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Don't want to lose a fighting diet battle
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I am doing really well on my diet at the moment. Down to a weight I'm pretty happy with now and according to my BMI, I am now healthy weight.
Now I want to build muscle especially on my abs so need to eat food that's going to help me with that.
But tonight, I'm being cooked by my Mum a dinner which I would consider a cheat meal in comparision to what I've been eating (a couple of rashers of bacon, oven chips, baked beans, sweetcorn and peppers). I said to her that I deserve it after my dieting, but she's saying that I need to eat 'normal food' now as I'm apparently really skinny now which I don't believe I am.
I've lost weight but I still see a bit of flab on my stomach so I need to tighten it rather than lose it. So I said to my mum that I don't want to eat too much 'normal food' as I don't want to put on weight. She then goes on a rant saying that she hopes I don't go all anorexic and that I'm getting obsessed with my diet. Then my Dad goes on saying that because I lost weight, I have lost strength even though I'm still as strong as I was. I just want to have a body I can be happy with and hopefully have a girl who can like me.
I've done so well and so happy with it. I've not touched chocolate for a month, and not had chips for ages until now. And I go to the gym three times a week, and go for 1 run a week.
Just need some help on what to do. I want to eat 'muscle building' food such as lean meats, nuts, vegetables, etc. But my family are making it so hard being so patronising, and making me feel so stupid.
Now I want to build muscle especially on my abs so need to eat food that's going to help me with that.
But tonight, I'm being cooked by my Mum a dinner which I would consider a cheat meal in comparision to what I've been eating (a couple of rashers of bacon, oven chips, baked beans, sweetcorn and peppers). I said to her that I deserve it after my dieting, but she's saying that I need to eat 'normal food' now as I'm apparently really skinny now which I don't believe I am.
I've lost weight but I still see a bit of flab on my stomach so I need to tighten it rather than lose it. So I said to my mum that I don't want to eat too much 'normal food' as I don't want to put on weight. She then goes on a rant saying that she hopes I don't go all anorexic and that I'm getting obsessed with my diet. Then my Dad goes on saying that because I lost weight, I have lost strength even though I'm still as strong as I was. I just want to have a body I can be happy with and hopefully have a girl who can like me.
I've done so well and so happy with it. I've not touched chocolate for a month, and not had chips for ages until now. And I go to the gym three times a week, and go for 1 run a week.
Just need some help on what to do. I want to eat 'muscle building' food such as lean meats, nuts, vegetables, etc. But my family are making it so hard being so patronising, and making me feel so stupid.
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I did have some cake today with my parents and it hardly made any difference so I can afford to do so. I've just given a 3 day food log to an online dietitian and she's going to get back to me to what I should be looking into eating more of, and what I need to do in terms of calorie intake. I'm also in a program with my personal trainer and I'm doing well with it, he's going to give me some results in the next week in terms of metabolism and body fat. I've already told my parents that I've focused on gaining muscle rather than lose weight, I just need some dietary guidance on what food to eat.
I'm happy that from being overweight at Christmas, I'm now at a healthy weight. And my aim is to have a nice body. I feel that I have a lot of will power to cut my habit of constant snacking, I think it was due to boredom. I would go downstairs and get biscuits or crisps. Because of this diet, I have learnt so much about food and nutrition, and that there's so much healthy food that I can actually enjoy. I want to also be able to eat 'normal' food such as chips and chocolate soon but I think I'll enjoy that more if I eat it less and watch my weight in the process.
It does sound like you are doing all the right things and although your mum is concerned it does sound like you are doing all the right things. Good luck with the dietician!