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Help keep me from eating a meal

#21
J Wilson said:
I wouldn't feed that to a dog.

Industrial-scale fast food is just terrible. I love a good burger (my own), but for me that ain't it, and you could sub Big Mac's, QP's, Whoppers, et al, onto that list. At least go to Shake Shack or In 'n Out. As an expat Texan I do have to have a number of Whataburgers annually to maintain my Texas citizenship . . . .

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60's Whataburger. I spent WAY too much time in those A-frames.

But really . . . why one meal today and two tomorrow in rotation ?
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If I'm going to have a burger I'll make my own as well. Lean minced beef, break an egg into it for binding and breadcrumbs to plump it out a bit bit of salt and pepper. Smash into patties and slap on the ninja Woodfire. Sliced cheddar from the block not packet stuff, salad and loads of very hot chilli sauce all in a brioche bun (no extra salt nor sugar neither).
Still not the healthiest of meals, but so much better than the processed crap from Maccies, BK etc, and IMHO a lot more tasty.
 
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#23
Three meals a day. Around 2,000 calories. For good health.

But, I don't do this. Lately, I've been doing one meal a day because at age soon to be 74, I'm loosing my desire to eat.

Thankfully, I've not lost my desire to "drink" beer! Wink, wink.

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I have to eat 3 times a day for health reasons. Sometimes when I don't want to. A small lunch is usually a challenge. When I was working it was once a day. The car became my booth at a fast food joint. Sometimes I didn't get to finish that meal. You ate as fast as you could. Not real good for you but, that was the norm.

Edit: my burgers are made from a mix of pork and venison. Can't stand ground beef anymore.
 
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#29
Gopherbassist said:
I've been eating one meal a day for I don't know how long now.

What can you say to help me make a good choice?
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Great habit to get into and your body thanks you for it. Look up autophagy for any good reasons to stay with one meal a day.

I started doing it when I was pretty young, but mostly not to be controlled by mere hunger pangs rather than anything else. Really helped over the years to be able to keep working when I wanted to, rather than having to run to the food line because my stomach told me to.

Since you broke down anyway, looks like you made a great choice though!
 
#30
Carl Hillman said:
I had a friend who, for a while, ate one meal a day after he got off work. It usually consisted of an entire box of frozen fried chicken.

He died of a heart attack at the age of 54.
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Correlation does not equal causation. I know people who've smoked cigarettes all their life and lived too old age, not because of, but in spite of.
 
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RattleSnack said:
Stay away from drinks and meals full of suggar. You need just a little meat once/twice a week. Stay away from alcohol. Eat lots of vegetables and some fruit. Drink water, coffee and tea in moderation. Keep moving and stay healthy.
And once you got all of above, no need to have one meal a day. I do three meals plus fruit one.
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Really great advice!

You don't need me to repeat it - but my story is I still drink soda but honestly went through 3 months taking it easy. Soda is great if you can only drink it around Fridays and such or parties but the stuff is seriously addicting. Caffeine free Coke still gets my anxiety up - the sugar they use isn't natural and gets you going badly.

While tea - Ito En or their American brand for Whole Foods and Costco something like just "Nature's Tea" same company but is just pure tea, no sugar, taste great, some are bitter but really good and meant to be cold. It does have tea but green tea caffeine works way different than coffee and it tends to not hit like coffee and keeps you more calm.
 
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DigitalMan said:
All kidding aside, the assumption being that your goal of one meal a day is related to wellness in some form, I’d just say that there isn’t really an effective plan I’m aware of centered around enumerating meals.

Simple stuff works. Basic nutrition and reasonable amounts of activity provide noticeable benefits for almost everyone when applied with consistency.

Without knowing any situational specifics, I can’t add much other than to say I hope you find the path to your goals.
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Drink the biggest glass of water you can manage. Dampens the hunger signals and is good for yuo as well.
 
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