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[eXistor]

During a work-day I eat very little, juist some tea and porridge to start with. During the morning at work I'l drink one or two coffee, depending on how busy it is. Then halfway throgh the midday, I'll eat 2 sandwiches and drink some instant soup. Then a full meal at home, usually meat, vegetables and potatoes, then during the evening 2 tea and some snacks.

 

[SafeinSound]

I almost never eat breakfast.

I work outside on a golf course and burn a fuck ton of calories most days.

So I usually gorge for lunch. Usually nothing super unhealthy. Friday's I'll treat myself sometimes.

And then I get home after working 10-12 hours and just go ham. Eat nuts, fruit, snacks, etc, when I get home.

My girlfriend and I usually try to always eat a balanced meal for dinner. Sometimes we will have pasta if both of us will be home late for work or have obligations after work.

 

[Pizza]

I went from eating a lot, constantly, all day (three full meals with constant grazing between) to three reasonably portioned meals with occasional, not even daily, snacks

I can't even binge eat as a joke like I used to! I'm pretty proud that I shrunk my portions to non-American levels, even if every meal has someone going "that's ALL you're going to eat!?" While grabbing a second massive portion

 

[cwmartin]

During a work-day I eat very little, juist some tea and porridge to start with. During the morning at work I'l drink one or two coffee, depending on how busy it is. Then halfway throgh the midday, I'll eat 2 sandwiches and drink some instant soup. Then a full meal at home, usually meat, vegetables and potatoes, then during the evening 2 tea and some snacks.

I'm guessing this is a euro sandwich?

I couldn't imagine eating two sandwiches while at work. Sometimes I can't finish just one?!

Call me crazy but this sounds like plenty of food, not "very little".

 

[NandoGip]

I don't understand how some of you eat so little for breakfast. A bagel? That's it? On a work day, I would need to eat so much at lunch to curb the hunger, shivers, and headache that come with it.

Your hunger, shivers, and headache is bacteria in your stomach dying, releasing chemicals that trigger those functions in your body. If you power through it for a few weeks, you will never experience those feelings again.

I'm guessing this is a euro sandwich?

I couldn't imagine eating two sandwiches while at work. Sometimes I can't finish just one?!

Call me crazy but this sounds like plenty of food, not "very little".

I agree, thats a shit load of food lol

 

[DjRalford]

Streaky bacon and scrambled eggs for breakfast

Tomato soup with buttered bread for lunch

Toad in the hole, veg, mash & onion gravy for dinner.

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

The quantity is not bad, the quality is. But I'm a very picky eater.

 

[EverythingShiny]

I'm doing between 1200-1400 (I'm short and female) depending on whether or not I eat back all of my exercise calories. I've been using MyFitnessPal and weighing/measuring everything for about a month now and I've dropped almost 5 lbs. With the exercise I'm doing (running and lifting weights 4-5 times a week) I anticipate my maintenance calories will be in the 1600-1700 range.

 

[maniac-kun]

Today:
morning:
2 slices of sandwich toast with 2 slices of corned beef

lunch:
a sushi box with 10 small sushi

evening:
carrot+potatoes mashed and a meatball

and a kitkat

1297kcal

 

[Subpar Scrub]

Too much.

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[Obliterator]

I only eat 2x a day, so when I do they are big meals. Usually around 1000 calories or so each.

But in total I only consume 2000 to 2500 a day since I'm only eating twice.

My job is very active, I walk at minimum 7 miles while at work and often more like 10 so I'm burning a lot of calories on a rather low cal diet for that amount of activity so I'm pretty lean. But yeah when I eat they are big meals

 

[BriGuy]

Yogurt for breakfast.
Soup and salad for lunch.
100 calorie protein drink for an afternoon snack.
Dinner varies, but I try to keep things around 700 calories if I can.

I guess I take in about 1500 calories a day all told. Trying to get in beach-shape. I'm 5'9 and weigh about 147 lbs. Wish I could add height instead, but you got to work with what you're given.

 

[Snowybreak]

Breakfast - rice, pulled pork, shot of chili oil. To drink: three shots of rum and two cups of coffee.

Lunch - probably a burrito from Chipotle, Moe's or Sheetz. Two beers to go with that.

Dinner - Egg, cheese and sausage sandwich. A shot of gin and multiple cans of flavored seltzer.

 

[Loki]

Breakfast - rice, pulled pork, shot of chili oil. To drink: three shots of rum and two cups of coffee.

Lunch - probably a burrito from Chipotle, Moe's or Sheetz. Two beers to go with that.

Dinner - Egg, cheese and sausage sandwich. A shot of gin and multiple cans of flavored seltzer.

Calories sound like the least of your problems lol.

 

[Bluenoser]

2000-2500 calories per day I guess.

Today I had 2 pieces of toast with peanut butter for breakfast and some left over nachos with some salsa and sour cream for lunch. Plus a coffee.

So today (currently 1:30pm) I'm up to maybe 600 calories? Dinner will probably be chicken with sweet potato and greens, so maybe another 700 calories there, plus snacks.

I run 30-40 miles per week, so I burn a lot too, and there are days I can't get enough food no matter what I eat.

 

[bggrthnjsus]

1500-1800kcal

 

[megarockexe]

Your hunger, shivers, and headache is bacteria in your stomach dying, releasing chemicals that trigger those functions in your body. If you power through it for a few weeks, you will never experience those feelings again.

Is that good? Do I want that? Sounds like it could be harmful to metabolism.

 

[NandoGip]

Is that good? Do I want that? Sounds like it could be harmful to metabolism.

Im not a doctor, but its usually a symptom of a high carb diet

 

[brianjones]

Far too much for me to lose weight probably. I should probably eat 500 kcal less than I do, but I get hungry late at night.

late night snacking is my achilles

need to stop buying bags of popcorn lol

 

[nasax]

I hope some of y'all approaching or are in your 30s already have changed your diets to something less reckless like in your 20s. That weight gain will come like a thief in the night lol.

 

[brianjones]

I hope some of y'all approaching or are in your 30s already have changed your diets to something less reckless like in your 20s. That weight gain will come like a thief in the night lol.

yeah you really have to be mindful all the time

It's kind of exhausting

I wish I were married so I could just get fat

 

[BashNasty]

My eating schedule tends to vary quite a bit day to day, but here's what I had yesterday:

Breakfast: the one meal I make a real effort to eat healthy. I had a shake with fruit, veggies, nuts and protean powder along with several cups of coffee.

Lunch: chicken strips and onion rings from a fried food shack across the street.

Dinner: I love cooking so I often cook dinner for myself and my roommate. I don't really try and cook healthy though, I just cook whatever sounds tasty to me. Last night it was grilled chicken marinated with homemade habanero BBQ sauce, cheesy garlic mashed potatoes and grilled marinated sweet peppers. Washed down with plenty of beer, obviously.

 

[pokeystaples]

Breakfast - 235 cals (protein shake, coffee, half cup lactose free milk)
Breakfast snack - 190 - 240 cals depending on the workout (protein bar, peanut butter, something similar)
Lunch - 290 - 460 cals depending on the workout (changes often)
Dinner - 800 - 1100 cals depending on the workout (changes often)

 

[Karamsoul]

Morning coffee and dinner. That's it.

 

[Jombie]

Once a day. I don't eat breakfast or lunch.

 

[dreamcastfan]

I ate like a savage animal today ....

What about what my buddy ate... (This was back when he trained brutally heavy)
2 footlong subs, 2 large pizzas, 8 Piece bucket of chicken, 2 boxes of potato wedges, 2 boxes of ice cream bars, and 2 half gallons of Milk... in one sitting

 

[ShiroAmakusa]

Have you gone to a doctor about this? Not trying to shake a hornets nest. That sounds pretty serious.

Yeah, don't ever eat this little. It can

A) Ruin your metabolism
B) Make you lose muscle mass
C) Make you (permanently!) lose or get thinning hair
D) Make you irritable
E) Lead to several other long term medical issues

Eating too little is just as bad as eating too much.

Sorry for the late response, didn't notice your posts.

I've been to a doctor but for other reasons. My blood levels are good, with just slightly lower iron levels than usual.
I did lose quite a bit of muscle mass. I don't look like I'm eating too little though, despite this going on for over five years. Life's been rough for quite some time now and the medical care I'd need exceeds my possibilities anyway. I managed to have no health insurance in a country where health insurance is mandatory. Imagine that!

 

[Summer Haze]

Not enough. This is what my meals look like..

Omg that meat and asparagus looks so good.

 

[Maximus P]

A typical day:

Breakfast: bacon and eggs.

Lunch: chicken and jalapeño omelette.

Evening meal: steak with vegetables

Late evening: protein shake before gym and a light snack after the gym.

I've been cutting carbs for about 2 months now. I still have 'cheat days' but only one a week.

 

[fantomena]

Eating is boring, so not much, but enough.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

This is basically my daily breakfast

 

[chekhonte]

2 salads
2 small bean and rice burritos with 1/2 of a diced tomato a diced jalapeno and some onion.
Dinner is a wild card and where I get most of my calories. Often times something potato made and chicken like homemade baked chicken strips or chicken breast with vegetables.
Fruit or something sweet inbetween.

 

[MemoryHumanity]

Like 1,200 calories.

 

[Moose Biscuits]

Breakfast: bacon sandwich, coffee, OJ.

Lunch: white cafe mocha at Starbucks

Dinner: finished off a packet of doritos with sour cream & chive dip

 

[Wvrs]

Much less than I used to. 5 years ago I was 17, and the scrawniest kid you can imagine; I discovered the gym and bodybuilding, and went on a crusade with it for a couple of years. I went from weighing 60kg at 17 to weighing nearly 80kg when I was 19; I'd eat something like 4,000 calories a day or more, and packed on a lot of mass.

This was fine back then, my metabolism was crazy and I hardly put any fat on. But these days, even if I exercise constantly, I still have to be mindful of what I eat or I get soft. I'm sure no-one would ever say I've been overweight, but it's noticeable to me.

These days I probably get about 2,500 calories a day, try run 5km at least every other day, and do weightlifting so I don't turn into a noodle. I'm at a good weight of just over 70kg now, and whilst I sometimes miss feeling like an absolute beast, I'm in great shape and now I can see my cheekbones, so it's all good.