I don't have a big appetite or eat a lot (most is usually 1900 calories) yet my metabolism is tit
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Thank you for this thread! I'm always curious about knowing other people's food habits
I exercise 6 days per week and therefore my metabolism has increased a lot in the past months!
Breakfast is my main meal. I have a HUGE appetite in the morning. Then I have a normal lunch and a "big" dinner to prevent me having sweet cravings during the night! When I didn't have a "routine", I used to have really small portions/ no carbs for dinner and I would end up eating my body weight in chocolates and biscuits at 1 am /2 am. Still I've never been overweight because I've always used to exercise every day, weekend included. Nonetheless with my eating at night habit I managed to gain 4 kgs and I didnt like the way I looked, so I decided to stick to a regime basically.
As I previously said, I stick to 3 main meals, I don't like snacking.
I don't eat dairy and gluten as I'm intolerant for both. I eat tons of veggies during the day and fruits in the morning since it's carbs. I cut out processed food and sugary food such as biscuits.
I exercise 6 days per week and therefore my metabolism has increased a lot in the past months!
Breakfast is my main meal. I have a HUGE appetite in the morning. Then I have a normal lunch and a "big" dinner to prevent me having sweet cravings during the night! When I didn't have a "routine", I used to have really small portions/ no carbs for dinner and I would end up eating my body weight in chocolates and biscuits at 1 am /2 am. Still I've never been overweight because I've always used to exercise every day, weekend included. Nonetheless with my eating at night habit I managed to gain 4 kgs and I didnt like the way I looked, so I decided to stick to a regime basically.
As I previously said, I stick to 3 main meals, I don't like snacking.
I don't eat dairy and gluten as I'm intolerant for both. I eat tons of veggies during the day and fruits in the morning since it's carbs. I cut out processed food and sugary food such as biscuits.
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When I start snacking I keep going so I'm sticking to main meals. Three main, three snack arrangement has never worked for me.
I can't eat a sweet breakfast, it makes me nauseous so I tend to have a piece of cheese, some tomatoes and maybe a boiled egg in the morning with a slice of toast. If I'm feeling indulgent, I'll have some jam too but usually I skip it.
Lunch is usually a veggie stew dish or soup and toast as I eat at my desk and don't have the time to savour my meal properly. On weekends, it depends but it'll be some kind of protein, pasta or rice or salad. My main meal is lunch, I feel so uncomfortable when I eat a big dinner so I tend to have a lighter dinner or have dinner early. If I am very hungry by dinner time, it will look similar to my lunch meals but in smaller portions. If I'm not as hungry, I usually have a veggie dish (hot or cold) or nibble on a bunch of different things like cheese, veggies, hummus etc. If I'm lazy, I'll make an omelet but sometimes it'll be just pizza on my mind, lol. I am trying to cut back but I usually have something sweet to wrap things up too. I like fish but I don't cook it very often at home.
This is my usual decent plan but when I'm tired/upset/stressed, I tend to go heavy on carbs and junk food like crisps, etc. Such couple of weeks have left me feeling very lethargic and generally 'meh' so I have started to pay attention to my meals again. I'm not too active, I just walk everywhere I can and do light exercises at home so I could probably eat lighter but food has always been a tricky issue for me so I try to focus on eating something nutritious rather than fixing on the amount of it.
All of this with many cups of various tea and water
I don't really drink soda; I'll crave a diet coke once in a blue moon but I mainly stick to still water or mineral water. Not a heavy drinker either. Once in a couple of months I'll be in the mood for cocktails maybe but I usually enjoy wine or a g&t if I'm drinking but just a couple of glasses. I'm a bit of a lightweight and get violent hangovers as well so getting drunk is no longer on my list of fun things lol.
I can't eat a sweet breakfast, it makes me nauseous so I tend to have a piece of cheese, some tomatoes and maybe a boiled egg in the morning with a slice of toast. If I'm feeling indulgent, I'll have some jam too but usually I skip it.
Lunch is usually a veggie stew dish or soup and toast as I eat at my desk and don't have the time to savour my meal properly. On weekends, it depends but it'll be some kind of protein, pasta or rice or salad. My main meal is lunch, I feel so uncomfortable when I eat a big dinner so I tend to have a lighter dinner or have dinner early. If I am very hungry by dinner time, it will look similar to my lunch meals but in smaller portions. If I'm not as hungry, I usually have a veggie dish (hot or cold) or nibble on a bunch of different things like cheese, veggies, hummus etc. If I'm lazy, I'll make an omelet but sometimes it'll be just pizza on my mind, lol. I am trying to cut back but I usually have something sweet to wrap things up too. I like fish but I don't cook it very often at home.
This is my usual decent plan but when I'm tired/upset/stressed, I tend to go heavy on carbs and junk food like crisps, etc. Such couple of weeks have left me feeling very lethargic and generally 'meh' so I have started to pay attention to my meals again. I'm not too active, I just walk everywhere I can and do light exercises at home so I could probably eat lighter but food has always been a tricky issue for me so I try to focus on eating something nutritious rather than fixing on the amount of it.
All of this with many cups of various tea and water
I don't really drink soda; I'll crave a diet coke once in a blue moon but I mainly stick to still water or mineral water. Not a heavy drinker either. Once in a couple of months I'll be in the mood for cocktails maybe but I usually enjoy wine or a g&t if I'm drinking but just a couple of glasses. I'm a bit of a lightweight and get violent hangovers as well so getting drunk is no longer on my list of fun things lol.
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Interesting seeing different answers! I eat little and often, I don’t normally have huge meals but I like to eat every few hours and probably have too much sweet stuff! I drink about 2.5 litres of water a day and normally one tea or coffee with breakfast. My weight has been steady for the last few months but I can quickly gain it if I have too many takeaways.
Today I’ve had:
6.30am Breakfast - porridge with half a banana and a coffee
Snack about 10am - oat bar
Lunch 12pm - ham salad sandwich, handful of grapes, raspberries and blueberries.
Snack 2pm - small slice of cheesecake at work
Dinner 6.30pm - beef taco with salad
Try not to snack in evenings but have some dairy milk or biscuits some nights if it’s been a bad day!
Today I’ve had:
6.30am Breakfast - porridge with half a banana and a coffee
Snack about 10am - oat bar
Lunch 12pm - ham salad sandwich, handful of grapes, raspberries and blueberries.
Snack 2pm - small slice of cheesecake at work
Dinner 6.30pm - beef taco with salad
Try not to snack in evenings but have some dairy milk or biscuits some nights if it’s been a bad day!
It is so different seeing different answers. Glad I'm not the only one that likes a bit too much fizzy pop, and I dont drink tea/coffee or alcohol either.
It does show that its not a "one size fits all" scenario and the whole 2000 cals for woman and 2500 for men doesn't mean that much really!
It does show that its not a "one size fits all" scenario and the whole 2000 cals for woman and 2500 for men doesn't mean that much really!
6.30 am couple of rounds of toast, seeded bread, with Marmite, peanut butter or cheese spread
11.30 sandwich with the same bread, tuna/salad or anything with salad
pm sometimes a mini ice-cream
5 pm well this week we had steak with peppercorn sauce, baby potatoes and peas Monday; cod mornay with broccoli and mash yesterday; today chicken burger with salt and pepper chips/salad. Have the odd Chinese takeaway or fish and chips.
Sometimes will have a full English breakfast at the weekend with tinned tomatoes, poached eggs and black pudding. Or tinned mackerel on toast.
A few cups of coffee throughout the day and have a weakness for Pepsi Max.
Sometimes wine or beer in the evening, maybe some crisps.
I don’t exercise as much as I should apart from housework and walks where possible.
11.30 sandwich with the same bread, tuna/salad or anything with salad
pm sometimes a mini ice-cream
5 pm well this week we had steak with peppercorn sauce, baby potatoes and peas Monday; cod mornay with broccoli and mash yesterday; today chicken burger with salt and pepper chips/salad. Have the odd Chinese takeaway or fish and chips.
Sometimes will have a full English breakfast at the weekend with tinned tomatoes, poached eggs and black pudding. Or tinned mackerel on toast.
A few cups of coffee throughout the day and have a weakness for Pepsi Max.
Sometimes wine or beer in the evening, maybe some crisps.
I don’t exercise as much as I should apart from housework and walks where possible.
I have a really really uncomfortable relationship with food. I have Boderline Personality Disorder, Depression, OCD, and a bad case of Body Dysmorphia. Im also a recovering drug user and im on quite a bit of medication- One med being mirtazapine which causes really bad weight gain!
Anyway, ive always been petite and able to eat loads, but when i had kids i went on a strict diet and exercise routine (it was more obsession and control tbh). Then i put on a bit of weight and went up to 10st, i hated it and felt like the biggest and most disgusting person in the world. Then i used drugs and went down to 7st 5ib and i felt my body was amazing (it wasnt). And during that time i lived on fizzy drinks and sweets.
Anyway fast forward to now, and im stable in terms of my mental health, im completely clean, and im eating okay. I still struggle so badly with my body image but im trying slowly to come to terms with it. Mirtazapine causes weight gain because it makes you really hungry, so im the space of 6 months ive gone from being 8stone to just under 10 stone. Ive learnt to take my mirtazapine just before bed so im not starving and my eating is okay now and im not binging on food anymore.
Anyway my food diary is always
*Porridge for breakfast
*sometimes no lunch, or some days i have a sandwich and cup a soup and maybe a packet of crisps
*Dinner is usually fish, sweet potatoes or veg, or something like chilli, or anything ive cooked for the rest of our family. But i always add plenty of veg.
*Im currently obsessed with eating sugar snap peas as a snack. And if i want a snack then il try and eat fruit, or peppers. Sometimes i will have a choc bar or bag of crisps, but im relatively healthy now. And im really mindful of my weight now and because im off sick i dont do half as much exercise than i did do.
I try and drink at least 3 litres of water a day, plus endless cups of tea.
Sorry for the extremely long post! Im just a bit ducked up with food tbh
Anyway, ive always been petite and able to eat loads, but when i had kids i went on a strict diet and exercise routine (it was more obsession and control tbh). Then i put on a bit of weight and went up to 10st, i hated it and felt like the biggest and most disgusting person in the world. Then i used drugs and went down to 7st 5ib and i felt my body was amazing (it wasnt). And during that time i lived on fizzy drinks and sweets.
Anyway fast forward to now, and im stable in terms of my mental health, im completely clean, and im eating okay. I still struggle so badly with my body image but im trying slowly to come to terms with it. Mirtazapine causes weight gain because it makes you really hungry, so im the space of 6 months ive gone from being 8stone to just under 10 stone. Ive learnt to take my mirtazapine just before bed so im not starving and my eating is okay now and im not binging on food anymore.
Anyway my food diary is always
*Porridge for breakfast
*sometimes no lunch, or some days i have a sandwich and cup a soup and maybe a packet of crisps
*Dinner is usually fish, sweet potatoes or veg, or something like chilli, or anything ive cooked for the rest of our family. But i always add plenty of veg.
*Im currently obsessed with eating sugar snap peas as a snack. And if i want a snack then il try and eat fruit, or peppers. Sometimes i will have a choc bar or bag of crisps, but im relatively healthy now. And im really mindful of my weight now and because im off sick i dont do half as much exercise than i did do.
I try and drink at least 3 litres of water a day, plus endless cups of tea.
Sorry for the extremely long post! Im just a bit ducked up with food tbh
Breakfast is usually wither weetabix of porridge. Sometimes boiled eggs and toast, with cofffee. Then I usually have a banana mid morning. Lunch is either a sandwich with crisps and an apple. Or occasionally a naked noodle pot. Then tea can be all sorts of things, curries, chillis, fish, lasagne. For snacks I like banana bread or pop corn. Is usually have a takeaway once or twice a week. My favourite is pizza.
The past two weeks I've been brutal with food. No consistently and just more snacking rather than cooking.
Usually this is what I would eat;
Breakfast: 1 slice wholewheat soda bread, 2 turkey rashers and an egg.
Snack: Apple or 10 almonds (yes I measure lol)
Lunch: Wholemeal pitta, filled with tomato, sweetcorn and cucumber and mayo with either a homemade turkey burger or chicken breast
Snack: 0% large free Greek yogurt (about 100g) with some fruit or some protein balls I batch cook
Dinner: Varies Homemade chilli con carne/turkey meatballs/jacket potato/jambalaya (all homemade sauces)
Snack: 3 rice cakes with some light cream cheese and cucumber with a massive cup of tea
Now obviously my dinners change every day or every 3 days but all the sauces I do are homemade and I find that helps massively with bloating! I have the odd treats at the weekend and I tend to only drink alcohol when Liverpool are playing lol. I try to be really good Mon-Fri and also let myself have one takeaway a month or twice (if I'm feeling down in the dumps). I never cut things out, if I crave a packet of crisps I'll have them life is too short to be too restrictive.
Usually this is what I would eat;
Breakfast: 1 slice wholewheat soda bread, 2 turkey rashers and an egg.
Snack: Apple or 10 almonds (yes I measure lol)
Lunch: Wholemeal pitta, filled with tomato, sweetcorn and cucumber and mayo with either a homemade turkey burger or chicken breast
Snack: 0% large free Greek yogurt (about 100g) with some fruit or some protein balls I batch cook
Dinner: Varies Homemade chilli con carne/turkey meatballs/jacket potato/jambalaya (all homemade sauces)
Snack: 3 rice cakes with some light cream cheese and cucumber with a massive cup of tea
Now obviously my dinners change every day or every 3 days but all the sauces I do are homemade and I find that helps massively with bloating! I have the odd treats at the weekend and I tend to only drink alcohol when Liverpool are playing lol. I try to be really good Mon-Fri and also let myself have one takeaway a month or twice (if I'm feeling down in the dumps). I never cut things out, if I crave a packet of crisps I'll have them life is too short to be too restrictive.
You’ve really been through it, kudos to you for being clean now , that must have been extremely difficult. Food is such a complicated thing for many, when others view it just to survive and nothing more. Be mind to yourself, you are doing extremely well.
I don’t have a big appetite but eat reasonably healthily.
Breakfast around 5am high fibre cereal bar and a coffee
Snack around 10.30 berries and high protein yoghurt
Lunch around 1.30 a salad with tuna, salmon or cottage cheese etc
Tea around 7pm pasta with tomato sauce, potatoes with fish and veg etc. Indian takeaway about once a month.
At the weekend I eat a lot less, usually cereal bar, homemade soup and some fruit at night.
I am fairly slim naturally and if I want crisps I would have them as would probably just eat a bit less of something else
Breakfast around 5am high fibre cereal bar and a coffee
Snack around 10.30 berries and high protein yoghurt
Lunch around 1.30 a salad with tuna, salmon or cottage cheese etc
Tea around 7pm pasta with tomato sauce, potatoes with fish and veg etc. Indian takeaway about once a month.
At the weekend I eat a lot less, usually cereal bar, homemade soup and some fruit at night.
I am fairly slim naturally and if I want crisps I would have them as would probably just eat a bit less of something else
I'm sorry you've gone through this. I really didnt think of any of this before I posted this thread.
It does sound like taking your medication before bed is the key for you, and it sounds like you're doing really well now.
This thread really has opened my eyes a lot!
We're the polar opposite then. When I'm stressed, I try to push down/numb my anxiety by shoveling down slab after slab of chocolate. If I'm in a good mood, that amount of chocolate would make me feel sick, but when I'm stressed/worried/anxious I don't even register the sweetness of it; I just get into this zombie-like state.
I totally understand where you're coming from. My best friend is exactly like this as well- she says she's literally shoving down her feelings with food when she's anxious. We all have different emotional crutches when we're stressed.
Funny though, your description of not registering the taste and being a zombie is exactly what I experience when I'm stressed as well. For you it may mean you can eat a lot without noticing, but for me I can't eat at all because I taste and feel nothing so what's the point? Funny how we experience the same state but respond to it in an opposite manner.
This thread is really interesting!
7am - I have breakfast at the same time as my son , he always has weetabix so sometimes I have those but most of the time I have porridge .. I’m doing slimming world right now so that’s my Hexb
12pm - I have lunch , usually something really simple like a jacket potato with beans , or an omelette ..
3pm - usually have a cup of coffee to keep me going and sometimes a banana if I’m feeling hungry
6pm - dinner time , I’m not the most adventurous cook but we usually have spaghetti Bol (with quorn mince, I’m vegetarian) , bean chilli , a pasta dish , a curry .. we rarely have a takeaway but if we do we always go for Indian ! I try and get my speed in with dinner so always try and have what I’m having with a side salad or some broccoli or asparagus
8pm - my son is in bed and sometimes I have a ice lolly or an options hot chocolate or a biscuit or two with my chamomile tea
12pm - I have lunch , usually something really simple like a jacket potato with beans , or an omelette ..
3pm - usually have a cup of coffee to keep me going and sometimes a banana if I’m feeling hungry
6pm - dinner time , I’m not the most adventurous cook but we usually have spaghetti Bol (with quorn mince, I’m vegetarian) , bean chilli , a pasta dish , a curry .. we rarely have a takeaway but if we do we always go for Indian ! I try and get my speed in with dinner so always try and have what I’m having with a side salad or some broccoli or asparagus
8pm - my son is in bed and sometimes I have a ice lolly or an options hot chocolate or a biscuit or two with my chamomile tea
Oh, that is very interesting on the numbness!
I totally understand where you're coming from. My best friend is exactly like this as well- she says she's literally shoving down her feelings with food when she's anxious. We all have different emotional crutches when we're stressed.
Funny though, your description of not registering the taste and being a zombie is exactly what I experience when I'm stressed as well. For you it may mean you can eat a lot without noticing, but for me I can't eat at all because I taste and feel nothing so what's the point? Funny how we experience the same state but respond to it in an opposite manner.
This thread is really interesting!
I've seen two therapists to try and tackle my binge eating, but it goes so deep, I think it's going to take years and years of therapy to make any headway.
I grew up with very volatile and unpredictable parents, and was always walking on eggshells around them and made to feel that it was my fault if they flew off the handle. Eating became my coping mechanism because when I'm eating a) it distracts from my feelings and b) as long as I have food in my mouth, I can't express my feelings.
I must be in the minority of people who actually loses weight on holiday! That's when I'm at my most stress-free and I don't feel the need to eat all the time.
I very much "eat my feelings"
Anything bad and I'll turn to food and chocolate to ease the pain! Then the guilt kicks in and it's a vicious circle
Might I add another?
c) The act of feeding oneself/another is soothing. It's something done when you want to take care of someone/yourself. When you're upset, you self-soothe with food.
And as I typed that out, it just occurred to me that since we react oppositely to the same thing, then perhaps when I'm upset, I may be punishing myself by withholding food? Not entirely sure because I've never dived that deep into my eating habits.
I hope you find a way to practice moderation if that means that you're in a happier mental state overall. Binge eating is exhausting and breaking the cycle is not an easy journey, but it sounds like your therapy is getting you on the right path (just from the lovely insights you've shared).
Your post, as well as the earlier one from @Clairer86, have shown just how complex our relationships with food are. It's really opening up my eyes and teaching me a lot, which I wasn't expecting from a thread like this one. Thanks to you both for being so open and honest about your experiences.
Interesting thread!
I dont always eat breakfast but if I do I usually have 2 slices of toast with a cup of tea
Lunch- can be anything from a Mc Donalds to a sandwich and pk of crisps depending on where I am/what Im doing
Dinner is always a home cooked meal so meat veg and potatoes etc.
as for snacks I eat more at night TBH usually chocolate and crisps
as for drinks I usually drink water throughout the day and then a couple of hot drinks in the evening.
I dont always eat breakfast but if I do I usually have 2 slices of toast with a cup of tea
Lunch- can be anything from a Mc Donalds to a sandwich and pk of crisps depending on where I am/what Im doing
Dinner is always a home cooked meal so meat veg and potatoes etc.
as for snacks I eat more at night TBH usually chocolate and crisps
as for drinks I usually drink water throughout the day and then a couple of hot drinks in the evening.
Because I calorie count nearly everything, I can be the most boring person to shop with when visiting a supermarket.
I am forever looking at the nutrition details on the sides of canned and packaged food, and working out in my head if that will fit in with today's calorie intake. And if I'm not counting the calories on tins, I'm weighing everything prior to cooking.
No wonder I can never hold down a relationship for very long
I am forever looking at the nutrition details on the sides of canned and packaged food, and working out in my head if that will fit in with today's calorie intake. And if I'm not counting the calories on tins, I'm weighing everything prior to cooking.
No wonder I can never hold down a relationship for very long