do you guys relate to this?

[rhoadx]

I know myself and other people I know that workout share this. Even though i eat clean, I eat more than sedentary people. At times they will comment on the amount of food. Although i am much leaner than any of them, it sometimes bothers me especially since I use to have food issues. What are your thoughts on how much more we (people who weight train) need, and do you ever deal with this? it annoys me at times.

 

[PumpHouse]

Myself, my training partner, and my girlfriend (all powerlifters) went out to eat last week with my dad after a deadlifting session, the three of us ordered 5 entrees and 2 appetizers. My dad had a chicken salad lol. He was shocked at how much we all put down. I take pride in it, even though paying for that much food everyday sucks.

No reason to have anxiety about it man.

 

[pyrobatt]

I know myself and other people I know that workout share this. Even though i eat clean, I eat more than sedentary people. At times they will comment on the amount of food. Although i am much leaner than any of them, it sometimes bothers me especially since I use to have food issues. What are your thoughts on how much more we (people who weight train) need, and do you ever deal with this? it annoys me at times.

Im 6'5 ,over 200 lbs and I can down 7k calories without trying. Im not ashamed. Im hungry.

 

[rhoadx]

Myself, my training partner, and my girlfriend (all powerlifters) went out to eat last week with my dad after a deadlifting session, the three of us ordered 5 entrees and 2 appetizers. My dad had a chicken salad lol. He was shocked at how much we all put down. I take pride in it, even though paying for that much food everyday sucks.

No reason to have anxiety about it man.

i appreciate it guys. I know it shouldn't bother me, and I've gotten better about it but sometimes i think (maybe i am a pig or something) then i do realize though that my body just needs it. I'm active over 200 lbs and low bodyfat% (have abs without flexing) for some reason tough it bothers me occasionally

 

[BLaQz]

A chick once had to stop watching me eat because she found it a little sickening... I found that reaction hilarious... It's all good man... If you were overweight & stuffing your face, that'd be a reason to be ashamed...

 

[KevinJackson]

use some fatty food

 

[chedapalooza]

For sure.. The worst is family functions or functikns with gf family / anyone in general who u aren't super comfortable with... U have to eat way less than u want and it fcks up ur gains lol

 

[rhoadx]

For sure.. The worst is family functions or functikns with gf family / anyone in general who u aren't super comfortable with... U have to eat way less than u want and it fcks up ur gains lol

exactly^ or if you do have what you should people notice and say something about it. Even though many of us here do more physical activity in a day than the average person does all week.

 

[nicksox15]

Granted these are cheat meals, but I'm sure he puts down a ton of (healthy) food every day. Gotta fuel the furnace!

 

[kisaj]

The running joke amongst all our friends and family is how much I eat. They always know to make extra because I will either be grazing or eating twice as much as the next person. It doesn't bother me in the least.

 

[chedapalooza]

The running joke amongst all our friends and family is how much I eat. They always know to make extra because I will either be grazing or eating twice as much as the next person. It doesn't bother me in the least.

My grandmother looked at me on Christmas Eve and apologized as soon as I walked in bc EVERYTHING was fried, except for some veggies... All the fish and stuff was fried good thing I had my protein and aminos in the car along with some bars... I made a diesel shake and ate veggies. Not touchin the fried stuff.

But my gf now a days knows to order extra when we eat out.. She's used to my eating habits and doesn't mind them. Took about 3 years, but now She's a keeper.

 

[McCrew530]

I actually had a sushi chief grown when he saw my dad and my little brother and me walk into the bar. It was an all you can eat joint and he knew how much we put away.

 

[EatMoar]

A chick once had to stop watching me eat because she found it a little sickening... I found that reaction hilarious... It's all good man... If you were overweight & stuffing your face, that'd be a reason to be ashamed...

lol my girlfriend always says "youre still hungry" or "youre eating again" hey anyway to get larger and those calories in

 

[gokix811]

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Granted these are cheat meals, but I'm sure he puts down a ton of (healthy) food every day. Gotta fuel the furnace!

Love him. I wanna be like the rock when I grow up.

 

[infraredline]

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Granted these are cheat meals, but I'm sure he puts down a ton of (healthy) food every day. Gotta fuel the furnace!

If I'm not mistaken he also had been dieting for about a year and a half straight or something and this was his first cheat meal in that period of time.

 

[The Solution]

For sure.. The worst is family functions or functikns with gf family / anyone in general who u aren't super comfortable with... U have to eat way less than u want and it fcks up ur gains lol

one meal or eating in moderation with family and friends wont kill your gains. Your family and friends are things you get once in your life, you eat like 20-30 maybe 40 meals a week, having a cheat or a moderation meal wont kill you unless you are like 2 weeks out from a bodybuilding show or a photoshoot.

Granted the food wont be great, but to be social and interact with your family/friends will be far more important that weighing out food on a scale when you look back you may laugh at your actions. Think about how much one meal will really hurt you in 2 days or maybe a week? your weight will baseline so its not really going to be a major factor.

personally i IF, so some of my meals are large, some are small. If i am going to eat out or with family/friends ill eat lighter in the day (if i eat out later) or vice versa ifi eat out earlier and cut back later, and just move on and try on and focus on hitting your protein intake and overall kcals if possible. if its a cheat meal who cares have one a week and move on, and realize your training and diet the other 6 days of the week and rest of your meals will be in check.

 

[pyrobatt]

one meal or eating in moderation with family and friends wont kill your gains. Your family and friends are things you get once in your life, you eat like 20-30 maybe 40 meals a week, having a cheat or a moderation meal wont kill you unless you are like 2 weeks out from a bodybuilding show or a photoshoot.

Granted the food wont be great, but to be social and interact with your family/friends will be far more important that weighing out food on a scale when you look back you may laugh at your actions. Think about how much one meal will really hurt you in 2 days or maybe a week? your weight will baseline so its not really going to be a major factor.

personally i IF, so some of my meals are large, some are small. If i am going to eat out or with family/friends ill eat lighter in the day (if i eat out later) or vice versa ifi eat out earlier and cut back later, and just move on and try on and focus on hitting your protein intake and overall kcals if possible. if its a cheat meal who cares have one a week and move on, and realize your training and diet the other 6 days of the week and rest of your meals will be in check.

Never really have to worry about that with me. My wife and people around me know I have specific goals. I will however say there are plenty of macro friendly places out there. Dennys,ihop,applebees,tacobell,subway,outback steakhouse ect ect.

Dennys,applebees,and ihop are a fav of mine.

 

[The Solution]

Never really have to worry about that with me. My wife and people around me know I have specific goals. I will however say there are plenty of macro friendly places out there. Dennys,ihop,applebees,tacobell,subway,outback steakhouse ect ect.

Dennys,applebees,and ihop are a fav of mine.

i agree to an extent, but sometimes when you attend say gathering at things like thanksgivng or christmas and people start to fret or get scared they wont hit X macros or get X calories or will go way over on their diets because of the food served and when in reality you are there to see your friends/family that you dont get to see everyday but you do get to use your food scale and hit the gym, we need to take a step back and raelize that its great we follow a diet, we hit X macros, and Y micros, but in essence a meal or two off around holidays or with friends/family wont kill our progress . yes it may be a setback, but for 99% of us we will never collect paychecks by tracking our macros and tracking kcals, while it can enhance our physique and make good progress in the gym we are human and we do have to realize our social lives are far more important than missing a meal or missing a workout due to a holiday or social/family gathering where our time with those people are memories that may never happen again.

 

[kisaj]

My grandmother looked at me on Christmas Eve and apologized as soon as I walked in bc EVERYTHING was fried, except for some veggies... All the fish and stuff was fried good thing I had my protein and aminos in the car along with some bars... I made a diesel shake and ate veggies. Not touchin the fried stuff.

Man, that is rough that your grandma feels like she has to cater to your strict diet. I sure don't understand that. You should hug everyone and enjoy a meal with them that she took time prepare instead of eating aminos in your car. LOl

 

[chedapalooza]

Delete.

 

[Young Gotti]

i find that most of the ppl i know have a harder time wrapping their head around me eating clean food more than the amount...i also get ppl who comment on how often i eat.

for example i work in an office and ppl always bring in donuts that i won't eat and ppl think i'm crazy for not eating any of the donuts....they also don't understand how i eat between the start of the work day and lunch and that i eat again between lunch and closing time

my last g/f and i had a good system, she thought it was funny that i could eat a huge meal so when we'd go out she knew i'd eat my meal and then finish off whatever she didn't eat...no doggybags

 

[chedapalooza]

i find that most of the ppl i know have a harder time wrapping their head around me eating clean food more than the amount...i also get ppl who comment on how often i eat.

for example i work in an office and ppl always bring in donuts that i won't eat and ppl think i'm crazy for not eating any of the donuts....they also don't understand how i eat between the start of the work day and lunch and that i eat again between lunch and closing time

my last g/f and i had a good system, she thought it was funny that i could eat a huge meal so when we'd go out she knew i'd eat my meal and then finish off whatever she didn't eat...no doggybags[b/]

Amen

When we go out to dinner, one of the last questions / Items of discussion she asks me is : do u need to go get something to eat for later? Lol

 

[T-Bone]

one meal or eating in moderation with family and friends wont kill your gains. Your family and friends are things you get once in your life, you eat like 20-30 maybe 40 meals a week, having a cheat or a moderation meal wont kill you unless you are like 2 weeks out from a bodybuilding show or a photoshoot.

Granted the food wont be great, but to be social and interact with your family/friends will be far more important that weighing out food on a scale when you look back you may laugh at your actions. Think about how much one meal will really hurt you in 2 days or maybe a week? your weight will baseline so its not really going to be a major factor.

personally i IF, so some of my meals are large, some are small. If i am going to eat out or with family/friends ill eat lighter in the day (if i eat out later) or vice versa ifi eat out earlier and cut back later, and just move on and try on and focus on hitting your protein intake and overall kcals if possible. if its a cheat meal who cares have one a week and move on, and realize your training and diet the other 6 days of the week and rest of your meals will be in check.

Exactly. If you're hiding in your car and refusing your families food that they prepared for you with love, you've got some psychological problems. Plus, it's a bit of insult to your family. If your constantly strict, that's not good for your gains either....Somethings gotta give and eventually it will, and it won't be pretty. I don't mean to sound like and ass, I'm just being realistic.

 

[chedapalooza]

Exactly. If you're hiding in your car and refusing your families food that they prepared for you with love, you've got some psychological problems. Plus, it's a bit of insult to your family. If your constantly strict, that's not good for your gains either....Somethings gotta give and eventually it will, and it won't be pretty. I don't mean to sound like and ass, I'm just being realistic.

I never said I ate in my car alone lol. I said luckily I had it in my car (and brought it in with me to get adequate protein) I scraped the fried breading off and ate the fish and squid. Sheesh

 

[JD261985]

lol my girlfriend always says "youre still hungry" or "youre eating again" hey anyway to get larger and those calories in

My girlfriend does this also but my parents take it to a whole other level. They don't understand it at all.

 

[The Solution]

Exactly. If you're hiding in your car and refusing your families food that they prepared for you with love, you've got some psychological problems. Plus, it's a bit of insult to your family. If your constantly strict, that's not good for your gains either....Somethings gotta give and eventually it will, and it won't be pretty. I don't mean to sound like and ass, I'm just being realistic.

This guy knows whats up...
People think holidays and meals out are the death of them when in reality none of us in here are going pro, none of us in here are 2 weeks out
1 meal with friend chicken or not hitting or protein intake means nothing in a day or two when our weight will baseline and we are back in our groove with gym and hitting calories.

 

[Young Gotti]

This guy knows whats up...
People think holidays and meals out are the death of them when in reality none of us in here are going pro, none of us in here are 2 weeks out
1 meal with friend chicken or not hitting or protein intake means nothing in a day or two when our weight will baseline and we are back in our groove with gym and hitting calories.

i really like the part where you say none of us in here are going pro, hell most of us will never compete......now some ppl may be doing it all for themselves, but at the end of the day if we're not making a living off of bodybuilding or strongman then we can't just isolate ourselves from the real world and the ppl in it

 

[The Solution]

i really like the part where you say none of us in here are going pro, hell most of us will never compete......now some ppl may be doing it all for themselves, but at the end of the day if we're not making a living off of bodybuilding or strongman then we can't just isolate ourselves from the real world and the ppl in it

zing. so downing a protein shake after a meal out or with family members wont really justify much. Think about the damage a week from that day, will it be noticed? will your workouts suffer? hell no.. people need to step back and look @ the big picture, we really are not missing anything. trying to look at all the food and debate how much X calories are in that casserole dish is just foolish. In the next 5-10 years i can bet you will look back and kind of laugh how you acted at that occasion and how you isolated yourself because you were food focused when you should be family/friend focus on those moments when you may not get them back.

I compete, but in the offseason or even in prep i had cheats all the way up through prep. As hard as it was to sometimes avoid foods at special times it was for a reason, but if its the offseason or even during a rebound i would not stress it and just get back on the wagon the next day.

 

[kisaj]

This is mental and in some people's minds, living this way makes them healthier and look/feel better. I find it the complete opposite and know that it makes no difference, but if it is in your head that it is, then it is hard to change that thought process.

 

[bla55]

Doing IF I always get people to comment on my meals...

Where I live we often go to a "pay by the lb" buffet. I am always hitting 2 - 2.5lbs on my plate and everyone else is sub 1lb. In the end of the day, all it matters is how you feel and what the mirror tells you. You can´t go by "regular" people, just like I can never tell anyone that I fast for 16 hours a day without having to hear OMG, that´s soooo bad for you! Your metabolism is going to be so slow!

I just shrug it off, no point in trying to explain to them that Men´s Health magazine ain´t a scientific publication.

 

[McCrew530]

Doing IF I always get people to comment on my meals...

Where I live we often go to a "pay by the lb" buffet. I am always hitting 2 - 2.5lbs on my plate and everyone else is sub 1lb. In the end of the day, all it matters is how you feel and what the mirror tells you. You can´t go by "regular" people, just like I can never tell anyone that I fast for 16 hours a day without having to hear OMG, that´s soooo bad for you! Your metabolism is going to be so slow!

I just shrug it off, no point in trying to explain to them that Men´s Health magazine ain´t a scientific publication.

Regular people eat regular things. Beasts like our selves eat beastly things

 

[pyrobatt]

Doing IF I always get people to comment on my meals...

Where I live we often go to a "pay by the lb" buffet. I am always hitting 2 - 2.5lbs on my plate and everyone else is sub 1lb. In the end of the day, all it matters is how you feel and what the mirror tells you. You can´t go by "regular" people, just like I can never tell anyone that I fast for 16 hours a day without having to hear OMG, that´s soooo bad for you! Your metabolism is going to be so slow!

I just shrug it off, no point in trying to explain to them that Men´s Health magazine ain´t a scientific publication.

I was eating 4k calories at the end of my bulk. I was told that would make me fat. IS THIS NOT TRUE? MIND BLOWN!

 

[chedapalooza]

Doing IF I always get people to comment on my meals...

Where I live we often go to a "pay by the lb" buffet. I am always hitting 2 - 2.5lbs on my plate and everyone else is sub 1lb. In the end of the day, all it matters is how you feel and what the mirror tells you. You can´t go by "regular" people, just like I can never tell anyone that I fast for 16 hours a day without having to hear OMG, that´s soooo bad for you! Your metabolism is going to be so slow!

I just shrug it off, no point in trying to explain to them that Men´s Health magazine ain´t a scientific publication.

I'm at 3-4lbs at whole foods buffet on training days. The looks I get...

 

[EatMoar]

Lol I had a cheat day the other day, more like a cheat meal. Went to five guys and got 3 burgers and Fry's. Downed them all and got the oddest looks. That hit the spot though.

If you guys don't know five guys each burger is two large patties.

 

[The Solution]

Lol I had a cheat day the other day, more like a cheat meal. Went to five guys and got 3 burgers and Fry's. Downed them all and got the oddest looks. That hit the spot though.

If you guys don't know five guys each burger is two large patties.

you almost dropped what 50$ for that? lol thats insane.
Im a manager there.

 

[GeekPoop]

lol my girlfriend always says "youre still hungry" or "youre eating again" hey anyway to get larger and those calories in

story of my life!

Lol I had a cheat day the other day, more like a cheat meal. Went to five guys and got 3 burgers and Fry's. Downed them all and got the oddest looks. That hit the spot though.

If you guys don't know five guys each burger is two large patties.

I think we should hang out!

 

[kisaj]

Five guys is awesome as they come, but I couldn't drop coin like that on a few burgers.

I smoked 13lbs (about 4-5 racks) of baby back ribs the other day and ate almost a rack and a half with 2 baked potatoes and green beans. Our friends love when I plan a smoke because everyone gets to eat like I do and see how great it is. It was glorious. I have a 15lb brisket smoking right now in the 20degree snowy weather for tomorrow.

 

[The Solution]

Five guys is awesome as they come, but I couldn't drop coin like that on a few burgers.

I smoked 13lbs (about 4-5 racks) of baby back ribs the other day and ate almost a rack and a half with 2 baked potatoes and green beans. Our friends love when I plan a smoke because everyone gets to eat like I do and see how great it is. It was glorious. I have a 15lb brisket smoking right now in the 20degree snowy weather for tomorrow.

took down a rack the other day myself. use to be a smoker at a restaurant and smoke almost 120-200 racks of ribs/day and over 100-150 pounds of pulled pork.
Smokers are F'in Amazing.

 

[EatMoar]

story of my life!

I think we should hang out!

Aha yeah come up to the northeast, enjoy the -20 degree weather!

 

[The Solution]

Aha yeah come up to the northeast, enjoy the -20 degree weather!

Live in Erie, PA
already there

 

[EatMoar]

Live in Erie, PA
already there

Its horrible out here man!

 

[The Solution]

Its horrible out here man!

2 feet of snow and single digit weather FTL

 

[Piston Honda]

2 feet of snow and single digit weather FTL

-30 wind chill and a foot of snow early next week. And I've already had two weeks off; add a couple snow days, why not?

 

[The Solution]

-30 wind chill and a foot of snow early next week. And I've already had two weeks off; add a couple snow days, why not?

Must be nice.
Work everyday crew checking in.

 

[jswain34]

-30 wind chill and a foot of snow early next week. And I've already had two weeks off; add a couple snow days, why not?

Here near Chicago i heard -40 with wind chill monday and -30 wind chill tuesday. If my school doesn't cancel classes im gonna be pissed. Thats too damn cold for me to leave my house.

 

[Piston Honda]

I was wondering why there were so many tickets for the Packers game, then I saw the forecast

 

[jswain34]

I heard -52

WHAT! Good lord. I rarely, rarely skip class...but the new semester starts monday and its gonna be pretty tough for me to to get myself to walk 15 minutes to class in -52 degrees just to sit there for syllabus day.

 

[McCrew530]

it was 70 in so cal today

 

[wrathman10]

it was 70 in so cal today

Yes it was very nice here today.

 

[GeekPoop]

-18 here today. High of -15. Excpected lows of -66 or something with windchill this evening?