The poll options aren't very good. I do most of the cooking. But, I don't give a crap about the calories or fat or whatever in my food, because I have the metabolism of a teenager. I avoid "organic" foods and the obviously inorganic ones as well. So, where does that put me?
I thought the same thing way back when, but after a couple months I didn't miss it at all. In fact, I'd be more inclined to eat meat now than dairy. I don't think my diet is the healthiest. I think vegan plus fish would be a perfect diet, but I can't bring myself to eat fish.
#1 on my list of people to hate. metabolism of a teenager. Ugh. I've had the metabolism of a petrified rock since I was 14. If you can't vote in the poll, just describe your particular situation in the thread kind of like you just did.
There wasn't one that fit me either. I'm vegan, as I said, but it's not for health, I don't eat only organic and I don't worship Al Gore (though I do respect him). And the only things remotely "hippie" about me are my vegan diet and my fondness for old school Cat Stevens. In most other ways I share Eric Cartman's views on hippies.
Before this year, I was #1, except remove skinny and replace with fat. And I quit being a teen a decade ago. So far this year, I'm #4 and #5. There are bad weeks that I revert back to #1, but overall #4 and #5. I voted 4; I don't really care about the organic stuff, but my gf is all about organic/natural. I track everything I eat online.
Cook our own food 95+% of the time. It's not always healthy (french/italian food is rich, tasty goodness) but the food itself is primarily organic. Caveat to organic-only is meat. I get organic chicken (non-organic chicken is disgusting) but organic beef is hella expensive. I need to try and arrange with some folks to buy a grass-fed no-hormone cow again.
i try my best to eat healthy so i like to cook at least twice a week and that'll last 4 days and then i eat out other times but not fast food. i do love me some shipley's tho! when i cook myself, i go healthy, not neccessarily organic but no butter, little salt, lotsa veggies, fish, etc. but when i go out to eat, i pretty much eat whatever i want. not a health nut, moreso, i just do enough to like how i feel and how i look. that's what counts to me. i've been the same weight for the last 15 yrs or so (i'm 30 now) minus the spike there the yr i was 21 from all the drinking so i can't really complain. my mom looks great at 60 so all i have to do is maintain and i should be set.
I voted for the second option, but I think I'm starting to move towards..option 4... HOPEFULLY I can this summer.
I cook meals during the week but go out on the weekends. I eat fairly healthy and watch my portions. I tend to eat small meals but sometimes it doesn't work since I'll get hungry again at night. It is SO hard to not eat any carbs at dinner time.
The poll results were stupidly made for the sake of being too specific in order to see what people reeeeeeeeeeeeeallllly think.
Let's start an "I'm a skinny mo fo who was never fed properly and you fatsos need to put the cookie down", a "y'all don't work out? Figures." a "Well, not everybody's metabolism is the same, sir" or an "I can't believe y'all are counting your calories, you losers!" fight. C'mon, who wants to start? I'm going to Whataburger now. Who's in that's what she said?
i don't eat well in that i actually try to make my own food once a week at best. but i try to be conscious in what i eat when i eat out, i only aim for lean cuisine/healthy choice or lean pocket type frozen stuff when i go that route, etc. so crappy, but a slightly healthy version of it
I shop at costco and buy mostly the same 20 things every time I go... egg whites chicken breasts ground turkey lactose free milk protein bars veggies fruits nuts etc I cook for myself 1-2 times per week and prepare all my foods en mass... my diet is pretty boring, but healthy, and my friends definitely don't like coming over and asking for a "snack". once per week I will eat out and order something with red meat and cheese to give my thyroid a little kick in the arse. the one thing i wish i could do is eat more organic foods, go to farmers markets and stuff, and definitely eat home grown meats... but i have to admit im kind of clueless where to get that stuff
You can get a lot of basic info right here... http://www.organic.org/ Be sure to check out the "Top 10 myths" about organic food section, very informative. HEB actually has a pretty good selection of organic food these days. You can find it on the labels, and in the produce sections as well. You can buy organic dairy like milk and cheese at HEB. Whole Foods obviously is a great place for organic eating too, but more in terms of groceries that are more naturally made, for fruits and veggies, I'd recommend a farmer's market. Meat is tougher, organically raised meat is very expensive. I buy organic, free-range, vegetarian fed chicken and turkey here and there and fish. I stay away from red meat mostly because of the high amounts of fat, and because its expensive as hell.
if you eat healthy, once in a while it is a good idea to have a "cheat meal" consisting of things you normally would avoid... for me, that would be red meat and dairy... to make your metabolism work harder and not get complacent.
That is an interesting thing. I'm avoiding fast food altogether, but if I went to a sit-down type place that would probably be my "cheat-meal" for the week.
