Originally posted by dadudemon
When I'm not dieting, I eat perfectly clean except 1 cheat meal a week.When I'm not dieting, I eat clean meals the whole day except 1 or 2.
For me, it is easy to eat cleanly because I don't have time to order pizzas or things like that. I have to prepare my meals ahead, the previous day (or many days).
I brought with me to work this week, the following items:
5 avocadoes (thanks for the tip, Renegade)
5 Sweet Potatoes
8 single serve tuna pouches
5 Fruit and Nut bars
3 bags of beef jerky
2 gallons of water
4 quarts (a gallon) of Half and Half**I already had 2 jugs of protein powder at work but the half and half is to mix with my protein. Half and Half doesn't have as many calories as milk (per unit volume) and it has far less carbs in it. I don't need tons of sugar carbs in my diet, so any way to cut back on sugar in my diet is a great way, imo. Protein powders taste great when mixed with half and half (don't get super thick half and half...look for thin half and half).
If you can commit to preparing your meals and food in advance, it is much easier to stick with your diet.
My problem would be buying that for myself and then having to buy stuff my kids would eat. lol That gets expensive quick.
Originally posted by socool8520
My problem would be buying that for myself and then having to buy stuff my kids would eat. lol That gets expensive quick.
I recently read that you should eat healthy and so should your children.
And also, you shouldn't have "bad food" in your house, at all. The only options should be healthy choices.
Healthy and "delicious" are not mutually exclusive, either.
I read this on the Mayo Clinic's website about how to deal with children who are obese.
If dad is trying to be healthy then the kids can also be healthy.
Originally posted by dadudemon
I recently read that you should eat healthy and so should your children.And also, you shouldn't have "bad food" in your house, at all. The only options should be healthy choices.
Healthy and "delicious" are not mutually exclusive, either.
I read this on the Mayo Clinic's website about how to deal with children who are obese.
If dad is trying to be healthy then the kids can also be healthy.
It's true, but getting a child to eat something they don't want is more difficult than it seems. Everyone has something they don't like. Myself included. It's been my experience that some of the healthiest foods tend to be the less popular foods as well.
We do put veggies, wheat brans, low fat milk, oatmeal and stuff of that nature but there are limits to what they will eat.
Originally posted by Robtard
If you're trying to eat unhealthy (opposite of healthy), you shouldn't force your children to follow suit, Bad parenting, imo.
Unfortunately, it happens.
These three things happen when it comes to unhealthy eating in a home:
1. Parents eat healthily but do not require their children to do so. their children can end up being unhealthy because they don't do a good job of telling their kids "no."
2. Parents eat unhealthily but try to require their children eat healthy (so they do not end up like them). I see this happen more than #1. Children do not take too kindly to hypocrisy and can quickly sense when a parent is being a dick.
3. Both parents and children eat unhealthily and the parent may or may not care.
My wife is guilty of #1. My son is obese (just took him to the doctor and got his annual physical) because she did not properly manage his diet.* While he weighs 143lbs, she weighs 117 and follows a very strict and healthy diet. He's only 10. 😐 He doesn't follow a very good diet and he refuses to eat any vegetables (since he was an infant...he didn't like the vegetable puree baby foods). I tried to get him to drink a V8: puked it up. Gonna have to figure out some way to get his nutrients to improve. He's too young to take to the gym but old enough to get physical activity.
/rant
*I use the past tense because now I am the one responsible for managing his diet.
Originally posted by dadudemon
Unfortunately, it happens.These three things happen when it comes to unhealthy eating in a home:
1. Parents eat healthily but do not require their children to do so. their children can end up being unhealthy because they don't do a good job of telling their kids "no."
2. Parents eat unhealthily but try to require their children eat healthy (so they do not end up like them). I see this happen more than #1. Children do not take too kindly to hypocrisy and can quickly sense when a parent is being a dick.
3. Both parents and children eat unhealthily and the parent may or may not care.
My wife is guilty of #1. My son is obese (just took him to the doctor and got his annual physical) because she did not properly manage his diet.* While he weighs 143lbs, she weighs 117 and follows a very strict and healthy diet. He's only 10. 😐 He doesn't follow a very good diet and he refuses to eat any vegetables (since he was an infant...he didn't like the vegetable puree baby foods). I tried to get him to drink a V8: puked it up. Gonna have to figure out some way to get his nutrients to improve. He's too young to take to the gym but old enough to get physical activity.
/rant
*I use the past tense because now I am the one responsible for managing his diet.
I was just busting your balls since Bardock just busted your balls