You know you've been doing this a long time when . . .
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LiminalAscendance wrote: »When you look at random strangers and wonder if they're cutting, bulking, or maintaining (as opposed to being simply overweight due to indifference, which I previously assumed).
LOLLL!!! ^^^ this thread is HYSTERICAL!!2 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »
When a family member sets the table, they place a food scale next to your plate.
You've had so many discussions about certain words (gluten, sugar, fat, clean eating.. etc) that they stop registering in your brain. Your eyes magically jump over these topics automatically without even reading the title, and a verbal conversation magically turn into some kind of white noise you just nod to.
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1. When someone asks: Have you logged that?
2. When you eat based on macros.
3. Logging something to see if you should eat it
4. Not letting anyone eat one of your 30 chips. Lol!
Number 4!!!!! I pack and measure the things I'll eat and when my friends or dad wants a taste, I just look at them pitifully and say no... hahaha1 -
When you identify with every one of the comments on this thread (and I'm not even at maintenance yet!)2
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When you become the walking caloric dictionary for people around you just starting their diets.
When you have 12 calories left and you half a cracker just to get it to zero3 -
when the metal handle falls off your faithful half cup measuring cup (half a cup of peas, half a cup of cereal....)1
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lol my 1/4 cup bit the dust a while back. Dang.0
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I have a 1/2 cup scoop that I use, not so I can measure. Just because it looks cute on the plate. Yup…that's why!!!
Most of these sound realllllllllyyyy familiar…. :-) as I end my 1093 day of being here.0 -
When you get excited about raw green beans as your snack.
When you deliberately look for a vegetable or fruit you've never tried before because you're willing to experiment.
When you turn down ice cream and reach for frozen pudding instead!
ETA...When you don't eat it because you don't have the info to log it
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When you have salad for dessert. Yes, I did this last night.0
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When you decide to have an "I don't care how many calories I eat" day and then unconsciously pull out your food scale anyway when preparing a meal.3
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MB_Positif wrote: »When you can say, "I think I ate 1900 calories today" then log your food and it comes to 1932.
WE HAVE A WINNAH
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When you find yourself not dreading situations that involve eating where you have less than 100% control, like birthdays, restaurants, holidays, at friends'.
When any store has everything in your size, clothes your size are cute, and often on sale.2 -
When you think of food in terms of how many miles you'd have to run to make up for it!0
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When the newbs make you roll your eyes.1
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When you have two food scales at home and replace the batteries as soon as one dies.0
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when your housemates/ friends ask for advice on how to strengthen various problem areas and if you don't know, you know where to find out.
you end up having discussions about nutrition/exercise with people on nights out.0 -
AmazonAndi78 wrote: »When logging on your phone, everything comes up without having to type it out completely because you've been logging and eating pretty much the same things for years
YES! Hahhaa.
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Okay, I relate to so SO many of these, but there's a word that everyone's using that I don't understand. (I've been doing this since October). What are you referring to when you say macros?
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Okay, I relate to so SO many of these, but there's a word that everyone's using that I don't understand. (I've been doing this since October). What are you referring to when you say macros?
It's the abbreviated version of macro nutrients. That means hitting your protein/carb/ fat etc levels as per mfp or your own custom set ones ☺
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Being able to eyeball the number of calories in food.
This has been mentioned several times, but is just so useful a skill that I don't think it can be praised enough. Being able to learn to do this is a huge debt I owe to this site.0 -
When you no longer see the food, you see #s of protein, carbs, and fat0
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You look and feel great.5
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When you have an urge for unhealthy snack, but then realise that you could have a lot more of a healthy snack for the same calories.
I've loved reading through all all your posts!0 -
You decide not to eat a food because you don't know what it's name is...0
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When your in line at Medicare and you say to the guy behind you
"the government must be trying to cut calories as they are merging Medicare with centre link now".
I shouldve said cutting costs not cutting calorieslmfao!!!!! It was soooooo funny!!!!!!!
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