Watching your macros makes you do crazy things.
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\jennifershoo wrote: »In America, portions are huge. Asians eat small portions of everything and they stay lean. Portion control!
I lived in Taiwan and found the portions to be quite as ridiculous in sit down restaurants in Taipei City as they are here. Asia is a continent, not a country. What may be true in one town or city is not true in others. Cardiovascular disease comes with that perceived "leanness" in increasingly worrying rates and skinny-fat is not lean.
Generalizations hurt both cultures. Just. Don't. Make. Them.
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soccerkon26 wrote: »Does anyone do things now (in order to stay within your macros) that people think is sometimes a little weird?
Today someone brought cookies...440 CALORIES EACH. So I only ate .25 of the cookie!
Tonight my family wants to go to a Mexican restaurant chain for dinner...I want chips and salsa so I'll be asking my family if I can get to the basket of chips first and portion mine out.
It's sometimes frustrating and really tough to do....but I'm so glad I do all of this!
Hmm, I guess I am too new at this but for some reason none of this statement translated as "carrying around a scale" to weigh things in a public place, to me..? I portion out my stuff too, especially when I am out with others. I have to! Otherwise I get so lost in the convo or whatever else is going on around me that I forget just how many chips I already ate. While my method is far from correct, I at least know how many chips I did eat and can put that number in when I enter it.
I have become obsessed with any and all food labels though and have learned a lot in the last few weeks about what exactly I am eating. Especially what I need to find a substitute for or just eliminate all together.0 -
Are you gonna whip out a scale and measure the chips and salsa?
Seems a bit extreme. Good on you for watching yourself, but making a big display about it is a bit off-putting. I'd recommend just mentally keeping track of the number of chips you are eating while enjoying the company of your family.
I am not trying to be rude, I am trying to be honest. Please don't take offense!
Of course I didn't bring a scale, just eyeballed it
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On the list of people I'd notice at a restaurant:
The obnoxious pack of girl friends dropping screeching profanity every other word while they "console" one of the group after a break up, assuring her the guy was a two-timing scumbag who wasn't good enough for her anyway.
The table full of bros catcalling the waitress and anyone else with ovaries who walks in the door.
The couple in such desperate need of a room, their booth will be sticky when they leave
The parents on their phones while they completely ignore their screaming hellspawn drinking from the ketchup bottle and throwing fries at the table behind them
The group that spent 3 hrs in the bar before being seated and at least one looks to have a 50/50 chance of puking before they pass out in their appetizer
The couple who are obviously fighting, so every comment, including their food order, is twice the necessary volume and intoned like a passive aggressive threat
After all that, maybe I'd notice someone quietly portioning their own food at their table, if they were sitting right next to me and making a big deal of it. Even if I did, noticing != judging. It's no more worthy of attention than overhearing someone substitute green beans for their mashed potatoes.
This made me laugh so much :P0 -
Welp, I add "obsessive" to my list of mental issues. I don't see a problem with it, but I tend to see obsessiveness as something that will interfere with my life. I tend to read weighing out my portions as being as accurate as possible, moreso now that I have a much smaller deficit to play with.PikaKnight wrote: »PikaKnight wrote: »RockstarWilson wrote: »Are you gonna whip out a scale and measure the chips and salsa?
Seems a bit extreme. Good on you for watching yourself, but making a big display about it is a bit off-putting. I'd recommend just mentally keeping track of the number of chips you are eating while enjoying the company of your family.
I am not trying to be rude, I am trying to be honest. Please don't take offense!
I disagree. If keeping track of it is something that enlightens her and helps her progress in life, she should be able to do whatever she wants. Yeah, it might hurt her chances if she were at the bar and dating, but for this...heck, whip out the scale. If the family has a problem with her making a change in her life instead of a curiosity, then they can go pound sand.
Do you seriously not see the issue with carrying a food scale around with you to a restaurant for a family outing?
Is this something that happens every night or more like once a month? Either way, building healthy habits and such aren't just about intake, it's about mentality as well.
What's wrong with weighing food at a restaurant?
Personally, I think it's a little too obsessive if you are going out for a social gathering.
I have a food scale at home. Every morning I weigh each component of my post-workout shake. I have logged my food daily for 285 days in MyFitnessPal. I understand being obsessed and wanting to be accurate.
That being said, please don't forget the setting of this advice.
You are out to dinner with your family. The first thing on your mind should be enjoying their company. The last thing on your mind should be how many grams a tortilla chip weighs.
What's the purpose of being healthful if you do not get to fully enjoy the important moments in life?
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OP, I would say, do what ever you want. But I would add this, if your family is cool with all of this, that's awesome. If it makes them uncomfortable, you should either, not do it or stay home.0
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soccerkon26 wrote: »Are you gonna whip out a scale and measure the chips and salsa?
Seems a bit extreme. Good on you for watching yourself, but making a big display about it is a bit off-putting. I'd recommend just mentally keeping track of the number of chips you are eating while enjoying the company of your family.
I am not trying to be rude, I am trying to be honest. Please don't take offense!
Of course I didn't bring a scale, just eyeballed it
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prattiger65 wrote: »OP, I would say, do what ever you want. But I would add this, if your family is cool with all of this, that's awesome. If it makes them uncomfortable, you should either, not do it or stay home.
This post was more of just talking about eating less than what most "serving sizes" are...everyone got so angry!
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Awkward moment in my life today, my old friend who enjoys binge eating with me, invited me out too lunch. I've lost 60 lbs, and am maintaining that loss. I work pretty hard to keep from binging.
Anyways, we go to Pizza Hut buffet, I ordered a personal pizza, and the salad bar, and skipped the whole "eat till I'm sick" routine.0 -
Friend was mocking, and a little hurt. But I already had a few epic food days this week, I gotta chill on the massive portions.0
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