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Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by ab8 » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 12:37 AM UTC

elagost wrote: post #162

RobertRoberts wrote: post #98

I lived on the streets for a time as a teen. When I got off and had my first real place to live, I couldn't afford much. I had potatoes, butter (was like heaven) soy sauce and mustard. So that was my dinner for months. My co-workers thought I was crazy when I microwaved a potato and put soy sauce and mustard on it. I simply didn't have anything else. Later I got pickles and cheese (the greatest thing I had ever had u…

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Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by manigandham » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 12:38 AM UTC

gilbetron wrote: post #180

AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #122

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My opinion as someone who's had extremely restrictive diets in order to lose weight: People overthink this. As you've said, our bodies are pretty good at making due with what they get. Aim for a baseline: protein plus some vegetables, some of which are dark green; and then just occasionally indulging in some cravings will probably cover the rest.

I'm in my late 40s, and I was shocked to find out several years ago that I'm the happiest when I just eat meats/proteins and veggies. While I like fruit, it generally makes me feel crappy, almost as bad as with processed carbs. It helped that I also "discovered" sauteed greens, which really helps boost many of my meals now.

Fruits are all sugar, they're nature's candy. They've also been genetically modified to be bigger and sweeter than they ever were before industrial farming.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by manigandham » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 12:42 AM UTC

Variety in taste is just a luxury, it's a few seconds of pleasure while eating that your body doesn't care about. People spend way too much time deciding, cooking, eating, and usually choosing unhealthy meals because of this.

As many comments here show, you realize just how unimportant it all is when finding your next meal is a struggle.

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Post by skilled » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 12:45 AM UTC

betenoire wrote: post #213

skilled wrote: post #31

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I think you are the one trying to say something but I can't figure out exactly what.

I don't choose what I want, I choose what I do. And I do it in spite of what I want (sugar).

Wow, that's amazing.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by analog31 » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 12:53 AM UTC

When I was in grad school, I lived on oatmeal for breakfast, a cheese sandwich on homemade bread for lunch, and a small stir-fry on rice for supper. I never got sick of it.

Now my spouse is vegetarian, and the kids don't eat beef (long story). If we eat meat, it's just a nice little bit of chicken or pork that the kids and I can put on our portion. And due to a health scare, I have replaced the cheese sandwiches with hummus on bread.

Recently my family went on a trip and I had to stay behind. So, on the first day, I went to store and brought home ... a steak!

When it came time for me to make my supper, I looked at the little steak, then proceeded to chop it into bits and turned it into ... a small stir-fry on rice for supper. The beef was a treat, and I spiced it up more than usual.

During the remaining five days of my family's trip, I lived on oatmeal for breakfast, a hummus sandwich for lunch, and a small stir-fry on rice for supper.

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Post by MuffinFlavored » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 1:09 AM UTC

codingdave wrote: post #10

Mirioron wrote: post #8

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How do you know that you're getting enough of all the different micronutrients? Humans can eat a deficient diet for a long time and not notice serious side effects, so I'm wondering if you have some kind of good way of figuring out whether the different micronutrient quotas are fulfilled properly.

You are 100% correct. I did get vitamin deficient a few years ago, and worked with doctors to identify the deficiencies and resolve them, and have continued testing to make sure I'm doing OK. This routine is a result of that experience more than anything else. That is also one reason I go out to eat every few days - to get some variety into the mix.

I'd be super curious to hear what the 3 meals are.

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Post by ux-app » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 1:11 AM UTC

charlesju wrote: post #109

I'm on a low carb diet for both losing weight and better budget. I've tried so many things over the years, but having a consistent routine every day seems to be the easiest for me to follow. I've found that having a "yes" list is WAY easier to manage mentally than having a "no" list. For those interested in my diet plan, I eat the following: 7am 3 cups of water followed by 3 cups of coffee. 10am 1 cup bone broth + 1…

>his is about 1,800 calories a day which puts me at a steady pace to lose about 1 lb of fat a week assuming I don't cheat.

A pound of fat is 3500 calories, so you've really got to be hitting a 500 calorie a day deficit to get there. 1800 cal a day seems a bit high to achieve a lb of weight loss per week (2k/day recommended intake), unless of course you're very tall in which case your baseline might be 2300 cal.

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Post by hu3 » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 1:13 AM UTC

liveoneggs wrote: post #190

riku_iki wrote: post #144

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What is your breakfast, if you don't mind to share?

not OP but I've eaten two eggs on toast every morning for a lot of my life

For some time now I've been tempted to start eating eggs on a toast for breakfast daily so I'm curious: has this impacted your bad cholesterol?

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Post by Moru » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 1:40 AM UTC

icebraining wrote: post #223

peterwwillis wrote: post #166

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I often hear my co-workers complain about their bland green smoothies or salads without enough walnuts. Meanwhile, for lunch I prepare moroccan lamb stew, chicken cordon bleu with pasta, szechuan tofu and green bean stir fry, ham and gruyere with tomato soup, pear and blue cheese salad with rotisserie chicken, loaded sweet potato with curried fried cauliflour, and quiche lorraine, among others. I'm not saying nobody…

They spend money, you spend time. Maybe they find your expense wasteful.

I spend time cooking for the family and then eat the leftovers for lunch. Just like a lot of swedes do. Make a dinner that works in the microwave for lunch and you are all set. No time wasted on going to the restaurant and waiting for food. More time to talk over the lunchtable in peace. Maybe even switching lunch with a coworker.

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Post by sridca » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 1:51 AM UTC

Knufen wrote: post #117

I've eaten the same thing everyday ever since I got old enough to understand lunch as a concept. Food is just not important to me, it just has to fill me up and cover my macro nutrient. I think this is pretty common, at least here in Scandinavia

Do you eat the same lunch every day? Or do you eat the same thing for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and eat that every day)?