Let me hear you order a meal ...

Last night at Cracker Barrel it was:
Water with lemon
Grilled chicken tenderloin sandwich on whole wheat
Bowl of vegetable soup
Also ate biscuit, corn muffin, some coleslaw and a few stolen steak fries

Most of the time, it's a burger and fries or barbecue.  And a diet coke or water if beer's not available.

I eat out rarely, so I try to take advantage of it fully.

The other day at the Corner Bakery....with a friend...

Her-- "I can't make up my mind what I want..."

Me-- "Me neither"

Her-- "Why don't we get two entrees and split them?"
Me-- "No.... I'm going to want to eat an entire entree..."
Her-- "Well, why don't we order three entrees, split one, and then each have our own?"

Me--"Great idea"

So we split an entree sized salad, with Ranch dressing and corn relish (yummmmm) and she had a paninni sandwich and I had a turkey and swiss sandwich with avocado on whole grain bread...instead of chips I asked for veggies on the side.

It was still way too much food... and I took most of the sandwich home! But a vast improvement over my usual and customary eating habits, which sound more like this:

"Welcome to McDonalds what would  you like today"

"A Big Mac, Large Fry and a Diet Coke with a lemon wedge! And plenty of little ketchup packs!"

I'm in the process of reforming my diet, in order to maintain the weight loss I had this past season. I lost 11 lbs and I've kept it off, but it's going to be tough in the off season.... Ugh.... It's a process.....

If I ate like you guys I'd weigh 400 pounds. Entire food consumption for today

Breakfast: an apple and a handful of red grapes.

Lunch today: Grilled chicken breast on a bed of spring mix, and a handful each of raw broccoli, cauliflower and carrots.

Dinner this evening: grilled salmon, steamed vegetable medley (yes, more broccoli, cauliflower and carrots).

Snacks: a banana at 10 this morning and probably another one at 3 this afternoon. Can of V8 for the drive home.

Mark,  I'm with you.  This triathlon stuff is so hard that I find a good dinner is the best way to reward myself!

I think I eat somewhere between what an athlete in training eats and the general population. When I cook, it's usually grilled fish, vegetarian fare, stir fry.... etc. Really healthy. When I eat out, it's usually real food (ie, nothing fried, no trans fats, just chicken or fish, veggies and a starch). I eat alot of those big burritos (I save half for the next day) with chicken, rice, beans (not refried) and veggies.

Of course, you just had to post this after I had a 1/4 lber with cheese, fries and a sprite. But I haven't eaten like that in probably 2-3 months... I figure that's acceptable.

185 and struggling to stay there, or hopefully get down to 180. I've weighed as much as 240. I'll eat a little more in the evenings before long runs/rides, mostly low-fat carbo-heavy foods, whole wheat bread and pasta, baked potatoes.

Ditto on the going out to eat, it's so rare, occasionally on Saturday for lunch and I pretty much stick to the grilled chicken salad. Logans makes a great one.

When I travel, it's a different story, try to sample the regional cuisine. In Chicago I had pizza at both Gino's East and Pizzeria Uno, but again, that's rare for me.

ATTA BOY triman!

Edited by TypeA Girl Pilot 2004-10-18 4:36 PM

we eat at home most nights - very healthy meals.  Once a month we go wild at a restaurant we've never been too. Check this out from last Saturday: starter: elk-stuffed quail with a blueberry sauce - entree: arctic char over new potato and dill salad with wild boar bacon - dessert: chocolat pecan souffle and two very yummy bottles of red wine.  I LOVE food.