How have YOUR food choices changed?

[*Bunny*]

I got to thinking and realized man, have my eating habits (food specific) have done a complete turn around since I first started my log. Now, I am a very picky eater but here are a few of the ways my eating habits have changed...

I have said these are things I would never/eat try

* Drinking any type of Powered/RTD Protein Shake without gagging
* I tried cottage cheese & realized it didn't take as bad as I thought
* Brown Rice is now ALL I eat (use to mix the white in to get use to it)
* Sweet Potatoes are friggin fantastic, who knew?
* Yams as well
* You mean you don't have to eat eggs, toast, & OJ, etc for breakfast? ((Pops Chicken & Sweet Tater in micro))
* Oatmeal is pretty darn good with splenda & cinnamon
EDIT
*PEANUT BUTTER !!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhh if there was a devil in the jar this is it! I love this crap... first taste I wanted to gag... thought Hmm it's ok b.c then I won't crave it ... yaright ... found out that prezels tasted good in it, and add a little ice cream to it, chocolate chips even ... 2 jars later ((Hurls the jar off into the lake...))

To be continued...

Now I hate fish and that is going to be a challenge but I've come pretty far in the last year ...

Ok, now YOU go ...

 

[Roonytunes]

Cute thread, Bunns!

These are mine:

1) I had never eaten oatmeal before. Now it's a staple item for breakfast and I really enjoy it with splenda and pumpkin pie spice. I could even say it's a comfort food.

2) I am grossed out by even the smell of eggs (had a 'bout of salmonella when I was a child and haven't been able to look at a yolk since then without gagging), but have found these 100% liquid egg white cartons that I now buy in bulk practically. They are smell-less and taste-less to me

3) Who knew grilled chicken could be spiced up to taste good? I used to think it was the blandest stuff before.

4) I really like all kinds of veggies now like eggplant, zucchini, squash, brussel sprouts etc. that I used to previously turn up my nose at.

5) I never really cared for peanut butter and now 2 tbsp is my treat for the day

6) I actually stopped drinking so many damn protein shakes and substituted with more real and clean food.

7) Complex carbs aren't helluva lot different from the simple ones. I couldn't care less if I were eating brown rice vs white rice or Ezeikal bread vs. regular white bread.

8) I like having a food regime and limited choices. It gives me less to be concerned about during the week!

9) I used to eat protein bars thinking they were pretty darn clean and now I only use them when I absolutely have to.

 

[*Bunny*]

HOW COULD I FORGET ABOUT THE FRIGGIN PEANUT BUTTER!?!?!?!?!?!?
*doh*

prolly a good thing ... I'm going to edit my post

Nice Roony... nexxxxxxxxxt?

 

[treilin]

I like taking the clean foods and twisting them into concoctions that no 'typical' person would think of.

1) Trying liquid egg whites in my kitchen Aid with splenda, and baking cocoa powder
makes a great dessert!!! AND fills me up to the max every time.
2) Cooking almonds on the stove with splenda and cinnamon.
3) Eating Natural PB right out of the jar... and still learning how to not eat the whole
thing. I wonder how splenda would taste being mixed in with natural PB??
HMMmmmm
4) Eating chicken for breakfast and not minding it as long as it is drowned in hot
sauce.
5) Eating straight up power ade powder and thinking it's a great treat before and
after my work-out. People still look at me silly when I dump a scoop in my mouth
and my teeth turn blue.
6) Knowing that eating at 9 or 10 o'clock does not mean that you get fat!!
7) I always loved veggies so that's no big difference, but cutting the fruit and milk
out has been a big change!
8) If you would have told me at the age of 5-25 that I would eat Buffalo meat I
would have laughed at you. I tried it and now I really like it!
9) That protein powder and WORSE plain tuna does not have to be the only source of
protein!!! Bad advice from an ex!
10) That liquid calories are calories and so I drink absolutely nothing with calories
because they go in way to fast to thoroughly enjoy them (hence, why I eat the
power ade)

 

[mermaid]

OK, well I'm technically not a newbie anymore and I've still got a long way to go but these are some of the things that have changed for me in the past 6 months:

1. Protein. I automatically want to include protein in almost every meal.

2. Timimg. Five meals a day is the norm - I feel sick if I miss a meal. Plus it's OK to just have two items of food in one meal. That probably sounds silly but having been raised on the meat+3 veg+starch+fat on one plate I really struggled with thinking that I had to get all the variables in one MEAL not in one DAY.

3. Good fats. There are good fats? No way. I bless the day I found almond butter and now do not feel guilty about using evoo (on yeah, got the lingo now, LOL), all in moderation of course.

4. Bread. Still a problem area for me but now white bread (like I had yesterday) sticks to the roof of my mouth and tastes so processed. A year ago, I would have thought Performax bread was cardboard.

5. Fast food. I would eat Macca's, BK etc. at least once a week. No more - it is not appealing anymore.

6. Sugar. My co-worker swears that sugar is as addictive as heroin. I believe her; the more you have, the more you want. Highly processed sugary food makes my cheeks sweat (odd but true) now that I am weaning myself from this evil compound.

7. Alcohol. Let's face it, I was a bit of a lush, LOL. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my martinis, still, but I've lost the taste for wine and the day after is so much worse. I like to think that my body is cleaner now.

I still have to hone in on many areas of my diet but I am amazed at how far I have come in a few months - I have actually changed my tastebuds! I still cheat too often and succumb to the bad stuff for comfort but I am on the right path.

Great post, Bunns. I'd like to answer this again in another six months to check on my progress.

 

[ck2006]

Do you eat any fruit in your diet, or milk products. I haven't started a protein diet but this is what I normally eat
two vegtables (cucumber, lettuce)
two starches (melba toast, 3/4 all bran
two proteins (egg whites, tuna or chicken)
two dairy (yogurt, skim milk)
one fat (usually tbsp flaxseed)

I don't think that is enough to build muscle, what do you think, should I go and buy protein shakes and what kind do you recommend?

 

[*Bunny*]

Great ladies I LOVE IT!!! Keep 'em coming ...

 

[Roonytunes]

7. Alcohol. Let's face it, I was a bit of a lush, LOL. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my martinis, still, but I've lost the taste for wine and the day after is so much worse. I like to think that my body is cleaner now.

Oooh yes, this would apply to me too. I no longer like sweet girly drinks like cosmos and apple martinis. I'd prefer a stiff vodka with club soda over those. And these days, I can honestly say I no longer look forward to drinking, but feel rather wary when the social situation calls for it. It bloats me up to high heavens and I don't have the tolerance for it that I used to either.

I still have to hone in on many areas of my diet but I am amazed at how far I have come in a few months - I have actually changed my tastebuds! I still cheat too often and succumb to the bad stuff for comfort but I am on the right path.

Mermaid has a way of saying exactly what I want to!! I hope to be able to post someday that I no longer care for cheat meals, but I have yet to reach that point just yet.

 

[*Bunny*]

Oooh yes, this would apply to me too. I no longer like sweet girly drinks like cosmos and apple martinis. I'd prefer a stiff vodka with club soda over those. And these days, I can honestly say I no longer look forward to drinking, but feel rather wary when the social situation calls for it. It bloats me up to high heavens and I don't have the tolerance for it that I used to either.



Mermaid has a way of saying exactly what I want to!! I hope to be able to post someday that I no longer care for cheat meals, but I have yet to reach that point just yet.

^^ I agree with everything you both said ... Roony the day will come

 

[getnfit06]

1. I CAN live without bread. who knew??

2. I Like sweet potatoes, wow! Actually look forward to eating them.

3. Greens and strawberries with salad dressing is yum...always thought that sounded odd.

4. Water is tasty and the more i drink the more i want.

5. I can eat 6 times a day and not gain weight. Awesome!!!!!

6. Natural peanut butter is good, (not my initial thoughts though)

7. I actually enjoy salads now, before i would've only ate one if it was the only
food and i was starving to death.

8. Protein shakes are delicious, and fun to make and experiment with.

9. Sugar gave me the horrendous headaches i suffered with and i feel fantastic without it, and feel great giving my body the good food it craved and deserved

10. Lastly, I am a cucumber lover... (who knew that either

******Elite fitness Rawks!!!!!!! ********

 

[aandd]

I think the main thing that my log taught me was to know my limitations. There are certain foods that surpass my willpower, and keeping those out of the house makes my life a lot easier.

I learned that I COULD survive on food I cooked myself, and that the only aisles I need in the grocery store are the meat, frozen vegetable, fresh vegetable, peanut butter, and breakfast aisles.

I learned that I could go WEEKS without eating out. Who'd have thought?

I learned that not only are protein shakes not "totally disgusting", but that some of them are like dessert in a shaker bottle. As a side note, I also learrned that Tupperware makes the ONLY FRIGGIN shaker bottle that doesn't leak.

And, I learned that my logging in my journal can be a motivator to my friends who read my journal - which in turn motivates me to "keep it clean!"

 

[nycgirl]

I never thought I would eat cottage chesse.

I never thought my LONG list of favorite junk foods would be NARROWED down to just three things (bacon cheeseburgers, pizza, & buffalo wings).

I never thought I would be able to maintain my weight loss and still ENJOY life.

I never thought I would prefer oats w/ blueberries and cinnamon over omeletts and sausage.

I never thought a bagel would be a cheat meal. LOL

Six meals a day???

I never thought I would crave protein bars in lieu of cake.

I never thought I would love my body as much as I do now.

I never thought there would be a possibility that I might not get diabetes (it runs in my family), thanks to a new way of eating and Glucorell.

I also didn't think that EF would allow me to meet some really nice people.

 

[velvett]

My food choices have always been really good (neurotic sports mother)

It's the concept of eating and eating enough cals and more cals that I've struggled and will probably always struggle around. Don't get me wrong I like burgers, pizza, cheesecake and margaritas as much as the next person but it's the concept of not punishing yourself for for feeding that's the issue.

God, it's great to get that off my chest.

 

[emillou]

1) To realise food isnt the enemy its my new best friend

2) Hated everything about oatmeal....Now i could live off the stuff

3) Cottage cheese with stewed apple knocks the sox off a gateau

4) A bottle of wine was the norm for me...tastes like paint stripper now

5) Craving for protein not biscuits

6) And yes P.B was givin to us from the gods

7) water ! what can i say from never,ever drinking it to never having enough, its my new chardonnay !!!

 

[*Bunny*]

Paint stripper!!!!!

Vel ... I get you.

 

[2dagym]

What inspiration!! This is great and helps me focus on improving my diet!!!

 

[wlmcrae]

I'm still working on the food thang - but I NEVER thought that I'd be eating enough chicken to CLUCK!

PS. Great thread, Bunny!

 

[emillou]

Paint stripper!!!!!

Vel ... I get you.

Honestly Bunny tried a glass the other night wanted to celebrate ( my sons 18th & my bro home on leave from Iraq ) couldnt stomach it the fumes were enough.......who'd av thought this time 18mts ago i thought i may av needed rehab !!

 

[nycgirl]

Honestly Bunny tried a glass the other night wanted to celebrate ( my sons 18th & my bro home on leave from Iraq ) couldnt stomach it the fumes were enough.......who'd av thought this time 18mts ago i thought i may av needed rehab !!

Same here. I use to be able to split an entire bottle, sometimes 2. Now I can barely get a glass down. Now, if I buy a bottle, I use almost 90% of it to flavor stews and soups.

 

[momsgettinfit]

I think for me my whole additude and views on food and nurtition have totally changed.

Before I just ate,if I wanted something I ate it even if it's only a small amount I ate.

Now I know what is best for my body and my goals. I think more concesiously about my choices.

If I make bad choices now my body lets me know it.

I now know that I can eat, a b and c and my body will run like a well maintained engine but if I x y z then it's gonna run like a piece of shit engine that has been neglected and need an oil change.

I love drinking water now, sometimes I drink so much that I feel like my eyeballs are just floating around in my head.

I take my vitamins religiously.

I'm just over all more concious about my health!!!


For foods I have been trying new stuff. Like before I hated hated hated cottage cheese but now I eat it and often put it in my recipes. I have always been one to avoid alot of vegetable but now I look at them as a fuel source that's good for my mind and body and eat them often.

 

[rocky_road]

I This Thread. Thanks, Bunny.


I've learned all of the following within the last 3 months (since I first came to Elite)

most importantly.. #1. PROTEIN. I had no idea that poultry was soooo good for you. I hadn't payed much attention to the labels in fish, so when I did, I was amazed that they were so high in protein. I love easy-to-make protein, like tilapia fillets that you throw in the microwave, tuna, and Egg Beaters. They are so realistic with me as I can't stock my kitchen with ALL of the foods I want~~I live with my parents and am a busy teenager.

2. I can be my own cook. I don't have to eat what my mom made just because that's what is for dinner. I got this mentality because of people from Elite. Actually, I first got it by reading your ladies' daily logs ....

3. weight lifting is very important

Now that I think of it, I don't know why I never knew these things before. They seem so obvious, but I guess I hadn't been paying enough attention to my diet and body to graspe these concepts.


PS. Today after running on the tredmill, I was looking at my body in the mirror and noticed that my arms are looking a lot better. I can see so much more definition than before. When I lift things, my biceps pop out. When i flex my arm back and look at it in the mirror, a line of triceps is visible. I like it, I like it a lot!!

 

[velvett]

I This Thread. Thanks, Bunny.


PS. Today after running on the tredmill, I was looking at my body in the mirror and noticed that my arms are looking a lot better. I can see so much more definition than before. When I lift things, my biceps pop out. When i flex my arm back and look at it in the mirror, a line of triceps is visible. I like it, I like it a lot!!

It's a great feeling.

 

[nycgirl]

I never thought I would just take a scoop of PP & dump it in my mouth (I have to do it in halves), take a drink of water, swish and swallow.

I did it last night and this morning. LOL

 

[Sassy69]

I've been eating the BB comp diet for 6 yrs & "clean" for 11 yrs now - a couple things I had to get over when I first started:

- oatmeal - used to hate it - we had this weird old lady who would babysit us when my parents went on "their" vacations - she always made us eat oatmeal - it was like a punishment.
- eating breakfast - in college I didn't eat breakfast because I'd get cramps from having milk & cereal & then hauling ass to school & sitting thru 4 hrs of classes before I could eat again - hurt less to not eat.
- used to eat tofu + protein mix as "dessert".
- LOVED protein mix
- had to back off from protein bars - but back then they didn't taste all that great, but METrx bars were indestructible & were fantastic for when I worked on the dive boats in 90 degree weather.
- WATER! LOTS OF WATER!
- used to hate broccoli.
- Never cooked fish before.
- Had no idea how to cook a yam.

Now, after being in the biz for a awhile:

- can't deal w/ shakes at all
- barely bother w/ more prep than grilling or broiling my food, nuking the broccoli, and all my meals I keep in 1 tupperware of 1/2 breasts of chicken, 1 w/ pile of broccoli, 3 hunks of 3 oz yams. I shovel down food at my desk all day and dont' even think twice about makign nice little salads or anything. FEEDIGN TIME!
- ANPB - really just try to stay the hell away from it - flax oil / Udo's Choice is safer.
- don't care for brown rice or oatmeal so much anymore - brown rice gives me gas these days. Oatmeal occassionally. Much prefer potatos & yams as my complex carbs.
- DIGESTIVE ENZYMES & GINGER ROOT ARE GOD'S GIFT TO BODYBUILDERS!
- Don't drink much at all anymore.

And yes, it turns out that I can live on pouches of tuna for 5 days straight.