I eat about 1200-1500 calories a day. I go for an hour bike ride in the morning and play tennis for two hours at night. I don't know why I'm gaining weight. It's so weird. Help?
2006-09-06 11:00:32 · 15 answers · asked by K<3C 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
I don't eat once a day. I eat three small meals.
2006-09-06 11:06:55 · update #1
I don't drink alcohol, 1200-1500 is not a lot considering Im 5'10 so give me a real response. I eat all healthy foods like boca burgers veggie dogs, salads, fruits, nuts, and things of that sort.
2006-09-06 11:09:23 · update #2
Maybe your body thinks it's starving and is slowing down your metabolism in response. Try eating more or cutting back a bit on the cardio. 1200-1500 calories a day is ok for a diet but with all of the cardio on top, you probably aren't getting enough calories to keep you going.
2006-09-06 11:03:38 · answer #1 · answered by Nicole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an hour bicycle is about 500 calories spent and 2 hours tennis is about 500 calories too.
Your metabolism is supposed to burn 1200 to 1600 calories a day doing nothing.
Maybe you eat more calories than you think, maybe you snack or you get fooled by misleading labels which quotes a "portion" and not the whole contents.
You should also do weightlifting to gain muscle mass which will help you burn fat.
You should eat more protein and less carbs, try to take more calories from protein instead of carbs.
2006-09-06 11:08:02 · answer #2 · answered by Technotron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the Atkins diet book out of the library and try that. It stresses the reduction or elimination of carbs. Many people don't know that a lot of veggies are very high in carbs which could be the reason you are gaining weight. I lost 65 pounds in 9 months following the Atkins diet.
2006-09-10 07:21:20 · answer #3 · answered by COACH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you say you exercise regularly and you eat 1200-1500 calories a day so maybe you are gaining weight because your growing.
Or maybe you just need to call and ask a doctor!
2006-09-06 11:06:49 · answer #4 · answered by mathildalail 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may need to eat less calorie dense foods such as veggie burgers and dogs and stick with whole, fresh fruits and veggies. Have you cut out milk, butter and eggs?
2006-09-08 09:17:44 · answer #5 · answered by FacingEviction 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes that happens because it could be caused by stress. That was happening to me too and I was working out and eating right and I was still gaining. But I was quilty of not drinking enough water... (Good Luck)!!! Do not give up!!!!
2006-09-06 11:08:12 · answer #6 · answered by Vicky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe your just going through a growth spurt but if you all done growing then try to calculate what your eating and see how many calories or carbs your eating or go see a docter
2006-09-06 11:04:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try getting health tips from dammie at brayneychyled.com she is fit and eats what she wants.
2006-09-06 11:06:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be lots of things.
are you always tired
no energy
sensitive to cold
YES
could be thyroid related. Quick blood test will tell.
Go check the DR's
2006-09-06 11:03:55 · answer #9 · answered by mystralys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it muscle weight? are you weighing yourself on a scale because muscle weight weighs 3 times more
2006-09-06 11:04:25 · answer #10 · answered by Taylor B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋