Poll: Thinking Thin

1. Age: 20
2. 135 lbs
3. MA
4. Advanced Exerciser
5. 5-6 times/week
6. Yes I eat breakfast, and all my meals are fairly small (and more frequent than the usual three)
7. I have about 4 meals per day (with two snacks)
8. About 75 oz per day (more when I workout)
9. I eat small portions of those foods (small square of chocolate, diet hot cocoa, etc.) and don't keep temptations in the apartment
10. I usually get a salad or a veggie burger

1) late 20s
2) 150 pounds
3) Alberta, Canada
4) moderate
5) Strength training 3x a week, 1 run a week
6) No
6) Supper
7) 4-5 times
8) 2-4 litres a day
9) Fit it in my macros, but if I overindulge too many times, I just don't bring it around me.
10) Chicken fingers and sweet potato fries

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1) Age: mid-20s
2) Weight: 122.5lbs
3) Alberta, Canada (cheers, rugbyplayer!)
4) Activity Level: Moderate (desk job, 3x a week strength, 2x a week karate, some daily walking)
5) Workout Frequency: At least 3-5x a week (see above)
6) Breakfast: Sometimes - working towards no once I can find a good BCAA that I like to do Leangains IF
6) Biggest Meal: All relatively equal
7) Meal Frequency: 3 main meals, several snacks as wanted
8) Water: At least 1L
9) Deal with Food Temptations: IIFYM (if it fits your macros), but sometimes, I disregard if I'm having a ****ty day. Otherwise, I don't have it near me or just tell myself no. I don't actually want temptations most times and they're easy enough to outlast.
10) Typical restaurant meal: Not really sure - I eat what I want, but generally order a half order, only eat half or go for a salad/soup or something; but I'd rather skip breakfast/lunch (or both) and eat what I want for dinner.

1) 29
2) 190
3) Illinois
4) Moderate
5) Daily
6) Yes
6) Dinner
7) 6 (3 meals, 3 snacks)
8) At least 72oz per day
9) Eat the foods if they fit my macros. Don't eat them if they don't fit my macros.
10) Meat + veggies

1)40's
2) 153
3) New Brunswick Canada
4) moderate
5) 5-6x a week
6) I eat in the morning
6) morning meal during the week, evening meal during weekend
7) 4
8) 10 cups a day
9)eat them
10) seafood alfredo with crab rangoons...

1) 29
2) 263 lbs
3) Virginia
4) moderate to advanced exercise i think. i do 30-60 min of cardio 5 days/week. lifestyle (work) is sedentary desk job with me forcing walks at lunch.
5) 7 days/week (30 minute minimum)
6) Yes, I eat breakfast everyday
6*) dinner is my largest meal of the day
7) 3 meals, 2-3 snacks
8) 48-60+ ounces per day
9) I deal with food temptations by allowing myself to have 'treats' from time to time. I chose lower calorie/healthier options for sweets and other 'junk' every other day or so in order to keep any cravings low. If I cut things out entirely, I'll want them more.
Thinking of my goals and making sure I'm dehydrated helps me in the moment... usually. !
I also try not to keep 'junk' or REALLY high-calorie/fat, etc food in the house.
10) typical restaurant meal? depends on where we're going. We only eat out once per week or so, typically that ends up being my cheat day/meal where I eat back my exercise calories earned. I just make sure I log as accurately as possible to hold myself accountable. (Chinese food, I have made changes: I now order from diet menu! Everything else is portion control and rare)!

1) age: 20's
2) 177
3) Ontario
4) Sedentary
5) 3-4 times a week
6) yes
6) Dinner
7) 3-4
8) Minimum 4 litres
9) Drop kick
10) Steak and vegetables

1) 31 (today. Goddamit today's my birthday and that's the first time I've had to use the new number.)
2) 150
3) Minnesota
4) Sedentary
5) 6
6) Yes!
6) Dinner (unless frequent snacks throughout the day count as a meal)
7) 6-8
8) 30-100 oz a day (100 during the work week)
9) I eat. I either have a little bit of what is tempting me or have something else.
10) Salad if I'm watching my calories. A burger if I'm not.

1) 40s
2) 135
3) KY
4) Active
5) 6 times/wk
6) Yes
6) Breakfast
7) 3 meals, 2 snacks
8) over 1 gallon
9) Repeat the mantra, nothing tastes as good as thin feels
10) Salad or grilled fish/chicken

Hi everyone,
I'm hoping you can help me with some research. I am studying the diet habits of various people to see if there are any correlations. I am studying my coworkers and friends but I would like information about you if you are willing to supply it. I'm working off of the honor system here. If you can please reply to this post with the following information.

1) age: 20's, 30's, 40's, etc...I don't need actual ages
2) approximate weight
3) physical location. state is fine
4) activity level. Sedentary, beginning exerciser, moderate, advanced exerciser, sporadic, etc...
5) How often do you exercise?
6) Do you eat breakfast?
6) what is your largest meal of the day?
7) how many times a day do you eat?
8) how much water do you drink?
9) how do you deal with food temptations?
10) what is your typical restaurant meal?

Thank you,
Shannon

1) 30's
2) 187
3) Texas
4) Moderate
5) at least 3 days of heavy lifting
6) yes
6) Dinner
7) 5-6
8) 64 oz
9) I will either drink more water, or I'll have a little of what I want
10) Depends on my mood. Sometimes, I'll be health conscious, sometimes not.

1) age: 30's
2) approximate weight: 274
3) physical location. VA
4) activity level: I don't enjoy sweating for the sake of it, so my exercise is basically lifting weights and squats to what is probably a minimal degree...and housework to a major degree. I like cleaning.
5) How often do you exercise? Doing the stuff I don't like? 5 days a week
6) Do you eat breakfast? Yes
6) what is your largest meal of the day? It could be any meal, or snack, on any given day. I don't make any hard and fast rules about it.
7) how many times a day do you eat? Over 5.
8) how much water do you drink? Depends on the day, anywhere from 24-100oz, again, no hard and fast rules.
9) how do you deal with food temptations? I eat whatever I want so I'm not tempted by food, rather I'm tempted to binge and munch for it's own sake. I deal with that by eating protein like tuna or if I need to chew I eat celery or something similar.
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? Whatever looks the most delicious to me on the menu. And then I log it as best I can and factor it in to my day.

Hope this was helpful for your project.

1) age: 25
2) approximate weight: 180
3) physical location. state is fine : New Jersey
4) activity level: Sedentary, Desk Job
5) How often do you exercise? 2-4 times/week
6) Do you eat breakfast?: Coffee only
6) what is your largest meal of the day?: Usually dinner
7) how many times a day do you eat?: 2-3
8) how much water do you drink? : The goal is 8 cups a day
9) how do you deal with food temptations?: Try to resist, but if it's a very strong craving I'll give in and just log it, even if it means going over my calorie goal for the day. Or work out to make up for it.
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? Completely varies depending on the type of restaurant and what I'm in the mood for.

1) age: 20's, 30's, 40's, etc...I don't need actual ages
22 female
2) approximate weight
220lbs this morning
3) physical location. state is fine
Northern California
4) activity level. Sedentary, beginning exerciser, moderate, advanced exerciser, sporadic, etc...
I work a desk job
5) How often do you exercise?
3-5 days a week
6) Do you eat breakfast?
9/10 times yes
6) what is your largest meal of the day?
usually dinner
7) how many times a day do you eat?
anywhere from 3-6 times, generally about 4 or 5
8) how much water do you drink?
Depends, usually around 50 ounces
9) how do you deal with food temptations?
Honestly, I don't really have them too often because I make room in my calorie budget for foods that I want, but when I am tempted I just exercise self control.
10) what is your typical restaurant meal?
Lately it's been yellow chicken curry, but pretty much anything that's high in protein and low in calories (for a restaurant) I do lettuce wrapped burgers or grilled chicken generally.

1) Transitional...turning 40 shortly
2) 180
3) New Mexico
4) Advanced Fitness
5) 5-6 days per week
6) Usually
6) Variable...I take in the majority of my calories between 1 PM - 9PM
7) 3 squares as well as pre and post workout nutrition and some grazing
8) tons...I've never really counted...probably in the general vicinity of a gallon or so; more in the summer, less in the winter
9) I tend to look at my diet as a whole where nutrition is concerned...I don't see foods as good or bad. I eat all kinds of "bad" stuff...but that doesn't negate the 6-8 servings of vegetables I eat per day or the 2-3 servings of fruit or the 150 grams of protein or the healthy fats I take in with regular consumption of nuts, avocados, olive oil, etc. For me, there are no "temptations" really...food is really just fuel.
10) I eat out rarely..maybe once or twice per month. Eating out represents an "occasion" for me and thus I eat whatever I feel like eating. I tend towards high quality, locally owned an operated gourmet type of restaurants.

1) age: late 60s
2)130
3) NYC
4) activity level. advanced exerciser
5) Exercise almost every day for anywhere from an hour to three hours
6) Yes - a good sized breakfast
6) what is your largest meal of the day? About equal
7) Three times a day with an occasional snack
8) 8 to 12 glasses a day
9) I plan for temptations by aapting my calories to th day.
10) Fish or Chicken dish, salad, sometimes french fries.