Not sure im doing this right? Advice needed

meerkat2012

I just started myfitness pal and have logged two full days. Its how calories add up. My biggest issue is not being organised enough to make a decent meal, getting shaky and then bingeing on rubbish. If im at home and bored i will also graze. What ive done is be organised but havent bought any special health foods or anything. Usually my meals arent balanced at the right times,Im watching portion sizes and not snacking on rubbish (no chocolate bar and pack of crips as a 'lunch dessert' ). i was surprised to find without the snacks my calorie intake was not adding up to much so i have made bigger meals-i was getting hungry and then filling up quickly on crap. Cutting the crap out has made me have bigger meals all round at the right times and im not hungry in between. however im concerned that my meals are too big. It may be psychological as im not used to putting this much thought or variety in to meals. Before id have 2 slices of toast at like 6.30am and at break id be in the canteen getting a 'so called healthy' cereal bar full of sugar.At lunch id eat my turkey-ham and cheese sandwich i made using toast and by the time 4.00 comes i want sugar-so id eat sugar (chocolate or something). Or id go to the bakery near Uni. Id come home and start making dinner at 7-8 and make a pasta bake(in one of those mini casserole dishes) with cheese on it or id make Quorn spaggetthi but in huge portions. Im up very late so id snack again before bed on popcorn(not the healthy kind!) Throughout the day it is also not unheard of for me to drink 1-2 litres of diet coke (not because i think diets healthier -normal coke gives me a headache). I used to be very active until i became ill several years ago: now the only exercise i do is walking. Im trying to build it up and then hope i can have the confidence to go back to the sports i used to do and enjoy.

Today i ate more calories but still didnt go over my limit. I look though at the break down and im not actually high in fat but im high in sugars(although the bannana added a lot). What i dont understand about this is i havent eaten too many carbs-the first day i was only at 129g carbs but my sugars were too high by 10g until i went for a long walk-how does this work??? Am i eating the wrong carbs? Im also slightly high in proteins. In terms of vit and minerals i am not even getting 1/2 of what the intake should be and my iron is at 4-6%???

I am confused as i thought my current intake wasnt too bad? I want to ask if i open my diary can anyone have a look and give me any tips. I dont have much knowledge of how to get what i need or where to get certain things from and im confused about the carbs. Also what are polyunstaurated fats etc??Although im below the cal intake-am i eating the right foods?

Sorry this was long-im just trying to figure out if im doing this right.

thanks

jollyjoe321

I wouldn't worry too much about the sugar, a decent amount of orange juice puts me over the limit ;p

tigersword

You're wayyyyy over thinking things. How often you eat or what time you eat doesn't make a difference. Eat when you want to hit your calorie goals. Ignore sugar, sugar is just a carb, and you already watch your carb goal. No reason to track it twice.