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People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by YinglingLight »

munificent wrote: post #78

When my daughter was born during the recession, my wife and I went through a stretch where money was pretty tight. One obvious expense to cut was eating out for lunch every weekday. So I switched to bringing in lunch. For several months, I brought the same thing: granola, yogurt, and chopped melon. I love food and love variety, so I was really surprised to discover that I simply didn't get tired of it or resentful. E…

Repetition is the only thing that creates change.

No one on r/fitness or /fit/ is going to call you crazy for eating the same thing each day.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by cheesymuffin »

jniedrauer wrote: post #56
YUMad wrote: post #48

'Zerocarb' here. I don't insist on eating the exact same thing, but what I eat is quite limited - meat, animal fat, salt and water. I started this because of health issues, but I grew to like the simplicity of it as well. I can eat one large meal and not feel hungry or exhausted the whole day, and I can easily find adequate food without being fussy in most environments. For example, McDonalds burger patties are 100%…

I hope you get some fiber with that...

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Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by YinglingLight »

ozzyman700 wrote: post #25

I have 5 bottles of soylent a day, I absolutely love it and don't see myself stopping. I dislike preparing, eating, and cleaning up so I just avoid it. Every month I get a shipment of soylent and that is all my food related chores done for the month once I bring the boxes up to my room.

I implore you to get your T checked regularly.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by rhinoceraptor »

jniedrauer wrote: post #56
YUMad wrote: post #48

'Zerocarb' here. I don't insist on eating the exact same thing, but what I eat is quite limited - meat, animal fat, salt and water. I started this because of health issues, but I grew to like the simplicity of it as well. I can eat one large meal and not feel hungry or exhausted the whole day, and I can easily find adequate food without being fussy in most environments. For example, McDonalds burger patties are 100%…

I hope you get some fiber with that...

ZC is an autoimmune diet, the whole point is to remove immunogenic plant (and animal) foods from your diet.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by oids98d98s »

YinglingLight wrote: post #81
munificent wrote: post #78

When my daughter was born during the recession, my wife and I went through a stretch where money was pretty tight. One obvious expense to cut was eating out for lunch every weekday. So I switched to bringing in lunch. For several months, I brought the same thing: granola, yogurt, and chopped melon. I love food and love variety, so I was really surprised to discover that I simply didn't get tired of it or resentful. E…

Repetition is the only thing that creates change. No one on r/fitness or /fit/ is going to call you crazy for eating the same thing each day.

I have a ton of variety in my diet.

But when you're a vegetarian (as I was), to maintain a reasonably nutritious diet requires some repetition. For example, getting certain protein and nutrients in one meal so you don't have to think about it in the others.

I'm no longer a strict vegetarian (just mostly), but the diet habits I learned mean that my overall diet is better, lower calorie.

I now think it's important for EVERYONE to do strict vegetarianism. Not for ethical or environmental concerns, but simply because it forces you to think about what you're eating and to read labels (and thus learn that the "vegetarian" tacos you're eating have gelatin (meat product) in the sour cream).

In addition, being a strict vegetarian in a sustainable way requires learning about what your body requires.

After a few months (or however long it requires to build a stable, nutritious diet), you'll be extremely well informed. Of course, you could also just read all this stuff on various articles, but trial by fire is an excellent way to learn.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by AckSyn »

stronglikedan wrote: post #65
skilled wrote: post #12

Once you start investing in healthy eating, you quickly realize that there are 3 types of food: healthy, sugary, and sluggish. You always get to choose which one you want, but it's exactly that: a choice!

Everything that gives you calories for fuel is healthy in moderation.

I highly doubt that eating 2000 calories a day in pure sugar is "healthy" no matter how much you try to spin it.

It's not just moderation, it's the content that counts. The old adage "too much of a good thing isn't a good thing" actually means something.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by swah »

munificent wrote: post #78

When my daughter was born during the recession, my wife and I went through a stretch where money was pretty tight. One obvious expense to cut was eating out for lunch every weekday. So I switched to bringing in lunch. For several months, I brought the same thing: granola, yogurt, and chopped melon. I love food and love variety, so I was really surprised to discover that I simply didn't get tired of it or resentful. E…

I've had that thought about a simple brazilian meal as well: I don't get tired of rice, beans and a steak.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by SketchySeaBeast »

minikites wrote: post #24
apo wrote: post #22

Article doesn't mention it, but I suspect one benefit is weight control. If you eat something different every day, it's hard to be mindful of consuming too many calories. Especially given the high levels of fructose corn syrup in just about everything. You can go broke even with a high paying job if you don't manage expenses. You can also get fat eating all the right foods but in too much quantity.

I lost around 60 pounds nine years ago and the main way I keep it off is by eating roughly the same thing every weekday. I've "tuned" it over time to keep me full and avoid overeating and snacking.

Yeah I developed a stable of foods that I knew the calories of and rotated through those, made my calorie tracking easy.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by jjtheblunt »

munificent wrote: post #78

When my daughter was born during the recession, my wife and I went through a stretch where money was pretty tight. One obvious expense to cut was eating out for lunch every weekday. So I switched to bringing in lunch. For several months, I brought the same thing: granola, yogurt, and chopped melon. I love food and love variety, so I was really surprised to discover that I simply didn't get tired of it or resentful. E…

I'm so glad as I read what you wrote. I also long have hated the tedium of choosing where to go, actually going, not squandering finite time fucking around with ordering when coworkers want to chat up the alternatives, when I'm lucky enough, or persistent enough, to have a job I like which I'd prefer to be doing.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by ip26 »

saas_sam wrote: post #42
jimhefferon wrote: post #35

One of the enjoyable things about surfing is when you find there are other people like you. Almost every day since the mid-80's, I have what I call a Tarnower lunch: half a can of pineapple chunks, half a can of mandarin oranges, a dollop of cottage cheese and a few walnut pieces, along with a small bran muffin. Tastes fine, not too bad nutritionally, and no congnitive overhead.

Sounds like a ton of sugar and carbs to me with barely any protein...

Nuts & cheese contain protein. And whole pineapple chunks is not "just sugar", I thought it was pretty well established that whole fruit is not comparable to soda. Although I guess in fairness depending on the can you buy, some have a fair amount of added sugar in the form of juices & syrups.
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