Do you think this is bad?

[HannahC]

I'm 16 years old, I'm pretty thin and I do a few sports and my family is very healthy. We don't have any junk food or soda in my house and I don't eat crap food on my own. But no matter what I eat I get ravenously hungry like every hour unless I eat like three helpings of pasta. And it's only pasta that ever fills me up. It can't be a growth spurt because I've been the same height since the eighth grade. How bad is it (I know all those carbohydrates can't be a good thing) if I have all that pasta every day for a really long time (I've been like this for years :/ ) And any replacements because I'm kind of sick of it but I need food to fill me up.

Don't say steak or hamburgers because I don't eat any meat for multiple reasons. Thanks!

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I meant I was concerned if it was bad if I ate wayyy too much of the same thing. My brother mentioned something about having too high of an insulin level with all those carbs. I don't care about weight.

[Arfoo]

"I'm 16 years old, I'm pretty thin and I DO A FEW SPORTS and my family is very healthy. WE DON'T HAVE ANY JUNK FOOD OR SODA in my house and I DON'T EAT CRAP FOOD on my own. "

THe answer is in the bolded text. You do a FEW sports, that means that you spend a lot of energy. Your metabolism is very high, requiring you to eat lots of carbs because you don't eat junk food (which is loaded with carbs). Your family is healthy and you are healthy, which gives you that appetite. There's nothing wrong with you, just stay away from too much sugar and eat more protein ( don't need red meat for that )

[kheserthorpe]

The reason you're always hungry is because you don't eat protein, which takes the longest to digest. Vast quantities of carbs to fill the hold will be a lot more calories then you'd need from protein to feel full. They are not very filling relative to fat and protein.

[HannahC]

Thats pretty darn smart. I should do that.

[kheserthorpe]

I'm not necessarily worried about your carb intake. If your weight is stable, its fine. But if you're gaining weight, dial up the protein/fibre and don't go super low fat, and cut back on the pasta.

[beerY33]

if that's how much you eat and you maintain a healthy weight, then you don't need to be worrying about "all those carbohydrates" or whatever.

anyway, if pasta/carbs are what fill you up, then eat rice, bread, and other grains. maybe potatoes, too. also protein-rich foods are good. nuts, eggs, etc.

[beerY33]

I think you're probably fine. other than eating a lot of pasta, do you eat a good variety?

[HannahC]

no processed food at hand haha

[beerY33]

not the question... that's good, but do you eat a good variety? fruits, vegetables, dairy, etc?

[HannahC]

oh yeah tons of fruits, my dinners are primarily vegetables, I have almond milk (more calcium :) ), and occasional dairy

[beerY33]

yeah you're fine.

[Anonymous]

eat more protein it stays with you longer than carbs. it doesn't have to be meat. google protein sources for vegetarians

[Cptnjjim]

Its great that you do sports and don't est any junk food. But since you do all that your body probably has a high metabolism so you should be able to est whstever you want. I work out everyday so I pretty much eat fast food everyday and I'm still healthy. And you can grains and eggs if you don't want to eat pasta anymore. But why don't you eat meat especially if you are an athlete?

[HannahC]

I don't for morale reasons, the unsanitary and gross conditions, and my siblings have PKU.

[Cptnjjim]

I sorry to hear that, I'm curious what sports are you in? Do they require a lot of energy?

[HannahC]

I run cross country and play midfield for my lacrosse team. I wouldn't say it takes up much energy since that's a lll I've ever done, but I know its not as hard as weightlifting XD

[Cptnjjim]

I swim, run, and weightlift and honestly I think cross country and lacrosse would be too much for me haha. You must have A LOT of discipline! :)

[HannahC]

I try, thanks :D

[Cptnjjim]

So you must eat a lot of fruit and vegetables for protein, or do you take vitamins?

[HannahC]

Some, but I vitamins aren't as good at the real thing

[Cptnjjim]

If you're in lacrosse you must be tough, do you beat up on other chicks at school lol

[HannahC]

Health conscious vegetarian=bitches be hurtin'.

[Cptnjjim]

Lmao sounds terrifying!

[taster]

Trying to find a problem here...but you say you are thin...so...what''s the problem? Pasta swells in your stomach by the way which would account for you feeling "filled" Is that you in the blue dress? If so..u are hawt...(:

[HannahC]

haha thanks, too kind :)

[taster]

<3

[WoIIie]

If you don't eat meat, expect to be hungry all the time and paper thin.

Eat more nuts and other sources of protein.

[HannahC]

I've been skinny and hungry since before I was a vegetarian

[WoIIie]

If you're hungry, eat more.

[beastman88]

you gotta have variety can't eat just pasta. at least you eat something, a lot of young women your age have eating disorders :/