Food is my best friend and worst enemy
I am starting to fall into the typical fat American battle with food struggle. I eat healthy and mean really healthy. I’m talking eggs with tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, and turkey along with turkey sausage and a bowl of old fashion oats every morning. Then I eat chicken breast (2-3) with rice, every other day, and medium bowl of broccoli. Then I have the same thing for dinner. I have a protein shake in between each meal and one when I wake up for a total of six meals a day. The hard part is I’m sneaking in a roll every now and again during lunch or dinner, even sometimes dessert. I’m not really a dessert guy but it tastes good at the time. When I feel drained or just tired of eating clean I binge on soy-milk and sugar cereal. I feel like this fat kid eating in secrecy because most people look up to me for eating clean most of the time and they try to entice me with the unhealthy foods so they can feel better about themselves. How do other people battle with this problem? I can’t take the bad foods away because I’m in Iraq and it’s a big Chow Hall (DFAC) area. I have to sit with my crew/co-workers all the time because of my job. I feel pretty isolated and alone at this moment. I will continue to fight the battle; the toughest part is when I have to prepare for contests. I’m a raving loony when I am dieting without cheating. Oh well, I guess I’m using this post to vent.
November 4, 2007 at 8:50 am
dude I eat totally clean and have no cravings, and I still cant get lean and huge
no matter what the hell i eat i retain either water or subcutaneous fat
i do a hour of cardio at least a day
i work heavy weights
still im stuck at 25% BF
oh well, i guess it takes months and months to melt it away
dude i eat so much protien i feel sick sometimes,
i eat 97% fatfree turkey burgere every night, with veggies, in a mix. I eat 10 eggs everey morning. I eat turkey burgetr for lunch
I drink whey 3-4 times a day
at least 66 grams of protein ever time
November 7, 2007 at 8:42 am
I feel for you… I have the same problem feeling like I m sneaking around too… but then again I havent committed to eating clean 100% yet… I just learned about it this past month
I know that I have a lot of commitments I need to change before i see changes but… I will eventullay. Thanks for being open with a struggle. I love that it makes me feel like Im in the right club!
Take care, Heather
November 27, 2007 at 4:34 pm
I keep reading and hearing that diet is 90% of the battle in body shape goals. I spent so much of my life in poor eating habits, it makes it more difficult now that my metabolism isn’t quite what it was ten years ago. I really wish I hadn’t grown so accustomed to the average american diet. Thankfully I have the knowledge to help me make great choices. I try to eat things like apples with natural peanut butter when I get a candy craving. It helps. Heather is right, it is awesome that we are all open with our struggles. Most of us kind of look out for one another.
December 23, 2007 at 7:40 pm
It just really sucks when you work that hard! I just eat a bit of the bad foods i crave then forget about it A.S.A.P. My boyfriend was home for a week and we ate like pigs and not so much bad stuff but too much of it. I feel like crap now so starting a cleanse will help. I start cardio tomorrow and a new training phase. Hey thomasfrotten, i’m at about the same bf% as you and i dunno, no matter how hard i try i get so frustrated about the fat not burning off. No more muffins and cafe lattes for me, the are the devil!