Disturbing trend on MFP….
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tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
Sorry for the off topic but are you from near Philly? There arent many people that i know who call it a hoagie.
I'm 10 minutes from Center City (on the Jersey side of the Delaware) and can hear the stadium fireworks from my front yard. You nearby?
Was it from Wawa?
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I too don't understand the restaurant dilemma. For my WOE it is pretty simple - ice water, meat, veggies. I think some people just get so fearful that they paralyze themselves. I don't even bother tracking if I eat out - I just make the best choice possible and move on!0
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Agree with OP about the epidemic of this sort of thread. I just find it a bit breathaking people cant use some common sense. It also underline the fact that understanding basci cico and a litle bit about nutrution generates all the guidance you need. For goodness sake chill out peeps.0
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karintalley wrote: »Like I wrote in the other thread, i'm sure op is referring to...I just make sure I burn 1000000000 calories xtra that week and Im covered.
how do you burn that many calories? Treadmill all day??????
No--that's the number in the MFP database. Is that wrong?
(Sorry I'm a little late to this thread.)
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lOL ohhhhh got ya…
yes, maybe that will be my next one….
I can start a series…NDJ's helpful hints..maybe I should just write book and sell it on Dr Oz….
I believe sarauk2sf put together a pretty extensive list of protein sources for various eating styles already, I think it's in the ETP group.
Helpful hints are generally meant to actually help people though, not be thinly veiled methods of complaining about stuff that annoys you. It's why MFP refuses to publish my definitive work: MyFitnessPal Forums: Arguing, Cat Gifs, and My Life with Babaji.
LMAO!
Going back OT for a second, I do find the "OMG HELP ME - GOING OUT TO EEEEEEEEEAT!" topics kind of annoying, too. But then I think that other than being total noobs to weight management, maybe some of those people have been doing Nutrisystem or Jenny or any of the other plans that get you to eat only their food and may honestly have no freaking clue how that translates in a real world situation like going out to a restaurant.
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see there's more brown than white .. cos brown is da healthy version cos it be more natural
ya get me?
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Good steps! I'm going out to a new restaurant in down town Annapolis but have already pre-planned my dinner out. But I definitely know that feeling of "F*** it. I want a damn burger dripping in grease" *looking at you Five Guys*0
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Me me me!!
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How about step 1.5 - look online if calorie info is available and preselect meal. Otherwise, follow steps below as written.0
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christinev297 wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »What MFP does desperately need is a SUGAR stickie :huh:
@christinev297
your sugar stickie(s) ma'am
Ah hah touche' :laugh:
But seriously, I give kudos to those folks who reply to those sugar threads day in, day out, week after week, month after month
I think they are bonkers (both sides) for expending so much energy on it.
Ah i see where the stickies come from now, am reading backwards. If you just googled there are perfectly good articles already . Muh more balanced and informative than the debates which happen on those threads.0 -
Things are only as complicated as you make them. I usually look at the menu online and the nutritional info before I go out. Then if I'm somewhere that serves really big portions, or if I hadn't had a chance to look up the food beforehand, I ask when I'm ordering to have the chef put half on the plate and half in a to-go container, and that keeps me from overeating.0
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So loved this post and all the replies! Every time I read where someone doesn't know what/how/when/where to do something, my first thoughts are: Where have you been? Do you not have a brain? We are in the 21st Century, Google it! Sorry for the rant. But I work in an industry where I am constantly amazed at the lack of knowledge people have and are always wanting someone else to give them the answer instead of putting in a little bit of effort and finding out for themselves or using common sense. Eating really is not rocket science or quantum physics. If 99.9% of the time Mexican food is fattening, then .1% of the time it won't be - that would be the little piece of broken tortilla chip lying on the table. Vegetables fried in a pound of lard are probably not a healthy choice.0
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I approve the idea of a liquid diet on cheat day. Food is Sooooo overrated.0
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I took a workshop called the Hunger Within and one of the things they talk about is mindful eating. One of the purposes of the exercise is to realize a chip is just a chip and the only meaning it has is the one we give it. A chip is not more powerful than you. You are powerful over food. The goal is to unpack the emotion and attributes we place on food whether its food at the grocery store, at the office or a restaurant. Coming to this realization can take time so if it helps to avoid eating out for a while until you get yourself together and stay on track then do that. I applaud those who have figured out that that works for them but that is not sustainable over the long term. Eventually, you can learn many of the habits listed here in this comment thread and gain skill in quickly assessing the best option for you on the menu. We shouldn't down play that this is not easy for some people when they first start thinking consciously about their food choices especially when there are like 10,000 things on the menu ( I hate those places... geez! Stick to what you are good at restaurant people or just become a buffet style place!). That one donut can feel like a slippery slope if you are an emotional eater...many people have trigger foods I know I do-- maybe it's the chemicals in the food but I for one cannot just eat 1-2 slices of pizza so I avoid it. Cookie? I am good with one. We are all different. The goal is to know thyself and figure out what works best for you.
@ndj1979 thanks for raising the subject! Life is too short to get stressed out at a restaurant-- eat, enjoy, live!0 -
rjmudlax13 wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »karintalley wrote: »I actually dissected a kebab today to figure out the calorie content. lol
I took apart a damn tuna hoagie the other day to weigh the individual components. The extra helping of shame put me over my calorie goal for the day.
Sorry for the off topic but are you from near Philly? There arent many people that i know who call it a hoagie.
I'm 10 minutes from Center City (on the Jersey side of the Delaware) and can hear the stadium fireworks from my front yard. You nearby?
Was it from Wawa?
I love my Wawa!!!
The biggest news in my area is the city approved a plan for a wawa. I had tears of joy.
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I took a workshop called the Hunger Within and one of the things they talk about is mindful eating. One of the purposes of the exercise is to realize a chip is just a chip and the only meaning it has is the one we give it. A chip is not more powerful than you. You are powerful over food. The goal is to unpack the emotion and attributes we place on food whether its food at the grocery store, at the office or a restaurant. Coming to this realization can take time so if it helps to avoid eating out for a while until you get yourself together and stay on track then do that. I applaud those who have figured out that that works for them but that is not sustainable over the long term. Eventually, you can learn many of the habits listed here in this comment thread and gain skill in quickly assessing the best option for you on the menu. We shouldn't down play that this is not easy for some people when they first start thinking consciously about their food choices especially when there are like 10,000 things on the menu ( I hate those places... geez! Stick to what you are good at restaurant people or just become a buffet style place!). That one donut can feel like a slippery slope if you are an emotional eater...many people have trigger foods I know I do-- maybe it's the chemicals in the food but I for one cannot just eat 1-2 slices of pizza so I avoid it. Cookie? I am good with one. We are all different. The goal is to know thyself and figure out what works best for you.
@ndj1979 thanks for raising the subject! Life is too short to get stressed out at a restaurant-- eat, enjoy, live!
You needed a workshop for that ?
What did you think a chip was? A tyrannosaur?
Joking
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I used to be that way, scared to go to restaurants especially mexican, until I woke up on the dark side!! 0
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