Salads? Walking and eating
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fitoverfortymom wrote: »Have thought about working with a therapist about your relationship with food? Your behaviors are worrisome.
Too expensive
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paperpudding wrote: »I burn around 100 calories for half hour of walking - burning 500 - 600 would be 2- 3 hours extra walking per day.
Is anyone really going to spend that much time walking around their house eating???
It doesn't seem worth it to me - just eat the appropriate amount of calories as per MFP guidelines and do some exercise you enjoy.
walking for hours inside the house seems rather boring to me.
I have to run about 5 miles at a very good pace for 600 calories...so that would have to be an gigantic power bar...
The best way to stay active and maintaining is to find something you enjoy doing that gets you moving.2 -
Why can't you do this?
Genuine question ( as I have no idea of where you live or the situation there) - is it cost or access or?1 -
fitoverfortymom wrote: »Have thought about working with a therapist about your relationship with food? Your behaviors are worrisome.
Too expensive
I know in the US therapists that have are willing to do sliding scale for some of their clients is not unheard of.1 -
Do you have health insurance?1
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Hannahwalksfar wrote: »This really sounds like the beginning of an eating disorder. You may need to talk to someone who can help with a more balanced approaches if you’re obsessing like this
I wish I could
Why can’t you?1 -
Call the HR department at your work, or your insurance company (whichever is most appropriate for your situation) and ask about your mental health care coverage. Just because you are getting treatment for one condition does not necessarily mean you can't get treatment for another, although there may be questions about things like deductibles and coverage limits.5 -
Considering what and how you eat and your weight has a massive affect on your urinary tract health I would consider it related to your kidneys4
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Lillymoo01 wrote: »If you are that addicted to your step count that you are walking while eating I think it is time to get rid of the pedometer. It really isn't a healthy frame of mind.
Having a salad before a meal is a great way of getting all those nutrients but aim for balance. Rather than just lettuce make your salad as colourful as possible. Things like carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes etc. will add variety and nutrition.
The trainer burned an extra 500-600 calories everyday doing the thing where he speed walked around the gym with a protein bar or was eating while walking around the house
Is it just not worth it? Too extreme??
The trainer sounds full of it.
I have to walk a mile and a half in order to burn 100 calories. You are not managing to walk for a mile and a half around your house while eating. It’s not ‘extreme’, it’s just pointless and a bit weirdly obsessive.
Here’s a crazy idea; why not sit down, eat mindfully and actually enjoy your food, and then go out for a proper walk afterwards?
Consider this, or even skipping the walk. Considering you said your goal was to bulk. Burning all those extra calories means you will have to eat more.4 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »Lillymoo01 wrote: »If you are that addicted to your step count that you are walking while eating I think it is time to get rid of the pedometer. It really isn't a healthy frame of mind.
Having a salad before a meal is a great way of getting all those nutrients but aim for balance. Rather than just lettuce make your salad as colourful as possible. Things like carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes etc. will add variety and nutrition.
The trainer burned an extra 500-600 calories everyday doing the thing where he speed walked around the gym with a protein bar or was eating while walking around the house
Is it just not worth it? Too extreme??
The trainer sounds full of it.
I have to walk a mile and a half in order to burn 100 calories. You are not managing to walk for a mile and a half around your house while eating. It’s not ‘extreme’, it’s just pointless and a bit weirdly obsessive.
Here’s a crazy idea; why not sit down, eat mindfully and actually enjoy your food, and then go out for a proper walk afterwards?
Consider this, or even skipping the walk. Considering you said your goal was to bulk. Burning all those extra calories means you will have to eat more.
I like to eat more. That's why I do it 6 -
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How old are you?2
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Ok, so my very unpopular opinion is eating while exercising isn't that big of a deal UNTIL, like someone else said, you're doing things like not being able to eat in a restaurant without walking around. And it seems you know that since you were thinking about therapy?
I still have to get this out because some stuff that was said bugged me.
What's boring and unsustainable for one person doesn't mean it has to be boring or unsustainable for another.
I eat while walking ALL THE TIME. I frequently pick up something at the whole foods hot bar or my favorite frozen yogurt shoppe and eat while finishing my walk home. I've eaten hamburgers while still walking.
I do a walking dvd at home and just like being on my tablet, I've eaten while doing it. Maybe it's easier because I don't eat what people would consider an actual meal and I don't need to wield a knife to cut something. Eating most of my dinner isn't an every day occurance tho. Usually only when I have to work weekends.
I'm short, old, and hopefully after all the cake I ate this weekend, no longer under weight (not intentionally). I like food and I like it to be more than the ohhhhhh 1600 calories it would probably be if I didn't walk as much as I do. So, for me, sitting while eating is a waste of a precious piece of chocolate.
I also don't think the calorie burn for your trainer is out of the realm of possibility. We don't know his or her stats, how fast they were going or for how long. And eating a protein bar while doing it is wrong? Protein bars were made to be portable.7 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »How old are you?
In another thread he said he was 18.2 -
I'm confused. You are trying to lean bulk as per your other thread but trying to burn calories from eating? You need those calories to grow... to gain... to bulk. I don't understand why you are trying to burn them off. Are you actually gaining at this point? Are you making progress?2
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There is a sense of chaos and confusion in the op's various threads.4
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Ok, so my very unpopular opinion is eating while exercising isn't that big of a deal UNTIL, like someone else said, you're doing things like not being able to eat in a restaurant without walking around. And it seems you know that since you were thinking about therapy?
I still have to get this out because some stuff that was said bugged me.
What's boring and unsustainable for one person doesn't mean it has to be boring or unsustainable for another.
I eat while walking ALL THE TIME. I frequently pick up something at the whole foods hot bar or my favorite frozen yogurt shoppe and eat while finishing my walk home. I've eaten hamburgers while still walking.
I do a walking dvd at home and just like being on my tablet, I've eaten while doing it. Maybe it's easier because I don't eat what people would consider an actual meal and I don't need to wield a knife to cut something. Eating most of my dinner isn't an every day occurance tho. Usually only when I have to work weekends.
I'm short, old, and hopefully after all the cake I ate this weekend, no longer under weight (not intentionally). I like food and I like it to be more than the ohhhhhh 1600 calories it would probably be if I didn't walk as much as I do. So, for me, sitting while eating is a waste of a precious piece of chocolate.
I also don't think the calorie burn for your trainer is out of the realm of possibility. We don't know his or her stats, how fast they were going or for how long. And eating a protein bar while doing it is wrong? Protein bars were made to be portable.
Well that was me who said it would be boring to walk around inside the house for 2 or 3 hours ( the approx time to burn 500- 600 calories)
And I did qualify it by saying it seems boring to me.
But I don't think walking and eating at same time is neccesarily wrong - people walk and eat when it is convenient to do so or is an enjoyable combination, eg strolling along the beach eating an icecream cone.
But I think that is quite different to walking around inside the house for hours on end to burn extra calories.
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paperpudding wrote: »Ok, so my very unpopular opinion is eating while exercising isn't that big of a deal UNTIL, like someone else said, you're doing things like not being able to eat in a restaurant without walking around. And it seems you know that since you were thinking about therapy?
I still have to get this out because some stuff that was said bugged me.
What's boring and unsustainable for one person doesn't mean it has to be boring or unsustainable for another.
I eat while walking ALL THE TIME. I frequently pick up something at the whole foods hot bar or my favorite frozen yogurt shoppe and eat while finishing my walk home. I've eaten hamburgers while still walking.
I do a walking dvd at home and just like being on my tablet, I've eaten while doing it. Maybe it's easier because I don't eat what people would consider an actual meal and I don't need to wield a knife to cut something. Eating most of my dinner isn't an every day occurance tho. Usually only when I have to work weekends.
I'm short, old, and hopefully after all the cake I ate this weekend, no longer under weight (not intentionally). I like food and I like it to be more than the ohhhhhh 1600 calories it would probably be if I didn't walk as much as I do. So, for me, sitting while eating is a waste of a precious piece of chocolate.
I also don't think the calorie burn for your trainer is out of the realm of possibility. We don't know his or her stats, how fast they were going or for how long. And eating a protein bar while doing it is wrong? Protein bars were made to be portable.
Well that was me who said it would be boring to walk around inside the house for 2 or 3 hours ( the approx time to burn 500- 600 calories)
And I did qualify it by saying it seems boring to me.
But I don't think walking and eating at same time is neccesarily wrong - people walk and eat when it is convenient to do so or is an enjoyable combination, eg strolling along the beach eating an icecream cone.
But I think that is quite different to walking around inside the house for hours on end to burn extra calories.
It's how I catch up on my tv on the weekends. I'll watch the episodes while pacing my apt. I would just rather be moving instead of sitting on the couch or at my computer and this way I'm not distracted and can pay attention to the shows.
I just did an activity log for today and burned just shy of 250 calories for 2 hrs 15 mins.
Truly, I don't see why it's a problem. People say increase your NEAT to help with weight goals. This is one way to do that.
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paperpudding wrote: »Ok, so my very unpopular opinion is eating while exercising isn't that big of a deal UNTIL, like someone else said, you're doing things like not being able to eat in a restaurant without walking around. And it seems you know that since you were thinking about therapy?
I still have to get this out because some stuff that was said bugged me.
What's boring and unsustainable for one person doesn't mean it has to be boring or unsustainable for another.
I eat while walking ALL THE TIME. I frequently pick up something at the whole foods hot bar or my favorite frozen yogurt shoppe and eat while finishing my walk home. I've eaten hamburgers while still walking.
I do a walking dvd at home and just like being on my tablet, I've eaten while doing it. Maybe it's easier because I don't eat what people would consider an actual meal and I don't need to wield a knife to cut something. Eating most of my dinner isn't an every day occurance tho. Usually only when I have to work weekends.
I'm short, old, and hopefully after all the cake I ate this weekend, no longer under weight (not intentionally). I like food and I like it to be more than the ohhhhhh 1600 calories it would probably be if I didn't walk as much as I do. So, for me, sitting while eating is a waste of a precious piece of chocolate.
I also don't think the calorie burn for your trainer is out of the realm of possibility. We don't know his or her stats, how fast they were going or for how long. And eating a protein bar while doing it is wrong? Protein bars were made to be portable.
Well that was me who said it would be boring to walk around inside the house for 2 or 3 hours ( the approx time to burn 500- 600 calories)
And I did qualify it by saying it seems boring to me.
But I don't think walking and eating at same time is neccesarily wrong - people walk and eat when it is convenient to do so or is an enjoyable combination, eg strolling along the beach eating an icecream cone.
But I think that is quite different to walking around inside the house for hours on end to burn extra calories.
It's how I catch up on my tv on the weekends. I'll watch the episodes while pacing my apt. I would just rather be moving instead of sitting on the couch or at my computer and this way I'm not distracted and can pay attention to the shows.
I just did an activity log for today and burned just shy of 250 calories for 2 hrs 15 mins.
Truly, I don't see why it's a problem. People say increase your NEAT to help with weight goals. This is one way to do that.
There's a big difference between pacing around while watching TV because you like to move, and pacing around while eating a meal in the belief that doing so will burn a significant number of calories. I doubt either way that OP's meal involves over two hours of serious pacing.7
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