Weight-Loss Am I eating enough carbs?

[Sir Ryan]

I have been losing weight since December last year. When I started trying, I was almost 90kg. Now, I weigh 66kg. I am a 16 year old boy, turning 17 in October. I am at a stage where I have almost achieved all my goals and will hopefully within the next few months be ready to cease trying to lose weight. Recently, because I've been battling to lose more, I've brought in a new diet. When I reach my goal, I want to bring in more carbs (not excessive amounts), ofcourse without gaining weight again. Here is my current weight loss plan:

Breakfast: Banana, egg(usually boiled) on low GI seeded bread (sometimes a small amount of butter)
Morning snack: Naartjie, sometimes an orange or occasionally about a quarter of a papaya
Lunch: 2 slices of cheddar cheese, lettuce, two slices of tomato and two slices of cucumber on a low GI seeded bread sandwich, sometimes chopped up raw carrot
Afternoon snack: Glass of fat free milk with an apple
*Then I run for about 40 minutes. I have a loop of about 2,5 kilometers. I run this twice, always trying to improve my time - I focus on intensity more than distance. Then I sprint my road (like 200m maybe, not sure, quite steepish) about 8 times, with pauses between ofcourse.*
Dinner: This ranges a lot. I try to eat vegetables as much as possible, being mainly carrots, peas, brocolli and spinach. Meals range from roast chicken, to pork chops, to sausages, to chicken pie, to pretty much anything that is within a pretty healthy range. Sunday nights I have a homemade pizza which I will never give up. Recent changes in supper, have just been trying to eat potato less, because it is the only carb I can really take out without ruining the meal. So I may often try reduce carbs in supper.
*I then gym at home for about 20-30 minutes. Including pushups, bicep curls, and other stuff.*

The main point here, is am I getting enough calories? And will I be able to tweak this diet a bit without gaining weight?
Also note that I do not usually starve myself. The egg in the morning helps keep me full.

Thanks

 

[allcdnboy1]

You haven't posted any caloric information, so it's pretty hard to tell. You are losing weight, so you are definitely burning more than you are consuming. That could simply be a combination of eating a somewhat healthy diet and working out. You are a bit low on protein, so that's definitely something I would try to get more of, especially if you are working out regularly. Carbs help with short term energy, but protein helps with long term, as well as muscle growth and maintenance.

 

[Sir Ryan]

Ok thanks. Any suggestions on adding in protein with minimal carbs into that diet?
Also you think this diet would be safe for my metabolism? Because when I start taking things a bit easier when I don't want to lose more weight, it would be nice to maintain as fast a metabolism as possible, and I have heard that lack of calories can decrease metabolism.

 

[allcdnboy1]

The protein question is pretty straight forward. Eat a burger with no bun. Have a steak or chicken. Pretty simple to get protein with minimal carbs.

What do you mean take it easy? You are talking about not wanting to lose more weight, but you want a fast metabolism. Those two things are contradictory. Fast metabolism = burning more calories. But, yes, a lack of calories can slow your metabolism (so can eating too many carbs), but you would have to eat about 1/3 of the recommended calories for your size to affect your metabolism that much.