Poll: Thinking Thin

WickedPineapple

1) age: 20's
2) approximate weight: 135 lbs
3) physical location: IN
4) activity level: Moderate
5) How often do you exercise? 4-5x/week
6) Do you eat breakfast? Yes
6) what is your largest meal of the day? Dinner
7) how many times a day do you eat? Maybe 6... I eat breakfast and dinner, with snacking throughout the day.
8) how much water do you drink? I honestly have no idea. I drink tea and icewater all day. I likely get at least 80 oz.
9) how do you deal with food temptations? avoidance (keeping certain foods out of the house) and moderation
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? pasta with some kind of tomato sauce

acogg

1) 53
2) 130
3) Pacific NW, USA
4) Sporadic right now
5) Never right now, I am injured
6) Yes
6) Lunch
7) Twice, I skip dinner
8) I don't log or count water
9) I eat it.
10) Whatever I want that is on the menu, though I rarely eat out. My food at home is much better.

snazzyjazzy21

1) 22
2) 134lb
3) New Zealand
4) sporadic (desk job, but active outside of work hours)
5) 5+ hours
6) Yes
6) Dinner
7) 3 main meals, 3 snack meals
8) Don't log water, usually 1.5l?
9) I eat it. Avoidance ends in binges.
10) Whatever's GF

howaboutbertie

1) early 20's
2) 143
3) Hawaii
4) Moderate
5) at least 5 times a week
6) Yes
6) Dinner
7) 3-4 times
8) 5-7 glasses
9) I either give in or if not readily available, drink a glass of water
10) Something vegetarian

ilfaith

1) Mid-40s
2) 105ish
3) Florida
4) Moderately active
5) I try to do something physical every day...but "officially" 5-7 days a week
6) More often than not
6) Usually dinner
7) 3-5
8) 6-8 glasses
9) I usually give in to them. I find it's better than trying to eat around the craving, and then caving and eating what you wanted in the first place anyway
10) Usually some sort of seafood (not much of a meat eater) and either a cocktail/wine or dessert...but rarely both (unless it's a special occasion)

Graelwyn75

1) age: 39
2) approximate weight: 130.
3) physical location: Uk.
4) activity level: Advanced.
5) How often do you exercise: Walk daily, Mix of cycling, boxing, weights, circuits, running and elliptical 5-6 days/week.
6) Do you eat breakfast: No.
6) what is your largest meal of the day: Dinner.
7) how many times a day do you eat: 2 times.
8) how much water do you drink: 6-8 water + tea.
9) how do you deal with food temptations: Keep the foods out of my home and have something I fancy while out.
10) what is your typical restaurant meal: fish, potatoes and veggies or pizza or a cooked breakfast, followed by dessert.

ErinMcMom

1) age: 30
2) approximate weight 141
3) physical location. Ontario, Canada
4) activity level. moderate/active
5) How often do you exercise? 5-6 days per week (5k run/walk)
6) Do you eat breakfast? no
6) what is your largest meal of the day? dinner
7) how many times a day do you eat? 2 meals, many snacks
8) how much water do you drink? 6-8 cups
9) how do you deal with food temptations? I work them in to my day by planning for them in advance
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? chicken fingers with sweet potato fries and plum sauce, diet coke

Left4Good

1) age: 20's
2) weight: 139
3) location: In my room, South Carolina
4) activity level: beginning exerciser
5) how often: I walk everyday, sometimes yoga
6) breakfast: Most of the time nothing
6) largest meal: Dinner
7) how many times a day do you eat: 2 meals usually, 1 snack
8) water: depends, usually 6
9) food temptations: naps, games, water...
10) restaurant meal: i rarely eat out but when i do: Sweet tea to drink and i prefer Mexican food.

fr053n

1) age: 20's
2) approximate weight: havent checked in months, but I assume something around 105-110
3) physical location: CA
4) activity level: Moderately active
5) How often do you exercise? at least 5 times a week
6) Do you eat breakfast? always
6) what is your largest meal of the day? dinner
7) how many times a day do you eat? 5
8) how much water do you drink? minimum 6 cups + coffee in morning
9) how do you deal with food temptations? have small portions, dont buy those foods, or let myself enjoy them occasionally
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? something with chicken and preferably lots of veggies/ a side salad.

logg1e

1) 30s
2) 10 stone 6lb
3) England.
4) Moderate
5) 3 times a week
6) Yes
6) Tea
7) 3 or 4
8) Approx 2pts
9) Complete abstinence apart from one pig out a week (planned, earned and counted)
10) Before? Something spicy and greasy. Now? The lightest dish on the menu.

nezbit88

1) age: 20's
2) approximate weight: 107 lbs (48kg)
3) physical location. Australia
4) activity level. Sedentary/ slightly Active
5) How often do you exercise? approx 4 times a week (light impact)
6) Do you eat breakfast? Usually
6) what is your largest meal of the day? Lunch or Dinner at around 250 cal
7) how many times a day do you eat? 4 (varies)
8) how much water do you drink? 1 - 2 litres
9) how do you deal with food temptations? At the moment abstinence
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? I don't get out

marissadanielle2

1. 18
2. ~120 lbs? (I seldom use the scale)
3. NJ
4. light-moderate exercise
5. 4-6 times a week
6. yes, everyday. usually as soon as I wake up.
6. either lunch or dinner
7. ~4-6 (3 meals, 1-3 snacks)
8. I try to get my 8 cups per day. sometimes I don't and drink like 6 or 7 instead.
9. 5 days in a row of eating totally healthy = $5 to spend on clothes. any less = no money.
10. If that day is part of a 5-day streak: fish and vegetables. If not: whatever I want.

chloeealicee

1) age:
18
2) approximate weight:
118lbs
3) physical location:
England
4) activity level:
moderate
5) How often do you exercise?
5 times a week
6) Do you eat breakfast?
always always always
6) what is your largest meal of the day?
Dinner
7) how many times a day do you eat?
A lot! i eat little and often. i have little snacks between meals every 1-2 hours
8) how much water do you drink?
a good few litres a day, i've always loved the stuff
9) how do you deal with food temptations?
eat
10) what is your typical restaurant meal?
chicken platters for one are my favourite, lots of meat, always fries. I eat out so rare i want to enjoy it.

janatarnhem

Hi Shannon
Hope a Brit is ok?

1) in my 40's.
2) weight: 194lbs.
3) physical location: West Yorkshire, England.
4) activity level: moderate: gym ( beginner at gym) swimming, walking dogs every day.
5) How often do you exercise? 3 - 6 hours a week
6) breakfast: yes.
6) largest meal of the day: evening meal.
7) how many times a day do you eat: 3 meals and 3 snacks.
8) how much water do you drink? 8 glasses every day
9) how do you deal with food temptations? Badly! Try to avoid them and not to buy them!
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? Chicken, salad, pasta.

Jan

aarar

1) age: 20's, 30's, 40's, etc...I don't need actual ages
30s

2) approximate weight
140

3) physical location. state is fine
Alberta, Canada

4) activity level. Sedentary, beginning exerciser, moderate, advanced exerciser, sporadic, etc...
Advanced I guess?

5) How often do you exercise?
About 10-12+ hours per week

6) Do you eat breakfast?
Yes.

6) what is your largest meal of the day?
Lunch

7) how many times a day do you eat?
6-8

8) how much water do you drink?
About 2-3 liters

9) how do you deal with food temptations?
I usually eat them

10) what is your typical restaurant meal?
Pasta

rebprest

1) age: 20's
2) 245
3) Indiana
4) beginning exerciser
5) 3 times a week @ gym, dog walks every day
6) yes
6) alternates between dinner or breakfast
7) 5
8) 100 oz
9) find a healthy but similar alternative or eat a small portion of craving
10) a stew or stir fry

galprincess

1) 20's

2)153lbs

3) uk

4) active

5) 4 hrs a week

6) yes

7) lunch

8)8 pints a day

9)drink water or exercise so I can eat them

10) chicken with anything

jtm4210

1) 30s
2) 10st 5lb
3) Norfolk, UK
4) Moderate
5) Roughly 5 times a week
6) Yes
6) Either breakfast or dinner
7) 3 main meals, various snacks throughout the day
8) Well over 2 litres
9) Give in now and again, don't overdo it
10) Whatever I fancy - hardly ever eat out so this would count as a treat as per (9) above

Babymountain81

1) 32
2) 66kg
3) Moderately active
5) two to three times a week
6) Yes
6) dinner
7) three meals with two fruit snacks
8) Lots!
9) Remember my goal and if that fails imagine that there are nasty things mixed in with whatever tempts me. I also think that educating yourself on what certain foods do to enhance or damage your body helps.
10) Spicy food

JenRunTriHappyGirl

1) 30's
2) 138
3) Florida
4) between moderate and advanced
5) 4-5 days a week
6) yes everyday
6) dinner
7) 6
8) at least 6 cups
9) sometimes give in in moderation, other times substitute the craving
10) salad or grilled chicken meal