kbro1986

I just want to get a feel for how often you measure/quantify/think about your meals (and overall diet). I find myself analyzing each and every meal quantifying calories/carbohydrates and protein. I also watch portions for every meal.... Is this normal, or do I have an obsession/disorder?

surgeonstone

Sounds a little obsessive but if you enjoy your meals and are staying fit- then whats the problem.

blcknspo0ln

I tried doing that, but I'm a firm believer that counting/quantifying your diet just leads to being burnt out. Personally, just being aware of the caloric intake that is needed, being educated about the nutrition I need for the physical activity I want to do, reducing fats/sugars and allowing myself to cheat is my recipe for success. Sitting there with a silly "point" system like weight watchers is, well, silly.

v0_boulder

I am using map my ride and I have been putting my nutrition information in it. Although when I look at the charts for my intake I am all over the place. My fat is over the daily need and my protein is over the daily need. Although I can't take enough calories to meet my daily need with my workouts. The other problem I have is I eat out a lot ( I have few kitchen skills and a small kitchen) and foods I eat just don't have nutrition information. It is just like my BMI (Body Mass Index) it says that with my height and weight I am over weight although I hardly have any fat on me. Without talking to a sports nutritionist or doctor I really don't know if I am doing the right thing.

surgeonstone

What I do, I don't weigh myself except monday mornings. I eat when I am hungry, never unless I feel real hunger. I eat healthy but allow myself one treat a day. I do not snack, I do not drink. My shopping in the supermarket is around the perimeter- fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh meat , fish or chicken. I never, ever, eat until I am full and generally take in about half of the average american serving or less( as compared to typical restaurant portions. I never shop in the center of the store where the shelves are, processed food almost always means High Fructose Corn Syrup which I believe is part of the problem.

BarracksSi

My wife could have written your post word-for-word (almost, because we weigh ourselves more often). I'll guarantee that her efforts have helped the two of us maintain our weight (which, for me, is around 40-50 pounds lighter than two years ago, which was also before we met).

surgeonstone

Cool

Looigi

If/when I need to lose weight I religiously count calories. I'm pretty casual and qualitative about the rest of the nutritional information.

and1homer

Yes, you have an obsession/disorder.

But this is the 41, so yes, that is normal.

surgeonstone

Precisely, in good company.

BarracksSi

I'll add that I've also counted calories, and that's what kicked my weight loss into gear two years ago. I learned that I could either keep eating the regular junk except a lot less of it, or I could eat decent-sized meals of healthy, real food.

Commodus

Not at this time of the year. In January I'll start to get a little bit picky, and by March be quite strict. That'll continue until cross season looms, and I start to eat in a more relaxed fashion. I don't mind if I'm five or ten over racing cross...well maybe not ten. Then I start to feel a bit uncomfortable.

I find that I have to count calories and keep track of things, because I ride a lot and end up sick and/or overtrained otherwise. I'm also a vegetarian though, so that might be part of it.

jsutkeepspining

i dont do much dieting of any form, but i need to start.... im ten over race weight (160 lbs the horror )

jdon

I always watch the quality of food I eat with an eye on quantity in season. This time of year, I am an obsessive calorie counter.

Yaniel

I'm currently eating a pizza. I'll probably eat the whole thing. I just ride enough to counter act my eating. If I need to lose weight for an event or some, I may control my eating for a month or so, but I mostly ride so I can eat how I like.

ravenmore

I'm about to go on to my famous no booze, pasta, or bread diet. Just lean meat, vegetables, fruit, nuts and cheese. Works really well. I want to drop 40 pounds. If I drop 20 I'll be lighter than since high school.

sqharaway

If you're training during this time you're going to want some good carbs, too!

mihlbach

Thats what the vegetables and fruits are for.

Carbon Unit

I am eating potato chips and drinking a coke right now. I guess I am not serious enough.

ahsposo 

I am your exact opposite. I LOVE to cook and eat and do not even think about any of this stuff. I do eat a lot of veggies, generally fresh, and don't use a lot of cheese or butter - but some- and find myself planning my next meal while cleaning up after my last. Is this normal, or do I have an obsession/disorder? I ride/exercise to build up an appetite.

What's for dinner?

recneps345

I ride and run to eat and drink what I wish. I do weight every Monday to keep an eye on my weight. If I look up and see that I have gained 3 or more pounds, I will either curb the diet slightly or ride/run more. My wife is a fantastic cook. We eat a ton of seafood/fish, homemade pastas, mexican foods, Indian, and homemade sushi. I usually eat peanut butter sandwiches for lunch. I also have a piece of pie or cake every night with a big glass of milk. My sweet tooth is what gets me in trouble.

kbro1986

are you fat?

ahsposo 

I look like I'm in my last trimester. Why do you ask?

hairnet

I have lived off left over pie the last couple days

idc

I weigh myself a few times a year, and I don't like eating fresh fruit. But I also don't have much of a sweet tooth, and I'm not huge on starchier vegetables (potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc) and I've developed a lactose intolerance recently. However I love to eat meat, most vegetables, noodles and rice. I usually snack on mixed nuts at work. And I like drinking beer. So that's what I do.

The only thing I consciously try to avoid is soda. I love root beer, birch beer, Dr. Pepper and similar such products but those are a slippery slope.