CONCERNS ALL who have/are living with college age females

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  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    Yes I have dealt with an ED in the past but am at a point where I want to move on from such rigid structure and my nutritionist agrees it could really help me. Any tips on how to aclimate to some less structured but good eating habits?

    I think that you should try eating the food pyramid combined with a low GI diet... eat the recommended servings of everything on the food pyramid... so if it says eat 6-8 servings of whole grain, 3 servings of dairy, 3-4 servings of vegetables ...and so on... try to do that.. I would avoid processed foods as a general rule when not counting calories...for some reason they are chalk full of calories that add up quick for little servings... I mean just look at how 12 potato chips equals the same amount of calories as a medium baked potato! GI is the glycemic index, and if you eat low GI, your insulin levels (the fat storage hormone) will be at a minimal...this will also keep your weight down. Please google for more info of course, and good luck, and happy eating!

    The food pyramid is out of date, and potentially misleading.

    The number of carbohydrate servings a person should eat each day depends somewhat on their size, but mainly on their activity levels. The food pyramid was invented when people walked everywhere and most people did manual labour of some sort. In our modern times of jobs that require sitting at a desk constantly, driving everywhere and sitting on the sofa all evening, the food pyramid tells them to eat waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much carbohydrate. 6-8 servings of whole grains per day is way too much for most people.

    If you want to get obese, then be sedentary follow the food pyramid. If you want to get lean, then ignore the food pyramid, set your macros to 40% carb 30% protein and 30% fat, do lots of exercise, hit your calorie goal (including eating back exercise calories if you're doing the MFP method) while trying not to be under on protein and to not be too far over either of the others, and basically eat what foods you like so long as you're hitting those targets, and include fresh fruit and veggies into the mix as well (yes you need to log them, the carbs in them do count towards your carb total).

    Also, 12 potato chips don't equal the calories of an entire baked potato, unless said baked potato is extremely small or the potato chips are extremely large.
  • SomeNights246
    SomeNights246 Posts: 807 Member
    23, in college, recovering from an ED.

    How much you will need will depend on what ED you're recovering from. Some people in recovery require as much as 3000. But this is gaining and restoring, not for maintenance.

    Now that I'm almost (physically, not mentally) fully recovered, I seem to even out around 1700-2200 a day. Which seems about average for a college aged female.
  • crfeen
    crfeen Posts: 85 Member
    I'm 20 years old, 5'4" and looking to lose about 30 pounds. You can add me if you'd like! I just try to stick to fruits, veg and whole grains but I am FAR from perfect with my diet. I exercise about 60-90 minutes 4 days a week. I'd love to hear what you do!
  • sshintaku
    sshintaku Posts: 228 Member
    When I was in college, a typical day for me was...
    Breakfast: cereal, toast, yogurt, fruit, etc.
    snack: bagel from the cafeteria
    Lunch: salad, chili, sandwich, maybe a burrito, chicken and rice
    Dinner: some sort of meat, veggie and usually rice. Sometimes a burrito or Chinese food. :) mostly healthy, nutritious things with a few "bad" things thrown in. I also drank a LOT of coffee and walked a lot.

    Now, I try to eat out less and eat less of things like bagels and burritos, unless it's a special weekend treat or something. Fruits and veggies are my best friends.

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