Snow Angel I took you day of food and put it in a food calculator, the amounts are approximations as I was guessing on the serving sizes you used.
B 1 weetabix with milk
(
125 cals, 6.1g protein, 2.8g fat, 19.5g carbs)
L nothing
(
nothing)
T half a cottage pie *asda frozen* with a tbs of kidney beans and peas
(
414cals, 7.9g protein, 3.9g fat, 14.4g carbs)
1 packet of hula hoops
(
129cals, .8g protein, 7.1g fat, 15.4g carbs)
Prunes *6*
(
64 cals, .7g protein, .1g fat, 16.8g carbs)
bit of low fat custard
(
74 cals, 2.3g protein, .4g fat, 8.1g carbs)
That gives you a total of:
Calories - 806
Protein -
17.9g
Fat - 15.4
Carbs -
72.2
That makes your diet
58% carbs, 28% fat & 14% protein.
"Nic, can you let me know about my protein please if you wouldnt mind?? Im not sure im having enough and enough calories???"
Yes you are getting enough calories but NO WAY are you getting enough protein. Your diet is also a bit high in carbs and fat. So basically you are eating too little as meals, your morning meal is a bit light and you skipped lunch. Then you added a high fat/carb snack (hula hoops) that had little or no actual food value. You also added more snacks with the prunes & custard but didn't add much protein. You need to aim for 250cals per meal with an optional snack of 100 cals. You need more balance which should consist of first solid protein (meat, fish, chicken, cheese), then veg (salad, steamed veggies), then fruit (apples, oranges, berries) and then complex carbs (whole meal bread, whole grain cereal, some fruit & veg). Your protein intake should be at least 65g per day and really you should aim for 80g. So in short (sorry this already long) eat 3 protein based meals per day, don't snack on junk food and make sure to get in enough fruit and veg.
Hope that helps you, if you need more help you can PM if you like. I know it is hard learning to eat healthy, I really wish I had learned this all back when I was a child.
Nic
