Fifty Plus (50+) - Uh Oh! I should not have eaten that!

Yeah, I'm being a bit cheeky here starting a thread here that's similar to what's in the Clydes and Athenas forum. But it might help keep the winter blues at bay.

There are all sorts of things we are tempted by, put into our stomachs, and think maybe that wasn't a good idea, even right afterwards

So what are some of the things -- good and bad -- you have second thoughts about?

Oooo good thread!!

I made some awesome potato salad today to go with our sandwiches. I used the red skinned gold mini potatoes. I had more than I should have. I was actually in a bit of a food coma for a couple of hours....

I can eat just about anything, but I can get squeamish if I eat too much. I have to stop as soon as I get the "full" signal from my tummy.

Pretzels. A life-long love.

Fruit is a good substitute for sugary sweets. But there ain't a good substitute for things crunchy and salty.

Not gonna do that Bar, wouldn't be the prudent thing to do..............., jeese, I channel GHW Bush and I now eat some broccoli, not that I enjoy that much.








Besides, it is life or death for me to go on a binge of "things not on the list" to a large degree and a small bit of surrender or rationalization leads to the bigger ones. Carry on, please.

Bill

On our big ride and our backup was not at the 35 mile checkpoint. We were expecting water-energy drink and food for the next 30 miles so were down a bit. One of the other teams filled the bottles- then put their energy drink in the refills for the ride and gave us a couple of Power bars. Maxim energy drink affects my stomach-as I found out later- and does not taste good and the powerbars have the constituency and taste of cardboard. The only good thing about them is that you have to drink plenty of water to get it down the throat and out of the mouth.

Never touched Maxim or power bars since.

LOL Actually I find that if I spend the day on the bike - it really doesn't matter what I eat - nothing sticks snyway! Which is a good thing because there are just too many 'pit-stops' that can be schedualed into a lot of the local routes and commutes.

A fruit, yogurt and granola parfait from the IGA, maybe a blueberry muffin and coffee at the ProviSoir, sushi plates with pickled ginger and wasabi at a couple spots, some of the best fish and chips on the market from a little restaurant in Senneville, the Ben and Jerrys ice-cream parlors scattered around the city and the Rockaberry coffeshops that have spring up around the city. Best apple pie I've ever had! Wait! There's still that strawberry cheesecake at Chenoys that takes two people to finish! :lol:

Yeah - some days ya gotta make choices - life can be tough sometimes .... :notamused:

Chocolate-chocolate chip gelato.

My Kryptonite.

Chocolate-chocolate chip gelato.

My Kryptonite.+3 Heck, milk chocolate in any form. For decades I ate about 1/2 pound a day. Now zero.

STOP drinking Soda's, Coke, Pepsi, Mountain dew EWwww, etc

Those things Rot your teeth out and It takes about a month for all the Coke/pepsi syrup to leave your system.

Chocolate Is good for you btw.

I am so focused on sticking to a heathy diet that I don't worry about the infrequent times I allow myself to stray. For instance, I try not to eat cheese too often due to its high saturated fat content, but over this past holiday season I allowed myself to enjoy some wine and cheese a couple of times without fretting about it. Similarly, I'll enjoy some low(er)-fat Ben & Jerry's frozen yogurt a couple of times during the hot summer months, but try not to eat ice cream or frozen yogurt much the rest of the year. This strategy seems to be working; I had my annual physical exam the week before Christmas, and I was ecstatic to learn the results of my lipid profile.

Oranges, they good and healthy but if I have too many I get really bad coldsores:(

Choc chip cookies, home made and kept in the freezer. Every one that I've had in the past week has kept those scales from showing a lower figure.

Two deadly combinations...

One time I cooked a bunch of bacon, devoured it and washed it all down with most of a pitcher of grape Kool-Aid. Result= Grape Bacon burps for the next 9-10 hours. Not fun.

Another time I ate a bag of Nacho Doritos and washed it down with a quart of chocolate milk. Result = severe gastric disturbances.

Both of these incidences were long long ago and I really am more careful now.

beer, pizza, Ben and Gerry's Karmel Sutra, french fries, Angus cheese burgers, and too much pie (without the comensurate rides).

Anything with wheat.

Since I went on a low carb diet that excludes wheat and anything processed with it, I have found I cannot tolerate it.

It's quantity, not quality that gets me. Pie and icecream go well together, but...
when I break down and buy a 9 inch pie at the local bakery I'll eat the whole thing in an afternoon. Since I know I'm doomed, I only cut it in quarters. Then, if I'm really desperate, a couple quarts of ice cream to go along with it balance my nutrition. Pie crust = carbohydrates, pie filling = servings of fruit, icecream = serving of dairy.

If I'm disciplined, I only do this 3 or 4 times per year.

Grape Bacon

I think I just found a good name for my son's rock band.

My downfall used to be chips and salsa - I could consume a large bag in two night's snacking. Now I limit myself now to just a few chips here and there.

There are lots of foods that I love that I have either cut out entirely or have cut down on severely. Genoa salami and bratwursts, for example. And all kinds of potato chips.

It's quantity, not quality that gets me. Pie and icecream go well together, but...
when I break down and buy a 9 inch pie at the local bakery I'll eat the whole thing in an afternoon. Since I know I'm doomed, I only cut it in quarters. Then, if I'm really desperate, a couple quarts of ice cream to go along with it balance my nutrition. Pie crust = carbohydrates, pie filling = servings of fruit, icecream = serving of dairy.

If I'm disciplined, I only do this 3 or 4 times per year.
Usually after a randonnee of a decent length. That's when my consumption goes way up... including a whole pie and ice cream!

Reading all this makes me want to detox again. Blehhh.

LOL Actually I find that if I spend the day on the bike - it really doesn't matter what I eat - nothing sticks snyway! Which is a good thing because there are just too many 'pit-stops' that can be schedualed into a lot of the local routes and commutes.

A fruit, yogurt and granola parfait from the IGA, maybe a blueberry muffin and coffee at the ProviSoir, sushi plates with pickled ginger and wasabi at a couple spots, some of the best fish and chips on the market from a little restaurant in Senneville, the Ben and Jerrys ice-cream parlors scattered around the city and the Rockaberry coffeshops that have spring up around the city. Best apple pie I've ever had! Wait! There's still that strawberry cheesecake at Chenoys that takes two people to finish! :lol:

Yeah - some days ya gotta make choices - life can be tough sometimes .... :notamused:

Sounds like Iwould like biking in Montreal!

I chugged down a pint of ice cold chocolate milk mid ride one day and suffered badly all the way home. Never again.

Seems my body is very happy with chocolate milk after a ride, but doesn't like it if I have to resume exercise after.

I should have picked between the date slice and the Nanaimo bar, not had both of them. The scales won't be happy tomorrow morning, but while I feel guilty, I'm happy right now.

Bacon, Eggs, Beer, n beans...

Spend the weekend eating that to piss off your co-workers on monday XD

I should have picked between the date slice and the Nanaimo bar, not had both of them. The scales won't be happy tomorrow morning, but while I feel guilty, I'm happy right now.

Oh! I am still happy this morning. A pound down in weight despite the transgression. The 50 x 25m laps at the pool in the morning probably helped.

Oh! I am still happy this morning. A pound down in weight despite the transgression. The 50 x 25m laps at the pool in the morning probably helped.

No, and no. At 3500 calories/pound, neither accounts for more than a very small fraction of a 1 lb daily change. The day to day fluctuations are almost meaningless - they are related to things like your hydration state and bowel cycle. You can only see actual weight gain/loss from trends over a week or more.

No, and no. At 3500 calories/pound, neither accounts for more than a very small fraction of a 1 lb daily change. The day to day fluctuations are almost meaningless - they are related to things like your hydration state and bowel cycle. You can only see actual weight gain/loss from trends over a week or more.

Trust me... the trending over the past three weeks has been downward to the tune of almost 10lbs.

I don't need no damned science to tell me otherwise!!

:D

This a timely thread for me. Yesterday, we celebrated my son's 25th birthday. I prepared a Downton Abbey dinner. Last night I was thinking, "I shouldn't have eaten the Yorkshire Pudding or the mashed potatoes."
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Then I thought, "I shouldn't have eaten the Trifle."
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They didn't make me sick, they made me feel fat!!! Next time I better use the "Oliver Twist" theme.:rolleyes:

Trust me... the trending over the past three weeks has been downward to the tune of almost 10lbs.

I don't need no damned science to tell me otherwise!!

:D

That's great, but if so, it's coming from the additive effect of sustained diet and exercise. A normal-sized nanaimo bar, at ~200 calories, contributes about 1/20th of a pound.

If you are losing weight at 3 lbs/week, be very careful about nutrition and hydration. There is such a thing as losing weight too fast.

This a timely thread for me. Yesterday, we celebrated my son's 25th birthday. I prepared a Downton Abbey dinner. Last night I was thinking, "I shouldn't have eaten the Yorkshire Pudding or the mashed potatoes."
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Then I thought, "I shouldn't have eaten the Trifle."
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They didn't make me sick, they made me feel fat!!! Next time I better use the "Oliver Twist" theme.:rolleyes:
Your son must be really special. Not many kids I know would appreciate having the fine china brought out for any birthday beyond their 12th.

Trifle... there's one of my all-time favourite desserts. Did you lace it with something tasty?

PS Everyone: It's supposed to be a fun thread -- the stuff you ate that was a naughty indulgence...

PS Everyone: It's supposed to be a fun thread -- the stuff you ate that was a naughty indulgence...

OK - point taken.

But I SWEAR, I have not indulged in anything bad today....

...unless you count that egg roll.

Your son must be really special. Not many kids I know would appreciate having the fine china brought out for any birthday beyond their 12th.

Trifle... there's one of my all-time favourite desserts. Did you lace it with something tasty?

He was thrilled, got right into character, and even allowed my other son to photograph him posing the part of Lord of the Manor. (He put on his tux, but couldn't find the bow tie, so his brother fashioned one out of a necktie! :lol:)293577

As for the "lacing", what would trifle be without it? ;) I used Amaretto.

OK - point taken.

But I SWEAR, I have not indulged in anything bad today....

...unless you count that egg roll.

One egg roll or two is not bad, it's when it's the fourth and fifth that's when you're getting into dangerous territory.

Tokyo.

--- Godzilla

Cheese and beans, eaten on a jacket potato, tho that wasnt the problem.

Serious effects on my stomach and on the ears and noses of fellow workers:cry:

Really bad idea!

A big sweet tooth here. If not for cycling and Myfitnesspal, I would weigh a ton. Rode the BRAN (bike ride across Nebraska) last year. 470 some odd miles. The pie and ice cream allowed me to gain 2 lbs on the trip.

My wife is on a diet and apparently so am I.

She does cook separate food for me as I am not a lover of "Rabbit" food (Salads and the raw vegetables) But she should have told me the Shepherds Pie was two nights meals for me and not the one I thought it was. What am I going to eat tomorrow night?

I am currently riding more and down the gym a lot more and so far I have lost Zilch. Only been about 3 weeks so far but at least I am not gaining weight.

Perhaps I can get an invite to eat with miss Kenton. By the time I have cycled over to her- I could probably do with a bit of weight gain.

But she should have told me the Shepherds Pie was two nights meals for me and not the one I thought it was. What am I going to eat tomorrow night?


Rode the BRAN (bike ride across Nebraska) last year. 470 some odd miles. The pie and ice cream allowed me to gain 2 lbs on the trip.

Geez, I chuckled out loud when I read those. Thanks for brightening up an otherwise dull and dreary day.

I've been fighting off a sore throat/cold for the past week or so, so I've been mainly pounding generic Advil sucking down Sucrets/Hall's lozenges. Last night I indulged in an extra bowl of homemade Portugese Bean Soup and an extra slice of heavily-buttered sourdough toast. It tasted so good, especially with all the (relatively) cold weather we've been having here, but it showed on the scale this morning; well, that and I couldn't force myself out of the nice, warm bed and onto the cold, hard, bad fluid trainer this morning.

KB

A big sweet tooth here. If not for cycling and Myfitnesspal, I would weigh a ton. Rode the BRAN (bike ride across Nebraska) last year. 470 some odd miles. The pie and ice cream allowed me to gain 2 lbs on the trip.

Don't think you were eating enough. Should have gained a lot more than that if you were only eating Pie and Icecream.