Anyone else eat a silly amount of vegetables?

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  • saragd012
    saragd012 Posts: 693 Member
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    It's not uncommon for me to eat 4-5 pounds of veggies a day either, I really enjoy high volume meals. I do not see it as a problem at all, except when I fill up to the point I the struggle to get my protein where I want it. I also will eat a ridiculous amount of fruit sometimes, and aside from a few *ahem* extra bathroom trips, I don't worry about that either. I've been maintaining for quite some time, but I imagine these habits could have something to do with my last inefficient bulk.
  • ptitscargot
    ptitscargot Posts: 71 Member
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    I would love to have the same problem... Eating too much veggies... :neutral:
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    I wouldn't say it's a silly amount but definitely more than the average Joe/Jane. I usually get around 6 servings of veg daily which comes out to around 1 Lb...and probably another 1/2 Lb or so in fruit.
  • chapiano
    chapiano Posts: 331 Member
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    They recommend 5 a day. Just be aware eating to much fibre can result in your body passing the nutrients so quickly they are not absorbed properly
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
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    chapiano wrote: »
    They recommend 5 a day. Just be aware eating to much fibre can result in your body passing the nutrients so quickly they are not absorbed properly

    Ehh I can see how this can be a plausible thought but I disagree
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,393 MFP Moderator
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    chapiano wrote: »
    They recommend 5 a day. Just be aware eating to much fibre can result in your body passing the nutrients so quickly they are not absorbed properly

    Your will absorb the calories minus fiber unless you have a malabsorption disorder.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    I know this is not the point of this post but I am interested as to how long has it taken you to gain 20lbs?
  • KingMeme123
    KingMeme123 Posts: 7 Member
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    Since I started counting about 4 months
  • Hamsibian
    Hamsibian Posts: 1,388 Member
    edited September 2016
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    I have to cook all of my vegetables, so I didn't start measuring them in cups until this week. It turns out I eat about an average of 15 cups a day lol (not including the vegetables I hide in my meat).
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
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    psulemon wrote: »
    chapiano wrote: »
    They recommend 5 a day. Just be aware eating to much fibre can result in your body passing the nutrients so quickly they are not absorbed properly

    Your will absorb the calories minus fiber unless you have a malabsorption disorder.

    Some fibers can be digested by enzymes though
  • Whitezombiegirl
    Whitezombiegirl Posts: 1,042 Member
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    Vitamins are plant toxins which create a beneficial immune effect in our bodies. Research is showing that huge amounts of antioxidants are harmful, and that they mess up the bodies own levels of antioxidants and oxidants ( which are needed to build muscles). id be careful with putting your body under that much stress.

    I wouldn't be suprised if new guidelines on maximum antioxidant levels are developed in the next few years as the research develops.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    KingMeme123 wrote: »
    Since I started counting about 4 months

    Just some helpful advice; 20lbs in 4 months is rather quick and will leave you susceptible to fat gains. The average untrained male can gain 1-2lbs of lean mass per month, this decreases as you lift for longer periods of time.

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