why do you eat the way you do?

I typically eat a well rounded diet in relation to trying to balance my macros everyday. On a good day I can get about 80grams of protein in I focus on protein a lot because it leaves me satiated and less bloated than a high carb diet. I am gluten intolerant as of a couple months ago (and have chronic anaemia due to malabsorption) so I eat gluten free but try to stay away from processed 'gluten free' foods..so I eat a lot of rice, potatoes, meat and veg! Salads are a staple in work and I vary between slow releasing oats in the morning or bacon and eggs!

I use the TDEE defecit method and wear a Fitbit so if I have a slow day (TDEE 1700) I will eat about 1400-1500. If I have a crazy day (TDEE 2000+) I will eat about 1600-1700. I try to balance my net calories for the week so I can see where Ive gone right/wrong.

Now, all I have to do is get back on the exercise wagon (its suffered due to chronic anaemia) :P

High protein but not low carb. Probably falls somewhere in the middle as far as carb intatake! I also try to include "good fats" everyday.. Nuts, olive oil, coconut oil, avacado, etc...

I eat everything I have always eaten but have added new items to it and I eat less nowadays.. but I don't deprive myself of anything.

^^ This.

But I also try to plan ahead so I can get as much food into my day while staying within my calorie budget. Really the only way to do that is to eat less junk food and eat lots more fruits and veggies. When I first started, carbs was the macro I paid most attention to because I really like carbs, but now that I'm working out more I'm paying more attention to the protein (and still falling quite short, so definitely a work in progress).

I eat my net calories, try to spread out my eating across the day (I mainly eat 5-6 times a day), make sure I eat plenty of protein and that my carb and fat intake is not too excessive, stay hydrated and I try to eat my 5 a day fruit and veg. Aside from these points, I eat what I want. I am rarely hungry and I think I am quite fit / healthy. I suppose that's a diet of sorts.

I would call my diet "common sense balanced, high protein diet".

I eat from every food group, and a variety of everything. I'm not big on stressing out on if my food is local, organic, or non-GMO as that vs. whole foods really doesn't matter much if anything to the nutrient content of the food.

I eat lean meats, and on most days eat more saturated fats from plant sources (typically peanuts, coconut, olive oil) than animal.

I eat whole/or steamed veggies. I eat legumes including whole soybeans.

I eat this way to support my muscles, and overall health. I want to be athletic and strong (which for me means maintaining a lean weight well into the "overweight/obese" BMI range) while getting my nutrition from whole food as much as possible without resorting to supplements (including vitamins).

I simply stay aware of what I am eating each day by logging it here on MFP. I started because other programs weren't working and I knew it was time to look at my food choices and volume in order to accomplish my goals.

I eat about 80% primal, 20% anything goes. Basically we (my boyfriend and I) don't eat pasta or bread or any gluten-containing products for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, but we do eat dairy and rice and don't count our carb intake per se, though it usually ends up being lower than average. I also do the vast majority of my cooking from scratch, which is important to me as well.

I admit I haven't looked much into the philosophy behind primal/paleo diets, but my boyfriend has done a ton of research into it and I trust him. I never ate much bread or pasta growing up anyway (Asian...), so it wasn't a major change for me. Plus, we still do that 20% of whatever we want... mostly desserts... that glass of Lillet, four cookies, and bowl of ice cream I had yesterday was NOT primal. Can you tell I have a sweet tooth? I'm worried that I'm going to have to cut that junk out (or at least down) sooner or later though, when I start worrying about getting my body fat down.

At the moment, calorically I am going off of what MFP is telling me, I think I'm netting about 1350 a day. On days I don't exercise, I find it really, really hard to stay under that, so after Christmas I'm going to think about upping that a little to see what happens. I haven't weighed myself since I started here 2 months ago, but I've lost a few inches and gotten a lot stronger (relatively) so I'm happy with my choices.

I eat probably 75% clean, high protein, decently high fat and 6-8 times a day.
I would also never consider eating less than 1600 calories for any reason.

I eat like this because it suits my lifestyle, I enjoy it, I gives me better hair, skin and overall health, keeps my energy up and assists my training.