Are you a food nazi?
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Okay, no judging, just asking:
Would anyone here have a Mountain Dew & bag of chips for lunch?
Meaning that's all you had for lunch.
Why or why not?
No, not enough food for actual lunch...maybe for a quick snack on occasion...and swap out the Dew for a real cane sugar, Mexican Fanta...HFCS is way too sweet for me. But I'd also get in about 4-6 servings of veggies that day...lots of protein...good heart healthy fats and of course, my 2 eggs per day
I will also indulge in some very high calorie meals from time to time...I like to hike in the mountains when the weather is nice...a good hike and I burn about 1,000 - 1,300 calories and I need the extra fuel as it is outside of my normal TDEE activity.0 -
Often I check out some of the #cleaneating or #healthyeating hashtags on Instagram and think HOLY MOLY that breakfast must be 900 or more calories! I wonder if that "health conscious" person even realises how big their portion size is?!
How do you know that 900 calories is not a perfectly appropriately sized breakfast for that person?0 -
I don't often find myself caring what complete strangers order to eat, no.0
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Also people on social media posting about wanting to lose weight and trying "everything" they can.... But then ever other day posting about the cupcake they ate or instagramming their huge popcorn bucket or cocktail.0
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Often I check out some of the #cleaneating or #healthyeating hashtags on Instagram and think HOLY MOLY that breakfast must be 900 or more calories! I wonder if that "health conscious" person even realises how big their portion size is?!
That's perfectly acceptable for some people. When I was in the Marine Corps I trained like a beast and I ate like a beast...upwards of 4,000 - 5,000 calories per day if I was in the field doing maneuvers. My breakfast was easily in the 1500 calorie range in those days.
My breakfast now is usually in the 500 calorie range...and around 700 calories on weekends because I don't tend to snack and whatnot as much. I'm always out and about running around so I need that big breakfast to keep me over until lunch usually...plus my Sat morning lifts are always the best about 2 hours after I've slammed that breakfast down.0 -
Okay, no judging, just asking:
Would anyone here have a Mountain Dew & bag of chips for lunch?
Meaning that's all you had for lunch.
Why or why not?
I've never liked Mountain Dew or chips -- I would totally have a cup of coffee (with 1/4 cup half and half and tablespoon of sugar) and a slice of pie with ice cream for lunch. Why? Because why not?!0 -
Honestly, it doesn't really bother me. Different goals etc. I have muffins for breakfast on a regular basis. They're home-made, tasty and fit my calorie, macro- and micro-nutrient goals.
As for telling Sara that she'll get fat... Have you seen her? That lovely lady can eat cheesecake if she likes and it fits her goals.
Admittedly there are times that I'll make an internal face about what something is eating but usually it's someone who starts a new fad diet every month and it's their problem. I'm not judging the food but the fad.0 -
Often I check out some of the #cleaneating or #healthyeating hashtags on Instagram and think HOLY MOLY that breakfast must be 900 or more calories! I wonder if that "health conscious" person even realises how big their portion size is?!
How do you know that 900 calories is not a perfectly appropriately sized breakfast for that person?
When you follow their feed and know they weigh 130 and are desperately trying to lose their last 10lb and post pictures of all their meals for the day.0 -
Often I check out some of the #cleaneating or #healthyeating hashtags on Instagram and think HOLY MOLY that breakfast must be 900 or more calories! I wonder if that "health conscious" person even realises how big their portion size is?!
That's perfectly acceptable for some people. When I was in the Marine Corps I trained like a beast and I ate like a beast...upwards of 4,000 - 5,000 calories per day if I was in the field doing maneuvers. My breakfast was easily in the 1500 calorie range in those days.
My breakfast now is usually in the 500 calorie range...and around 700 calories on weekends because I don't tend to snack and whatnot as much. I'm always out and about running around so I need that big breakfast to keep me over until lunch usually...plus my Sat morning lifts are always the best about 2 hours after I've slammed that breakfast down.
Haha I knew I would get called out on that.
Not judging 900 calories breakfasts, just when you know that person thinks they are in a deficit and you can tell a mile off they aren't!0 -
Healthy living is about BETTER choices, you don't know what her usual is. And honestly its none of anyone's business even she the lady got bacon egg and cheese sandwich. I hate when people eavesdrop, its aweful etiquette and just plain old rude.0
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Often I check out some of the #cleaneating or #healthyeating hashtags on Instagram and think HOLY MOLY that breakfast must be 900 or more calories! I wonder if that "health conscious" person even realises how big their portion size is?!
Quite possibly they do. Just because it's "healthy" and "clean" doesn't mean it has to be low calorie.0 -
If people set up Instagram accounts showcasing their entire food intake meal by meal then they are kind of inviting people to form an opinion about their diet choices.
I would never write a comment directly to the person though, that would be a step too far for me. But I do think it in my head.0 -
Often I check out some of the #cleaneating or #healthyeating hashtags on Instagram and think HOLY MOLY that breakfast must be 900 or more calories! I wonder if that "health conscious" person even realises how big their portion size is?!
Quite possibly they do. Just because it's "healthy" and "clean" doesn't mean it has to be low calorie.
Maybe I should have stated the specific example I had in mind was from someone who I know is trying to lose their last 10lb and as we have the same stats (age, weight, similar workout regime) then I know she is not in a deficit as she thinks she is.0 -
lol i always count cals of what people are eating in my head, it's fun. before being obsessive i never realized my bf eats like over 1000 cals in a sitting. idk how he does it, he's nowhere near overweight and is pretty lean and average weight. oh boy will that catch up to him. he ate a pint of graters ice cream one night, that alone is 1200 cals! :noway:0
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Often I check out some of the #cleaneating or #healthyeating hashtags on Instagram and think HOLY MOLY that breakfast must be 900 or more calories! I wonder if that "health conscious" person even realises how big their portion size is?!
Quite possibly they do. Just because it's "healthy" and "clean" doesn't mean it has to be low calorie.
Maybe I should have stated the specific example I had in mind was from someone who I know is trying to lose their last 10lb and as we have the same stats (age, weight, similar workout regime) then I know she is not in a deficit as she thinks she is.
Because you track every single movement that she makes?0 -
Nope. I have better things to do with my time. I don't even usually notice what others are ordering!0
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When my mom in law and I go to the store and she puts a candy bar down on the conveyor I don't hesitate, I put that baby right back on the shelf where it belongs. Am I a food Nazi? Hmmm... yes! LOL Might I add we are losing weight and working out together 0
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-Has an M&M as her profile pic. BAD.0
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Often I check out some of the #cleaneating or #healthyeating hashtags on Instagram and think HOLY MOLY that breakfast must be 900 or more calories! I wonder if that "health conscious" person even realises how big their portion size is?!
How do you know that 900 calories is not a perfectly appropriately sized breakfast for that person?
When you follow their feed and know they weigh 130 and are desperately trying to lose their last 10lb and post pictures of all their meals for the day.
Not the same as the OPs example at all.0 -
If people set up Instagram accounts showcasing their entire food intake meal by meal then they are kind of inviting people to form an opinion about their diet choices.
I would never write a comment directly to the person though, that would be a step too far for me. But I do think it in my head.
You would *love* my diary then
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Okay, how about this?
Our school systems are taking soda, chips and candy out of vending machines and replacing them with milk, fruit juices etc. in response to the obesity epidemic among American school children.
Are the schools being judgmental.
Are they implying that soda, chips and candy are "bad" for these children?
Can/should we draw this conclusion from their actions?0 -
Haha I'm the opposite I give away the food I can't eat due to my calorie limits. xD0
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Okay, how about this?
Our school systems are taking soda, chips and candy out of vending machines and replacing them with milk, fruit juices etc. in response to the obesity epidemic among American school children.
Are the schools being judgmental.
Are they implying that soda, chips and candy are "bad" for these children?
Can/should we draw this conclusion from their actions?
The schools aren't judging the children. They're providing healthier food choices. Junk food isn't "bad", no moral judgment, just less healthy than fruit and water for growing minds and bodies. It's like, should a school show episodes of the Simpsons in lieu of math class? No. But that doesn't make the Simpsons "bad", just way less useful and effective than math class when it comes to educating children. Feeding children fruit and veggies is simply more effective when it comes providing them with nutrients than chips and Pepsi.0 -
OP sounds like Bane from Bane Outtakes.0
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this might not be relevent, but I love bran-mufins. lol0
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The other day my coworker was taking Subway orders and one of the girls whose trying to slim down asked for 4 cookies... I blurred out "You KNOW they're 220 calories A PIECE right?"
She didn't care.0 -
How about this instead:I've become MY OWN food nazi
"Egg white omelette" -- good FOR ME
"Muffin" -- bad FOR ME
"Bran muffin" -- slightly redeemed, but still high in fat and calories, not worth it FOR ME
"Side of fruit" -- good FOR ME
I would say that is a better way to express it. But the other way certainly got everyone talking.
I myself do not really look at what others are eating, but I have not got to the point of being able to see the full nutritional value of food. I'm starting to though ever since I started logging my food choices. For example, before I started doing this it never occured to me that a Walmart Butter tart Muffin (99 gr) would cost me 360 calories. The nutritional value of this being very limited.0 -
Okay, how about this?
Our school systems are taking soda, chips and candy out of vending machines and replacing them with milk, fruit juices etc. in response to the obesity epidemic among American school children.
Are the schools being judgmental.
Are they implying that soda, chips and candy are "bad" for these children?
Can/should we draw this conclusion from their actions?
All bets are off when it comes to children. Children's brains are not sufficiently developed to make choices with a view to long term health. They will invariably go for the high calorie density foods every time, rather than eating 20% high calorie density, 80% low calorie density (or whatever split you'd like to pluck from thin air as the 'correct' one). High calorie density foods should be carefully rationed for all but the most active children. I still don't believe that candy is inherently bad for children, unless they have *too much* candy. I am proud father to a very healthy six year old who eats candy in small amounts - moderated by me.
An adult, on the other hand, should be able to say "I'll just have one bag of chips since I've been working hard all morning and I'm only having a salad for lunch", or "I should skip the chips/soda because I've been sat on my backside all day". Not all adults do this, of course, which is why most of us are here, but in a free country it's our choice to make and our consequences to deal with.0 -
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yes.
i think there's a problem here - becoming too obsessed with calorie counting can never be too good for anybody.
don't think of food as an intake of numbers.
just enjoy what you eat in moderation and everything will be ok.0
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