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Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by sridca » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 1:54 AM UTC

ArrayList wrote: post #134

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%…

That is insanely bad diet. Hilarious. How are your numbers? Btw, meat causes cancer[0]. 0. https://www.who.int/features/qa/cancer-red-meat/en/

> That is insanely bad diet.

That's your ill-informed opinion.

> Btw, meat causes cancer

It does not: http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/food/meats/#i12

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by sridca » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 1:56 AM UTC

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 can eat one large meal

How much meat do you roughly eat in one sitting? Are you eating enough to maintain (or increase) your body weight?

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by sridca » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 1:59 AM UTC

razorbladeknife wrote: post #106

I survive on One Meal a Day Diet Which consists of a) Oatmeal b)Green Tea c) Coffee I've been going strong On weekends I drink protein shake. I've gained much muscle and focus back through this diet.

How much oatmeal do you eat? Do you intend to lose weight or maintain it? OMAD is generally easier for fat people.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by nkg » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:04 AM UTC

Being from the rural part of an emerging country, I have heard countless stories about how "when I was your age, all we could afford to eat was this and that". Here, varied meals have become a way to express your (good) taste, how open-minded you are, and how much foreign food you can afford. I could hardly settle for any of the diets described above.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by 2snakes » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:17 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.

Hmm I've found that carbs like bread and bagels work best for me. I usually have a sandwich or a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast and dinner.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by fian » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:20 AM UTC

nzjrs wrote: post #202

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…

> One obvious expense to cut > was eating out for lunch > every weekday Honestly amazed this is the default position for anyone. What situation of living prompts this?

I used to cycle commute everyday and would vary the route from 12-60kms. Where I live is very hot in summer and wet in winter. So a shower was needed when I arrived at work. I preferred to not carry a backpack or have a pannier on my bike, so every fortnight I would drive to work and drop off work clothes for the next couple of weeks.

This also meant I would go out for lunch each day as I didn't want to carry food with me on my commute. The cost savings of riding to work vs driving and paying for parking meant I was ahead. If I took public transport and brought lunch from home it would have worked out slightly cheaper but taken 30mins longer each way.

Sure I could have carried lunch with me on my cycle commute but and saved more money, but then I would have enjoyed the ride less. I figure I would still be ahead compared to people who don't cycle and pay for gym classes/memberships.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by 2snakes » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:23 AM UTC

blue4 wrote: post #29

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.

Sounds like some of my own work, I hypothesized that the body doesn’t need food itself, merely the chemicals and elements it contains. So, what if I consumed only the raw ingredients the body uses for energy? Soylent was the obvious choice because our bodies do not need food.

Hmm a spiritual concept. Matthew 4:4: But he answered and said, it is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. and Luke 4:4: And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by charlesju » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:26 AM UTC

drdrey wrote: post #231

charlesju wrote: post #168

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lol that's just to jump start my body before drinking coffee (which dehydrates). I drink almost a gallon a day right now outside of my jump start.

coffee does not dehydrate edit: here are some sources that look serious if you're interested but there's plenty of evidence. I'm an endurance athlete (so I'm mindful about dehydration) and I enjoy coffee a lot so I researched this a bit. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3886980/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17620932

Interesting. Thanks for that. I didn't know that.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by cooooooffffeeee » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:27 AM UTC

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...

Sugar from fruit is a world of difference from sugar in processed foods.

Re: People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day

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Post by cooooooffffeeee » Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 2:30 AM UTC

NullPrefix wrote: post #33

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #32

Knew a couple, had a stack of frozen dinners delivered every week, put them in a standup freezer. Whoever got home first had to take the top two dinners, put them in the oven for dinner. No picking thru the stack; no arguing over who got what. Does that count as 'the same dinner every day'?

Frozen food sounds like poverty dinner.

You can go in the opposite direction and get frozen meals that cost ~$5 a piece. I eat a lot of pre-prepared tofu, dumplings (refrigerated, not frozen), fried tofu, meatless meatballs, etc... it definitely bucks the stereotype of salt-heavy "what's in this" frozen food.

Of course, it's still better (and cheaper) to make it yourself. But in a pinch it's nothing to shake a stick at.