Well, it's what they do best, eh? 
Anyway, I'm almost 17 and I've been lifting for almost a year. My main aim is to increase muscle mass. I know that at my age I shouldn't be going on diets the same way you guys do (bulking/cutting phases etc), so I don't.
Instead I just try to balance my diet right according to what I read here - there are many posts about teen eating plans.
Thing is, my mother keeps worrying that I'm eating too much protein and saying that I'll damage my kidneys etc. I consume protein in every meal (as well as carbs & fat), but to her it looks really excessive. I weigh approx 150lbs and eat less than 150g of protein daily because I find it difficult to get much more in.
Of course I tell my mother that since I lift, I have a much greater need for protein than that blessed RDA says I do. Also she swears by that damn food pyramid which puts carbs at the bottom (eat shitloads of) and fats at the top (avoid like the plague).
What can I tell my mother to try and reassure her? I know she's just looking out for me etc but when I try to tell her that I read all this from reliable sources, she just dismisses it & says the internet's full of misinformation, & I don't now what's best BLAblabla. Basically her beliefs will not be shaken.
Also, she wants to make an appointment with a nutritionist so that we can discuss my diet with a professional - fair enough, though I have a feeling he/she'll just tell me the same stuff my mom tells me. Obviously I want to do what's best/healthiest for me, but sometimes I think these people just won't see 'my side'.
Does this happen to others out there? Any suggestions? What shall I tell her? What shall I expect from a nutritionist?
Thanks a bunch
Anyway, I'm almost 17 and I've been lifting for almost a year. My main aim is to increase muscle mass. I know that at my age I shouldn't be going on diets the same way you guys do (bulking/cutting phases etc), so I don't.
Instead I just try to balance my diet right according to what I read here - there are many posts about teen eating plans.
Thing is, my mother keeps worrying that I'm eating too much protein and saying that I'll damage my kidneys etc. I consume protein in every meal (as well as carbs & fat), but to her it looks really excessive. I weigh approx 150lbs and eat less than 150g of protein daily because I find it difficult to get much more in.
Of course I tell my mother that since I lift, I have a much greater need for protein than that blessed RDA says I do. Also she swears by that damn food pyramid which puts carbs at the bottom (eat shitloads of) and fats at the top (avoid like the plague).
What can I tell my mother to try and reassure her? I know she's just looking out for me etc but when I try to tell her that I read all this from reliable sources, she just dismisses it & says the internet's full of misinformation, & I don't now what's best BLAblabla. Basically her beliefs will not be shaken.
Also, she wants to make an appointment with a nutritionist so that we can discuss my diet with a professional - fair enough, though I have a feeling he/she'll just tell me the same stuff my mom tells me. Obviously I want to do what's best/healthiest for me, but sometimes I think these people just won't see 'my side'.
Does this happen to others out there? Any suggestions? What shall I tell her? What shall I expect from a nutritionist?
Thanks a bunch
