SUPERBOWL - How Will You Get Through It?
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My high horse will trample the soles of most fatties. But, I'm thinking that my condescending attitude will fill me up for the most part. For pleasure I'll let all my friends know what kind of *kitten* they are for eating literally and in all actuality garabage. My disgust at their sloth will be my fuel through the game.
For dessert, however, I may just feast on the skittle like entrails of any small animals I find (and maybe lick some tree bark for fiber).
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SandyCoils wrote: »Hi everyone. I was listening to the radio and they were saying that for new dieters that started for the New Year, the Superbowl is the biggest challenge they have. They said that during the Superbowl alone, the average person consumes more than 2100 calories! My family is big into the Superbowl and having the pizza, wings, queso & guac, along with any other junk snacks. I'm already try to plan for how I will eat (or not). Are any of you also planning ahead on how to handle Superbowl parties and snacks? What are your plans to try to stay on top of your calories and goals?
OP,
Here is my strategy.
Super Bowl is for only one day.
I'm going to overeat for Only that one day.
That being said I'll go in a slightly larger Calorie Deficit 3 days before the bowl.
This calorie deficit is giving me enough room to not track on the bowl day.
EDTA : Next day on wards it's business as usual.
Leftover will be brought to work to be kept in office kitchen.0 -
How do you know that's not who I meant? DEFENSIVE MUCH? <g>
(I'm a Chargers fan so I'm used to hating both teams in the Big Game)
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I also have a 35 mile ride scheduled (my typical Sunday) for that morning provided my balls are all healed up and I can sit in the saddle...that should give me a fairly decent allowance.0
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I'm going to eat it all! If I'm not eating or drinking for at least 80% of the game, I'm calling it a failure.0 -
i'll be eating this:
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SandyCoils wrote: »Hi everyone. I was listening to the radio and they were saying that for new dieters that started for the New Year, the Superbowl is the biggest challenge they have. They said that during the Superbowl alone, the average person consumes more than 2100 calories! My family is big into the Superbowl and having the pizza, wings, queso & guac, along with any other junk snacks. I'm already try to plan for how I will eat (or not). Are any of you also planning ahead on how to handle Superbowl parties and snacks? What are your plans to try to stay on top of your calories and goals?
It's just one day. Much like Christmas and Thanksgiving was. It isn't going to wreck me, the question (or the solution rather) is what I do on 90% of the other days of the year.
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The problem with the word beer is the plural is beer.
7 would be a warm up0 -
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The problem with the word beer is the plural is beer.
7 would be a warm up
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2100 would be right below what goal for the day anyhow. Maybe I'll just wait to eat until it starts or eat a small breakfast/lunch in addition and break even for the day.
No, no, they're saying that just during the time of the Superbowl - not the rest of the day, but in those few hours people consume an average of 2100 cals!!!! I was mortified!
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That a fine looking high horse you got there.cushman5279 wrote: »It's disgusting... Call me a jerk but I take great pleasure in snacking on my healthy options while others scarf down endless amounts of fried wings, buffalo dip, pizza, chips, garbage! Ugh! I don't want nor do I crave that kind of stuff any longer. And the physical pain of eating it is not even worth a bite! I think about where I used to be... along side them eating and drinking excessive calories... and I think about how I used to feel. Fat, tired, bloated, run down, sore, low energy, little motivation. Then I think about how I feel now which is miles away from and a thousand times better. My friends are big into the Superbowl as well, I personally couldn't care less but... I go with the flow. For the last game we had friends over to my place and I told them to bring whatever snacks they liked. I made a big veggie platter with healthy dip and a big fruit bowl. I also made a healthy Paleo chili that they loved! I didn't touch anything they brought. This time we are going to their house. Again I plan to bring a bunch of healthy snacks. I actually don't go anywhere without my own healthy snacks and/or meals. Anyway, it's not really so much of a challenge for me any longer so this maybe didn't help much. BTW, I do live in New England so yeah... Go Pats (I guess). I'd rather be boxing
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cushman5279 wrote: »It's disgusting... Call me a jerk but I take great pleasure in snacking on my healthy options while others scarf down endless amounts of fried wings, buffalo dip, pizza, chips, garbage! Ugh! I don't want nor do I crave that kind of stuff any longer. And the physical pain of eating it is not even worth a bite! I think about where I used to be... along side them eating and drinking excessive calories... and I think about how I used to feel. Fat, tired, bloated, run down, sore, low energy, little motivation. Then I think about how I feel now which is miles away from and a thousand times better. My friends are big into the Superbowl as well, I personally couldn't care less but... I go with the flow. For the last game we had friends over to my place and I told them to bring whatever snacks they liked. I made a big veggie platter with healthy dip and a big fruit bowl. I also made a healthy Paleo chili that they loved! I didn't touch anything they brought. This time we are going to their house. Again I plan to bring a bunch of healthy snacks. I actually don't go anywhere without my own healthy snacks and/or meals. Anyway, it's not really so much of a challenge for me any longer so this maybe didn't help much. BTW, I do live in New England so yeah... Go Pats (I guess). I'd rather be boxing
I wish I was you. I bet you get invited to all the best parties.
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SandyCoils wrote: »2100 would be right below what goal for the day anyhow. Maybe I'll just wait to eat until it starts or eat a small breakfast/lunch in addition and break even for the day.
No, no, they're saying that just during the time of the Superbowl - not the rest of the day, but in those few hours people consume an average of 2100 cals!!!! I was mortified!
I fully intend to eat way more than that during the game0 -
LifeInTheBikeLane wrote: »I will wake up and prepare some crock-pot talapia. I am going to watch the beginning half from an elliptical at my gym. Then I will go home, finish the talapia, sit down, and watch the rest of it. Without junk food.
Well actually, I'll probably buy an oversized bag of doritos. I bought some two days ago for Sunday...but we ate them accidentally.
Tell me about this crock pot tilapia! Way more interesting than football!0 -
I'm going to sleep through it so I can hit the gym at 6am on Monday before I go to work.
Plus, the Steelers aren't playing so there's really no point in watching.0 -
I'm going to have whatever I want, log it to the best of my ability, and forget about it. Maybe adjust my calories a little lower over the following week, maybe not. The Superbowl is the one time all year I have my absolute favorite snack in the entire world -- it's this amazing layered dip my best friend makes and, while I know the ingredients, I don't know how much she uses of which thing, so my logging will be a guess and a prayer anyway.
Plus, you know, beer. I don't like football; I go to the Superbowl festivities for the dip, the beer, and the commercials. It's once a year, I won't die of it.0 -
The universe took care of it for me. They have a cheater playing an egomaniac . . . this might be the first Super Bowl I miss as an adult.0
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0somuchbetter0 wrote: »LifeInTheBikeLane wrote: »I will wake up and prepare some crock-pot talapia. I am going to watch the beginning half from an elliptical at my gym. Then I will go home, finish the talapia, sit down, and watch the rest of it. Without junk food.
Well actually, I'll probably buy an oversized bag of doritos. I bought some two days ago for Sunday...but we ate them accidentally.
Tell me about this crock pot tilapia! Way more interesting than football!
I was curious about that as well.
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How do you know that's not who I meant? DEFENSIVE MUCH? <g>
(I'm a Chargers fan so I'm used to hating both teams in the Big Game)
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FoCoAlphaNerd wrote: »The universe took care of it for me. They have a cheater playing an egomaniac . . . this might be the first Super Bowl I miss as an adult.
All coaches are egomaniacs. Plus, you think this is the first year that there was cheating in football?
You should have missed all of them if that is your concern.
Watch for the commercials and the fun party atmoshpere (family and friends) I'm not a football fan either, but you sound like one of the old guys from the Muppets.0 -
FoCoAlphaNerd wrote: »The universe took care of it for me. They have a cheater playing an egomaniac . . . this might be the first Super Bowl I miss as an adult.
Yeah but at least Belichick has the records to back his ego0 -
SandyCoils wrote: »2100 would be right below what goal for the day anyhow. Maybe I'll just wait to eat until it starts or eat a small breakfast/lunch in addition and break even for the day.
No, no, they're saying that just during the time of the Superbowl - not the rest of the day, but in those few hours people consume an average of 2100 cals!!!! I was mortified!
The (at least) 10 beers I plan to consume account for 1000 of those calories.
As others have said, I may put in an extra work out this week, and will probably eat as little as possible early in the day, but it's pretty much going to be a free for all come game time.0 -
Haha, I'm not sure the records back your ego if you're regularly caught cheating. Of course, there's constantly people butting up against the rules. I grew up watching the fearsome foursome, I'm used to that. What I'm not used to is A. it being quite so blatant, and B. there being no consequences for repeated violations by the same perpetrator.
My point was just that it'll be an easy Super Bowl for a lot of people not to get into. I know a fair number of people who are sort of begrudgingly watching it, or skipping it all together. Oh, and the commercials have been a joke for years, I don't know why that is still a trope.
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I'm going to eat lighter during the day, then eat what I want (within reason) during the game.
I might be up a little water weight, but I doubt I'll even negate my deficit for the week.
Go Pats!!0 -
What am I doing? I am going to my aunt's house(most likely) and stuffing my face! Since the Broncos aren't in it, I'm definitely for the Seahawks(my best friend up in Washington's team). Should be an interesting game. Not sure if I will be partaking in drinking alcohol, but if I do it will only be one. If not, then it will be straight iced tea and probably coffee, if it's made. I'm not even sure what's on the menu this time. I wish my mom was having it at her house(just because it'd be easier for me, and I could bring my computer and be online while watching the game and cursing at every move the other team makes). My aunt doesn't have internet at all, so bringing my computer wouldn't work. I mean, sure, I have games I can play on the computer without using the internet, but that game does require a cheat book for it, and that book is online. So now I will just have to suffer no internet until I get back(fortunately for me, I'm online until my streak on here goes up, then I head to bed). I know that even with all the yummy and calorie-high foods I will most likely be munching on for the Super Bowl, my exercise count total will help make up for it, so that I will still be under my calories.
With all that said, I'm not too worried. I know I will immediately get back on track regardless of how many total calories I consume on Sunday.0 -
FoCoAlphaNerd wrote: »The universe took care of it for me. They have a cheater playing an egomaniac . . . this might be the first Super Bowl I miss as an adult.
Ditto this^
Not watching 1 minute. Millionaire cheaters, billionaire owners, and the NFL that allows it to go on, and on, and on...............No honor among cheaters.
It is a game. Cheating to get to the big game makes for a empty victory. Unearned IMHO
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