im poor.

carbs, rice and soy sauce, pasta and pasta sauce from a can. fried rice with spam. on the weekends i go to resturants.

i need a job.

i think hot sauce is key, if you dont eat some with every meal, you arent taking advantage.

I am nearly 43 and at a stage of life where many people really have to battle to maintain a healthy weight...

Besides being blessed with good genes I ride enough that at this time last year I was consuming nearly 5000 calories a day to maintain a very lean 145 pounds.

I am riding less now and will probably only ride 6000-7000 miles in '08 as compared to just over 10,000 miles last year so have adjusted my diet to reflect that as I discovered that I can actually gain unhealthy weight.

My physician has told me that he wishes all his patients were in as good a shape as me (aside from the sciatica) and as far as diet goes I eat pretty much anything I want... in moderation.

I eat chicken and fish and on occasion will eat red meat, consume a lot of whole wheat pasta, brown rice, lentils, and oatmeal. I have at least 2 bananas a day and eat an abundance of fruit and vegetables.

I break up my days meals into 5-6 smaller meals as I find I maintain a consistent energy level this way and have been doing this for so long I can't eat huge meals

I have cut back on coffee and now drink mostly tea, rarely buy soft drinks or junk food, and consume alcohol on an infrequent basis.

I will start work as a messenger next month so will have to up the caloric intake accordingly.

Thanks for the responses dudes.
I especially liked nickatina and jaeone's responses. I'm gonna go grocery shopping tomorrow.
I ate a 3 egg (3 white, 1 yolk) omlet this morning with green peppers in it... **** it was good.

Anybody heard of Odwalla bars? I eat those on occasion between meals.

i like lara bars bora bora bars and trio bars. good vegan organic fruit and nut bars.

i like double fiber whole wheat bread, with low fat peanut butter. and chicken breast sandwich's with lettuce and mustard. some fish, ground turkey, a little red meat, lots of apples, grapes and green veggies.

i also eat a ton of whole grain cereal and skim milk. i eat probably 4 meals a day, and ride about 25 miles/day average throughout the year

question: on regular days when you're not sweating, i've always heard that over 100 oz of water is bad and flushes out nutrients you need. is this true?

Also, lots of Craisins. I think I just have a fixation for them. :)

Plain soda water or talking rain(carbonated water with a slight fruit flavor - nothing else). This helped me curb my Coke habit. Something like 70¢ a 2-liter and I get my soda fizz fix without the calories or any of that stuff that is in diet sodas. Pretty good with lime as well.

A change to a healthy diet is a bit of a lifestyle change... it's a good thing. Good luck!

Yes it is! I'm going through that change right now...or trying to at least..

I'm burning probably about 4000 calories a day and I've taken advantage of that a little bit and let my diet slip. Essentially, I eat alot of total crap because I know I'll still be really thin since I'll burn off the calories.

For alot of reasons, this isn't really ideal. I'm trying to get back to a healthier diet now

Whey protein.

almond butter
fruit
veggies
lots of water
green tea...with brown rice is delicious
eggs
cliff bars
cottage cheese
trying to cut back a bit on beer...maybe one with dinner and one after
sandwiches for lunch with faux meat and cheese and spinach and cherry tomatoes
carbs
tofu
tempeh

Stop drinking soda and replace with water
Avoid processed sugars or replace with fruit
Take daily vitamins, I also take glucosamine
Eat when hungry not because it is a certain time

this thread is actually making me feel pretty good about my diet. i eat a lot of whole grains (pasta, rice) vegetables with almost every meal, and a good bit of fruit, usually a banana a day and some sort of mixed fruit salad, not canned. i eat eggs a few days a week, and tofu. my problem is eating large quantities only once or twice a day, partially due to schedule and just being a brokish college student. i like to eat nature's valley granola bars or cliff bars as snacks. i drink mostly water, a few coffees depending on class/ work, and every once in awhile i'll grab a gatorade. my 2 biggest problems are pizza and beer. i've cut my pizza consumption back from like 5 days a week to maybe 1 or 2, and i always get them loaded with veggies. living in nyc its just so readily available, cheap, and delicious. beer as well, i'm in college, beer just comes with the territory, i probably have 2 or 3 maybe just on a normal hangout night with friends, and a little (lot) more on a night out at a bar or something. lately i've been wanting to eat so much though, which greatly conflicts with my girlfriend whom i usually eat with, and works in the fashion industry, where eating more than 1 meal a day is frowned upon. she doesn't get why i'm always so hungry, but she doesn't ride 20 + miles a day either. trying to balance meals becomes a bit of challenge when living with her.

Tell your girlfriend eating 6-8 small meals will keep her more petite then one large meal. Body just goes into starvation mode and stores whatever it holds.

Wow a lot of you seem like you rely strictly on carb. Don't forget proteins and healthy fats. Fats are good for you. It seems like man of our macronutrient ratios are 85% carb, 10% protein, 5% fat. hehe.

Get enough exercise and you can eat pretty much anything you want... that doesn't mean that you should eat anything as it will come back to bite you in ass when you are older.

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this is my church

Super food known as Acai. When I lived in Brazil I ate this all of the time. When paired with granola and banana it is fibrous and packed with energy (calories).

From Universaltaste.com (the place I get my Acai from)...

http://www.universaltaste.com/acai.htm

I eat: oatmeal and a smoothie made with almond milk, yogurt, and frozen fruit - blueberries and strawberries, sometimes frozen bananas, since they's so cheap, and green tea powder, and a quinoa based protein powder. Like to make home made bars of varying sorts. They include Almond butter, chopped nuts, usually almonds or pecans, dried fruits of sorts, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, and either quinoa or millet. You bake them, and they will hold a shape. Dinner's I fail at, and just usually eat something lunch like or breakfast like. Eat only sprouted bread. No soda... really only water... probably too much. Hummus/falafel sandwich. Pepper Jack Cheese on everything. Yeah. No meat.

Sprouted bread ftw. Best/healthiest bread hands down. Always makes me feel good for the next couple hours as well.

Bean and cheese burritos. Coca-cola. Clif bars. Peanut butter and banana sandwiches on whole grain bread.

I'd have to disagree with that one. Maybe it's just because the only time I've ever really thought about a specific diet was when I was trying to gain weight. But keeping to set times and eating 6 or more meals a day can help anyone, whether they're trying to lose, gain, or maintain their weight.

When I was on my weight gain kick I practically NEVER felt hungry, unless I skipped one of my 7 or so meals a day, and then I would be absolutely starving. And I was healthier than I've ever been in my life.

I have a blender so I make myself juices.

Ingredients include, and not limited to: Apples, oranges, grapes, blueberries, bananas, black berries, strawberries, mango, pineapple, carrots, celery, flax seed, bee pollen, natural yogurt.

Of course I don't put these all at once. It's usually in any combination that I happen to have in my fridge. Gives me energy and takes up a meal, so it keeps me away from fatty foods.

Definitely.



Eat a good breakfast. Best way to start the day. Not with Cap'n Crunch or Sugar Smacks but some good oatmeal with raisins or blueberries or dried cherries thrown in.

At work, I keep containers of almonds, raisins and prunes around for snacking. Also a box of assorted health bars like Clif Mojo bars in case lunch is running late. Lunch is something sensible and not too heavy.

Lots of veggies, preferably fresh and not overcooked. Spinach, turnip greens, mustard greens cooked in hot olive oil is great. Squash, eggplant, zucchini, rutabaga, carrots, onions, celery, etc.


You don't have to totally swap your diet right off the bat; that would be frustrating. Slowly rotate good stuff in and bad stuff out. I gave up most fast food years ago and now the smell of fried chicken doesn't appeal to me; much to Popeye's loss. I'll grab a small sub from Subway with no mayo or cheese instead. Took me a few weeks to get off sodas; now they taste hideously sweet and I don't miss them at all.