The constant questions about food... [Archive]

TYEster

01-08-07, 10:16 pm

Freakshow

01-08-07, 10:28 pm

"Why do you eat that?"
"Why do you have to eat so many times a day?"
"Does that taste good?"
"How can you eat that?"

On and on and on... Seriously. I'm not talking because I'm eating. Do my a favor and don't ask me questions while I'm choking my food down. If it tasted good, I'd have a dumb smile on face.

What about you?

I think my girlfriend has been very supportive of my eating habits (cooks for me, eats healthy with me, etc...), but my family cannot understand what I eat what I eat and why I eat so much of it. When I am at home cooking, my mom tells me how disgusting the chicken and soy sauce smells, or she complains about how much I run the dishwasher, or how much food she has to buy when I pay her a visit...

questions and complaints about my eating habits might as well be food themselves, because when I get 'em, all I do is chew 'em up and swallow them.

Big Jawn

01-08-07, 10:34 pm

I find it quite comical myself...for me its been a lifestyle for quite awhile, even at such a young age. I'm still surprised how many people look at me as a freak. And even more surprised at how many people don't even know what powerlifting is "is it when you do those flippy things with the weight and press it over your head?"...theres nothing worse then mixing up Olympic lifting and powerlifting, IMO, theres a deadly rivalry between the two sports here in Alberta. The Oly. lifters look at themselves as "artists" and us well we are grunting crude ogres.

MELTDOWN

01-08-07, 10:35 pm

Wife Inc. has only bitched twice in 16 years about it. And I think she was just trying to add "variety" to the plate.
Chicken, tuna, rice, eggs, oatmeal, blah blah blah, whatever. If it helps me grow, I eat it. Throw some salsa or Ms Dash at it and chew away. Don't hear any body bitchin because water doesn't taste good.

alkalineman

01-08-07, 11:39 pm

I'm always pissed off when I am on a cut because all I do all day is choke down barely paletable food. Hate it. I don't see how anyone could do it for a long period of time (7+ weeks). Usually I would end up throwing the rest of some meals away because just looking at it makes you want to puke and then when you actually try to swallow it you can't. Especially egg whites in the morning with plain oatmeal. Or plain chicken breast with yams.

IWANNAGROW

01-08-07, 11:42 pm

Mr.Totality

01-09-07, 4:19 pm

try being the college student forced to eat outta the cafeteria,

theres no dressing on those veggies...
why do u make the sandwich lady just give u a ton of turkey
how many eggs is that
is that plain oatmeal
how many cups of water u need
why are u so excited its chicken breast day, stuffs got no flavor

and many many more...

I remember those days. I became a pro at hiding the "new" (yes thats how old I am) foreman grill in my dorm with all the chicken I used to have my dad stock in my fridge.

rcrott1

01-09-07, 4:24 pm

whenever someone asks me why i am eating what i am...i just smile at em.

they really dont know what it is like to have this kind of life.

i look at it as if they wish they could have our lives and our diets.

Rotlex

01-09-07, 4:27 pm

I must be lucky. Lucky in that both my wife and I are into this lifestyle\way of eating. She cooks, we eat. She's gotten VERY good at making anything taste fantastic.

It's also nice to have a backup at those family outings, where even after this many years, we STILL get weird looks when we don't eat 95% of what's being served.

Freakshow

01-09-07, 4:29 pm

try being the college student forced to eat outta the cafeteria,

theres no dressing on those veggies...
why do u make the sandwich lady just give u a ton of turkey
how many eggs is that
is that plain oatmeal
how many cups of water u need
why are u so excited its chicken breast day, stuffs got no flavor

and many many more...

I am going through that right now as well man, its tough because you dont know how much you are getting, you have to question the quality of the food, and the days when they actually serve something halfway healthy are few and far apart. I make runs to subway for a footlong, double meat, on wheat bread alot, and I stock up my apartment with as much good food as possible.

rcrott1

01-09-07, 4:34 pm

i get some pretty weird looks at the store with some of the combos that i am getting...they will always ask me about it too...

i just smile and nod..knowing what the combinations do to my system...how they aid me in my struggle in this life.

MobiusRenoire

01-10-07, 11:11 am

My wife started complaining about what I fixed for dinner (lots of chicken breast a la George Foreman and rice, fish, and so on) so the next night, I started fixing food for one. That sent the message pretty quick that she could quit complainin' or start cookin' her own stinkin' food.

I can't recall which Animal said it but if the people by your side aren't going to help you, ya gotta leave 'em behind. You don't have to be mean about it but this is your fight and anyone not with you might as well be against you.

rcrott1

01-10-07, 11:22 am

Modius, also remember this...our lifestyle is a selfish one...and a lonely one.

Arbalest

01-10-07, 2:35 pm

Thankfully my gf supports me... doesn't even complain about what i eat. Heck, she even cooks for me, and packs me enough for a week so i don't have to slave over the foreman! lmao

Last year, when i wasn't poor and was able to afford chicken breast/lean meat for every meal, she would *remind* me to eat it when i was soooo sick of chicken/tuna/lean meat, that it made me sick to look at it.

I'm used to the questions though. I think whats best, is when you have your cheat day (i mean CHEAT day), and you go out to eat (usually a Buffet w/ TONS of meat) and you down 8-10+ plates of food, and people just look at you. Yes, even the 500lb'ers at the table next to you.

Karma

01-10-07, 4:48 pm

I think my girlfriend has been very supportive of my eating habits (cooks for me, eats healthy with me, etc...), but my family cannot understand what I eat what I eat and why I eat so much of it. When I am at home cooking, my mom tells me how disgusting the chicken and soy sauce smells, or she complains about how much I run the dishwasher, or how much food she has to buy when I pay her a visit...

questions and complaints about my eating habits might as well be food themselves, because when I get 'em, all I do is chew 'em up and swallow them.
Haha.. Just like you Big Fella!! My family have a real hard time thinking why I’m doing this; at the other hand my girl gives me all support I need… We are big lucky bastards with our girls bro!!

Reacher34

01-10-07, 11:33 pm

True, the questions never end. But i sometimes wonder how many people actually pay attention to the answers. I was a small dude at 156lbs and 6ft tall. Now I'm 215, once we get by the "did you juice?" question (which i didn't), the next is about food. Three guys have asked me at different times to set them up on a diet. Now, when i started, nobody helped me, all i knew was you have to eat until you wanna puke, keep it down and eat some more. i am still trying to figure the specifics out. But i feel like i should help any way i can so i spent a lot of time outlining three specific diets for these guys. no one lasted more than two weeks! i'm at the point where I realize most people don't have the true desire to stick to it, so i give generic answers and do my next set. I figure, if they really want it, they'll go take it themselves. Once you've got a grasp, then we can talk shop.

nphocus

01-11-07, 12:22 am

My wife has accepted that the 10 dozen eggs in the fridge are mine and will only last two days. My 3yo loves to help daddy peel eggs and my 1yo loves to sit and eat egg whites with me. Granted, my wife thinks I'm a crackhead too... but at 5.00 for 5 dozen, that case of eggs is cheaper than a value meal. 10 egg whites, 1/2 cup of oatmeal mixed with peanut butter and honey along with 16 oz of skim milk is a great meal to me. Egg whites taste like nothing and the oatmeal/pb I love. Doing it 3x per day and fitting some tuna, lean beef, and chicken into the mix is a pain in the ass. Overall, it's a good thing and I think it's also a good example for my children.

RowdyRobby

01-11-07, 3:39 pm

Reacher34

01-14-07, 2:34 am

Yeah, the eating seems to be an issue for everyone around us. Thank goodness my wife like many of yours is very accomadating. When I am buying 6 to 8 dozens of egg people always want to know what there for...There for this week ya fuckface!!! is usually what I want to say, but I usually just smile. instead. My boss is understanding as well, not at first though, could'nt understand where I was going every 2.5 hours on the dot, like clockwork. Good stuff!! gotta go gotta eat!!

This reminded me of when i first started. I had read an AP article, I think is was Machine's, about people in the grocery store looking in your cart and giving weird looks. I went shopping and bought 7 18-packs of eggs. The cashier gave me the look and made a weird comment. I was very small at that point but i got the "this guy is a freak" vibe........and loved every second of it!

propstm

01-14-07, 3:04 pm

I am going through that right now as well man, its tough because you dont know how much you are getting, you have to question the quality of the food, and the days when they actually serve something halfway healthy are few and far apart. I make runs to subway for a footlong, double meat, on wheat bread alot, and I stock up my apartment with as much good food as possible.

Freakshow, how's the apartment going? I came back from shopping, cuz my girl was on the phone w/ me and mentioned carrot sticks. I dunno why but I got a craving, so I went to to store. (sorry rant)

anyway, so I'm putting 15lbs of chicken breast in the freezer (that makes 20lbs w/ the 5lbs i already had there) and my roomates decided to let me know to put my chicken in the mini-fridge upstairs. Eat a lot, take up a lot of space man. I didn't bother to mention the chicken would probably last a week.

Have any roomates that get on your case about that?

rcrott1

01-15-07, 1:43 am

my last gf would constantly complain about how much chicken was in the fridge/freezer...later in the week she would go to make some for herself and it would be gone and she would complain

prolly why she is my ex gf.

YeaILift

01-15-07, 3:52 pm

I think I am gonna turn into a chicken seems thats all I eat from chicken breast to eggs I bought 8 packs of 18 eggs the other day thts all I bought people were lookign at me like i was a psycho. Being 6'4 280 with a shaved head doesnt help. haha

propstm

01-15-07, 5:21 pm

The_Stig

01-16-07, 2:32 pm

yer know exactly how it feels! my last girlfriend used to complain soo much about wot i was eating and i know it shouldnt of done, but it really put me off, having that person or partner by your side who is there for u is actually more useful and lucky than u realise, i ate 'so' much chicken and fish i actually made her sick of it, haha, and she wasnt even the one eaten it! it was also difficult trying to explain how big i wanna get without some sarcastic or stupid comment especially if she saw any pics of some big boys like the true iron brothers on here, i would be extremely lucky if she didnt say anything! and just like rcrott1, its partly why she is my ex gf..! think urselfs lucky boys, if u gotta supportive partner, there ur trainer partner while ur not in the gym, anyway, rant over, got some chicken and vegies to cook!

MickMars

01-16-07, 3:14 pm

"Why do you eat that?"
"Why do you have to eat so many times a day?"
"Does that taste good?"
"How can you eat that?"

On and on and on... Seriously. I'm not talking because I'm eating. Do my a favor and don't ask me questions while I'm choking my food down. If it tasted good, I'd have a dumb smile on face.

What about you?

Dude... I get those questions all the time! Once, I was eating tuna outta a can in the living room and my housemate came home with 3 hot looking girls. They gave me the stare and was asking a million questions like "Is it humanly possible to eat THAT plain?". And I do get shit from my parents time to time about my diet.

Evaniel

01-16-07, 11:14 pm

Yeah. A lot of "how can you eat that much chicken?" "How are you not fat?" "He's eating again!"

Good. It makes you stand out: we don't eat for gratification or mere survival; we eat with purpose.

NZ Ironhead

01-17-07, 12:25 am

Hi Dudes, the average person doesn't get it. They complain and bitch to you and say things like "why do you have to take all those containers, why do you have to eat all that food." I bite my tongue and smile, but in my head I'm thinking 'if I wanted to look like you, I'd eat like you, but obviously I dont!!" Sometimes my work colleagues bitch because I'm always going to the toilet (gallons of water) and having to stop every 2-3hrs for another meal - They tell me that I'm not normal and I respond "yeah and I don't ever want to be. I'd rather be dead than average"

big stew

01-18-07, 12:03 pm

Here are a few of my favorites.

The looks i get as my coworkers are on their third round of coffee and donuts while i am heating up my third container of chicken and rice.

The looks the local waitress and customers give me when I order 10 eggs and a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast.

and my favorite is the jaw dropping confused look when a slim-fast drinking co-worker smiles smuggly and says they are on a diet, and i show them my huge cooler of food and say "so am I".

BrotherInArms

03-21-08, 10:31 pm

I love when I step out of my gym to force-feed another meal and some kid as he's coming asked, "so you're on a protein cycle?"

Uh, yes. I'm cycling off of tuna and onto peanut butter.

Nihility

04-19-08, 5:21 pm

the best is my pre-sleep gainer shake, i usually wake my mom or dad up (who pass out on the couch eating ice cream) to the sound of weight gainer, PB, bananas, and milk churnin' together.

"why do you eat so much every day? wont you get fat? what are you trying to do"

one day i got so fed up, since they ask every night...

"im trying to do something with myself. i dont want to look like you when im 50. if your going to bitch to me about that every night, you need to look at yourselves and ask why you drink every night."

the best thing is they have NOTHING on me.
ive never been suspended, expelled, etc.
ive never gotten a detention beyond being late 3 times in a term reasons,
ive never drank alchohol or done ANY drugs (i dont drink coffee or anything, the only caffeine i get is my pump pre-workout, and i avoid the red pill in my m-stack)

and yet they still bitch at me, cause its the only thing they have to get mad at me at (and its not even a good reason!)

whatever. i do it for me, and thats what matters.