Anonymous wrote:Genetics and don’t drink alcohol. Also eat smaller portions - I’m just not able to eat as large servings as I did when I was younger.
Also 8 hrs of sleep a night. Little sleep = weight gain.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I used to be slim. Idk what people think after I’ve had 3 kids - not as thin.
Anyway I literally have small bones fwiw.
I don’t drink my calories. I have one cup of coffee in the AM with a little sugar & a little milk - but other than that water and one la croix daily.
I should probably eat something different for breakfast but most days I have one packet of Quaker maple & brown sugar oatmeal made with hot water.
Morning snack is often apple & PB. And then it kind of goes downhill from there.
I drink alcohol fairly moderately. One to two drinks a week on average I would say. I exercise at least 20 mins 6 days a week.
I’m trying to limit myself to one dessert daily of around 100 cals.
I try not to do anything too crazy because if it’s too strict of a diet - I can’t maintain it. I try for slow and steady and what I can keep up with long term.
I do the oatmeal too. Satisfying and low calorie.
might as well just eat candy
What? Are you equating oatmeal with candy? You have an eating disorder.
Stop being inflammatory and do a little research. Don't just spout nonsense.
Have you looked at the nutritional value of the Quaker maple and whatever oatmeal? Probably one of the worst foods you can eat.
Feel free to make a super easy alternative suggestions! I’m open to it! But I’m getting 3 kids and myself ready for work and school and I don’t have much time at all. Like two mins. Lol.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I used to be slim. Idk what people think after I’ve had 3 kids - not as thin.
Anyway I literally have small bones fwiw.
I don’t drink my calories. I have one cup of coffee in the AM with a little sugar & a little milk - but other than that water and one la croix daily.
I should probably eat something different for breakfast but most days I have one packet of Quaker maple & brown sugar oatmeal made with hot water.
Morning snack is often apple & PB. And then it kind of goes downhill from there.
I drink alcohol fairly moderately. One to two drinks a week on average I would say. I exercise at least 20 mins 6 days a week.
I’m trying to limit myself to one dessert daily of around 100 cals.
I try not to do anything too crazy because if it’s too strict of a diet - I can’t maintain it. I try for slow and steady and what I can keep up with long term.
I do the oatmeal too. Satisfying and low calorie.
might as well just eat candy
What? Are you equating oatmeal with candy? You have an eating disorder.
Stop being inflammatory and do a little research. Don't just spout nonsense.
Have you looked at the nutritional value of the Quaker maple and whatever oatmeal? Probably one of the worst foods you can eat.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I used to be slim. Idk what people think after I’ve had 3 kids - not as thin.
Anyway I literally have small bones fwiw.
I don’t drink my calories. I have one cup of coffee in the AM with a little sugar & a little milk - but other than that water and one la croix daily.
I should probably eat something different for breakfast but most days I have one packet of Quaker maple & brown sugar oatmeal made with hot water.
Morning snack is often apple & PB. And then it kind of goes downhill from there.
I drink alcohol fairly moderately. One to two drinks a week on average I would say. I exercise at least 20 mins 6 days a week.
I’m trying to limit myself to one dessert daily of around 100 cals.
I try not to do anything too crazy because if it’s too strict of a diet - I can’t maintain it. I try for slow and steady and what I can keep up with long term.
Are you trying to lose weight? Eating more protein in the morning will help you feel full and be good for health. You sound like you are starving yourself.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wow. There is some serious gross disordered eating described on here.
+ 1 trillion
Why? Most women who replied have a normal BMI and are petite or medium height.
How many of them would be advised by a professional to gain weight?
Not all..but there are a handful of sample diets do seem to be very minimal calories and intentionally restrictive.
I know this might be hard to believe but once formed good habits become unintentional.
Most overweight people use their own logic to point out some sort of calculation "intentionally starving" when in reality most thin people don't think much about food, let alone obsess with calories.
That's why the legendary chocolate covered strawberry is someone's satisfying sweet treat and to others a sign of disgusting disordered eating. It's a huge contrast of what amount of food / sugar can make one satisfied.
Eating a single chocolate-covered strawberry, versus "a piece" of one, is not a huge contrast. Eat the whole damn strawberry. It's really okay.
Both are in contrast with what you really expect: eating the whole box or at least half of it is what normal people should do.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Whatever I want, I don't count calories. I get in at least 2.5 hours of walking everyday (dog) and I do strength training twice a week.
Today I had/will have:
Breakfast: N/A I never eat breakfast
Lunch: chicken breasts stuffed with sundried tomato pesto and mozzarella cheese; roasted broccoli and potatoes
Dinner: Snack on prosciutto and cheese while cooking. 2 glasses white wine, rice, Pork meatballs with spinach and mushrooms in a coconut cream sauce
So basically you eat Keto, less the 2 glasses of wine. Not knocking it, it sounds pretty doable actually. Also 2.5 hours of walking! I need to get a dog![]()
Who honestly has time for 2.5 hours a day of dog walking? Must be a SAHM. I have a Shepherd/Husky mix, which is a very active dog, but don't exercise him for 2.5 hours a day.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wow. There is some serious gross disordered eating described on here.
+ 1 trillion
Why? Most women who replied have a normal BMI and are petite or medium height.
How many of them would be advised by a professional to gain weight?
Not all..but there are a handful of sample diets do seem to be very minimal calories and intentionally restrictive.
I know this might be hard to believe but once formed good habits become unintentional.
Most overweight people use their own logic to point out some sort of calculation "intentionally starving" when in reality most thin people don't think much about food, let alone obsess with calories.
That's why the legendary chocolate covered strawberry is someone's satisfying sweet treat and to others a sign of disgusting disordered eating. It's a huge contrast of what amount of food / sugar can make one satisfied.
Eating a single chocolate-covered strawberry, versus "a piece" of one, is not a huge contrast. Eat the whole damn strawberry. It's really okay.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No breakfast - studies came out showing that the "you must eat breakfast to stay thin and healthy" was garbage. All eating breakfast does was add additional calories to your day.
Lunch - a bagel with cream cheese, smoked salmon, avocado and sliced tomato, with water on the side. I swear since I started eating this a year ago, my usual state of "borderline UTI" has stopped.
I sometimes have a snack in the afternoon - like a chocolate from valentines day or whatever.
At 7pm, DH and i have a cocktail every day. Plus half the time I have a little small bowl of bar snacks - like smoked almonds or a handful of cheese sticks. Dinner ranges from terribly unhealthy (like a giant bowl of cheesy pasta) to decently healthy, but always vegetarian. Dinner is almost always homemade with fresh ingredients, but we eat too much at dinner - it's our weakness. I have dessert a few nights a week - like a full on big cake slice or similar.
I run every day for 30 mins (weekdays) to an hour (weekends).
Big caveat: unless you’re prediabetic. You’ll jack your blood sugar and increase your chances of getting diabetes.
I used to IF and when I wore a continuous glucose monitor I could see that if I didn’t eat by 9ish my blood sugar would shoot up all by itself.
https://www.everydayhealth.com/type-2-diabetes/diet/skipping-breakfast-tied-higher-type-2-diabetes-risk/
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:5’2” and 107lbs.
Breakfast: coffee with cream and sugar
Lunch: half turkey and cheese sandwich, chips, cucumber slices and strawberries. Mini can of coke.
Dinner: lasagna, spinach salad, one slice of garlic bread. Jello for dessert.
This was very typical. I never need more that a cup of coffee for breakfast (I add sugar and cream since I’m trying to maintain, not lose weight. Otherwise I like it black). Have soda sometimes but 99% of the day it’s tap water. Pretty much eat a plate of food at lunch and then another at dinner with a dessert most nights. I’m not a snacker. Eat until I’m full but not stuffed. I think I have always naturally eaten sort of “intermittent fasting” style. I’ve always skipped breakfast and we always are done with dinner by 5:45/6pm. So my normal rhythm has a 15-16 hour fasting period.
Is there a reason you eat dinner so early?
Anonymous wrote:The people saying these diets are gross are being ridiculous. What is gross about eating three meals and no snacks? I’m 5’2 and weigh 117, here is what I had yesterday:
Breakfast: coffee with sugar and cream, two eggs over easy
Lunch - salad with steak, goat cheese, tessemae ranch dressing
Afternoon - hot herbal tea
Dinner - chicken, broccoli sautéed with garlic and soy sauce
Two glasses of wine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wow. There is some serious gross disordered eating described on here.
+ 1 trillion
Why? Most women who replied have a normal BMI and are petite or medium height.
How many of them would be advised by a professional to gain weight?
Not all..but there are a handful of sample diets do seem to be very minimal calories and intentionally restrictive.
I know this might be hard to believe but once formed good habits become unintentional.
Most overweight people use their own logic to point out some sort of calculation "intentionally starving" when in reality most thin people don't think much about food, let alone obsess with calories.
That's why the legendary chocolate covered strawberry is someone's satisfying sweet treat and to others a sign of disgusting disordered eating. It's a huge contrast of what amount of food / sugar can make one satisfied.