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COACH_TANYA
12/10/07 7:21 A
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Food cravings or "the munchies" comes when blood sugars spike and fall and are unstable. As has been stated, 500 calories is not anywhere near enough for a growing and developing teen. Your Spark program calculated the nutrients that your body needs and so we encourage you to follow those guidelines for ALL nutrients not just energy. Protein, iron and calcium are also very important.
Please review the Teen Guides that are linked from the center of your home page so you will understand why starving yourself is going to cause more damage then benefit.
You need to eat 3 meals and at least 1 snack a day. You want to chose healthy and full nutrient choices from things like fruits and veggies, low far dairy, whole grains and lean meats. Try to avoid the fried foods as well as the empty calories from sweets.
If you eat throughout the day your blood sugar will stay more even and you will limit your cravings.
Coach Tanya
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SIERRALOVESYOU
12/9/07 10:45 P
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wow thanks for the ideas those are very helpful!
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LBSWIMMER2
12/9/07 9:05 P
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i really dont think you should be eating 500 calories at all! ...thats less than half of what adults are supposed to eat! let alone teens.
i do know what you mean by eating a ton on some days. I do that too, its like...you know youre not hungry, and you know eating all of that is wrong but you do it anyway.
sometimes i cant stop myself, and if that happens i just leave it in the past and continue eating right the next day. sometimes i'll do good and stop myself from doing it by just drinking water bottle after water bottle after water bottle. after drinking like 3 water bottles in a row, you feel REALLY full and you cant even like take another sip let alone eat!
another thing that helps me is brushing my teeth. i never want to eat anything with that minty flavor in my mouth. or if you use mouth wash too, the directions say not to eat or drink within a half hour, and after that half hour my cravings go away.
also, when i feel like i want to eat more than i should i just chew a piece of sugar free gum, or chew on ice...its like your eating.... only your just chewing.
hope this helps.
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SIERRALOVESYOU
12/9/07 12:44 A
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| some times im so scared of getting fat that ill eat way too few cals. around 500. then later in the week or day ill eat a ton. all i ever think of is food. its my obsession. i need consistancy. im using the food and fitness tracker. i normally do good durring the day, but at night... i get CRAVINGS gallore.
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