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I'm not an expert at all, but I think your food intake sounds very healthy. If you're super concerned, you could see if your school has a nutritionist you can meet with to discuss the healthiest diet for someone of your size and activity level. I only brought up the points I did because in the past I've struggled with…

I think the real question is: do you feel like you have a problem? What I mean by that is: do you feel guilty when you eat more food than that or skip a workout? Do thought of what you eat, what your weigh or how you look consume your life every day? It seems as though you've been giving a lot of thought to your food…

From what I've learned: avoid heavily processed foods like packaged snacks and white bread. Avoid "low-fat" or "low-calorie" foods that over over processed and have little nutritional value. Try to eat food that you enjoy, especially fruits and vegetables. Stick with lean meats, like turkey or fish, over heavier red meats…

Thanks so much for your response! I appreciate the feedback. I'd say my main goals are weight loss and muscle gain. I've been using Shaun T's Insanity program for 9 days now, and it feels like I'm getting a good strength and cardio workout at once when I do those videos... I don't know if my original program of doing body…

I just realized I had my diary set to private. I've now made it public!

I ALWAYS used to feel like this. I've never been greatly overweight, but I've also never been active in my entire life so my stamina and strength are very low. I used to think I could never work out in public, and tried to find programs I could complete at home alone. I wouldn't even work out in front of my (ex) boyfriend…

I'm no expert, but I'm fairly certain that no calories were gained from soaking the spaghetti in water. Generally, foods that you cook in water like pasta or rice give a calorie listing for an uncooked portion. I don't believe that someone who prefers al dente pasta is consuming less calories than someone who prefers…