Poll: Thinking Thin
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1) age: 25
2) approximate weight: 145
3) location: Central Illinois
4) Activity level: Moderate
5) How often do you exercise? About 4 days/week
6) Do you eat breakfast? Yes
6) what is your largest meal of the day? Dinner
7) how many times a day do you eat? 5
8) how much water do you drink? 6-8 cups
9) how do you deal with food temptations? Depends on the day. Sometimes I've just given in, other times I made something healthy that I crave too.
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? Depends where I go, but I rarely watch what I eat when I go out. When I'm dieting hard, I just avoid going out much.0 -
1) 20's
2) 215
3) Northwest territories, canada
4) eginning exerciser
5) 2-3 times per week
6)) no
6) lunch
7) 3
8) 2.5-3 litres per day
9) usually add small treats in or, because I work and go to school full time i just work on something to ignore it
10) It depends really. I usually look up calorie information and pick something within my daily limit. If i am going wild usually pasta. Don't really go out all too often, though0 -
1) 26
2) 133
3) Germany
4) Lightly active
5) 3 times/week
6) Breakfast
7) 3
8) 100+ oz
9) I eat it if I want it
10) Cheeseburgerrrr0 -
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. 27
2. 165
3. Mississippi
4. Sporadic
5. See #4.
6. Yes except for some weekends.
6. Lunch
7. 3 meals; 2-3 snacks, so 6
8. 10-14 cups not including an "non-water beverages"
9. Eat it, log it, move on.
10. I haven't been out to eat in months, but normally grilled chicken with veggies or some kind of seafood dish with veggies.0 -
1) I'm 35
2) I weight 162.7
3) I live in Ontario, Canada
4) I was sedentary, but since I've been out of work, and got over my sickness. I've been trying to stay moving during most of the day.
5) I exercise 5-7 days per week
6) I eat breakfast most days
6) My largest meal is often supper
7) I eat 3 times per day, but have some snacks at night
8) I drink 8-16 cups of water depending on the day
9) I don't deal with food temptations very well. I've been pretty good during the week lately, but on the weekend I'm really bad. :-(
10) Depends on the restaurant. I love pasta, so I'll usually treat myself with that if I can.0 -
1) 42
2) 175 from 276
3) PA
4) Sedentary job, but active exerciser
5) Daily
6) Daily
6) Breakfast or Lunch, it depends
7) 3 meals with one or 2 snacks, again it depends
8) The Gulf of Mexico
9) I eat it because if I don't, I will eat everything but, then in the end I eat what I really wanted.
10) My favorit thing at that particular restaurant. I eat out only once or twice per month, so I can splurge0 -
1. 50's
2. 98 lbs
3. IL
4. steady exerciser
5. at least 4 days/week
6. yes
7. 3 meals, occasionally 1-2 snacks
8. 5-6 cups/day
9. If it doesn't fit in my calorie allowance I either don't have it or modify the portion to fit.
10. Depends on calorie allotment. If I know I will be eating out I exercise and/or plan meals accordingly. Usually I will immediately cut a restaurant portion in half and eat only that, bringing the rest home.0 -
1) 20s
2) 137lbs
3) New Mexico
4) Moderate
5) 4-5 times a week
6) On occasion
6) Dinner
7) 3 times, sometimes a later night snack (1-2 times a week)
8) .75 gallon to 1 gallon
9) I tend to resist them and find an activity that keeps me out of the kitchen
10) I don't eat at restaurants.
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1) 40's
2) 190
3) California
4) advanced exerciser,
5) 4-5 times/week
6) yes
6) dinner (evening meal)
7) 5
8)8-10 cups
9) Usually tempted by chocolate or ice cream. I will have it if I want it but control my portion size.
10)For lunch it would be sushi + salad + chicken teriyaki (no rice) . Dinner would be a cheeseburger + fries but I rarely eat dinner out.0 -
1) 20s (25, so dead-mid)
2) 169
3) Nova Scotia (Canada)
4) Beginner exerciser, jogging 5 days a week, swimming twice, Zumba 3-4 times.
5) 6 days a week.
6) It depends. If I'm up early, yes. If I'm up past 10AM, I have a breakfast/lunch hybrid.
6) Supper.
7) 2 or 3. It works for me rather than the 6-small-meals many people follow.
8) 10-14 glasses.
9) I don't have them near as often as I once did. But usually, a workout will curb them. And keeping 'bad' food out of the house.
10) I don't eat out often since starting this journey. But when I do, I'll only eat a chain restaurants with readily available nutrition info. Soups, salads (not caesar!), and chicken dishes.0 -
1) Age: 30's
2) Weight: 127
3) Location: Alabama
4) Activity Level: sedentary, desk job
5) Exercise: 60-75 mins M-F
6) Breakfast: M-F always have breakfast.
7) Largest Meal: M-F dinner.
8) Meal Frequency: M-F 3 'meals' with 2-3 'snacks' in between
9) Water: M-F 8+ cups water without issue, weekends its often just some tea
10) Temptations: If I'm tempted early in the day (and its not something I can reasonably do in moderation), I try to go for it and do the best I can with whatever calories I have left. Otherwise I'm working hard on having small portions of my favorites or subbing in items that are easier to fit into my daily limits.
11) I don't eat out often, but I try to find something that isn't too scary calories-wise: fish, grilled chicken, lots of veggies. If its a special occasion... I'll just eat what dish I want and move on with life the next day.0 -
1) late 20's
2) 100 pounds
3) Ann Arbor, MI
4) moderate exercise
5) a few times per week
6) no/bulletproof coffee
6) first meal, breakfast around lunchtime
7) 3 squares
8) not enough! 2 or 3 cups per day at best
9) If it's a special occasion I will treat myself, but I say no to random office/school donuts, cookies, candy, etc
10) steak or chicken, sweet potato0 -
1) age: 30s
2) approximate weight: 100 lbs. (I am very short and small-framed, FYI)
3) physical location: near Seattle, WA
4) activity level: moderate
5) How often do you exercise? 6-7 days per week, for 30 minutes- 180 minutes
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? a lot. I graze. (I usually log all of my morning grazing as just one meal, and all my afternoon grazing as one meal, etc. My food log makes it look like just 3 meals, but it's spread out all day in actual truth)
8) how much water do you drink? Not enough. I don't measure, but I doubt I'm hitting 64oz. I'm just not that thirsty most days, unless it's hot out. But I drink lots of tea (0 calorie, so I usually don't bother to log it), so I think I'm probably getting a lot of my water from there.
9) how do you deal with food temptations? I don't have food temptations per se. When I'm hungry, I eat, and when I'm full, I'm full, and that's it. I am also not an opportunistic eater. Just because my favorite snack is out on the counter doesn't mean I am interested in having any if I am already full. If a food "tempts" me, I eat it (though I don't go and eat the entire cheesecake, my fave snack, I have small, reasonable portions of whatever it is I crave, and it doesn't "break the bank" so to speak). I do not fetishize snack foods or put them on some holy forbidden pedestal. No food is inherently good or bad, everything in moderation.
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? I dine out only a few times per year, and being Asian, I tend to stick to Asian food (the authentic kind, not the horrible fried crap that people eat at Panda Express or PF Chang's), and that stuff is generally heavy on the vegetables and pretty healthy. I tend to order soups with lots of seafood in it, or things like spring rolls, seaweed salad, kimchee, etc.0 -
1) age: 40s
2) approximate weight: 137.lbs.
3) physical location: Washington, DC
4) activity level: Moderate
5) How often do you exercise?: 5-6x a week, about an hour+, strength train and cardio
6) Do you eat breakfast? yes
6) what is your largest meal of the day? Dinner
7) how many times a day do you eat? 5-6
8) how much water do you drink? 8-10 glasses a day
9) how do you deal with food temptations? once or twice a week usually weekends or nights.
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? depends on the restaurant. american: turkey burgers, Italian: pasta of some sort or fish, thai: vegetable seafood and rice/noodle; sushi; no fried stuff if I can help it.0 -
1) age: 20's
2) 215
3) Alberta, Canada
4) Sedentary/Moderate
5) 3-4x/week
6) Occassionally
6) Lunch and dinner
7) 4-6
8) Not enough (approx. 24 oz)
9) I don't.
10) Salad. Something with chicken.0 -
1) age: 30's
2) approximate weight: 134ish
3) physical location. PA
4) activity level. moderate
5) How often do you exercise? average 5 days
6) Do you eat breakfast? depends if I workout in the morning, if I do then yes, if not then no breakfast
6) what is your largest meal of the day? dinner
7) how many times a day do you eat? 2-3meals with 3-6 snacks
8) how much water do you drink? 4-5liters
9) how do you deal with food temptations? I pretty much eat what I want. I am more strict during the week so I can enjoy my weekends
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? whatever I am in the mood for, really. Burger, chicken, fries, wings??!!!0 -
1) age: 19
2) approximate weight: 130 lbs
3) physical location: Austria (Europe)
4) activity level: advanced exerciser
5) How often do you exercise? light exercise every day; "real" exercise 4-5 times a week
6) Do you eat breakfast? no
6) what is your largest meal of the day? lunch and dinner are equally large
7) how many times a day do you eat? 2
8) how much water do you drink? 3 - 4 litres
9) how do you deal with food temptations? resist or eat in moderation
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? i'm vegan, so it's usually a plain salad or, if in a pizzeria, pizza without cheese but lots of veggies0 -
1) 30's
2) 137
3) Ohio
4) moderate to advanced excersizer w/ a sedentary job
5) 5-7 days a week
6) Yes, almost always
6) Dinner
7) 3-6
8) approx 64-96 oz
9) save calories and keep portions small
10) crunchy tacos and enchiladas0 -
1) age: 23
2) 129 lbs
3) physical location. Philadelphia
4) activity level: aside from my workouts, I work a desk job so it's basically sedentary.
5) How often do you exercise? 60 mins, 5 days per week
6) Do you eat breakfast? yes, usually oatmeal
6) what is your largest meal of the day? usually dinner.
7) how many times a day do you eat? I eat breakfast, a snack for lunch (usually greek yogurt and a piece of fruit), and dinner, plus snacks in the evening.
8) how much water do you drink? water is 99% of my fluid intake (give or take a beer a few nights a week), so probably a lot.
9) how do you deal with food temptations? I usually eat a small amount of whatever it is that I want, or save up some calories throughout the week to eat a lot of calorie-dense foods on the weekend.
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? I don't have one. sometimes salad, sometimes chicken, sometimes steak, sometimes a cheesesteak or other sandwich. When I go out, I usually plan my day around it so I can eat what I want.0 -
1. 20s
2. 200 lbs
3. Maryland, US
4. Moderate
5. 4-6 days/week
6. Yes (but its 3-4 hrs after I wake up so you use your definition of that)
7. Usually dinner
8. 4-5, 3 meals 1-2 snacks
9. 4-8 glasses
10. Usually by eating what I want within reason, if I put it off too long I go crazy
11. Varies greatly so no answer0 -
1) Age? 20's
2) Approximate weight? 198lbs
3) Physical location? Illinois
4) Activity level? Moderate
5) How often do you exercise? 4 days a week
6) Do you eat breakfast? Yes
6) What is your largest meal of the day? Dinner
7) How many times a day do you eat? 5-6 times
8) How much water do you drink? 4-5 cups a day
9) How do you deal with food temptations? Don't have them in the house, chew gum, eat before i go to a party, sleep, doing something else, exercise
10) What is your typical restaurant meal? salads, grilled chicken, vegatables, water0 -
1) 20s
2) 150
3) California
4) Moderate
5) Strength train 3x/week, walking 5x/week
6) Yes
6) Dinner
7) 5-7 I have 3 meals and dessert plus snacking. Sometimes I snack a few times a day
8) 100oz on non-lifting days and 120oz on lifting days
9) I try to fit in my macros and calories; if I can't then I find something that better fits but still hits the craving
10) Really depends where I am. Usually chicken or a salad0 -
1) age: 20's
2) 109 lbs
3) Ontario, Canada
4) Light/moderate
5) 5x a week
6) Do you eat breakfast? Yes, everyday
6) Depends, either lunch or dinner
7) 5x a day (3 proper meals and snacks)
8) 8-10 cups a day
9) I eat what I crave and try to fit it into my calorie goals. If I can't I'll eat less of it or find a lower calorie alternative.
10) Depends, but usually consists of a protein, vegetable, and grain (rice, bread, etc)0 -
1. 27
2. 105 lbs
3. Vermont USA
4. Moderate exerciser; very active in daily life though (gardening and such)
5. 6 days/week
6a. Yes
6b. Dinner
7. About 4 (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and at least 1 snack)
8. Hmmm, probably 6-12 cups a day depending on the weather and my activity
9. Eating the thing I want, in moderation
10. Pizza, pasta, or a particularly interesting salad0 -
1)20's
2) 175lbs
3) Montreal Canada
4) beginning exerciser,
5) twice a week
6) yes
6) Breakfast
7) 3
8) 4 8lt water bottles
9) I find a distraction or an alternative food
10) anything with grilled chicken0 -
1) 30's (OK... 39 but I'm not 40 yet!!!)
2) 190
3) Texas
4) Sedentary at work (desk job) , moderate excerciser when not at work
5) weekedays: 30-40 mins on elliptical 5X a week in morning &30-40mins on ellipitical in evening, kickoxing 30 mins 2X a week
weekends: 45 minutes on elliptical Sat & Sun
6) Yes I eat Breakfast but Dinner is the largest meal of the day.
7) 4X a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner, mid morning snack)
8) at least a gallon a day
9) Usually drink more water, chew gum, subsitiute fruit or veggies, workout more if I give in!
10) grilled chicken breast0 -
1) 40s
2) 200
3) Massachusetts
4) Sedentary
5) Almost never
6) Yes
6) Dinner
7) 3 - 5
8) 10 - 12 cups/day
9) I don't understand the question. If I want something, I have it.
10) Too hard to answer because I go to so many different places. It could be sushi, a salad, pad thai, pizza, chicken sandwich, whatever. It won't be beef or fish because I don't eat those.
For what it's worth: I'm not on a "diet." I'm losing weight by making changes to my life that are sustainable and reasonable.0 -
1) 20's.
2) 160 lb.
3) Alberta Canada.
4) Sedentary (desk job) with frequent exercise.
5) I exercise 5 days a week.
6) I eat breakfast.
6) Dinner is my largest meal.
7)I eat 5 times a day (Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, Dinner, Snack)
8) I drink about 7 cups of water a day.
9) I avoid temptations by making homemade snacks easily accessible at work and home.
10) At a restaurant I will usually order and entree with vegetables and salad as a side, or a sandwich with salad as a side.0 -
1) age: 37
2) 200
3) physical location. California
4) activity level. moderate
5) How often do you exercise? 2-3 times a week
6) Do you eat breakfast? yes, its a struggle though
6) what is your largest meal of the day? lunch
7) how many times a day do you eat? 5
8) how much water do you drink? 60-80 oz. per day
9) how do you deal with food temptations? have a taste of the temptation. or have healthier snacks readily available.
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? sandwich and salad0 -
1) age: 40's
2) approximate weight 170 (but healthy on BF %, high lean mass)
3) physical location. Montana
4) activity level. advanced exerciser, moderately active job
5) How often do you exercise? 6 days per week, 2x per day most days
6) Do you eat breakfast? yes
6) what is your largest meal of the day? i don't eat big meals; i eat small meals all day.
7) how many times a day do you eat? 6-8
8) how much water do you drink? 80-100 ounces
9) how do you deal with food temptations? i eat for performance 80% of the time and pleasure 20% of the time. i don't restrict.
10) what is your typical restaurant meal? large steak/meat or some kind of fish, baked potato, and a salad and/or veggies. if casual dining, wings if they don't have breading and another gluten-free appetizer.0
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