I've been noticing....

I have noticed this same thing....especially since I've been adapting a healthier lifestyle. I think "omg, don't buy that.....THAT is the reason you are fat!"

WOW I think I can sum up most of the thoughts from this thread with a couple of sentences:

I look at other people's carts and judge them by what they're eating and what their kids are eating. I then feel better about myself for subsequently judging them.

Or, you can look at it with different eyes. I look at other peoples carts and notice a correlation with size and what they choose to eat and am saddened that they have not chosen or do not know how to make better decisions for their family. I used to BE the morbidly obese woman with a cart full of crap food, then I chose to do things differently, and now I am the barely overweight girl with the buggy full of really healthy food and a *little* bit of crap food........ it is not all judgemental. It is a fear. A fear of what some of us used to be. But do you feel better for judging me?

really shows u r what you eat!!! used to deliver pizza and same thing... practically every "regular" customer... very over weight...

HA! We ordered pizza last night and my husband answered the door. I walked up to grab the pizza and put it in the kitchen and the Papa Johns guy looked me up and down and was like, "OH DUDE! You're losing weight! I just thought you didn't like our pizza anymore." Same delivery guy we always have and we went from ordering like 3x per week to like once a month. I couldn't help but laugh.

I do think it's funny to walk through grocery stores now though. I know what I used to fill my cart with and all of it was crap. Now I just get one of the little baskets and it has some veggies, almond milk, fish, chicken, wraps, etc. So I know how it is now and I don't wonder why I used to get weird looks in the checkout line anymore.

I feel kind of bad for people sometimes looking in others carts. I don't feel bad for the person but for those who are in their life. It breaks my heart to see a big fat fatty in one of those Walmart motorized carts and the little basket is filled to the brim with cakes, cookies, ice cream and TV dinners.

I'm a grocery line bragger/judger myself. I scoff at the person in front of me buying fatty foods if they are not thin and parade around my veggies like I have just cured cancer. I've eaten healthy for years, my problem is cereal, love the stuff but a binge on that vs fast food will never kill me - fingers crossed

So you don't scoff at thin people who have a cart full of junk? I don't get this. Whether thin or fat I think you're not doing yourself any favors eating junk period.

I agree that this topic turned into perhaps something it wasn't intended to be?

WOW I think I can sum up most of the thoughts from this thread with a couple of sentences:

I look at other people's carts and judge them by what they're eating and what their kids are eating. I then feel better about myself for subsequently judging them.

Or, you can look at it with different eyes. I look at other peoples carts and notice a correlation with size and what they choose to eat and am saddened that they have not chosen or do not know how to make better decisions for their family. I used to BE the morbidly obese woman with a cart full of crap food, then I chose to do things differently, and now I am the barely overweight girl with the buggy full of really healthy food and a *little* bit of crap food........ it is not all judgemental. It is a fear. A fear of what some of us used to be. But do you feel better for judging me?

I think you're right. Fear and maybe a little relief. I think most people posting on this thread feel the same way you do. But you gotta admit, if some of those folks you guys were talking about were to log on and read, it would be hurtful to them. And, especially if they log on here out of a desire to change their lives, only to find this kind of reception where they hoped to find support - well, you can imagine.

I doubt anyone's intentions here are bad. But still...

I'm always surprised by how many comments I get in the check out line (from other shoppers) about the "healthy" food I'm buying. Like it's novel. Shouldn't be, but sadly I guess it is. And they don't seem to register the Diet Dr. Pepper as "unhealthy" either. I'll admit it's not the best, but I've gotta have a few vices ;-)

The funny thing is (well not that funny) is that the cart full of processed foods cost less than your cart of fresh good quality produce (in the UK anyways);

I'm not complaining as it's worth the investment but just making the observation... do you notice the same?

That sucks for the UK! It is soooooooo not true in Canada and i'm sure the US and the UK has a much higher population than Canada, guess its an import issue....

For me, If you eat a frozen dinner for dinner thats $3, or 2 (so thats 1200+ cals, eww!) cheap-o nasty Michalina's for $2 total to try and get full but you'll still be hungry due to no protein or fiber and a homemade chicken stir-fry with veggies and brown rice and 1 breast costs $3 too!. I have tried and cannot possibly spend more than $150 a month for 2 of us (and $40 of that is diet pepsi - his vice not mine). Frozen meat is cheaper yes but thats it!

Unfortunately we are overpriced on most life essentials - food, electricity / heating gas, car fuel (massively)...

Sorry off topic a little there :ohwell:

$150.00 a month? That's crazy. I'm in Canada as well, and I even shop at No Frills and only buying healthy food, I spend at least $400.00 / month for 2 1/2 people - my fiancé's son is only with us on weekends.

The funny thing is (well not that funny) is that the cart full of processed foods cost less than your cart of fresh good quality produce (in the UK anyways);

I'm not complaining as it's worth the investment but just making the observation... do you notice the same?

Absolutely! Especially if the family eats meat. Processed meat is way cheaper then fresh meat.

Especially chicken and fish! I am trying so hard to cut way back on beef but it is cheaper than fish (which I would prefer to eat more of) :mad:

You are what you eat. Ain't that the truth? lol

ive really been noticing latley what people look like compared to what they eat... its redicilous lol like u go for a walk in costco you look on ur right u see a family that are all avarage/lean weight and their cart is full of chicken breast, fish, lean meats, yogurt, fruits n veggies, bread, rice, some cereal and a treat for the kids like 1 box of cookies....

then u look to ur left you see entire family thats obese(feel bad for the kids!!! saddest thing in the world as kids have to suffer because of their parents) what do they have in their cart? 4-5 costco sized bags of chips, couple mags of muffins, huge thing of dip, couple TV dinners, bread, cookies, frozen pizzas.....

that above is exactly how it really kicked in walking through costco n seeing what people look like compared to what they buy and realizing how big of effect nutrition choices make on your body!

really shows u r what you eat!!! used to deliver pizza and same thing... practically every "regular" customer... very over weight...

^^^ This ^^^ is exactly how I began to lose weight and how I shop. So true!!! ^^^

You are what you eat. Ain't that the truth? lol

Funny... I don't recall eating any sexy beast recently.

I do notice what people put in their carts, but this thread has made me realize I never really pay attention to their weight. I'm more horrified by the fact that cooking is fast becoming a lost art...no one knows how to cook REAL food anymore. That makes me sad!

The funny thing is (well not that funny) is that the cart full of processed foods cost less than your cart of fresh good quality produce (in the UK anyways);

I'm not complaining as it's worth the investment but just making the observation... do you notice the same?

Absolutely! Especially if the family eats meat. Processed meat is way cheaper then fresh meat.

Especially chicken and fish! I am trying so hard to cut way back on beef but it is cheaper than fish (which I would prefer to eat more of) :mad:

I went through the same thing. But if you have a membership at a big box store like Sam's and can get their big bags of, say, tilapia filets, it actually comes out pretty inexpensive. I bought a big freezer just so I can do this. It isn't feasible for everyone, but it did help me. It's the first time you fill up the freezer that it is expensive; after that, it doesn't really increase your bill, because you're just replenishing as you normally would. In the long run, it costs you less. Also, I switched to ground turkey breast and things like turkey chops and turkey smoked sausage. It took me a long time to do it, because I don't much like turkey and it seemed yuck. But I finally worked myself up to trying it, and it is really delicious, and costs just about the same as beef (at least in my local supermarket, it does).

I wonder if people judge my cart. I do buy frozen pizza and soda (1 12pk a week for hubby). You won't see much produce in my basket, but that is because I buy Bountiful Baskets and don't need to get that stuff at the store.

I see plenty of thin people buying junk in the grocery store and that saddens me equally as much. So many of you on this thread have justified buying good food for yourself and junk food for spouses/children/teens because they don't need to lose weight or are skinny whatever. Your health is not always measured by what you weigh.

There was a fascinating article on Yahoo a few weeks ago about a reporter who underwent a fully body diagnostic scan as part of a story. He was in his late 30s, fit, and active. Turns out he had a heart blockage exasperated by his poor eating habits. He justified eating unhealthy foods because he was thin and worked out.

There's just no justification for feeding yourself garbage.