We are eating bad stuff.

david_lopez_101

My colleagues will eat fried chicken followed by blue bell ice cream, sit down all day and feast on a poboy with fried shrimp and fries. I watch them wash it down with fruit drink or a big coke, followed by more drink throughout the day. I wonder how they are feeling, are they getting heavier? If I would do that just one day I would feel it immediately. I'm patiently waiting for my health conscience eating, drinking descions to show up. My most obvious indication is my clothing. When my clothing stops feeling like its soffucating I know I'm doing good.
But I can't eat what's out there. It's not good for me and most of the general public. I'd rather cook what I want or ask for a lighter version.

elphie754

Judgemental much?

usmcmp

I have no problem fitting those things into my food diary from time to time. Overall way of eating is important to health and weight management, but no one food is a culprit. It's not a good idea to eat like that day in and day out. I still try to not judge what others eat because it's not my business and what I eat is none of their business.

david_lopez_101

Yeah. I don't say anything though, it's just all in my mind.

Therealobi1

You sound a bit jealous
A life without fried chicken. Oh dear

Shadowmf023

You should see the looks I get because my lunch happened to be 4 eggs fried in butter and a whole package of bacon.

Not to mention all the cheese I eat, nor the big glug of heavy cream in my coffee...and speaking of coffee, the most horrified look I've got was when I throw a hunk of butter in my coffee!

Or that I order 2 double beef burgers with cheese eggs and bacon on them... And give away the buns and fries in favor of a huge green salad.

Yet I'm losing more weight than all those people staring at me! And my health has improved too. Muahahahahaha!!!!

Machka9

"We are eating bad stuff."

Speak for yourself! Everything I eat is good.

Therealobi1

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

You should see the looks I get because my lunch happened to be 4 eggs fried in butter and a whole package of bacon.

Not to mention all the cheese I eat, nor the big glug of heavy cream in my coffee...and speaking of coffee, the most horrified look I've got was when I throw a hunk of butter in my coffee!

Or that I order 2 double beef burgers with cheese eggs and bacon on them... And give away the buns and fries in favor of a huge green salad.

Yet I'm losing more weight than all those people staring at me! And my health has improved too. Muahahahahaha!!!!

I would stare at the butter in the coffee, I have never seen that before

Shadowmf023

Therealobi1 wrote: »

Shadowmf023 wrote: »

You should see the looks I get because my lunch happened to be 4 eggs fried in butter and a whole package of bacon.

Not to mention all the cheese I eat, nor the big glug of heavy cream in my coffee...and speaking of coffee, the most horrified look I've got was when I throw a hunk of butter in my coffee!

Or that I order 2 double beef burgers with cheese eggs and bacon on them... And give away the buns and fries in favor of a huge green salad.

Yet I'm losing more weight than all those people staring at me! And my health has improved too. Muahahahahaha!!!!

I would stare at the butter in the coffee, I have never seen that before

Quite common for some on Keto. It's called Bulletproof coffee. Lol. I usually drink it as breakfast these days. It's a good way to reach the high fat expectations on a keto diet.

david_lopez_101

Therealobi1 you're right I'm quite J at times. But I regret it when I enter data into the food diary and I've blown way past calories, fat grams, and sodium. This app has been an awakening about what I'm putting in my body. A good/bad awakening. The stuff I used to love actually was changing me for the bad

TavistockToad

david_lopez_101 wrote: »

Therealobi1 you're right I'm quite J at times. But I regret it when I enter data into the food diary and I've blown way past calories, fat grams, and sodium. This app has been an awakening about what I'm putting in my body. A good/bad awakening. The stuff I used to love actually was changing me for the bad

so you do you, leave everyone else out of it...

zyxst

As long as you don't say it out loud to me.

Chef_Barbell

You do you. Quit worrying about everyone else.

WinoGelato

Viewing foods as good/bad is not a healthy outlook though. It's just "food". Too much of any one food is not healthy, including broccoli and chicken. Your feelings of guilt about logging foods that put you over certain targets in your diary is concerning, as is your judgement of other people's food choices.

Many, many people here have been successful at learning how to work those foods you described as bad, into their diet in moderation. Cooking more at home and making healthful choices is important, but saying that most food out there is bad for you and the general public is not a prosuctive outlook, in my opinion.

SLLeask

david_lopez_101 wrote: »

My colleagues will eat fried chicken followed by blue bell ice cream, sit down all day and feast on a poboy with fried shrimp and fries. I watch them wash it down with fruit drink or a big coke, followed by more drink throughout the day. I wonder how they are feeling, are they getting heavier? If I would do that just one day I would feel it immediately. I'm patiently waiting for my health conscience eating, drinking descions to show up. My most obvious indication is my clothing. When my clothing stops feeling like its soffucating I know I'm doing good.
But I can't eat what's out there. It's not good for me and most of the general public. I'd rather cook what I want or ask for a lighter version.

Probably just fine and enjoying their food. Do you know what they eat for the rest of the day? Do you know how much exercise they do? I eat all sorts of junk food on occasion, I'm sure you'd be horrified if you saw me sometimes, and I'm losing weight just fine and am very healthy, thank you very much, Mr Judgy-McJudgy-Pants!

paperpudding

david_lopez_101 wrote: »

Therealobi1 you're right I'm quite J at times. But I regret it when I enter data into the food diary and I've blown way past calories, fat grams, and sodium. This app has been an awakening about what I'm putting in my body. A good/bad awakening. The stuff I used to love actually was changing me for the bad

Speaking for myself ( who lost successfully 2 years ago and have maintained since) I still love most of the foods I loved before I started losing weight
I still eat most of them too

Obviously not as often or not in as large portions as before in the case of calorie high items - but no life awakening moments for me - just eat less total calories , that's all

selina884

I love junk foods but I will not deny that it leaves me feeling like *kitten* most of the time.

kazminchu

You don't win extra bonus points for being miserable. The real winner is the person that can eat the most and still be at a weight that they want to be at. Your high horse is nowhere near as delicious as a cheeseburger.

amusedmonkey

david_lopez_101 wrote: »

Therealobi1 you're right I'm quite J at times. But I regret it when I enter data into the food diary and I've blown way past calories, fat grams, and sodium. This app has been an awakening about what I'm putting in my body. A good/bad awakening. The stuff I used to love actually was changing me for the bad

That's why you enter it before you eat it, then plan your day around it. Or maybe save calories for a few days for a bigger meal with lots of calories. It's all about planning and shifting things around.

I do understand what you are saying though. I often look at people eating and wonder, do they have to do conscious food gymnastics to enjoy that large movie popcorn like I do, or are they some of the lucky ones who intuitively self-regulate their calorie without even thinking about it?

snowflake954

I think that being a newcomer to MFP, you've just come to recognize how important it is to know how many calories we're consuming. The people you are watching probably don't know, just as you didn't--let's say, a year ago. It's a bit of a shock at first, and you do start looking around to see what others are eating. That wears off as you go along and get involved in "macros" and "exercise burns". You need to see the whole picture. You don't yet. It's better to focus on yourself, and don't get waylaid by what others are doing. In a year or so, reread your post and you'll be the first to roll your eyes.