Eating

[dancerjodi]

The office park hosted a free cook-out for all tenants, so we got a free lunch, got to play some games *and* I got to see DW for a bit (and introduce him to my crazy boss - who said he'd eat extra baked beans in preparation for our 2:00 meeting).

One thing I'm noticing since doing WW is how much food people eat, and that I actually don't have a desire to eat such food. They had a nice spread of options: potato salad, pasta salad, fruit salad, huge hot dogs, hamburgers, rolls (for said meat), grilled chicken breast and condiments/sides for them. There was a selection of drinks (diet and otherwise) and two ice cream trucks where everything was free for us.

Now, I'm not saying this to be critical of others - put into your body what you want to. I'm just wondering how much people realize about what they're eating. This was totally my case - I had no clue how much extra stuff I was putting into me each day. If you think of a regular meal as a meat or protein, starch and veggie - most people had a few meats, a few starches, and no veggies (unless they bulked up on the lettuce, tomato and onions provided for burgers - there was no kind of green salad). A burger (with bun), a hot dog (with bun) and a chicken breast plus sides . . . if you think about it that's about a day's worth of food in just one meal.

Its funny, because my plate looked really small to me, but after that and an ice cream and a whole bottle of water I'm stuffed. Its still fascinating to me how the body can train itself to eat more than it needs . . . doesn't seem like a good thing evolutionwise. Of course unless our bodies haven't learned yet that most of us don't have long periods without food as our ancestors did. But I digress.

Just some things to think about. I was disappointed that the ice cream trucks didn't have rockets http://www.hoodhomedelivery.com/pageFiles/ProdDetailTemp.php?id=473&itm=3291&strPageName=Ice%20Cream . The printing on the packaging is different now, but these guys were my classic ice cream truck treat and if I ever have the chance to order from a vehicle and they have these, that's what I get. Not bad nutritionally either (at least, compared to the Klondike bar that I had). :)

Comments

[rubicat.livejournal.com]

For me, the overeating has always been purely emotional.. I longed for that tryptophan overload (a la Thanksgiving dinner) after a stressful day at work. I got used to satiety meaning that I could think of nothing else but how fat and happy I felt after eating. However, that is just smothering things, not dealing with them.

I've always been pretty good about veggies, though, thank goodness. But yeah, fries are NOT a vegetable, even though Americans want to think that potatoes in corn oil have nutritional benefits. :)

Nhan and I often split an entree. It's difficult for me to finish a single entree anymore! I've somehow lost 20 pounds somewhere since July. How, I have no idea.... I think you two have seeped into my subconscious. :)

food and emotions

[dancer.livejournal.com]

I've definitely done the emotional overeating thing. Most often if was when Brian and/or I had a bad day, and decide to go out to a restaurant because we're lazy, or want the treat. Good food is good, and it makes me happy :) What I learned was that I was treating myself a lot - not so much of a treat! Also, a lot of the time I was pigging out on food that wasn't even that good! It just happened to be there. Like today's cook-out options, the grilled chicken breast I had was good, but it wasn't mouthwateringly amazing, an the hot dogs and burgers just looked like average cook-out hot dogs and burgers.

I think what this whole watching what I'm eating thing has helped me to do is really think about things before I put them into my mouth (heh). I'd rather have an ice cream than an extra piece of mediocre greasy meet off the grill. Or I'd rather have some lindt truffles than the crappy bagel that's left over at the office from a morning meeting. Its OK to have cake and eat it too - its just not cool to have cake, and cookies, and french fries, and . . . :)

Re: food and emotions

[rubicat.livejournal.com]

One of my nutritionists told me that if I were craving cake, to go ahead and have the cake, but then eat salad instead of whatever greasy thing I was going to eat at that meal. :) Veggies are our friends, or should I say accessories to the crime. :)

We tend to eat out because I want OUT of this house. But after the vacation, I've been in full on clear-the-pantry mode. Hellooooooo, tuna! *whine*

[christmasjedi.livejournal.com]

LOL! I saw the tents as I drove by on my way home today, and I got all excited for you! It was just about noon - I should have stopped by for lunch. *grin*