Poll: Thinking Thin
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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)!0 -
1) 34
2) 172 lbs
3) NC
4) moderate
5) 2-3 times per week
6) yes
6) dinner
7) 4 or 5
8) 48 ounces or more
9) try to avoid
10) salad0 -
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 vegetables0 -
1) 30s
2) 165
3) Texas
4) Moderate
5) 3-6 times per week
6) Yes
6) Dinner (sometimes lunch)
7) 3 meals and about 4-5 snacks
8) 10-14 cups a day of pure water
9) I try to make it fit into budget. I do have an overage day once a week. Mainly thought it needs to fit into my weekly cals.
10) Don't go to sit down places much, but do eat more fast food than I like to admit. I try for a lower cal option with vegetables.0 -
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.0 -
1) 30's
2) 115
3) Alabama
4) Moderate
5) 4 times a week
6) Yes
6*) Dinner
7) 5-6
8) 6-8 cups
9) Eat a tiny piece of whatever i'm craving, chew gum, or drink water
10) chicken, fish, or steak with some veggies0 -
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/chicken0 -
1) age: 20's
2) approximate weight: 160
3) physical location.: Nevada
4) activity level.: moderate
5) How often do you exercise? every day
6) Do you eat breakfast? yes
6) what is your largest meal of the day? lunch
7) how many times a day do you eat? 5 ish
8) how much water do you drink? not enough
9) how do you deal with food temptations? I eat it, moderately.
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? Salad, fish/lobster or chicken.0 -
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.0 -
1) 20's
2) 279
3) Long Beach, CA
4) beginning exerciser
5) 3x a week
6) Yes, after I get to work so around 10:30am
6) Fluctuates between lunch and dinner
7) 3-4
8) 7-9 cups
9) Say no. If that doesn't work then I will try a healthier alternative to something I am craving.
10) I don't eat out much anymore but when I do I aim for a salad of some sort or something off the low-calorie menu0 -
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.0 -
1) age: 20's
2) 87kg (192lbs)
3) Western Australia
4) activity level: moderate
5) 3-4 times per weeks
6) Yes
6) Dinner
7) 4 or 5
8) 2 liters/ day (68oz)
9) Have a small portion
10) Steak & salad0 -
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.0 -
1) 30's
2) 194
3) MA
4) Sedentary at work - Lots of walking to and from
5) 3 times a weeks
6) Every day. 6:30 & 9:00
6) Dinner
7) 5 normal days, 6 running days
8) at least 50oz
9) Eat something
10) Steak, potato, veggies0 -
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.0 -
1) 60s
2) 280
3) SC
4)Sedentary
5) very very rarely, am hoping to start 3ish times/week
6) no
6) supper
7) 2-4
8) 32-48 oz.
9) not well? If a food is really tempting me and I can stop after eating a little bit so I'm better off avoiding anything that is really calling to me.
10) Rarely eat out but we do take out Chinese and I'm trying to make more healthy choices from the menu0 -
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.0 -
1) age: 20's
2) 248
3) Nevada
4) Beginning Exerciser
5) 4-5 times a week for 30 minutes
6) Everyday between 8am and 8:30
6) Lunch
7) three meals, three snacks
8) about 2-3 liters a day
9) I look up calories, eat something with less calories then do something active like go for a walk, or eat what I'm craving and adjust my calories from there
10) depends on the restaurant but I like to look up what fits into my calorie goals for the day0 -
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.0 -
1) 30's
2) 153
3) Washington, DC
4) I do a lot of walking, but I do have a desk job so I "have to" sit a lot most of the work week
5) 3 days a week; sometimes more, sometimes less
6) weekends mostly - weekdays mostly just coffee
7) dinner for the most part, sometimes it's lunch
8) 3-5
9) 8 cups
10) drink water or focus on something else
11) steak/potatoes/salad/drink0
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