What did you eat today, and are you fat?

[Anonymous]

This is fun.

Breakfast: piece of pumpernickel with peanut butter, hard-boiled egg, banana, water, coffee with half-and-half

Lunch: spinach salad (spinach, strawberries, grapes, sunflower seeds, dressing, goat cheese), water, more coffee with half-and-half

Snack: half a 3.5oz dark chocolate bar, more water

Dinner: planning to have left-over sprinach and roasted tomato pizza with more salad, probably a glass of wine

Not fat - 5'8", 135

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, I'll start.

I had
Breakfast
A poppy bagel with tomatoes and light cream cheese (it's a big bagel- I'd say 2 servings)

Mid Morning Snack:
1/2 cup of mixed berries
coffee with 1/2 and 1/2
a small (SMALL!) pastry with chocolate- like bite sized

Lunch-
Arby's junior roast beef sandwich
Small salad with dressing on the side

Mid Afternoon Snack-
Small Diary Queen Cone

Dinner-
1/2 Italian Cold Cut (But it's a big sub, so 1/2 is still 6 inches)
A few sips of ginger ale

Dessert-
A brownie

So- in looking over my choices, I noticed I "treated" myself 3 times today (pastry, dairy queen and a brownie) AND I had a huge amount of salt- and I gave up by dinner.

I did get 3 servings of fruit/vegetables in- but still.

And yes, I am fat

So- for other fatties out there, make me feel better and let me know I'm not alone. I suck at willpower, I don't get people who say "just eat less." At least I know myself enough to know not to drink, because I obviously have a personality that's prone to addiction.

For all you skinnies out there (or people who are less than my size 16 self) please motivate me! Tell me yummy things you eat that satisfy you~

Thanks

OP, if you're serious about losing weight, I wouldn't say eat less, I'd say eat better. I'm thin and feel like I eat a lot (at least 2,000 calories a day), but it's all natural unprocessed stuff. Did you eat out for all three meals? If so, probably your #1 easiest thing to change would be to start packing your food and eating at home more. Do not ever ever eat at a fast food place. Never eat processed meats or drink soda. Ever. One dessert a day, period. You're eating "dessert" after every meal. Replace your "snacks" with something that more filling that includes whole grains and fruit or vegetables. Things like Arby's sandwiches, pastries, and italian subs should be completely off your radar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:


FOr fun, I decided to take your menu for today and make it lighter and healthier with a few substitutions:

Breakfast - a light english muffin or bagel thin (preferably whole wheat) with TBS light cream cheese and tomato

Mid-Morning Snack - substitute fat free milk or half & half in coffee; go with a square of dark chocolate in lieu of the pastry (even if tiny)

Lunch - substitute a leaner meat like turkey, roasted or grilled chicken instead of RB. Skip the bread and get the meat on a salad, or go with whole grain breads if possible.

Afternoon snack - go with frozen fat free yogurt. Better yet, go with fruit or light yogurt (like Dannon lite and fit)

Dinner - see suggestions for lunch. Stay away from italian cold cuts. Veggies, turkey, poultry (skinless) are all better choices.

Dessert - fudgesicle (fat free), fruit

And yes, I'm 10% overweight (dislike the word "fat") and don't always eat right even when I know what I should be eating. : )

I'm not sure I agree with you on your healthier menu here - I think OP probably needs to go farther on this one. Suggestions:

Breakfast: 1/2 whole wheat bagel with PB (need some protein for breakfast), berries, lots of water

Snack: whole wheat crackers with cheese (no need to eat chocolate in the middle of the morning) - something to sustain your metabolism through lunch and so you're not starving by lunch time

Lunch: large salad with lettuce/veggies, ff dressing and some type of protein (not lunch meat), whole wheat roll or something similar if you need some carbs, lots of water

Snack: plain yogurt cup, maybe with some homemade granola or raisins or something, or some nuts, cup of coffee if you need it

Dinner: rice, veggies, protein - maybe homemade stir-fry or something?

Dessert: a few pieces of dark chocolate


That would be a good switch - lots of delicious food, probably same amount of calories, but significantly less salt and processed crap.

[Anonymous]

will do yesterday since today isn't over:

breakfast - 100 cal yogurt, chocolate chip cookie
lunch - cup of chili, roll
snack - banana
dinner - turkey burger without bun, half cup of wild rice, snap peas
after dinner - two glasses wine, chocolate chip cookie

about 10 lbs overweight, 1 yr postpartum and still trying to shake it.

[Anonymous]

Per OP's menu, I think this speaks to why people underguess calories too. I'd be willing to bet that tiny pastry had 100-150 calories, the cold cut sub had more calories in cheese, mayo or creamy mustard and oil than you'd imagine, the "few sips" of gingerale added about 100 calories, the brownie was more than a single serving (so maybe 200-400 calories), the bagel had 400-500 calories alone and had way more than the serving size of 2 TBSP of cream cheese, etc.

[Anonymous]

5'8" 148#s (IMO 8#s overweight)

-spinach/ginger/apple smoothie
-cabbage/brussel sprouts/bowtie pasta/butter chicken (Wegman's buffet bar)
-bag of kettle chips
-NuttyBuddy Bar x2
Tonight I will have Butter Chicken/rice/salad and wash it down with 2-3 glasses of wine.

You can clearly see why I'm 8lbs overweight. The only reason I'm not 250#s is because I run approx 25miles a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:5'8" 148#s (IMO 8#s overweight)

-spinach/ginger/apple smoothie
-cabbage/brussel sprouts/bowtie pasta/butter chicken (Wegman's buffet bar)
-bag of kettle chips
-NuttyBuddy Bar x2
Tonight I will have Butter Chicken/rice/salad and wash it down with 2-3 glasses of wine.

You can clearly see why I'm 8lbs overweight. The only reason I'm not 250#s is because I run approx 25miles a week.

just finished my butter chicken (3 servings worth) I skipped the salad and am not nursing a vodka soda and as soon as the kids go to bed I will make another drink and grow roots in on the sofa in front of the TV. I will console myself with a 6 mile run tomorrow and do it all over again!

[Anonymous]

yesterday:

1/2 cup oatmeal made with water, 1/4 c raisins, splash of almond milk, about 1 TB of honey. coffee with almond milk

lunch: large salad from whole foods (veggies, quinoa, shrimp) with balsamic vinaigrette, croutons

snack: 1/2 large dark chocolate bar, apple

dinner: about 1 1/3 cup of w.w. spaghetti with tomato and broccoli sauce, big glass of wine. 5 ginger snaps.

no gym yesterday but will go today.

5'2", 125, 3 months post partum. looking to lose 10 lbs (my normal weight). on a non-dairy, non soy diet so even though its not low calorie, I am eating a lot of fresh, unprocessed foods and feel healthier than before.

[Anonymous]

Breakfast: Greek yogurt sweetened w maple syrup and topped w berries

Snack: banana

Lunch: Bell pepper stuffed w rice, nuts, beans, cheese, and veggies
Orange-avocado salsa

Dinner: Salmon cake w/ various veggies and collard greens sautéed in garlic

According to BMI, I'm a teensy bit underweight, but that's true whether my diet is good or pure junk.

[Anonymous]

Yesterday:
Breakfast/1 orange.
Lunch/one half Italian sub
Walked 4 miles
Snack/Lemon sorbet in 1 waffle cone.
Dinner/Poached salmon. Grilled red peppers/onions/mushrooms/eggplant. 1 baked potato with a dab of lite butter & salt.
Dessert: 4 dark chocolate non pareils

Would like to lose 10 lbs.

Today:
Breakfast/1 orange.
Walked 5 miles.
Lunch/Egg burrito with cheese and bacon and salsa
Passover dinner in a few hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yesterday:
Breakfast/1 orange.
Lunch/one half Italian sub
Walked 4 miles
Snack/Lemon sorbet in 1 waffle cone.
Dinner/Poached salmon. Grilled red peppers/onions/mushrooms/eggplant. 1 baked potato with a dab of lite butter & salt.
Dessert: 4 dark chocolate non pareils

Would like to lose 10 lbs.

Today:
Breakfast/1 orange.
Walked 5 miles.
Lunch/Egg burrito with cheese and bacon and salsa
Passover dinner in a few hours.

You ate Egg/Cheese/Bacon and then proceed to celebrate Passover?

[Anonymous]

Absolutely! I am a reformed Jew.

[Anonymous]

Not all Jews keep Kosher, 23:00.

[Anonymous]

I notice people eat a lot of squares of dark chocolate. What kind?

[Anonymous]

chocolate lover here. It depends, right now there is one kind only from Trader Joes that I get b/c it has neither milk nor soy in it, neither of which I can tolerate due to DD's allergies (I am breastfeeding). I can't remember the name. But if I could eat any kind, I would get Green and Black organics, dark chocolate or the milk with almonds. Lindt is not bad either, they have a good dark chocolate with chili that i like.


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today's meals

bf: oatmeal w/ blueberries, piece of toast and 3 pc turkey bacon.

lunch--piece of bread slathered with guacamole and a couple slices of turkey.

contemplating dinner now. spinach salad with leftover steak and red wine, I think.

no snacks and no formal exercising, but a lot of gardening, running around at playgrounds and carrying kids...