please let me not slap someone in the face at work today!!!

if theres one thing that pisses me off about the forums on this site, its the "HURR DURR FOOD IS FOODZ" mentality. we know its food, its just really sh*tty food with relatively little nutritional content

I have lost 35 lbs in the last 4 months, I have lost count of the number of inches. This chick says pretty regurlarly that I look great and she wishes she had the same dedication I have. I try to support her... then... she comes to me and asks whats for lunch,

380 cals
13 g protein

black bean dip
platains
sunflower see, edmamae mix
ginger cranberries and banana dried mix
and dark chocolate tangerine bites

I tell her and show her my food and she says "where is the real food"

Am I crazy?!?!

This is the real food, that crap that you get from the fast food joint however...

13 g protein? Where's the rest? Assuming you eat 2k cals per day. and at the same percentage of protein, that would only be 68.42 g/day......Im assuming you aren't eating 2k cals.

I am not eating 2k, I am eating around 1400-1800, I try to keep my protein grams around 100 g a day, probably still could be more but hey... this is where I am at right now

You're other meals must be much more heavily protein loaded. If you ate 1400-1800 calories with all meals being a macronutrient breakdown like this you would only take in 47.89 - 61.58 g of protein.

HAHA! I hear you OP

I am about to go slap my coworker. He said someone brought in bagels today.

When I finally went to go grab a bagel, all I saw were those sheety looking lenders type bagels which are sold in bags and left on a shelf in the store. To me they are more like rolls with holes cut out in them and not REAL bagels.

Time to go open up a can on him.....bbiab

some one brought in bagels yesterday.

and then again today.

holy hell.

And they were good.

1. that's not much protein
2. that's not many calories
3. it's mostly dried fruits and nuts.

As someone who eats healthily most of the time...I agree, where is the real food?

it IS real food- it might not be enough food- but it isn't fake food- neither is fast food.

It's ALL real food.

Just might not be enough for you or me- but it sounds like a delicious snack- or small meal. most of my meals are only 2-400 calories.

this (in a less irritated tone)->>>>>if theres one thing that pisses me off about the forums on this site, its the "HURR DURR FOOD IS FOODZ" mentality. we know its food, its just really sh*tty food with relatively little nutritional content

Yeah. I know that the lunch was real food but it's not a very complete meal nutritionally and it is mostly snack food. Healthful snack food, but snack food nonetheless.

I have lost 35 lbs in the last 4 months, I have lost count of the number of inches. This chick says pretty regurlarly that I look great and she wishes she had the same dedication I have. I try to support her... then... she comes to me and asks whats for lunch,

380 cals
13 g protein

black bean dip
platains
sunflower see, edmamae mix
ginger cranberries and banana dried mix
and dark chocolate tangerine bites

I tell her and show her my food and she says "where is the real food"

Am I crazy?!?!

This is the real food, that crap that you get from the fast food joint however...

I'm with her.. not about the fast food part, but I don't think I could get through lunch just eating seeds and fruit.

You may not actually want to do this but it may be fun to imagine. Wait until she has her lunch at her desk and then go up to her and ask her what's for lunch. Then say, "Ewww. Do you know what they put in that?" Then proceed to tell her horror stories. That'll fix her wagon.

FWIW, OP, those lil' gopicnic things are kinda fun for an on the go fix. And you're losing and doing what you want to do... so have at it.

1. that's not much protein
2. that's not many calories
3. it's mostly dried fruits and nuts.

As someone who eats healthily most of the time...I agree, where is the real food?

^This. I doubt your coworker was suggesting that your food isn't "real," but that it sounds like a snack. You have some small calorie dense choices. Sounds like that works for you, but snacky, low protein food for lunch would leave me hungry and wondering "where's the rest?" My very real, very LARGE salad is 467 calories, 60 g protein, 19 g fat, 15 g carbs. If someone looked at this giant salad and thought for a second that it wouldn't fill them up, they'd be wrong, while I know that your lunch would leave me hungry again in an hour. Which might be fine for you if you have more snacks planned or you like to eat lots of small meals.

Anyway, she probably didn't realize that she sounded b1tchy, just like you probably didn't realize that you sounded b1tchy when judging fast food.



ETA: OP, after looking at your diary, I don't think you've cooked a meal in your life, and you probably average 3 servings of fruit/veggies in a WEEK. I mean, eat whatever you want but why are you acting like your food is somehow better than hers? If your coworker eats lots of fast food, I'd say you two have similar diets, you're just eating less of similar stuff.

Here is what I'm confused by...

You judge her lunches as 'crap' fast food, yet your diary is full of processed, high sodium foods AND you ate at Chik-Fil-A last week for lunch. Which is all fine, I eat all kinds of fast foods and processed foods and have lost lots of weight.
But... I don't really understand why you think her food choices are inferior to yours.

Am I missing something?

HAHA! I hear you OP

I am about to go slap my coworker. He said someone brought in bagels today.

When I finally went to go grab a bagel, all I saw were those sheety looking lenders type bagels which are sold in bags and left on a shelf in the store. To me they are more like rolls with holes cut out in them and not REAL bagels.

Time to go open up a can on him.....bbiab

some one brought in bagels yesterday.

and then again today.

holy hell.

And they were good.

1. that's not much protein
2. that's not many calories
3. it's mostly dried fruits and nuts.

As someone who eats healthily most of the time...I agree, where is the real food?

it IS real food- it might not be enough food- but it isn't fake food- neither is fast food.

It's ALL real food.

Just might not be enough for you or me- but it sounds like a delicious snack- or small meal. most of my meals are only 2-400 calories.

Yeah, I was expecting



and then was disappoint when I saw



Its cool that they brought in bagels and all. It was really nice of them. But if I am going to eat a bagel Im going to eat a tasty one. My favorite is an everything bagel. The are usually around 3-400 cals. Avg is ~350

I love me an everything bagel with some chive and onion cream cheese...om nom nom! Now I'm drooling...see what you do to me!!!

They always want the results without the work!

then they act surprised when nothing changes, you cant just think about doing it, you actually have to do it!!!!

inorite?! My mom is exactly like this. Complains day and night about being overweight, but has a thousand excuses for not doing anything about it. "My feet/back/knees hurt", "I forgot", "I'm too tired"...ugh!!

Yes I'd like to slap someone in the face today too! But for a different reason.

As I read thru all the comments, it just makes me feel incredibly stupid, because I am one of those that has spent the last 30 years knowing meat, white potatoes, bread, and sugar. Baking, fixing fancy meals with sauces.... that was the way it was done.

So consider yourself blessed that you've figured out the food thing. Granted I think the OP is on to the fact that she might just be the annoying type. But ugh for the ones who really do try, only to realize that I'm down to protien (which isn't always meat) and veggies, and I still haven't lost a pound becuase I haven't successfully "ridded" all of the extras (like bread, pasta, sugar...)

I swear every time I hang up the phone with my health coach I cry, because the entire world is turned upside down. I'm not stupid, I know I'm not, it's just frustrating and demotivating to watch a thin person eat everything that I can't. When I went to the same bootcamp as them and put in the same effort as them, and ugh....I know comparing is the devil.

Seems totally legit! Someone asked me why I use plain greek yogurt instead of sour cream earlier today. I straight up punched him in the face!

HA! This!

Seems totally legit! Someone asked me why I use plain greek yogurt instead of sour cream earlier today. I straight up punched him in the face!

I bodyslammed this lady in CVS because she told me the nuts I was about to buy had too much saturated fat.

I don't blame you! It sounds like that lady had it coming.

I have lost 35 lbs in the last 4 months, I have lost count of the number of inches. This chick says pretty regurlarly that I look great and she wishes she had the same dedication I have. I try to support her... then... she comes to me and asks whats for lunch,

380 cals
13 g protein

black bean dip
platains
sunflower see, edmamae mix
ginger cranberries and banana dried mix
and dark chocolate tangerine bites

I tell her and show her my food and she says "where is the real food"

Am I crazy?!?!

This is the real food, that crap that you get from the fast food joint however...

I would have asked you literally the same question.

I have lost 35 lbs in the last 4 months, I have lost count of the number of inches. This chick says pretty regurlarly that I look great and she wishes she had the same dedication I have. I try to support her... then... she comes to me and asks whats for lunch,

380 cals
13 g protein

black bean dip
platains
sunflower see, edmamae mix
ginger cranberries and banana dried mix
and dark chocolate tangerine bites

I tell her and show her my food and she says "where is the real food"

Am I crazy?!?!

This is the real food, that crap that you get from the fast food joint however...

Complains about getting their food judged but calls other kinds of food crap.

Pot meet kettle.


(especially seeing you like to frequent Chik-Fil-A)