Do you eat Free Food?

[Mithrandir]

Do you Food given to you (basically, are you poor like me)?

 

[dahamn]

Do you Food given to you (basically, are you poor like me)?

Whole Foods always has free samples of meats and fruits and I pig out.....but I always buy something so I don't feel to guilty.


Dave

 

[flowerz]

Do you Food given to you (basically, are you poor like me)?

LOL

 

[flowerz]

LOL

Wait a second, what exactly do you mean by free food? Like visiting a food bank? Or your mother cooking you a meal?

I'm not sure what the point of this poll is LOL

 

[BlondBomber]

Yes, the majority of my food is "free."

 

[pintoca]

man, I pay for every single can of tuna and chicken boob I choke down my pipe everyday...so nope, no free food for me... sadly, I must say

The poll is funny, though

 

[Mithrandir]

I mean, like a friend says hey, I am making hamburgers tonight, wanna come?
You think to yourself...how lean are these burgers?

Your mom makes enchiladas (when I visit home from college, but ALL this semester my dad will make like 10 pounds of fajitas, no joke and give me the left overs)--do you pass it up or eat the greasy cheesy floury (corny) stuff?

Playing GT4 at a friends house, he offers to go pick up some taco C..deny it?

I so no to all of these, if I can get free calories, I take them, unless they are giving away lard or mayo or cheap beer, then I will pass....


Mith

 

[flowerz]

I mean, like a friend says hey, I am making hamburgers tonight, wanna come?
You think to yourself...how lean are these burgers?

Your mom makes enchiladas (when I visit home from college, but ALL this semester my dad will make like 10 pounds of fajitas, no joke and give me the left overs)--do you pass it up or eat the greasy cheesy floury (corny) stuff?

Playing GT4 at a friends house, he offers to go pick up some taco C..deny it?

I so no to all of these, if I can get free calories, I take them, unless they are giving away lard or mayo or cheap beer, then I will pass....


Mith

Then my answer is yes.

If I’m having dinner at a friends place, or eating with family, I will eat to my hearts delight. Family and friends first, diet and training second. That’s just me.

 

[pintoca]

Then my answer is yes.

If I’m having dinner at a friends place, or eating with family, I will eat to my hearts delight. Family and friends first, diet and training second. That’s just me.

Yes, that is so true...

If people is kind enough to invite you and cook dinner for you, it would be DAMN impolite to be all over them like "OMG, what did you put in that thing?? that is not healthy, etc"... Better to decline the invitation in the first place than to make your hosts feel miserable.

 

[Mithrandir]

Man I would feel like a total ass if I denied someone's home cooking...

 

[chewyxrage]

Here @ college when we cook burgers we all goto the grocery store together and buy all the stuff at once so I just get a pound 96% lean and grub on that myself, use wheat bread instead of buns, etc. Nobody cares Their burgers shrink to about half the size they started at cuz of all the fat dripping off

 

[Mithrandir]

96 lean is good, I get 90 sometimes when I feel like being fatty//but 4.5 is so much better than 11

 

[BlondBomber]

Then my answer is yes.

If I’m having dinner at a friends place, or eating with family, I will eat to my hearts delight. Family and friends first, diet and training second. That’s just me.

That must be why I come off as such an asshole to people. I now always eat my prepared meals and turn down food all the time.
Do you feel guilty at all?
No judgement here, I just can't eat off my diet, except for my one cheat meal a week.
I guess the guilt of eating poorly is greater than any social shame/pressure that I can/would feel.

 

[flowerz]

That must be why I come off as such an asshole to people. I now always eat my prepared meals and turn down food all the time.
Do you feel guilty at all?
No judgement here, I just can't eat off my diet, except for my one cheat meal a week.
I guess the guilt of eating poorly is greater than any social shame/pressure that I can/would feel.

It's not about shame...it's about love and respect.

Edit....I'm not suggesting that you don't take those two things in to consideration, it's just how I feel about things.

 

[chewyxrage]

I think my parents have been taking some cues from me as far as diet goes. When I'm home my mom usually makes something that isn't bad at all, like some kind of chicken vegetable dish that works for all of us.

 

[flowerz]

I think my parents have been taking some cues from me as far as diet goes. When I'm home my mom usually makes something that isn't bad at all, like some kind of chicken vegetable dish that works for all of us.

That's sweet

 

[PatBateman3]

My first year in law school it seemed like they had free pizza night every other night. Damn, now I know why I'm cutting....

 

[needtogetaas]

iam a cook ben eating free food fore 11 years now one of the perks

 

[|D_J^B_J|]

That must be why I come off as such an asshole to people. I now always eat my prepared meals and turn down food all the time.
Do you feel guilty at all?
No judgement here, I just can't eat off my diet, except for my one cheat meal a week.
I guess the guilt of eating poorly is greater than any social shame/pressure that I can/would feel.

My thoughts to this is that the most common way for people to socialise nowadays is over a meal. Your attitute seems rather anti-social to me.

What do you say to people who invite you over for a meal?
"Sorry, but I'm only allowed 8 oz of grilled skinless chicken breast (without any sugary flavourings) and 8 oz of sweet potato at that time of day. So unless you serve that to me and the rest of the guests, I won't be able to come."

I eat out with people occasionally, but just make smart choices and choices fairly similar to what I would eat at home (i.e. nothing fried, brown rice over white, etc).

 

[chase152]

I ain't rich, bring on the free goodies...

 

[bas4lizzife]

i mostly eat my groceries at home and keep it clean, but if somebodys having a barbecue or they're offering me a few slices of pizza or what not, you better belive im milking it for all its worth (unless im cutting)

 

[mm107]

shit came home last night to free pizza (3 slices) and then work today for good friday another (2 slices down).

shit i feel fat reading that, buy hey, its FREE its me baby lol

Actually i was just craving, i turn down free food all the time at work just because its way to unhealthy(fried/drenched in mayo,etc). but you know what helps? Take a peek at who is actually online to eat the free food =]

 

[pintoca]

after all this time I still don't fully understand this thread. lol

 

[devcon]

That must be why I come off as such an asshole to people. I now always eat my prepared meals and turn down food all the time.
Do you feel guilty at all?
No judgement here, I just can't eat off my diet, except for my one cheat meal a week.
I guess the guilt of eating poorly is greater than any social shame/pressure that I can/would feel.

I can't agree more... I just returned from a 10 day vacation w/ my brothers family(her mom,dad,bros,sis,granma,granpa,uncles,their all fat except my bro and his wife cuz he whips her in shape...lol..) and every meal was like a feast and they're complaining to me why I don't eat my whole plate but I'm always eating something 2 hours before or after. I hate having to restrain myself from trying to breakdown aspects of healthy eating, frequency of meals, macros, theromodynamics, etc. which is how I've been eating the last 15 years and also the reason I stay 10% year round. I just ignore them because a few years ago I tried to inform them about the aforementioned and they laughed at it, so they're not ready to hear what I have to say.

I do get invited every now and then to family/home cooked meal and I just enjoy it but I never eat a huge amount.

 

[david_diesel]

This place I work at is the worst. It's a call center and these folks love to have potluck lunches. I work in the IT dept so everyone loves us and wants to be our friends so they always invite us. I'm running low on excuses as to why I never eat any of the lunches I'm invited to. My last excuse was..."I'm not going to be here that day." I'm a real stickler with my diet. Sorry, but thats the reason they look like they do and I look like I do (which still isn't good enough...BTW). I'm strong willed and hardly ever crumble

 

[Dposey]

I just went out for some Pollo Loco instead of eating my usual dinner because my family invited me. If someone offers me something then I'll usually eat it and then just compensate later on with less calories so that the numbers are basically the same at the end of the day.

 

[altimus]

free food ownz. i cook most all of my meals at home but i dont think twice when offered free food. its usually a nice home cooked meal. id rather pig out on a big home cooked sunday lunch over fast food anyday. if someone says, "its on me", you better believe that i will be accepting the offer.

 

[rnch]

as mah daddie always said: "son, there's 2 kinds in this world.....your favorite and FREE".

 

[pipejockey]

The Best Things In Life Are Free My Man.

 

[javaguru]

When I go to the butcher shop I have been known to eat their delicious samples of sausages and dips while I wait for my chicken breasts and lean steaks to get bagged.

 

[harbinator]

This place I work at is the worst. It's a call center and these folks love to have potluck lunches. I work in the IT dept so everyone loves us and wants to be our friends so they always invite us. I'm running low on excuses as to why I never eat any of the lunches I'm invited to. My last excuse was..."I'm not going to be here that day." I'm a real stickler with my diet. Sorry, but thats the reason they look like they do and I look like I do (which still isn't good enough...BTW). I'm strong willed and hardly ever crumble

Wow, I feel the pain, Im in the same exact position IT in a call center. Im the only one in a building of 200 women, they tell me that I come by and "graze" hahaha. I like that we are spread across 3 floors so I can't be seen eating at all 3 in 1 day. I may have cheat meals at work or on the weekends, but 80% of my meals are super clean and my training is intense. I may not be able to drop into single digits with the way I eat but I have lost almost 100lb in the last year.