is this diet ok

[merkuzerk]

im eating mostly eggs shrimp chicken and vegetables strickly water and no suger or salts. im 16 slightly overweight. i excersize 5 times a week at home cardio and dumbells situps pushups. should i be always be eating lots of meat?

[redleg0909]

At 16 you should be eating lots of everything. You should not be concerned about sugar or salts, unless you have been told to do so by a physician or your parents. I like where your head is at as far as the push up and sit ups are concerned. You should be old enough to add in some weight training, using proper form and plenty of compound movements i.e. Squats, deadlifts, benchpress, Dumbbell rows, pull ups, dips. Start light, get your form down and your core built up, then progress to heavier weights, and eat, eat, eat.

[qksc2]

You should seek professional help from a doctor honestly. In general any diet based solely upon foods themselves is a terrible approach to a healthy nutrition plan. Your body's needs are based on macros, micros, calories, and vitamins and a proper nutriont plan takes this into consideration. You need to eat and train to support your goals, but you also need to keep in mind your body is still developing. Due to your age I do not feel comfortable offering you any more in depth adivse than I already have. Please seek proper help and you can risk serious harm to your body's development and health at this age.

[redleg0909]

In general any diet based solely upon foods themselves is a terrible approach to a healthy nutrition plan.

Sum Ting Wong

[qksc2]

Sum Ting Wong

Feel free to refute it, keep in mind I said "In general." People come in here posting a list of foods, serving sizes, and times to eat all of the time, its a crap approach GENERALLY filled with macro and micro nutrient deficiencies. Its not all about the names of the foods your eat, its about calories, macros, micros, and vitamins not "a list of food and times." I can tell for certain that the OP has a diet filled with nutritional voids if those are the only foods he eats.

[merkuzerk]

At 16 you should be eating lots of everything. You should not be concerned about sugar or salts, unless you have been told to do so by a physician or your parents. I like where your head is at as far as the push up and sit ups are concerned. You should be old enough to add in some weight training, using proper form and plenty of compound movements i.e. Squats, deadlifts, benchpress, Dumbbell rows, pull ups, dips. Start light, get your form down and your core built up, then progress to heavier weights, and eat, eat, eat.

thanks should i stay off junk foods candy ect and eat all natural foods?

[cumminslifter]

thanks should i stay off junk foods candy ect and eat all natural foods?

this would be the easiest thing to do if you arent going to track macros

[redleg0909]

thanks should i stay off junk foods candy ect and eat all natural foods?

OP please understand that there are different approaches to nutrition, at your age you should not be focused on weight loss, unless you are overly obese and have been directed to do so by a physician. Please read the stickies and learn the basics of nutrition. At your age you should be eating whatever you want allthough avoiding huge amounts of soft drinks and candy, and replacing them with whole foods will help you in the long run and make you feel better. your diet should consist of many different foods, not just chicken shrimp and vegetables, unless that is your personal preferance. Please do not overthink nutrition at this point in your life, eat what you want and train hard.

[redleg0909]

Feel free to refute it, keep in mind I said "In general." People come in here posting a list of foods, serving sizes, and times to eat all of the time, its a crap approach GENERALLY filled with macro and micro nutrient deficiencies. Its not all about the names of the foods your eat, its about calories, macros, micros, and vitamins not "a list of food and times." I can tell for certain that the OP has a diet filled with nutritional voids if those are the only foods he eats.

OP is 16, dont go full retard.

[qksc2]

OP is 16, dont go full retard.

Congratulations on pointing something out I addressed in my first post.
Fact remains he is deficient in nutrients and needs food in his life.

[softpounder]

OP is 16, dont go full retard.

OP would still need to eat things in moderation.

Can't just go like just carbs, no protein and no fats, nomsayin.

And OP would still need to think that fiber is important, and veggies too for micros.

Eat balanced meals is key when you don't count macros and you're young.

[OoChadwickoO]

I smell a troll.

[kenny85]

At 16 my diet consisted of taco bueno and cicis pizza. Just enjoy being a teen while it lasts

[cumminslifter]

At 16 my diet consisted of taco bueno and cicis pizza. Just enjoy being a teen while it lasts

ahhhh cicis

[OoChadwickoO]

ahhhh cicis

Eww Cicis

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