times where the gaps betwwen eating are to long.

How many calories should I be eating? Any help or input wuld be appreciated.

Thank You

 

[mrpower]

What are your goals......what r u trying to accomplish?

 

[colos99]

I want to lose the fat and get toned, I don't need killer abs or the huge biceps, I just want to be ble to walk on the beach again with my shirt off and have people say he's in shape.

 

[boilermaker]

I'm not really qualified to answer your questions but a couple of things I can see right away is that your meals are generally unbalanced with respect to protein, carbs and fats. And you have almost no healthy fats in your diet. The mods will explain how important fats are and help you get a better balance of your macros.

Good luck with your goals. Sounds like your workouts are in good shape and the fruits and veggies are a plus!

 

[Jodi]

Hi,

Basicly she says I am not eating enough, but when I do eat I am making good choices. She says I am not eating enough for the amount of exercise I am doing.

I agree with your trainer!

Jan 20

Water - 5 bottles
What size bottles

9:45- Shake ( 1 cup OJ, raw egg, low fat yogurt and 10 strawberries)
12:30- fried egg & ham sandwhich ( 2 pieces multigrain bread, 1 brown egg and 1 slice fatfree ham)
3:30 - 1 banana
5:15 -swiss chalet chicken wrap


Jan 21

Water- 4 bottles

9:30 - slice toast (multigrain) with 1 tsp Peanut Butter, Strawberries and yogurt
12:30 -Subway 6" chicken sub on whole wheat bread, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, green peppers, pickles, NO SAUCE
3:15 - banana
5:45 - 100 grams chicken, 1 cup corn, salad with lowfat dressing
11:00 - fat free, sugar free light jello

Jan 22

Water- 5 bottles

9:00 -toast W P butter & strawberries
12:00- Shake ( 1 cup OJ, 10 strawberries, 1 raw egg, low fat yogurt)
2:30 - leftover weight watcher pasta (pasta with low fat suasage, Green red and yellow peppers, tomatoes and onions
6:00 -6" chicken sub from subway same toppings as the day before
midnight- apple

Am I not eating enough for the workout I am doing? I don't find myself hungry that often but she insists that I need to eat more.

I made an effort yesterday to eat more and here is what I ate

Water 5 bottles

10:30- Whole wheat bagel with chedder cheese, no butter (tim hortons)
1:50 - 100 grams of chicken(all the chicken is skinless) 1 banana and 1 peice multigrain toast with 1 tsb peanut butter
5:00 - 6" chicken sub from subway (same toppings as before) adn 3 slices of watermelon
8:00 -Shake (1 cup OJ, 10 strawberries, 1 raw egg and low fat yogurt)
11:00- 1 apple and 1 clementine

Is this more in line with the amount of food i need to eat, or is this to much or still to little? I don't know how many calories I burn lifting weights but when I do my cardio the machine says I am burning about 900-1000 calories every hour

The other things she says I need to do is eat more veggies, and there are times where the gaps betwwen eating are to long.

How many calories should I be eating? Any help or input wuld be appreciated.

Thank You

I started making comments in bold above and I was gonnna go through and break this down but this would take way too long. none of your meals are real meals. A banana is not a meal. A meal is appropriate amounts of Protein, complex carbs and healthy fats and I see very little of this in your diet.

I think you really need to start reading about nutrition, proteins, fats, carbs etc...

At the top of the Diet forum there is a sticky called Guide to Cutting..........

Please start there and I think once you read a little you will understand what I mean. Basically your body is in starvation mode and you are not feeding your body the appropriate foods or the right amounts.