I can't tell if I'm eating balanced or not - General

I can never tell if I'm eating balanced or not. I'm still young. I "felt bad" for a while and couldn't tell what it was. I tried all kinds of things. Eating different foods, trying to meditate, maybe it was stress? I had no idea what was going on Then I went to the doctor. They said my kidneys were dehydrated. fuck. speaking of kidneys now, they hurt. i think it's my kidney, well. the pain subsided. I've always had these spazztastic pains that just happen and then go away. Anyway. I've been drinking water. But now I'm not sure if i'm drinking too much. Am I missing some kind of internal "diet" balancer? Some internal crave counter? If I am, or if its even normal, how can I keep a balanced diet?

well it would be nice to know what you're eating and how much you drink per day.

There's no universal balanced diet to be honest. A lot depends on your blood type, genetics and a lot of other things. If you feel bad in general, a good rule of thumb is try to go a month without a certain foodstuff. Usually good things to try out are - milk (cheese and yoghurt are usually fine), white grains, potatoes, tomatoes. Generally speaking a lot of times your body sort of even tries to bring you to certain foodstuffs. If ignore the want for high fatty, high sugary foods you can let yourself be directed a lot.

When you feel thirsty drink, dont listen to that 2 litres a day crap or w/e it is.

[QUOTE=Boss;37705859]When you feel thirsty drink, dont listen to that 2 litres a day crap or w/e it is.[/QUOTE] uh, that's not good advice. there's nothing wrong with drinking more water than you need, since you'll just pee it out, but drinking less than you need can make you feel hungrier and a whole load of other things. general advice for pretty much any ailment is to make sure you stay well hydrated. most people don't drink anywhere near enough water, so 2 litres is generally a good amount for the majority of people to aim for.

[QUOTE=Autumn;37710690]uh, that's not good advice. there's nothing wrong with drinking more water than you need, since you'll just pee it out, but drinking less than you need can make you feel hungrier and a whole load of other things. general advice for pretty much any ailment is to make sure you stay well hydrated. most people don't drink anywhere near enough water, so 2 litres is generally a good amount for the majority of people to aim for.[/QUOTE] stick in the phrase "too much of something good isn't always a good thing," water intoxication can occur if you drink an excessive amount [url]http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm[/url] in case you're interested in reading up on it

[QUOTE=The First 11'er;37719311]stick in the phrase "too much of something good isn't always a good thing," water intoxication can occur if you drink an excessive amount [url]http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm[/url] in case you're interested in reading up on it[/QUOTE] and it's also [U]incredibly[/U] rare for someone who is sober. you will know if you've drunk too much water, because your stomach will be full of it, and you'll probably feel nauseous. and anybody that continues to do something just because somebody told them to when their body is telling you to stop is plain daft. 2 litres of water (read; total liquids) in a day is not a lot at all, i can easily manage that and i'm 5'2" and pretty sedentary. and did you even scroll down? [quote]It's Not How Much You Drink, It's How Fast You Drink It! [B]The kidneys of a healthy adult can process fifteen liters of water a day! You are unlikely to suffer from water intoxication, even if you drink a lot of water, as long as you drink over time as opposed to intaking an enormous volume at one time.[/B] As a general guideline, most adults need about three quarts of fluid each day.[/quote] and since a quart of water is something like 0.95 litres, this article is in fact stating that you're likely to need closer to 3 litres of water a day, which is more than the 2 that has already been suggested. [B]there is nothing wrong with drinking plenty of water, and being worried that you're going get water intoxication is frankly ridiculous.[/B] ---------- and as a slight side note to this post; on saturday i went out (and [U]i was not sober[/U]) and i drank too much water. somewhere around 6.5 litres in the space of 3 hours? which i hadn't realised because where i was was [U]very hot, i was dancing and sweating a lot[/U], and so the natural response was just to drink more water. however, do you know how my body reacted to it? i threw up, i threw up a lot of water. i also felt incredibly sick for the 20 minutes before i did so, but as soon as i had been sick i felt dapper. your body will know when you've had too much water, and you've got to have something wrong with you if you can't notice the warning signs.

that was just to act as an opposition for saying drinking more then you might need is fine, obviously what happened to you is something that can happen i understand that water intoxication isn't something to worry about, it's just a counter argument for the statement "you can't drink too much water; and if you do, all you do is pee it out"

[QUOTE=Autumn;37722393]and it's also [U]incredibly[/U] rare for someone who is sober. you will know if you've drunk too much water, because your stomach will be full of it, and you'll probably feel nauseous. and anybody that continues to do something just because somebody told them to when their body is telling you to stop is plain daft. 2 litres of water (read; total liquids) in a day is not a lot at all, i can easily manage that and i'm 5'2" and pretty sedentary. and did you even scroll down? and since a quart of water is something like 0.95 litres, this article is in fact stating that you're likely to need closer to 3 litres of water a day, which is more than the 2 that has already been suggested. [B]there is nothing wrong with drinking plenty of water, and being worried that you're going get water intoxication is frankly ridiculous.[/B] ---------- and as a slight side note to this post; on saturday i went out (and [U]i was not sober[/U]) and i drank too much water. somewhere around 6.5 litres in the space of 3 hours? which i hadn't realised because where i was was [U]very hot, i was dancing and sweating a lot[/U], and so the natural response was just to drink more water. however, do you know how my body reacted to it? i threw up, i threw up a lot of water. i also felt incredibly sick for the 20 minutes before i did so, but as soon as i had been sick i felt dapper. your body will know when you've had too much water, and you've got to have something wrong with you if you can't notice the warning signs.[/QUOTE] How was the ecstasy pill? Fair points made by 11'er not exactly doing any harm bringing them to the table.