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What I Used to Eat vs. What I Eat Now
08-05-2011, 01:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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mandalinn, mine varies a lot too. There isn't really a typical day, you're right. But generally, I cook as much as I can, I'm vegetarian, and I eat more fruits and veggies than anything else.
Shannon, I think this will work... you can see what I put in the salsas here:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=208710345843716&set=pt.189620664419 351&type=1&theater
I didn't follow a recipe, just threw in what I had 
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08-05-2011, 01:13 PM
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Maintaining
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Wherever I go, there I am...
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Worked just fine, thanks!
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08-05-2011, 01:23 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: NC
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Mmmm, that tomatilla salsa looks great!!! I am def going to make it. What do you usually eat it on/with? (I'm not in maintenance but I peeked in and had to say something, hope you all don't mind)
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08-05-2011, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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No problem Nikki I put it on everything! I made black beans and rice and put it on that... I made enchiladas and put it on that... I even bought some chips (abnormal for me)- blue corn chips & stuck with the portion size of 10 chips. Oh, and I put it on salad! I make my own kind of "taco salad" - lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, whatever other veggies I have around (avocado!) and then black beans (you can use canned if you don't make your own, just drain and rinse them first) Cheese if you want (but I try to eat as many vegan meals as I can) Corn is good in it. Salsa is the "dressing"! Can be very low cal/healthy.
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08-05-2011, 01:35 PM
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June
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Brasil
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I just loved your visusals (do you want to come cook for me?  ) and can relate. I always thought I ate healthy until I really started looking at what I ate.
Oh, and I drink a lot of caffeine still. I work, have a young child and it's the only way I stay awake. I just put some milk in it or drink it black so it barely adds any calories.
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08-05-2011, 01:42 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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If I could make the salary I make now cooking for people? I'd do it in a heartbeat
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08-05-2011, 02:44 PM
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Quote:
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If I could make the salary I make now cooking for people? I'd do it in a heartbeat
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Oh, me too! That's pretty much my dream job.
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08-06-2011, 01:09 AM
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Long-term maintainer
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Australia
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Great visual - thanks for sharing! 
Quote:
Originally Posted by k8yk
I'm sure I had plenty of "Full Page" days myself! What I find really nuts is that I would have SWORN up and down I did not overeat and that I ate pretty healthy and I was just fat because of bad genes or I was meant to be big or something. Was I ever delusional! I feel like I walked out of a fog and saw the truth. Calorie counting and my food scale put it all in perspective for me big time.
SO amazing that we can change our minds. I am grateful for that every single day Don't get me started on how much I love exercise now! |
And yeah, I could have written every word of that. What were we thinking?!?! 
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08-08-2011, 09:06 AM
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slow and steady
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Carmel, IN
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Okay, I managed to make my own collages.
Here is what I used to eat on an average day when I was in high school:
This is what I ate in college when I was at my high weight:
And this is what I eat now:
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08-08-2011, 05:38 PM
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Nice Jessica!
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08-10-2011, 02:59 PM
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Location: U.S.
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Great collages. I like that (most) of the 'before' pictures of foods don't make me crave (I am in the coffee club, though ;-) )
The later pictures are the ones that look so appealing!
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Last edited by WhitePicketFences : 08-10-2011 at 03:00 PM.
Reason: "later" pictures
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Maintenance Break! 
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