Ok thankyou! I don't usually track my meals in the nutrition tracker, (it's hard fitting int time to do that, plus homework, plus exercising and just relaxing) but I know I don't over, or under eat what I should be. And having 5+ of fruits and vegetables, and drinking 8 glasses of water a day has been a priority for me.
I usually do exercise every day, either 1/2-1 hour runs, 1 hour swimming lessons, 1 hour tennis lessons or 1 hour netball games.
COACH-JEN 8/26/08 7:57 A
Jess,
You might want to start tracking your sodium intake on your nutrition tracker. If you eat a lot of salt, you tend to retain water which can cause your weight to fluctuate quite a bit.
Everyone is different, so just naturally some people will be bigger than others, even if they are the same height. Do you track your food in the nutrition tracker? Do you typically stay in the calorie and nutrient ranges that SP recommends? What kind of exercise are you doing, how often and for how long each time?
You can speed up your metabolism through exercise (including strength training), and also eating smaller meals throughout the day can help.
Coach Jen
JESS@NZ 8/26/08 4:18 A
I wasn't really sure what 'category' these would come under, but anyway, just wondering...
1. Is it normal for my weight (as a 15yr old girl) to drastically change all the time? For instance, one week it will go up 5kgs, then the next, down 3kgs?
2. I honestly eat less, more healthily and do just as much exercise as friends but quite a bit bigger in weight. We were talking about it at lunch time and they all agree that I eat very healthy foods. They said it was probably because my metabolism is slower? Is this probably true?
3. And lastly, is it possible to speed up your metabolism? And how?!
