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Does anyone have any recommendations for Healthy Eating?
Posted on 4/11/13 at 1:02 am
Posted on 4/11/13 at 1:02 am
My SO (no pics) is on this health kick. She doesn't need to lose weight in my opinion, but she wants to tone up more than what she is now. Works out meticulously. Her diet is essentially lean proteins, steamed vegetables and fresh fruit. That's it. Egg beaters and fruit for breakfast, chicken breast with vegetables for lunch and dinner, a piece of fruit or some cold vegetable for a snacks. She eats roughly every 3-4 hours.
So my question is this. I want to be as supportive as possible for her. I want her to be happy, but I don't want to gorge myself in front of her when we eat together. I burn energy off constantly at work, so I need to eat a lot.
Does anyone have any recommendations? Either for me to acclimate to her diet, or for me to offer her more options for what she wants?
So my question is this. I want to be as supportive as possible for her. I want her to be happy, but I don't want to gorge myself in front of her when we eat together. I burn energy off constantly at work, so I need to eat a lot.
Does anyone have any recommendations? Either for me to acclimate to her diet, or for me to offer her more options for what she wants?
This post was edited on 4/11/13 at 10:56 am
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Posted on 4/11/13 at 1:59 am to Popcorn
Pics?
Posted on 4/11/13 at 2:01 am to Popcorn
Just eat a lot of what she's eating? And sneak cheat meals in when you're not with her?
Posted on 4/11/13 at 6:13 am to Popcorn
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ut I don't want to gorge myself in front of her when we eat together. I burn energy off constantly at work, so I need to eat a lot.
sounds like eat what you want at work, and then eat what she eats at home
Posted on 4/11/13 at 8:41 am to Popcorn
Well, it sounds like she it eating all the right things. Why can't you eat what she eats, and just eat more of it? Not sure what you're diet is like now, but if it isn't good, burning a lot of calories daily doesn't make an unhealthy diet any better for you. You will certainly get just as much energy through a healthy diet, and probably more.
That doesn't mean that you shouldn't enjoy yourselves and indulge every now and then, but just save that for your nights out (assuming that you don't have nights out every day of the week).
That doesn't mean that you shouldn't enjoy yourselves and indulge every now and then, but just save that for your nights out (assuming that you don't have nights out every day of the week).
Posted on 4/11/13 at 8:43 am to Woody
My diet is essentially hers, just more quantity, red meat and bread.
I was already considering the just eat what she is route but I didn't know if there was another way. I already eat relatively healthy and it's difficult to eat as it is while I'm working, let alone be healthy.
I just feel like baked chicken, twice a day, everyday is going to get boring.
I was already considering the just eat what she is route but I didn't know if there was another way. I already eat relatively healthy and it's difficult to eat as it is while I'm working, let alone be healthy.
I just feel like baked chicken, twice a day, everyday is going to get boring.
Posted on 4/11/13 at 8:49 am to Popcorn
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Does anyone have any recommendations? Either for me to acclimate to her diet, or for me to offer her more options for what she wants?
Is she pressuring you to conform to her diet?
If so, trade her in, thats just a womans way of establishing control "Guile" she is most likely making plans for marriage. Not a bad thing, but they do like control!
You must be as cunning as a serpent in your dealings with this species, or she will have that bull cinch in your nose for the rest of your time with her.
Posted on 4/11/13 at 8:50 am to Popcorn
It does, no doubt. You just have to get creative. Instead of just eating grilled chicken on it's own, create some dishes centered around it. You can put it over a salad, over some wheat pasta with red gravy, on wheat tortillas with avocado to make tacos, etc. Change your proteins often. Sub the chicken with shrimp, salmon, turkey. It takes some planning but you can eat healthy without eating the same thing every day.
Posted on 4/11/13 at 9:00 am to Popcorn
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My SO (no pics) is on this health kick. She doesn't need to lose weight in my opinion, but she wants to tone up more than what she is now. Works out meticulously. Her diet is essentially lean proteins, steamed vegetables and fresh fruit. That's it. Egg beaters and fruit for breakfast, chicken breast with vegetables for lunch and dinner, a piece of fruit or some cold vegetable for a snacks. She eats roughly every 3-4 hours.
my gf is the same way.
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So my question is this. I want to be as supportive as possible for her. I want her to be happy, but I don't want to gorge myself in front of her when we eat together. I burn energy off constantly at work, so I need to eat a lot.
Does anyone have any recommendations? Either for me to acclimate to her diet, or for me to offer her more options for what she wants
Not sure really what your issue is here. Do you feel guilty eating more than her in front of her, or eating unhealthy food in front of her? Does she purposefully make you feel that way?
Posted on 4/11/13 at 9:21 am to Rohan2Reed
More of a guilt thing. Like I said, I want to be supportive. But my field is high intensity and we burn calories out the arse on duty and my daily workouts. She doesn't make me feel guilty. I just want her to be happy.
Posted on 4/11/13 at 9:32 am to Popcorn
I'm a female, and I'm confused as to why "being supportive" would require you to eat ONLY what she eats. Isn't she making a personal choice? Aren't you free to make your own choices? She can't really expect you to have the same nutritional and caloric needs. If merely eating more than she does triggers some negativity in her, she has some deeper seated food issues that are entirely unrelated to "health".
If you decide to train for a triathalon, will she expect you to live on eggbeaters when you need 5K calories a day? This whole thing isn't really about food, it's about emotions. Being supportive doesn't mean you have to eat 1200 calories a day; it means you respect her choices and encourage her to do what's best for her, while she does the same for you.
Being happy rarely results from extreme control of food intake (whether your own or others). Entire books are written on this subject.
If you decide to train for a triathalon, will she expect you to live on eggbeaters when you need 5K calories a day? This whole thing isn't really about food, it's about emotions. Being supportive doesn't mean you have to eat 1200 calories a day; it means you respect her choices and encourage her to do what's best for her, while she does the same for you.
Being happy rarely results from extreme control of food intake (whether your own or others). Entire books are written on this subject.
Posted on 4/11/13 at 9:47 am to Popcorn
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baked chicken, twice a day, everyday
mix it up with fish.
Posted on 4/11/13 at 9:59 am to hungryone
It works for us. I'm not condoning her or anything. A lot of times I try to do things with her so I know what she likes and she does the same for me. It's just how we work.
I don't mind it at all.
And I never said it would require me to only eat what she does. I just want to be able to give her more options when I cook at home other than baked chicken and steamed vegetables.
I don't mind it at all.
And I never said it would require me to only eat what she does. I just want to be able to give her more options when I cook at home other than baked chicken and steamed vegetables.
Posted on 4/11/13 at 10:08 am to Popcorn
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I just want to be able to give her more options when I cook at home other than baked chicken and steamed vegetables.
Dude.. pinterest... do it... so many healthy recipes. Just yesterday I made Turkey tacos with a black bean cilantro salsa. Was awesome and really healthy
:nb4pinterestisgay:
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Posted on 4/11/13 at 10:11 am to Popcorn
Would it be terribly inconvenient to eat at different times from her? My wife and I rarely eat at the same time. I always have 3 options in the fridge and we eat what we are in the mood for.
Your wife really should eat some kind of complex carb. It's necessary for work outs. My wife loves whole wheat sammich thins.
She also takes a lot of Advocare Pills. I don't know what's in them but I'm pretty sure it's uppers.
Your wife really should eat some kind of complex carb. It's necessary for work outs. My wife loves whole wheat sammich thins.
She also takes a lot of Advocare Pills. I don't know what's in them but I'm pretty sure it's uppers.
Posted on 4/11/13 at 10:25 am to Zach
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but I'm pretty sure it's uppers
I'll check it out. We live together and being that I work nights and she works days, we don't usually eat together. But I will do a lot of the grocery shopping during the day while she's working just to get it done so she doesn't need to worry about it. She still goes, but that's besides the point.
For some reason she's completely opposed to eating bread right now.
And I'm not sure how I feel about joining Pinterest. If they guys I work with found out I was using it, they'd never let me forget.
This post was edited on 4/11/13 at 10:26 am
Posted on 4/11/13 at 10:28 am to Zach
I'm confused as to why anyone would think that baked chicken, every day, is a healthy diet. If you're after lean protein, then leaner cuts of pork (tenderloin, for ex) or non fatty fish are just as "good" as boneless, skinless chicken, and legumes (beans, peas, lentils) are even better than chicken.
Can you do some red beans and brown rice, or lentils and brown rice? (less rice for her, more for you) Not sure how/why diet and healthy have come to mean "repetitious" and "limited" in her eating scheme. No healthy eating plan is gonna be a long term success without variety.
And why do the veg have to be steamed, for pete's sake? Grilling & seasoning doesn't make 'em less nutritious.
Check out Penzey's Spices: a whole range of salt-free blends might save y'all from an endless spring progression of tasteless chicken. LINK I use the Arizona Dreaming blend to make chicken tacos all the time. Look for "ultragrain" tortillas, too.
Can you do some red beans and brown rice, or lentils and brown rice? (less rice for her, more for you) Not sure how/why diet and healthy have come to mean "repetitious" and "limited" in her eating scheme. No healthy eating plan is gonna be a long term success without variety.
And why do the veg have to be steamed, for pete's sake? Grilling & seasoning doesn't make 'em less nutritious.
Check out Penzey's Spices: a whole range of salt-free blends might save y'all from an endless spring progression of tasteless chicken. LINK I use the Arizona Dreaming blend to make chicken tacos all the time. Look for "ultragrain" tortillas, too.
Posted on 4/11/13 at 10:29 am to Popcorn
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For some reason she's completely opposed to eating bread right now.
Then go with pasta. Rainbow or whole wheat pasta is very healthy, cheap and easy to make and store in the fridge.
Posted on 4/11/13 at 10:42 am to Zach
No like, all bread. Loaf, pasta, rice, croutons.
Everything bready. If that's even a word.
Everything bready. If that's even a word.
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