[quote]rubberducky7o3 wrote:
I will google caloric deficit.[/quote]
It simply means “eating less calories than your body burns”.
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
[quote]ActivitiesGuy wrote:
[quote]rubberducky7o3 wrote:
I’m just amazed at the lack of food education out there. The other day, I was offered dried fruit at work because it was “healthy.” So I had a few pieces, then read the back of the bag. What part of sugar, dried cane sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and maltodextrin is healthy? They think that anything from a natural food store is healthy. It’s just astonishing. So I stopped eating them and had to explain why they were not healthy. These are grown adults raising children mind you.
And once I start explaining why things like this are not healthy, I get called a “hippie tree hugger” because they are all a bunch of ignorant assholes too lazy to actually learn something new.
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You’re just like me…about 18 months ago, haha.
And just like my GF is today.
I still feel that way, of course, but it’s just not worth the trouble of speaking to others about it. Live and let live, I guess. Just learn to politely decline. No need for explanations.[/quote]
I used to get similar situations, I’ve found that just letting people know I “don’t eat that” is enough, but then I’m the boss so I rarely get called a tree hugging hippy. I also find that explanations will always make the situation worse, either because they will feel the need to ask advice they have no intention of following or, even worse, I’ll get the “why do you need to diet, you look OK how you are”, which is one of my least favourite sentences in the english language.
a) Who says I want to look “OK”, is that the highest we can aim for now?
b) Do you not think that maybe I look “OK” because I eat like this?
c) Why do you think it’s ok to comment on my diet when I’m not allowed to comment on yours?[/quote]
Those three things you mentioned are so on point. I get that all the time. “Why are you on a diet? You’re not fat.” Oh really? Then what is this?! And then I proceed to pull on my love handles that are made out of FAT. I wasn’t saying I was obese. And also, may not be fat but am I muscular?
And yes, I’m in shape now because of how I eat. Not because of how I ate before. People comment on my eating healthy so much. Granted sometimes it’s in a good way like “I wish I could eat healthy like you.” Even though they can. They act like I have some special power. But most of the time, I just want to tell them how bad it is for you to eat an ENTIRE PIZZA for lunch 3-4 times a week. But I don’t. Because that should be common sense. And then they complain about diabetes in their family and it being genetic and non-preventable. Okay maybe in some cases. But eating healthy does more for you than make you look good naked.
[quote]nighthawkz wrote:
[quote]rubberducky7o3 wrote:
I will google caloric deficit.[/quote]
It simply means “eating less calories than your body burns”.[/quote]
Right, I meant more like figuring out what mine would be. Haha.
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
[quote]rubberducky7o3 wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
[quote]ActivitiesGuy wrote:
[quote]nighthawkz wrote:
Time to congregate with lions (you’re well on your way there).[/quote]
Bonus points for the thread crossover reference![/quote]
1,000 internet points.[/quote]
I couldn’t find the thread in which you guys’ were referencing lol. I will google caloric deficit.[/quote]
There’s a thread in the beginners section right now by a kid called a2z or something similar, worth a read if you want to raise your blood pressure. You might even find your name mentioned.[/quote]
Well, I’m subbing Study Hall today so I have nothing to do but read threads on T-Nation. Will check it out haha.
[quote]rubberducky7o3 wrote:
[quote]nighthawkz wrote:
[quote]rubberducky7o3 wrote:
I will google caloric deficit.[/quote]
It simply means “eating less calories than your body burns”.[/quote]
Right, I meant more like figuring out what mine would be. Haha. [/quote]
bodyweight in pounds x12 is usually a good starting point.
So, around 2,000. Now to calculate how many calories I actually eat. Any advice for this? Or just do it and quit complaining about how tedious it is? I guess if I am eating cleaning/making my own meals, looking up the amount of calories in chicken or rice can’t be that hard. Problem is, I don’t really measure my food. I don’t have a food scale. I usually use 1/3 or 1/4 of a cup for rice. I measure oatmeal. Peanut butter is always just eye balling what I assume is 2 TBSP.
[quote]rubberducky7o3 wrote:
So, around 2,000. Now to calculate how many calories I actually eat. Any advice for this? Or just do it and quit complaining about how tedious it is? I guess if I am eating cleaning/making my own meals, looking up the amount of calories in chicken or rice can’t be that hard. Problem is, I don’t really measure my food. I don’t have a food scale. I usually use 1/3 or 1/4 of a cup for rice. I measure oatmeal. Peanut butter is always just eye balling what I assume is 2 TBSP. [/quote]
Buy a food scale asap. It’ll be useful for the rest of your life and it’s cheap.
I can grab one at work. Can’t wait for the obsessive comments when measuring my food from my parents.
[quote]rubberducky7o3 wrote:
I can grab one at work. Can’t wait for the obsessive comments when measuring my food from my parents. [/quote]
Don’t let them see you 
There are also a few things you can eyeball. An ounce of meat is about as big as a deck of cards. One cup of rice is 200 grams. Same for oats. A single egg has 95 kcal. And so on and so on. 
[quote]rubberducky7o3 wrote:
I can grab one at work. Can’t wait for the obsessive comments when measuring my food from my parents. [/quote]
Measuring is important. To some extent you are better with the right number of calories eating less than healthy food(not junk food) than eating perfect but going way over your calorie target.
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
I’ll get the “why do you need to diet, you look OK how you are”, which is one of my least favourite sentences in the english language.
a) Who says I want to look “OK”, is that the highest we can aim for now?
b) Do you not think that maybe I look “OK” because I eat like this?
c) Why do you think it’s ok to comment on my diet when I’m not allowed to comment on yours?[/quote]
I think C actually irritates me the most. I can live with A and B, although they’re annoying. Again, excluding discussions in forums like this one where the entire goal is discussion of such things, I just prefer to avoid the conversation about diet and nutrition as much as possible because it will annoy me more than anything.
I shall measure!!
Here’s my workout from yesterday (I skipped a leg/full body exercise because I planned on doing The Incline today (it’s a thing look it up) which would have been more than a leg/full body exercise but I got called in to sub today and then I also work at night so no time for gym):
Decline chest press (on cables)
10lbs x 10
14lbs 3x8 (the weights on this machine were really weird and hand written. I’m assuming 14lbs each side with resistance)
Incline db press
25lbs 3x10
Db row
25lbs 3x10
Planks
2x 1 min
Post workout: Surge Recovery (1 1/2 scoops)
[quote]ActivitiesGuy wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
I’ll get the “why do you need to diet, you look OK how you are”, which is one of my least favourite sentences in the english language.
a) Who says I want to look “OK”, is that the highest we can aim for now?
b) Do you not think that maybe I look “OK” because I eat like this?
c) Why do you think it’s ok to comment on my diet when I’m not allowed to comment on yours?[/quote]
I think C actually irritates me the most. I can live with A and B, although they’re annoying. Again, excluding discussions in forums like this one where the entire goal is discussion of such things, I just prefer to avoid the conversation about diet and nutrition as much as possible because it will annoy me more than anything.[/quote]
Ditto.
I now don’t even talk diet with the missus, she’s accepted that I eat what I eat and that’s just how it works.
[quote]rubberducky7o3 wrote:
So, around 2,000. Now to calculate how many calories I actually eat. Any advice for this? Or just do it and quit complaining about how tedious it is? I guess if I am eating cleaning/making my own meals, looking up the amount of calories in chicken or rice can’t be that hard. Problem is, I don’t really measure my food. I don’t have a food scale. I usually use 1/3 or 1/4 of a cup for rice. I measure oatmeal. Peanut butter is always just eye balling what I assume is 2 TBSP. [/quote]
I find myfitnesspal is perfect for this. At the start it’s a pain and you never imagine you’ll keep it up but it works so well it works. My one tip for this is plan your meals roughly the day before, not at the end of the day. It makes it so much easier to control.
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
[quote]rubberducky7o3 wrote:
So, around 2,000. Now to calculate how many calories I actually eat. Any advice for this? Or just do it and quit complaining about how tedious it is? I guess if I am eating cleaning/making my own meals, looking up the amount of calories in chicken or rice can’t be that hard. Problem is, I don’t really measure my food. I don’t have a food scale. I usually use 1/3 or 1/4 of a cup for rice. I measure oatmeal. Peanut butter is always just eye balling what I assume is 2 TBSP. [/quote]
I find myfitnesspal is perfect for this. At the start it’s a pain and you never imagine you’ll keep it up but it works so well it works. My one tip for this is plan your meals roughly the day before, not at the end of the day. It makes it so much easier to control.[/quote]
Okay I will check it out. I need to anyways because the company I am making a video for is using my fitness pal for their app I think. Or something like that. I’m pretty sure I used to track my food with my fitness pal but it was really hard because I ate out so much! Hard to track that stuff when you don’t know what you’re eating.
[quote]ActivitiesGuy wrote:
[quote]dagill2 wrote:
I’ll get the “why do you need to diet, you look OK how you are”, which is one of my least favourite sentences in the english language.
a) Who says I want to look “OK”, is that the highest we can aim for now?
b) Do you not think that maybe I look “OK” because I eat like this?
c) Why do you think it’s ok to comment on my diet when I’m not allowed to comment on yours?[/quote]
I think C actually irritates me the most. I can live with A and B, although they’re annoying. Again, excluding discussions in forums like this one where the entire goal is discussion of such things, I just prefer to avoid the conversation about diet and nutrition as much as possible because it will annoy me more than anything.[/quote]
mate, one of the best things about working in a gym is people don’t say stupid fucking shit about your healthy lunches.
Fat people in cafeterias trying to explain to me why I shouldn’t bother eating chiken and broccoli at lunch was always a massive bugbear of mine.
It’s not like you can point out how fat they are in your defence, so you just have to smile and nod.
[quote]Yogi wrote:
Fat people in cafeterias trying to explain to me why I shouldn’t bother eating chiken and broccoli at lunch was always a massive bugbear of mine.
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I’d love to hear their thoughts. The first time.
Food log for this week. On Friday I decided to treat myself to some ice cream for the good work I’ve been doing. So yeah, I had two cheat meals technically. And I loved it!
Monday 4/6:
Coffee
Meal 1: Oatmeal 1/ peanut butter
Meal 2: Beef jerky and cashews
Meal 3: Ham and broccoli casserole
Meal 4: Curry chicken w/ veggies and brown rice
Gym- full body 10 mins HIIT
Meal 5: Surge Recovery (1 ½ scoops)
Tuesday 4/7:
Coffee
Meal 1: 3 slices turkey bacon; egg whites; 2 over-medium eggs; 2 slices light buttered toast; cranberry juice
Meal 2: Beef jerky; cashews; yogurt
Meal Prep
Meal 3: Chicken burger w/ avocado; sweet potato mash (paleo recipe); corn on the cob
Meal 4: Chicken salad w/ veggies, balsamic, and EVOO; asparagus
Snack: Dove dark chocolate
Supplements- Juice Plus
Wednesday 4/8:
Coffee
Meal 1: Peanut butter toast; milk
1 hour hike
Meal 2: Cheat meal: Miso soup; house salad; Musashi chicken and steak w/ veggies and steamed rice
Gym- chest/back/abs
Meal 3: Surge Recovery (1 ½ scoops)
Meal 4: Beef jerky; cashews; yogurt
Meal 5: Chicken burger w/ avocado; sweet potato mash (paleo recipe); corn on the cob
Late night snack: Babybel cheese; slice of cheddar cheese
Thursday 4/9:
Meal 1: Peanut butter toast; milk
Coffee
Meal 2: Beef jerky and cashews
Meal 3: Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread w/ spinach and honey mustard; carrots, snap peas, and hummus
Coffee
Meal 4: Beef jerky; mini sweet pepper; babybel cheese; peanut butter; chicken burger
More coffee
Meal 5: Chicken burger; sweet potato mash (paleo recipe); corn on the cob
Supplements- fish oil, juice plus
Friday 4/10:
Meal 1: Peanut butter toast; milk
Coffee
Meal 2: Yogurt; cashews
Coffee w/ light creamer
Meal 3: Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread w/ spinach and honey mustard; carrots, snap peas, and hummus
Coffee
Meal 4: Babybel cheese; ice cream
Meal 5: BBQ wings; hot wings; carrots and celery w/ ranch; lemonade
Supplements- Juice Plus
Saturday 4/11:
Coffee
Meal 1: Peanut butter toast; milk
Gym- full body 10 mins HIIT
Meal 2: Surge Recovery (1 ½ scoops)
Meal 3: Chicken w/ hot sauce; broccoli; Jasmine rice
Snack: pineapple
Meal 4: Burger; baked beans; romaine salad w/ EVOO and balsamic
Meal 5: Peanut butter; yogurt
Meal 6: Ham; beef jerky; cashews
1 beer
Supplements- fish oil, Juice Plus
Sunday 4/12
Coffee
Meal 1: Oatmeal w/ peanut butter
Meal 2: Beef jerky and cashews
Meal 3: Turkey sandwich w/ mustard and spinach leaves on whole wheat bread; carrots, snap peas and hummus
Iced sugar free vanilla latte
Meal 4: Curry chicken w/ veggies and Jasmine rice; milk
Complexes
Meal 5: Surge Recovery (1 ½ scoops)
Snack: Beef jerky
Supplements- fish oil, Juice Plus
well ? where are the questions ??
I’m not a fan of your oatmeal and peanut butter breakfasts.
Where’s the protein? I’d have a protein only breakfast if I were you.