Sport Eating enough?

[SteppN2itGal]

Hey Im new here. My original goal was to get in shape this summer, and so far its been successful...yippee! But now Im going to get certified to teach Step Aerobics classes at the local gym where I work out, so on top of taking step classes Ive started jogging a few times a week hoping to up my endurance for jogging...apparently the certification is pretty hardcore and Ive never been one for running...lol Right now my workout is an hour of step aerobics 5 to 6 days a week, sometimes more than once a day, and I do strength train 2 to 3 times a week. Just wondering if you guys think I am eating enough... I feel great, but somedays I feel like im starving to death no matter what I eat!! by the way im 21 years old, 5'9, female, and weigh 124 last time I checked.

For breakfast-

1 cup Kashi Crunch cereal (yumm my favorite) with almonds, blueberries, and strawberries, with nonfat organic milk
sometimes a banana or apple with it

Snack- either a lowfat yogurt, or some fruit (I work so it has to be convienient and quick

Lunch- Either a Tuna or Chicken breast sandwhich on wheat bread, with a bit of light mayo, baby carrots, and fruit, usually grapes or an orange.

Snack- piece of lowfat string cheese. If I have a class that night I'll have an energy bar on the way to the gym

Dinner- Ussually grilled chicken or salmon (i love salmon and chicken) with broccolli, or lima beans, or peas, and sometimes wheat pasta or brown rice.

Snack- piece of fruit, usually an apple. I drink lots of water too

Anyhow, any suggestions? I feel great usually, and enjoy everything I eat, so maybe im doing okay?

 

[Trainer Lynn]

You need about 2373 calories per day to maintain weight. Looks like you could eat a little more to me, but I am not positive since I don't know portion sizes.

If you feel okay, you're not way off... but it's going to be important for you to eat enough or you will burn out. I used to teach classes and then run around all day and then do my workout. It's hard to eat right, but ya gotta!

 

[swans05]

not a good idea to have fruit at night as it sits on top of your main meal and rots waiting for main to digest...i would try and have slightly bigger snacks...i tell my client's not 2 think of them as snack but meals...u may struggle for time but it' takes 30secs to pack a 1 litre protein shake that u can sip for the whole day and some little cans of fish, tuna etc