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chilly1470

How does your way of eating measure up to how you used to eat? I have been thinking and comparing on all I would eat in my, let's say, bad eating days. I recently did an average intake calculation of what I used to eat, and man, it is scary. I always joke that the only veggies I got then were from the Chinese buffet and potato and corn chips, and the only fruit was cherry ice cream and apple pie. To think of the counts of a buffet: Spend an hour just gorging and walking out dizzy. Must have been what, 6000 calories? ANd the sodium. Wonder I am still alive. My daily intake was around 5000-7000 cals. No wonder I am losing at 2700!! How about you folks?

Sie_Con

For me what got me wasn't necessarily "unhealthy" foods, I've always loved fruits and veg, but just mindless snacking and not watching portion. Especially in the evening. I'm a night owl, so if I have dinner around 7:30, then I would go downstairs for a snack at 9, 10:30, 12, etc until i went to sleep around 3. I was constantly adding more cheese to my meals, having a piece of toast, grabbing something from the fridge whenever I went in the kitchen. This is why MFP is really helpful for me. I can plan out my meals and really see what I am putting in my mouth. I can look and say "oh I only have 100 calories left for the day, better not have a snack, i'll just drink some tea"

CindyMarcuzAdams

Mine was mostly portion size. I cooked lots of meat and pasta dishes. Loved breads and sweets. Sometimes I look back to when I weighed 333lbs and how I got there amazes me still.
I eat so little now and am nevef hungry. I cant believe the way I used to be... yikes

Alatariel75

My evening meals were generally not too bad but my lunches used to be creamy curries, deep fried asian food, huge serves of pad thai, 3-4 serves of sushi (the kind with deep fried filling and mayo) 2 minute noodles (2 packs at a time - 1000 cals!), pizza... etc.

Then I used to snack on nuts (nothing against nuts, but I'd knock of half a kilo in a couple days) and would happy eat a whole bag of jelly lollies, or a family pack of M&Ms or a couple chocolate bars, or a large pack of chips, or 5-6 corn thins with butter, vegemite and cheese... add in 1-2 bottles of soft drink a day and voila - recipe for obesity.

Supertact

Portion size was the culprit for me. I don't eat much different but I do eat a lot less.

chilly1470

Mine was mostly portion size. I cooked lots of meat and pasta dishes. Loved breads and sweets. Sometimes I look back to when I weighed 333lbs and how I got there amazes me still.
I eat so little now and am nevef hungry. I cant believe the way I used to be... yikes

I like this one a lot. I feel how you feel. I know I will look back like that one day, heck, I do now and I have only lost 11 lbs.