Is THAT all you're eating????

poopsie2223 · 01-20-2009, 11:14 AM

I was having lunch at the office last week. A bunch of gals went out and brought back enormous amounts of take out Chinese and started eating it. Someone looked over at me, noticed that all that was on my plate was a 1" cube of smoked gouda and a sliced hard boiled egg. "You poor thing, is that all you can have?"

I told her that was all I WANTED. She went on and on about how "lucky" I was not to have an appetite (she didn't know me when I weighed 70 pounds more than I do now.) I just smiled and agreed that I was indeed, fortunate.

Sometimes I actually forget just how grateful I am to have found this way of eating. Years ago, before discovering low carb, I'd have probably inhaled 1500 calories of that Chinese stuff and still felt hungry.

kbeth · 01-20-2009, 11:20 AM

LoL!! Thanks for sharing!

debkeversole · 01-20-2009, 11:23 AM

sprinklesmom · 01-20-2009, 12:48 PM

That's great. Good for you. Nice to know you can be satisfied on less food. So much better for you too.

Ilpirata · 01-20-2009, 12:54 PM

And they'll all be looking for more food in thirty minutes...

KUDOS to you!

suzanneyea · 01-20-2009, 01:04 PM

I must admit that I would have thought the samething. One egg and a piece of cheese? I would starve on that! I had 3 burgers and two steaks for lunch, lol.

CARLINI · 01-20-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by suzanneyea

I must admit that I would have thought the samething. One egg and a piece of cheese? I would starve on that! I had 3 burgers and two steaks for lunch, lol.

Me too but I've always been a BIG eater, even LC.

elyseelyse · 01-20-2009, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by suzanneyea

I must admit that I would have thought the samething. One egg and a piece of cheese? I would starve on that! I had 3 burgers and two steaks for lunch, lol.

I honestly think I could be your twin. Never knew a woman (besides myself) who could and does eat that much red meat.

poopsie2223 · 01-20-2009, 03:11 PM

Well, I think I did go home and have a big steak that evening. And sometimes I eat more than that for lunch. The big difference, I think, is I don't eat some gargantuan carb laden disaster at EVERY meal. Not to mention snacks! Lots of times I'm just not that hungry and just have a protein/fat snack like that egg and cheese.

suzanneyea · 01-20-2009, 03:20 PM

I understand. It drives my dh nuts cause i will often go all day without eating until dinner.

meatme · 01-20-2009, 04:20 PM

Yup. I remember the all you can eat Chinese Buffet lunches during lunch break at work. Then the afternoon would be the "carb coma"

DaffodilSoup · 01-20-2009, 06:46 PM

Even though I'm definitely a volume eater, I find that I'm really not hungry between meals anymore. I used to eat big meals, but then I'd graze in the afternoon between lunch and dinner. Now that I can fill up on good protein and healthy fats, I pretty much eat my few meals a day and that's all.

newcreation · 01-20-2009, 07:18 PM

poopsie, what a great post. I can relate. When I ate a lot of carbs I used to be hungry all the time. Now I can last for hours if I eat enough fat and protein. I still can't get over it.

LeanLioness · 01-20-2009, 07:37 PM

Wooo Hooo, the diminishing of the appetite is awesome isn't it!!!!

Tiffany2288 · 01-20-2009, 09:25 PM

Eh I always tell people who make obnoxious comments like that, that I am on the "I can eat whatever I want and its none of your business diet" and smile obnoxiously.

I can't stand obnoxious comments about what I eat, no matter what it is. (I got those comments for 10+ years working on wall street with all men while eating low fat too.)

here4yoo · 01-21-2009, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by poopsie2223

I was having lunch at the office last week. A bunch of gals went out and brought back enormous amounts of take out Chinese and started eating it. Someone looked over at me, noticed that all that was on my plate was a 1" cube of smoked gouda and a sliced hard boiled egg. "You poor thing, is that all you can have?"
I told her that was all I WANTED.

Boy, if you do that around the tables of the Greeks I eat a lot of meals with, you'll see a lot of long faces. The 1st and 2nd generation expect guests to eat!

Maybe they know something, they all (especially the women) live to their 90's almost without exception.

flatferenghi · 01-21-2009, 03:43 AM

actually, i am pleased. i wanted to eat the whole thing when it came out of the oven. I willed myself for the sake of budgetary concerns to make it last at least 3 times; Monday eve, Tues Eve & tonight. However, what is left is not enough, so i will augment it with something else. i hope this weekend's london broil will last me 2 times. it is a tad over 2 lbs. I truly am envious of those who can be satisfied with small amounts of food, be they low carbers or not. I am not a spoilsport however.I congratulate them in their good fortune. i am learning to live with it. I saw another episode of BIG MEDICINE. Actually, it was a repeat. If I can keep those people in my mind, then, going to bed hungry every night won't seem such a terrible affliction after all. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

01-20-2009, 11:14 AM	#1
poopsie2223 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Rockies Posts: 1,300 Gallery: poopsie2223 Stats: 5'-8" - 209/197/145 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Since 1998 restarted 08/08/11	Is THAT all you're eating???? I was having lunch at the office last week. A bunch of gals went out and brought back enormous amounts of take out Chinese and started eating it. Someone looked over at me, noticed that all that was on my plate was a 1" cube of smoked gouda and a sliced hard boiled egg. "You poor thing, is that all you can have?" I told her that was all I WANTED. She went on and on about how "lucky" I was not to have an appetite (she didn't know me when I weighed 70 pounds more than I do now.) I just smiled and agreed that I was indeed, fortunate. Sometimes I actually forget just how grateful I am to have found this way of eating. Years ago, before discovering low carb, I'd have probably inhaled 1500 calories of that Chinese stuff and still felt hungry.

01-21-2009, 03:43 AM	#17
flatferenghi Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,873 Gallery: flatferenghi	3lbs of meatloaf in 3 mealtimes. actually, i am pleased. i wanted to eat the whole thing when it came out of the oven. I willed myself for the sake of budgetary concerns to make it last at least 3 times; Monday eve, Tues Eve & tonight. However, what is left is not enough, so i will augment it with something else. i hope this weekend's london broil will last me 2 times. it is a tad over 2 lbs. I truly am envious of those who can be satisfied with small amounts of food, be they low carbers or not. I am not a spoilsport however.I congratulate them in their good fortune. i am learning to live with it. I saw another episode of BIG MEDICINE. Actually, it was a repeat. If I can keep those people in my mind, then, going to bed hungry every night won't seem such a terrible affliction after all. Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

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01-20-2009, 11:20 AM	#2
kbeth Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,630 Gallery: kbeth Stats: 5'4" 43yo 161/148/125 WOE: Paleo-esque Start Date: April 2002/Restart April 2012	LoL!! Thanks for sharing!

01-20-2009, 11:23 AM	#3
debkeversole Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southern ky Posts: 49,854 Gallery: debkeversole Stats: 370/285/199 WOE: 8/29/11 R9P2 HCG diet Start Date: 10-8-09

01-20-2009, 12:48 PM	#4
sprinklesmom Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Where Elvis never left the building Posts: 10,882 Gallery: sprinklesmom Stats: A little less donk in the old badonkadonk	That's great. Good for you. Nice to know you can be satisfied on less food. So much better for you too.

01-20-2009, 12:54 PM	#5
Ilpirata Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 10,061 Gallery: Ilpirata	And they'll all be looking for more food in thirty minutes... KUDOS to you!

01-20-2009, 01:04 PM	#6
suzanneyea Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 9,275 Gallery: suzanneyea Stats: 156/124/120 WOE: back to zc!	I must admit that I would have thought the samething. One egg and a piece of cheese? I would starve on that! I had 3 burgers and two steaks for lunch, lol.

01-20-2009, 03:11 PM	#9
poopsie2223 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Rockies Posts: 1,300 Gallery: poopsie2223 Stats: 5'-8" - 209/197/145 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Since 1998 restarted 08/08/11	Well, I think I did go home and have a big steak that evening. And sometimes I eat more than that for lunch. The big difference, I think, is I don't eat some gargantuan carb laden disaster at EVERY meal. Not to mention snacks! Lots of times I'm just not that hungry and just have a protein/fat snack like that egg and cheese.

01-20-2009, 03:20 PM	#10
suzanneyea Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 9,275 Gallery: suzanneyea Stats: 156/124/120 WOE: back to zc!	I understand. It drives my dh nuts cause i will often go all day without eating until dinner.

01-20-2009, 04:20 PM	#11
meatme Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 73 Gallery: meatme	Yup. I remember the all you can eat Chinese Buffet lunches during lunch break at work. Then the afternoon would be the "carb coma"

01-20-2009, 06:46 PM	#12
DaffodilSoup Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hillsborough, NJ Posts: 2,368 Gallery: DaffodilSoup Stats: 219 (all-time high)/191/185.6/160 WOE: Low Carb Vegetarian + Fish Start Date: May 18, 2011	Even though I'm definitely a volume eater, I find that I'm really not hungry between meals anymore. I used to eat big meals, but then I'd graze in the afternoon between lunch and dinner. Now that I can fill up on good protein and healthy fats, I pretty much eat my few meals a day and that's all.

01-20-2009, 07:18 PM	#13
newcreation Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5 Gallery: newcreation	poopsie, what a great post. I can relate. When I ate a lot of carbs I used to be hungry all the time. Now I can last for hours if I eat enough fat and protein. I still can't get over it.

01-20-2009, 07:37 PM	#14
LeanLioness Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Belleville, IL (St Louis Metro area) Posts: 5,755 Gallery: LeanLioness Stats: 250/205/130 (-45 since Feb) WOE: PBP / Paleo combined with IF Start Date: Last restart: 02/06/2011	Wooo Hooo, the diminishing of the appetite is awesome isn't it!!!!

01-20-2009, 09:25 PM	#15
Tiffany2288 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NYC/NJ Posts: 1,906 Gallery: Tiffany2288 Stats: 172/141/130 5'4 WOE: Atkins 72 Start Date: Oct 2010	Eh I always tell people who make obnoxious comments like that, that I am on the "I can eat whatever I want and its none of your business diet" and smile obnoxiously. I can't stand obnoxious comments about what I eat, no matter what it is. (I got those comments for 10+ years working on wall street with all men while eating low fat too.)