Page 8 | Size 8s - what do you eat in a day?

user7637296 · 2022-06-12T07:46:22+00:00

Lost close to 1.5st and now a size eight. Feeling fantastic! I can wear whatever I want, and quite frankly after birthing 2 children, I feel damn proud of myself and feel sexy again. Anyway, now for maintenance... If you're a size 8, what do you eat in a day to maintain your size?

pattish · 13/06/2022 08:37

SleepyDoggo · 12/06/2022 21:21

No. Engaging in conversations about food with people that are potentially quite poorly is extremely irresponsible. I can only hope that posters get the help they need and that @MNHQ take action.

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Have you actually read the replies? No one on this thread is ‘poorly’. The vast majority are describing normal eating!

Could you quote the posts you are concerned about? Genuinely flummoxed.

The people on this thread showing the most concerning behaviour to me are those making it about disordered eating when it’s not.

pattish · 13/06/2022 08:39

0pheIiaBalls · 12/06/2022 21:13

Are you envious of people who stay slim despite eating normally?

This is one of the most disgusting, smug, ignorant things I've ever read on MN.

People who skip meals because eating is a distraction, or subsist on under a thousand calories a day permanently, have disordered eating.

And no. I won't 'stay away' from threads like these, but thank you for your pass agg 'kind' suggestion.

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Would you like to quote the posts that worry you? I haven’t seen any that are fewer than 1000 calories a day.

You come across as having huge issues. I honestly don’t know why you’re reading threads like this if they bother you so much.

pattish · 13/06/2022 08:40

sunja · 12/06/2022 21:37

Granola with Greek yoghurt and three types of fruit for breakfast.

Crackers with avocado and tuna for lunch or eggs, avocado and bagel.

Dinners tend to be gousto/hello fresh meals that are veggie or pescatarian.

Try not to snack too much but main snack is dark chocolate.

Drink 2L of water minimum a day and the only hot drinks I have are herbal teas or hot choc.

@0pheIiaBalls @SleepyDoggo

Is this one ‘disordered’?

pattish · 13/06/2022 08:41

sunja · 12/06/2022 21:37

Granola with Greek yoghurt and three types of fruit for breakfast.

Crackers with avocado and tuna for lunch or eggs, avocado and bagel.

Dinners tend to be gousto/hello fresh meals that are veggie or pescatarian.

Try not to snack too much but main snack is dark chocolate.

Drink 2L of water minimum a day and the only hot drinks I have are herbal teas or hot choc.

@0pheIiaBalls @SleepyDoggo

Is this one ‘disordered’?

pattish · 13/06/2022 08:44

SheilaWilde · 12/06/2022 22:33

Why is this being attacked as a 'disordered eating' thread by some people? Are the millions of threads about people eating half a ton of junk and who weigh 20 plus stone not considered 'disordered eating'? Are people not allowed to be a normal weight incase it 'triggers' someone?

I struggle with putting weight ON. I do not have an eating disorder. I eat whatever I fancy when I'm hungry. I'm 'underweight' on height/weight but I've always been like that. It really annoys me that the 'default' is 'overweight' and anyone who's not on a diet and is normal weight or underweight gets slighted as having an ED. Being unhealthily overweight is also an ED but there are constant threads about losing weight that don't get attacked by people who are a normal weight.

Exactly. There are a couple of people here (who shouldn’t be here IMO) who are using this thread to pick at their own scab. Calling people who eat healthily and are slim ‘disordered’ is gaslighting and bullying.

Skinnermarink · 13/06/2022 08:45

Gaslighting and bullying 🤣

Jesus H Christ. You’re like a dog with a bone, @pattish . I think you have your own agenda here, or at least a very large chip on your shoulder.

pattish · 13/06/2022 08:48

TibetanTerrah · 13/06/2022 06:55

I don't know how a protein shake can be considered disordered eating tbh. Many shakes have far more nutrients than something like toast or cereal for breakfast.

If we go by the general population, roughly two thirds of the people posting here will be overweight, and a thread like this is triggering for some because it shines a light on their own eating habits and they don't align with those of someone who is a size 8. All the rationalising that goes on in their heads (and believe me, I've done it) - hormones, genetics, slow metabolism, are all discredited and people only have one defence left: calling perfectly normal eating habits "disordered".

Big portions are "normal" (actually the word should be commonplace) now. So are regular takeaways/eating out. When I was dating and eating out 3 times a week I put on two stone! Being overweight is commonplace, and what should be viewed as a "normal" weight is referred to as "skinny". Just because the majority eat too much for what their body needs, that doesn't mean that those of us who dont have "disordered eating".

And picking out one or two posters out of dozens purely to support your argument and dismissing the rest is completely unhelpful tbh.

Well said!

Ceridwenn · 13/06/2022 08:51

There are some posters that gather elsewhere on the net, and actively seek out 'teeny tiny' threads (as they call them), with the aim of pulling posters down a notch or two, all under the guise of doing it to 'protect others'. Some put joke responses on to derail. Probably best not to engage. They won't change their responses because they are all egging each other on elsehwere. You have to question the credibility of posters like that.

pattish · 13/06/2022 08:51

Here’s an example of a ‘protein shake’ I sometimes have for breakfast:

2 bananas
3 tbsp peanut butter
1tsp cocoa powder
splash soya milk

Poured into a bowl and topped with a chopped kiwi, almonds and flaxseed.

Lots of calories (don’t know how many because guess what? I’m not counting), loads of protein, loads of nutrients. Keeps me full for hours.

And yet… it’s ‘disordered’. 😂

pattish · 13/06/2022 08:53

OP - ignoring the hijackers who want to tell people they have an ED - a really good place for ideas for meals is Joe Wicks’ books. They’re fab and really easy and a totally sustainable way to eat.

pattish · 13/06/2022 08:55

Skinnermarink · 13/06/2022 08:45

Gaslighting and bullying 🤣

Jesus H Christ. You’re like a dog with a bone, @pattish . I think you have your own agenda here, or at least a very large chip on your shoulder.

That’s hilarious, given the circumstances!

Skinnermarink · 13/06/2022 08:55

pattish · 13/06/2022 08:55

That’s hilarious, given the circumstances!

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Which are what?

pattish · 13/06/2022 08:56

Ceridwenn · 13/06/2022 08:51

There are some posters that gather elsewhere on the net, and actively seek out 'teeny tiny' threads (as they call them), with the aim of pulling posters down a notch or two, all under the guise of doing it to 'protect others'. Some put joke responses on to derail. Probably best not to engage. They won't change their responses because they are all egging each other on elsehwere. You have to question the credibility of posters like that.

I think you’re right. I wasn’t aware of this world and I’ve engaged far too much. Going to ignore them now!

StanleyBostitch · 14/06/2022 04:54

Wow, there's a lot going on in this thread! I'm particularly struck by the idea that people who monitor what they eat are automatically unhealthy, both physically and psychologically. I monitor what I eat to stay healthy. I am at very high risk for breast cancer, such that I had a complete hysterectomy at the age of 40 and was put into surgically induce menopause as a result. I can't take HRT because it increases my risk of breast cancer, and I cannot carry excess fat on my body because it can produce and store estrogen, which I have to avoid. Being in menopause at such a young age puts me at risk of gradually increasing my weight over time, 10-15 years earlier than most other women. I've also developed osteopenia and I'm at increased risk of developing heart problems. So I monitor what I eat and everything I eat is important. The automatic assumption that someone who is careful about what they eat is engaged in competitive under eating is really offensive. I'm just trying to live longer.

garlictwist · 14/06/2022 05:49

I'm size 8 and eat total crap. I do not know why I am thin because all I eat is sweets and chocolate and pizza . I keep meaning to do better but have no motivation and just can't be bothered to think about food.

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user7637296 · 14/06/2022 07:16

StanleyBostitch · 14/06/2022 04:54

Wow, there's a lot going on in this thread! I'm particularly struck by the idea that people who monitor what they eat are automatically unhealthy, both physically and psychologically. I monitor what I eat to stay healthy. I am at very high risk for breast cancer, such that I had a complete hysterectomy at the age of 40 and was put into surgically induce menopause as a result. I can't take HRT because it increases my risk of breast cancer, and I cannot carry excess fat on my body because it can produce and store estrogen, which I have to avoid. Being in menopause at such a young age puts me at risk of gradually increasing my weight over time, 10-15 years earlier than most other women. I've also developed osteopenia and I'm at increased risk of developing heart problems. So I monitor what I eat and everything I eat is important. The automatic assumption that someone who is careful about what they eat is engaged in competitive under eating is really offensive. I'm just trying to live longer.

I agree.

No idea why this thread is so different from all the other "what do you eat in a day to lose weight or stay a size 12"?!

Considering the average UK woman is a size 16, I think it's good some of us are keen to watch what we eat.

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becausetrampslikeus · 14/06/2022 07:59

I think another poster hit it on the head - people are in denial about their own eating problems and unhealthy weight

Welll done you for getting to a healthy weight and having the sense to realise that you can't go back to your old way of eating and need sone help

dolphinsarentcommon · 14/06/2022 08:24

I've just re read this thread as I am also trying to maintain a weight loss.

It really does highlight how odd

dolphinsarentcommon · 14/06/2022 08:27

Ooops, puppy jumped on my arm....

Anyway.. how odd our thoughts have become about diets and weight. There's is so little 'happy medium'. We're either slim and verging on an eating disorder and being told by our friends we've gone too far, or we're overweight and justifying it with hormones, lifestyle, genes.

Im guilty of all of the above.

StanleyBostitch · 14/06/2022 11:11

becausetrampslikeus · 14/06/2022 07:59

I think another poster hit it on the head - people are in denial about their own eating problems and unhealthy weight

Welll done you for getting to a healthy weight and having the sense to realise that you can't go back to your old way of eating and need sone help

When you consider that around 60% of the adult population (>18 years) is over weight, you'd think that people would support others losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight.

MsOllie · 14/06/2022 11:43

@user7637296 but of course just because someone is a size 16 doesn't mean they don't watch what they eat
I'm aware of what I eat, every single day. Didn't eat tea last night because I thought I had eaten too much
Still fat

xsquared · 14/06/2022 12:10

MsOllie · 14/06/2022 11:43

@user7637296 but of course just because someone is a size 16 doesn't mean they don't watch what they eat
I'm aware of what I eat, every single day. Didn't eat tea last night because I thought I had eaten too much
Still fat

I didn't take @user7637296 post as others not watching what they eat, but its clear that some posters seem to think that size 8s who watch what they eat are under eating.