At your heaviest, what was your eating like?

I was 175 pounds and that was the heaviest I had ever been in my life! I went back to work full time and got remarried and eating on the run became what I did most of the time. I'd just grab whatever was quick and easy and it usually wasn't very healthy.

Twice as much cereal as I should be having. Honestly I was surprised when I started weighing it out and discovered how small a portion I should be having. Still seems like not enough but I seem to have gotten used to it.

For dinner (lunch) usually 2 sandwiches, a packet of crisps (chips) and chocolate. Maybe an apple or banana too. Honestly I thought I was eating well!!

For tea (dinner) it was usually something like meat and 2 veg, potatoes. I did however have way too many takeaways. We're talking at least once, usually more like twice a week.

So in essence: portions too big, too many takeaways, too much bread.

Oh and on top of that I was drinking more than I do now. Not that I was an alky or anything, I would just have regular good nights out (especially when I was at uni).

It's funny just how much my diet has changed now. I hardly ever drink (not because of diet or anything, it's just something I do less now with age). I try not to eat bread any more since I had a food intolerance test which said I was yeast intolerant. Also since moving out my takeaway intake has significantly dropped, mostly because my disposable income has dropped!

It wasn't what I was eating (well a bit) it was portion size.

A typical day consisted of:

Breakfast: 40g bowl of cereal with semi-skimmed milk or Belvita.
Lunch: Medium (8 inch) baguette, with meat and cheese filling and full fat mayo. Low calorie crisps or carrot and celery sticks.
Dinner: Nomal homecooked meal, but BIG portions, probably double what you should have.

I didn't snack or have puddings. I would drink a couple of cups of tea a day and a cup of coffee and drink water.

Now it's:

Breakfast: porridge or Belvita with tea.
Lunch: chicken salad or soup
Dinner: normal homecooked meal that is portion controlled and made with lower calorie ingredients.

If I snack I have fruit or a small handful of something savoury, maybe like 30g of low cal crisps.

I try to drink more water too.

Ate once a day, or maybe twice. If I ate more than once it was like 'apple' + entire box of KD. Lived mostly on starch.

I lived with my best friend and was 231lb, we just ate for entertainment!

Skip breakfast, have a massive lunch (something like a curry with rice and then chocolate too!), snacks through the day, then at night we would either have takeout (and massive amounts) or loads of pasta with loads of cheese. After that I'd probably have a massive bag of crisps too.

Also, we were students, so there was a lot of beer involved. We genuinely had nights where we would buy beer, loads of food, and watch tv and eat for hours on end. And I wondered why I got so big!

i would just eat everything....all the time....

Fast food wasn't really much of an issue but I ate a lot of frozen meals and processed foods. My problem was mainly portion control and snacking. It still is really, it is a lifelong battle for me. I grew up being served enormous plates of pasta and carb heavy meals so I thought that was what people were supposed to eat. I was also a lonely child and turned to junk food for comfort. To this day I can't sleep without eating a snack. Now I turn to fruit instead of family sized bags of chips.

back before i had my galbladder taken out (at my heaviest) i could eat a triple whopper with large fries and coke and not get sick. now, i could only eat the sandwich and i might. before i started, right up until the point i started, i had sodas with EVERY meal, fast food several times a week. although i was maintaining my weight, that was not at my heaviest though.