Do you watch what you eat? Options

[sixfive]

Not to be a health f****t or anything but my family kinda started heading in the direction of actually reading nutrition labels and shit so I decided it couldn't hurt to jump on with them and I've been watching what I eat for the most part. When I go out I don't really pay attention, but when at home I figure I might as well eat what's healthy. When you're in control of what goes into your food and drinks it's pretty easy to avoid loads of sugar / bad fats and focus on more important nutrients to consume. If you do it right you can make it taste just fine, too. Fruits and vegetables if prepared properly can be added into almost everything and add flavor to everything.

Got me thinking. Do you watch what you eat? Do you avoid specific things (carbs, fats, sugars, sodiu, etc)?

[Just_Dream]

Oh man, I used to be pescetarian back in middle school. My mom cooked a lot of fish back then anyway, so yea that was my main source of meat/protein/whatevz. Other than that, I had a lot of carbs along with fruits and vegetables. I still don't consume a lot of dairy just because I don't like dairy products as much as vegetables :P But I still love froyo ;x

I only watch what I eat when I have my obese days - days where I feel extremely fat/bloated and I'm realllly picky about what I eat. Other than that, I don't watch what I eat, although I need to. I eat WAYYYYYY too many carbs and snack on a lot of random stuff.

Kathleen - I usually go to Trader Joe's for more organic and natural foods, and I've noticed that they do carry some similar products (even some of the same brands), but for lower prices. Actually, whenever I shop at Trader Joe's, the prices are pretty much the same as regular grocery stores anyway, although I hardly every shop there since I hate driving there (next to UCSD, but HORRIBLE parking lot and difficult to get to). The upside is that Whole Foods is HUGE, so they do carry a lot more than Trader Joe's... :P

[tokyo-rose]

I only watch what I eat when I have my obese days - days where I feel extremely fat/bloated and I'm realllly picky about what I eat. Other than that, I don't watch what I eat, although I need to. I eat WAYYYYYY too many carbs and snack on a lot of random stuff.

"Mongorian Beef" and "obese" do not belong in the same sentence, unless it's to say how you make obese people appear even heavier than they really are.

[Just_Dream]

"Mongorian Beef" and "obese" do not belong in the same sentence, unless it's to say how you make obese people appear even heavier than they really are.

Ah, but I can't be meating all the time because I do gain weight ;'[ After eating 4-5 meals a day and having dessert 2-3 times a day for 2 weeks while in HK, I gained quite a bit of weight. Surprisingly I still looked slim in my HK photos. o__O p.s. durian's like the most fattening fruit everrrrr.

Whatevz Steven, even if you eat fast food, all the working out work should prevent you from getting fat, so PPSSHHH. Doesn't Michael Phelps eat 12k calories a day?! And with quite a bit of fatty foods too... Just sayin'. He could be chowing down a shitload of fast food and still maintain his physique because of all his intense workout(s)...

[sixfive]

Ah, but I can't be meating all the time because I do gain weight ;'[ After eating 4-5 meals a day and having dessert 2-3 times a day for 2 weeks while in HK, I gained quite a bit of weight. Surprisingly I still looked slim in my HK photos. o__O p.s. durian's like the most fattening fruit everrrrr.

Whatevz Steven, even if you eat fast food, all the working out work should prevent you from getting fat, so PPSSHHH. Doesn't Michael Phelps eat 12k calories a day?! And with quite a bit of fatty foods too... Just sayin'. He could be chowing down a shitload of fast food and still maintain his physique because of all his intense workout(s)...

Idk he eats a shitload of food though. I've been lazy the past few weeks :( I feel terrible about it too but I'm just too lazy at the moment. I eat about 4k calories a day probably, my brother eats a bit over 6,000 but it's all regulated / meal plans set out by a nfl nutritionist. It's insane what he has to do. Eating 5,500 he had lost like 4 lbs of fat and gained 2 lbs of muscle in a week. When he first started changing his diet he was on a fat loss diet and lost 14 lbs of fat in 11 days.

[tokyo-rose]

Idk he eats a shitload of food though. I've been lazy the past few weeks :( I feel terrible about it too but I'm just too lazy at the moment. I eat about 4k calories a day probably, my brother eats a bit over 6,000 but it's all regulated / meal plans set out by a nfl nutritionist. It's insane what he has to do. Eating 5,500 he had lost like 4 lbs of fat and gained 2 lbs of muscle in a week. When he first started changing his diet he was on a fat loss diet and lost 14 lbs of fat in 11 days.

Can I make an appointment with this specialist so I can learn how to burn the fat off my stomach? :( And everywhere else, since I know you can't spot-reduce, but I'm fine with how flabby the rest of my body is.