How do I know if I ate too much

[saggygangsta]

Hey guys im 165 pounds 5 foot 9 inches and 15 years old and recently I posted about counting calories and restricting them and now I know I should eat healthy and not restrict them but how will I know if I'm eating too much I mean I'm always hungry in between meals and I'm afraid if I eat then I'll gain weight?

[jdjprimer19]

Your 15 for Christ's sake. Don't worry about counting calories because you're bound to fukc up anyways. Count calories later in life when you have some sense.

[Serpentarius]

You are growin' son, just stay away from pigging out on garbage food all the time and watch the scale, cut back if you are gaining weight too fast.
In my opinion, if someone ate like 80% "healthy" and 20% whatever else for the day, they'd probably be ok. Regardless of calories i think learning how to eat responsibly at your age will set a good path in the future as an adult, as well as learning how to cook simple things and make good nutritional decisions.
You are probably hungry since your body needs food to grow rapidly at your age, plus if you are weight training, of course you will be hungry.
Id still have fun and enjoy eating pizza and ice cream, but not too much of the stuff if you dont count calories.

One hand, counting calories can be responsible and give you accurate/planned results
Other hand, if you dont you might have bad results in the gym or gain too much weight quickly.

[DarthInvadeHer]

You are growin' son, just stay away from pigging out on garbage food all the time and watch the scale, cut back if you are gaining weight too fast.
In my opinion, if someone ate like 80% "healthy" and 20% whatever else for the day, they'd probably be ok. Regardless of calories i think learning how to eat responsibly at your age will set a good path in the future as an adult, as well as learning how to cook simple things and make good nutritional decisions.
You are probably hungry since your body needs food to grow rapidly at your age, plus if you are weight training, of course you will be hungry.
Id still have fun and enjoy eating pizza and ice cream, but not too much of the stuff if you dont count calories.

One hand, counting calories can be responsible and give you accurate/planned results
Other hand, if you dont you might have bad results in the gym or gain too much weight quickly.

This. If you're on this site I'm guessing you're here because you do weight lifting as well. If you do decide to count calories (which can be very helpful when trying to achieve your goals), then use this calculator. Eat however many calories it says to gain .5-1 pound a week and lift heavy.


http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/

[GForce78NJ]

technically, lookin back i kinda wish I had a little more knowledge of healthy eating. Lifting then eating Chinese Food probably wasn't one of my better decisions.

Dont worry about how much you eat, in fact eat a lot just try to make it healthier foods

[jdjprimer19]

Great advice Ronnie.

[saggygangsta]

Well If I count calories why do i have to eat at a caloric surplus to lose weight?

[DarthInvadeHer]

Well If I count calories why do i have to eat at a caloric surplus to lose weight?

I was under the impression you wanted to build muscle. You're only 15 and unless you're actually fat I would advise you to lift heavy and at least eat at a slight surplus.

[MoldyGopher]

Lift heavy, eat protein with every meal and since you're a 15 year old male you'll explode with muscle.

I wish I was 15.

Well, okay, not really. I wish I had the endocrine system of a 15 year old though.

[saggygangsta]

Well I am fat I'm around 20 percent bodyfat so should I still eat at a caloric surplus or just continue eating healthy and weight lift?

[krete77]

Lift heavy, eat protein with every meal and since you're a 15 year old male you'll explode with muscle.

I wish I was 15.

Well, okay, not really. I wish I had the endocrine system of a 15 year old though.

Sucks I didn't start lifting until I was like 21. And I never learned about proper nutrition related to BB'ing until like 2 years ago.

[johnnyexcel]

Don't put too much pressure on yourself at 15. Your body is still growing, I don't see a major reason to go into a calorie deficit unless you're overweight. To be honest, I'd go into a caloric surplus just to make sure the body is getting most of the nutrients it needs. You can always lose the weight later on, but most likely can't gain the height later on.

For now, I would just suggest you eat healthy and exercise. You don't want to stunt your growth by going on some 1200 calorie/day diet. You're getting most of your height now, make sure you reach your potential, because you'll regret something it later off if you want to be taller and question if you didn't get what you needed when you were growing!