I know we've done polls before as to who is vegetarian/vegan/omnivore/etc, but that doesn't really tell us a whole lot! Are you a junkaholic? Carb lover? Health nut? Do you eat two meals, three, five? Do you drink at all? Have a sweet tooth, or never touch sugar?

I wanted to see what everyone here does I've fallen into some nasty eating habits thanks to midterms, followed by multiple trips, followed by finals, followed by yet more vacation. Ignore the stereotyping of the article, but this is the approach I'm planning to take this year (minus the meat, as I'm vegetarian).

My problem is that I'm a carb queen and pizza-a-holic. Eesh.

I eat out of boredom, and I like virtually all food so I will eat virtually all food. Usually all at once, very quickly, and washed down with wine. I am greedy.

Set calorie level, except on holidays, major lifting days, and days where I can't be bothered. Minimum protein and fat requirements (100g protein, 50g fats) and carbs lie where they may. Mainly because I am a carb-fiend and if I didn't pay attention to protein intake it would probably end up at around 40g a day O_O Diet is composed of mostly whole unprocessed or lesser processed foods, with room for processed snacks and things when I feel like it. Also aim for ~1 gallon of water a day.

Meals are sporadic and usually based on meal-size. If I eat a huge meal, I might only eat one smaller meal later. Or it might be three meals. Whatever floats my boat.

Drinking on occasion

edit: Oh goodness, re-reading that all sounds terribly robotic and unexciting. Don't worry, I do eat pizza and cake and cookies when I feel like it. My biggest concern is just protein since it's the hardest macronutrient for me to fulfill.

I eat out of anxiety, for sure. I started fainting/having seizures when I was 12 but I didn't really changes much about my daily life until I was in my late teens and had a couple seizures that really affected me. The more specialist I saw the more scared I got about things and several of them told me to make sure I always have water and that I don't let my blood sugar get out of control. Because of that advice, I'm a bit obsessive about having food and water with me and I tend to get quite anxious when I don't have access to it. It's become a bit of a vicious cycles: "Ahh, I don't feel well, I'd better eat something. Ahh, that's better." Thankfully, I like healthy foods so I'm perfectly happy with eating veggies, fruits, granola bars, etc. This increase in eating and decrease in activity has caused me to gain weight which I'm trying to get under control.

My weakness foods are definetly salty things like chips. I enjoy really strong flavours like Miss. Vickie's Sweet Onion and Balsamic Vinegar chips. I could eat a whole bag if I'm not paying attention.

When I do eat, it's never a lot. I tend to snack or eat several small meals a day. I detest when people comment on the small amount I take at dinner. Actually, people, that's called a serving size. 3 cups of pasta on your plate IS too much...I'm fine with what I have, thanks!

If it doesn't try to eat me first, chances are I'll at least try it. I love food.

I eat a lot of carbs (more than I should), because that's what the halfway decent dorm food is. Most of the rest of it is NASTY. They never have decent fresh fruit, and I don't have the time to run out to Wal-Mart or the local Indian market that I shop a lot at when I'm at school every week to get the fruit. I'm drinking more fruit juice than ever, though.

I don't count calories because I did it once for a school project and it made me a bit neurotic. Then I decided not to do it anymore because I was eating the same amount anyway, getting obsessive over counting it and not limiting it, and it was really pointless for me to do since it wasn't changing anything.

Curse you Nutella, my weakness. It can be eaten with anything. How do you resist something that tastes delicious with everything???

^^ I keep hearing such good things about Nutella but I don't think I've ever had it.

Sort of scared. Peanut butter is already a "dangerous" substance for me (I can eat it plain, just me + spoon + jar) lol. If Nutella tastes anywhere near as good, oh boy...

I cook healthy for myself, and eat out semi-unhealthy.

I stock my fridge with water, vegetables, fruits, nuts, eggs, cheese and nuts. I try to cook with fresh produce daily and drink lots of water. I avoid keeping any type of processed foods+carbs at home.
Whenever I go out to eat, I try to eat low carb, but I sometimes order the breaded shrimp, fried chicken etc. I always skip the bread basket. I don't count calories except in cases where I am trying out a new food for that week. I am pretty much on autopilot and I know what types of foods I should eat.
I avoid keeping any great tasting foods like Nutella, Peanutbutter in my house because I don't have very much self control. I would eat the whole container of Nutella in a week!

How much I eat depends on when I wake up in day. Sometimes I eat one meal a day+snacks other days I eat 4 full meals+ no snacks. Whenever I am stressed I feel sick to my stomach so I don't eat. Whenever the stress is over, I raid my fridge because I am starving.

On weekdays, I have cereal and milk and coffee for breakfast, a salad sandwich and a bottle of water or juice for lunch, and a dinner consisting of fresh vegetables or salad (depending on the weather) - preferrably home grown - a small portion of red meat, sometimes with pasta or rice, and a glass of juice. We usually eat later in the evening (7-7:30pm), so no dessert.

I try to graze on fruits between meals, but I do have a weakness for junky carbs - especially sweet ones - which I am doing my best to fight. I'm a boredom/emotional eater, so I try and bring a container of grapes to work to pick at rather than raiding the vending machine. I can't eat nuts.

We eat out one night a week. It used to be takeaway fast food, but the last few months we've been opting for sushi or other more healthy options instead.

Weekends, all bets are off. Toast or croissants and fresh brewed coffee for breakfast; whatever we feel like for lunch and snacky foods. Dinners are always "proper" meals (meat and veg/salad). When we drink wine/cider, it's on weekends.

And in between, lots and lots and lots of water.

slice wrote:

^^ I keep hearing such good things about Nutella but I don't think I've ever had it.

Sort of scared. Peanut butter is already a "dangerous" substance for me (I can eat it plain, just me + spoon + jar) lol. If Nutella tastes anywhere near as good, oh boy...

Slice, Nutella is even better than Peanut Butter. Very sweet and chocolately. I remember a few years back it was being sold in single serves with a tiny spoon just for the purpose of eating it straight. (Just don't get the imitation brands - they're nowhere near as nice)

I haven't tried it yet, but here's a healthy nutella recipe with some good reviews.

thefruitpursuit.com . . .

As far as eating goes, I eat when I'm hungry, and I try not to eat just because I'm bored. I do have guilt associated with food at times, but usually only after consistently eating unhealthy foods for more than a few days. Mostly, I believe that you are what you eat, but also that food is fuel for your body and should be enjoyed as such, not avoided.

I'm a vegetarian because that's what works for me. I try to avoid soy, I drink almond milk instead of milk, and I generally avoid eggs (but I don't say no to some French toast in the morning if someone's already making it). I'm trying really hard to not eat cheese unless it says specifically that the enzymes were not from animals. Cheese, along with sugar, is my biggest weakness. I think it mostly stems from the way my parents are about food- My dad used to put cheese on everythinggg before his doctor got on his case. My mom never had junk food in the house, so it was always a free-for-all whenever I finally got my hands on some sugar. Now I'm working on reminding myself that I do not need to have the brownie, the cake, the cheesecake, and the ice cream because this will not be the last opportunity to do so.

I don't drink at all, but I'm also well under the legal age to do so at this point. I'll probably be a one glass of wine type person. I also hate coffee but I drink tea and tea lattes all the time. My boyfriend is asian so his parents drink it straight without honey or anything, and I'm actually starting to like that more than tea with sugar and milk.

I am a vegetarian, with vegan parents. I'm not super strict about it though. If I'm at someones house and they have prepared soup with chicken stock, I'll usually deal. I was starting to get super sick a few months ago, and decided to completely switch up my diet. I could never go vegan (nor afford to), so I went meatless, and about all of the health issues have gone away.

But, I learned from the best, and my mother is a phenomenal vegan cook. I don't know how she does it. I try to follow in her footsteps and eat only fresh and natural products and buy locally when I can. I also have a calorie restricted diet, but being vegetarian, it's more calorie encouraging (seriously, some days I have to make SURE I get in a good amount for each meal).

I try to eat 3 meals a day, but sometimes it'll be 2 with a snack or two.

My biggest downfall - salt. I'll inhale it all the time, and usually in the form of potato chips. =)

I also do not buy or have any snacks in my house. If I want one, I will make something up. I have no control with snacks. They're gone in a day.

I've never met food I didn't like. I wouldn't need to lose weight if I was a little more discriminating about my eating, hah!

I try to go low carb. Try to get in some fruits and vegetables every day (I'll usually make a very pointed effort - a can of french cut green beans, a generous shake of this minced garlic stuff I got from the spice store, a pat of butter and two minutes in the microwave, and I'm in heaven, baby!)

In the last little bit, I've noticed that my body has started wigging out if I go carby. I had a pb&j today for the first time in a while, and I thought the shakes were gonna kill me. I had a spoon of plain pb, got some extra protein in me, and the shakes were almost immediatly gone. :/

So low carb, I keep stuff out of the house that I can't control myself around (which is why I buy nutella about twice a year, since it was mentioned by name...), and try not to eat like an idiot, hah. That's pretty much it...

Omnivore!

Oh, to only have to worry about myself and what I eat!! Lately, I have been cooking for five and it's HARD! Hard to find things that everybody will eat, that don't cost too much and that are reasonably healthy. And work, too! The menu planning, the shopping, the cooking and cleaning up. It's a tough, time consuming job!

I keep lots of fresh produce in the house, to counter the snack foods that get brought in by everyone, since everyone is old enough to drive. I keep sandwich fixings and often make homemade soup with lots of vegetables. Everybody likes that! I also keep lots of eggs handy. Very versatile and everybody likes eggs!

We eat a lot of pasta and rice. Tonight I made spaghetti, which is a sacrifice for me because heavy red sauce does not agree with my tummy, but everybody else likes it so I eat only a bit and fill up on salad and bread. Tomorrow, I think I'll put some fish on the grill and do baked potatoes.

I have to have breakfast, usually something like scrambled eggs and toast or grits and bacon and some fruit or juice. I get weak and hungry if I skip. Or eat too much at lunch because I'm famished! Lunch is usually a sandwich or some leftovers.

Because of my tummy problems, there are some things I shouldn't eat, like the aforementioned red sauces, garlic, spicy chilis, etc. So I don't make those too often or make alternatives. For example, my chili recipe is quite mild and I put peppers and spicy sauces on the table for those who like it spicy.

kk~

Is anyone a reformed breakfast hater? I REALLY hate breakfast, I usually feel sick if I eat it. However, I KNOW how good it is for you. From the article I posted, I got the idea of a little fruit (like an apple) and a small croissant, which doesn't sound repulsive, but it's such a hard habit to break

Louise wrote:

I eat out of boredom, and I like virtually all food so I will eat virtually all food. Usually all at once, very quickly, and washed down with wine. I am greedy.

This, except I wash everything done with coffee.

Kekoa, *waves* ME!! I could not eat breakfast when I was younger. I suffered for years from what I called "my morning stomach". Eating didn't help but not eating didn't either. It only got better after I made serious efforts to eat breakfast regularly and made time to do so.

When I was in school, it was terrible, because I learned my body's best time to eat breakfast is about 8 or 9 am. Class time. Always!! After I adjusted my schedule to accomodate breakfast, it became easier. I started with light things, rice cereal, or a fruit cup or some cottage cheese. Scrambled eggs and toast have now become a regular breakfast, the protein helps keep me feeling full and energized longer. Certain things I still can't eat in the morning, like sausage. Or sweets like pancakes, even though I love pancakes later in the day.

Are you a coffee drinker? If so, try to eat before you have your morning coffee. That helped, too.

kk~

I'm one of those people who can't have junk food in the house. If I do I'll eat it, all of it, until it's gone. So no chips, lollies, chocolate, biscuits, cake or icecream. Unless it's a special occasion and I'm sharing with someone else. If I'm going to buy junk food, I try to just buy one thing, like one chocolate bar or small packet of chips, but I always get sucked into the specials or 2 for 1 deals! Is anyone else like that?

I start work at 7am, so normally I just have a smoothie for breakfast because I can drink it in the car on the way to work. I really struggle to eat breakfast early in the day, about 9am is fine otherwise I feel sick. I can hardly drink a glass of water when I get out of bed in the morning. For lunch I have salad and yoghurt or fruit.

I try to go low carb for dinner, we mostly just have meat and veggie type meals. We rarely have pasta or rice because it's another thing I know that if I start eating it, I'll eat too much. I have no self control with carbs!

I have a problem with breakfast too, my stomach feels upset after about 30 minutes after eating traditional breakfast food. I can't eat anything sweet or too greasy and absolutely no milk (which means only dry cereal) for breakfast. Which means for me it is usually a bagel/toast and an apple or banana. For awhile I would eat non breakfast things for breakfast, like a turkey sandwich or rice. It is called the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce and toast), bland items are the only thing that I can eat in the morning. If I have time I will make plain scrambled eggs, I can eat eggs anytime. I have also had luck with eating toast and then about an hour later I can have a carnation instant breakfast or special K drink while at work, although it is harder to do that with my job now.

I eat high fiber cereal for breakfast pretty much every day. If I start out my day with a lot of fiber, I feel so much better than if I don't (this was recommended to me by my doctor). I have a travel mug of coffee every weekday morning when I get to work, and a thing of Greek yogurt around 10:00 AM. Lunch is usually whatever I can find in the cafeteria at work that's remotely appetizing, so that can get pretty junk food-y. Dinners are home cooked most nights, although sometimes I eat popcorn with olive oil instead of a real dinner. I eat pasta at least once a week, almost always of the whole grain variety. I'm not a big fan of meat, but I do eat some, and I love shellfish. When I have the time to sit down and look up recipes, I'm pretty good about planning healthy meals, but when things get hectic, I'm more likely to eat something less healthy but quick and easy (breaded chicken, frozen stuffed pasta, etc). On the weekends we tend to sleep in, eat a big lunch out at a restaurant, and then just eat a snack in the evening. I have a really juvenile dislike of most fruits and vegetables (well, I FEEL like it's juvenile, but it's not like I'm not trying things, because I am, I just don't like them), so I tend to eat unsweetened applesauce like a fiend because at least it's fruit and I like it. My one saving grace is that I have a very small appetite, so even when I'm eating complete crap, I usually don't eat very much of it because I get full really quickly.

Hmmm... As for your specific questions...

Junkaholic? Not really. I like fried foods, but they make me feel sick, so I don't eat very many. I'm far from being a health nut, but I'm also not the type to gorge myself on fatty foods.

Carb lover? Absolutely. I love breads, pastas, crackers, most things that are made from corn or potatoes... Yeah. I love it all. Probably the biggest problem with my diet is the disproportionate amount of carbs compared to everything else.

Health nut? I go through phases, but I always just get too lazy to keep it up. And like I said, there's the dislike of fruits and vegetables thing.

Do you eat two meals, three, five? Three regular meals plus a morning snack and sometimes an afternoon snack. Whenever I'm hungry, basically.

Do you drink at all? Actually, I think I may have just sworn off drinking for good. Any alcohol, in any amount, makes me horribly ill, and it's getting worse as I get older, so I think I'm ready to just be done with the whole thing. I'm an extremely occasional drinker these days in any case (like three to four times a year).

Have a sweet tooth, or never touch sugar? I like sweets, but just a little bit of something sweet is enough most times. I'm not a big fan of chocolate, don't like cake or brownies, only sometimes like cookies. So basically the only thing I will sometimes eat when I'm in the mood is candy.

And I did used to be a breakfast hater, but I got over it when I started working full time and had set meal breaks so that I couldn't just grab something whenever I got hungry. I had to eat enough before work so that I could make it to lunch. Now I can't NOT eat it.

I'm a bit of a health nut, but I also like to enjoy what I eat.

I cut meat out of my diet about 4 years ago. I actually never planned on going vegetarian, but I didn't like a lot of meat as a kid and once I got into my teens I slowly started choosing to cut bits out at a time, until one night I decided to see how long I could go without eating chicken or ham. I have actually tasted a bit of each since, just to make sure that I'm really not missing out on anything (meat just feels weird in my mouth now), and I had salmon at a dinner once when it was served to me, and very very very occasionally I'll crave chips and gravy... Basically I don't consider myself to be a "proper" vegetarian, but it's much easier to make sure that I eat foods that feel good in my tummy if I tell people that I am, rather than trying to explain that I don't eat flesh, but won't freak out over things like chicken stock or gravy. (Although the reason I got that huge piece of salmon was because I said I was a vegetarian, so maybe I should change tack every so often...)

I'm a carb fiend. Love my pasta, bread, rice... It's also very bad for me. A naturopath had me go without wheat for 2 weeks a couple of years back, and while I went into it kicking and screaming I actually found that it made a huge difference. I've fallen off the bandwagon since, but after a Christmas full of bleached wheat flour I've decided I'm going to go half-gluten free and try to cut out wheat entirely.

I'm more likely to binge on chips than lollies. My guilty pleasure is the Red Rock Deli brand of sour cream and chives rice chips - I think they're only available in Australia, so I haven't eaten them for at least a year, and I'm sure my body is very happy about that, haha. Although I have a soft spot for Finnish salmiakki (salted liquorice).

I wasn't allowed a lot of super sugary things as a kid (cordial, chocolate and lollies as well as certain biscuits and cereals were restricted to special occasions like birthday parties), and my family has always used raw sugar for everyday things like tea and coffee, so by the time I was able to drink cordial and eat lollies every day, I actually found them too overwhelmingly sweet! I did manage to wean myself off white and milk chocolate and now I nearly exclusively eat dark chocolate.

I hated nuts as a kid but now I snack on them regularly. I eat out of boredom so I prefer to be healthy about it - nuts and dried fruit and occasionally fresh fruit (not a huge fan of fresh fruit; it has to be really nice and there are a lot of fruits that I don't eat at all).

Vegetables, on the other hand, are wonderful and I love them. There are some days when grains definitely outnumber the veggies, especially if I'm busy or want to eat something NOW, but ideally they would make up a huge part of my diet.

I'm another person who used to hate breakfast. I don't eat a lot of breakfast foods, so I tend to choose one thing, eat that nearly every day for a while, and then change to something else; for example this year it was rye toast with butter and jam, and then oat porridge. (I did discover that Mexican breakfasts are like heaven, though - eggs, black beans, rice, veggies - oh my goodness!!) I always have a cup of tea with it, though. Milk and sugar, alas, but I have tried tea numerous times without sugar and I just don't like it! Coffee is reserved for my 3pm slump, and sometimes also for around 10.30 if I've had an early brekky.

As for alcohol, I'm not a huge drinker, and I like to enjoy my drink. Wine is for meals - I've drunk wine with family meals on special occasions since I was 15 - and something like cider or scotch or rum in the evening. I've gotten drunk once or twice and it was horrible; even tipsy I feel less happy and more dizzy. Neither of my parents were ever the type to get rolling drunk on the weekend either so I've always had good role models as far as that goes too.

I try to buy only healthy food because I have no self control when it comes to junk food - especially sugar. I just LOVE chocolate, cookies, cakes, etc. While I find it's ok to treat yourself I just cannot have those in the house. I can't eat just three cookies and put the box away: I eat the WHOLE thing. Yup in one night. Same for cake. If I have it in my fridge I will eat nothing but that until it's gone. I also try to buy less butter and cream. Whenever I have them I cook everything with them. Blame it on my French heritage. I use extra virgin olive oil to cook or I steam vegetables whenever I can.

So my typical grocerie list consists of lots of fruits and vegetables (fresh an frozen), meat of all kinds (I don't eat meat everyday!), fish, sea food, pasta and most importantly COFFEE (black or espresso). Like this is the 6th food group (the 5th is chocolate. duh.)

Some rules I have when grocery shopping:
- No dessert except low-fat pudding or fruit is allowed in the fridge
- Fruit juices have to contain 100% fruit juices and lots of vitamin C
- I usually buy at least 3 different vegetables and 3 different fruits and alternate between weeks so I get a lot of variety. I also try to buy ''new fruit/veggies'' everytime I see something I havnt tried.
- Cook from scratch whenever possible (I don't buy sauces or pre-mix of something if I can make it for cheaper and more to my taste)
- Cold cuts have to contain at least 30% of protein from meat
- Bread is this one: boulangeriestmethode.com . . . and nothing else
- Other grains are whole grain
- I have to have healthy snacks that can make my incessant cravings goes away
- Salty snacks are: vegetable juices, pickles and olive
- Sweet snacks are: fruit sorbet, pudding, fruits and homeade dark chocolate sauce (with barely no sugar)
- Dairy products: (this is something I can't live without but I try to limit butter and cream): 2% milk, greek yogurt and old cheddar are staples. I eat so much cheese in a week it's ridiculous. Whenever I want to treat myself I buy a nice cheese and some crackers (in addition to the already ridiculous amount of cheese I eat)


I eat 2 meals per day (lunch and dinner) and some light snack later during the night. I cannot eat breakfast. It makes me wanna throw up. And yes I have tried multiple times. Besides coffee, everything else is out.

When I go out to eat I do not watch what I eat because I find it really frustrating to eat a salad with dressing on the side... and everything else is filled with fat/sugar/salt so I might asweell just try to enjoy my meal.A 200 calories difference between a cesar salad and a bowl of pasta is not gonna make a huge difference in my diet. I eat whatever I feel like. That includes dessert, fried stuff, etc. I don't eat out a lot either.. maybe once a month maximum. I always, always pack my lunches and if I dont, I try to go to the nearest grocerie store and buy something similar to what I would have packed.

I have to add that if I try to diet and restrain my portions I have no self control either and don't know what is the limit. That's why I cant weigh myself either. But in a realistic way.. I know I can eat a lot without gaining much weight so I am kinda lucky.

Half of my plate has to be filled with vegetables. The rest is split evenly between meat and carbs (rice, pasta, bread, potatoes)

I drink alcohol on weekends but sometimes I enjoy a glass of red wine with my dinner. If someone was willing to accompany me I would always have it. (Again, can I blame if on my French ancestors?) They say one glass of red wine is good for the heart anyway!

BUT... when it's finals time, I eat SO BAD. Ramen noodles! Pizza! Candies! It's crazy. But I never do that when I'm on vacations from school and work full time. I can always find the time to cook something nice. Just not during finals.

I cannot eat breakfast. I really have a hard time eating anytime before 1 pm. It doesn't occur to me to eat, like I just realized that I haven't eaten anything but a couple of olives. I am actually in the process of cooking dinner (its a long cooking soup), but didn't think about eating anything. I eat a big late lunch (usually between 1-3 pm) and usually something like soup, sandwich or a Lean Cuisine when I get home.

I don't like sweets, really. Which is weird cause I'm seriously addicted to Dr. Pepper. I could live on Dr. Pepper alone. I don't bring it in my house for that reason. I only drink one other soda - Diet Cream Soda. Other than that, I don't like soda. I don't care for cookies, cakes, ice cream, candy, etc.

I don't like fast foods - burgers, pizza, french fries, fried chicken, etc. Not sure why. But when I do eat, I want it to be good and I don't hold back. I appreciate food and want it to taste good. I watch the cooking network all the time.

I don't recommend this as a eating lifestyle. It's just what I've become used to. Typing this now has made me realize that I have weird eating habits!

Not gonna lie, I eat pretty much whatever I want. I LOVE anything that's fried, which is totally gross. I hate pop though and I drink tons of milk. This year I'm going to attempt to have a more vegetarian lifestyle, if not go completely vegetarian.

I always eat breakfast. Usually it's a bagel or a poptart, or eggs.

Lunch. Usually a frozen meal sometimes a sandwich. I only eat about half of it. Then I eat something sweet ( have a bad habit of eating something sweet after lunch and dinner).

Dinner. Whatever my mom cooks. Usually it's some sort of main dish and vegetables or fruit on the side. I usually only eat about half of what is on my plate. Then I eat something sweet.

I drink a glass of orange juice after I shower at night. Sunny D with breakfast. Diet pop otherwise (I need caffeine and don't like coffee and I don't want to drink my calories, I'd rather eat them) and water when I am exercising or don't feel like drinking pop or juice.

I try to eat when I am hungry but with work and when my mom makes dinner that just isn't possible.

I love carbs and sweets, especially chocolate. I love ALL food, but those are what I crave.

I have been working on cutting back and eat more low carb, low sugar, these days, but if I could eat that way, and stay healthy, I would.

I'm a carb-a-holic, specifically bread. I love bread. If I had to I could live off of bread and potatoes and beans. I can safely say beans are my favorite form of protein. I've been considering going vegetarian, but haven't made the commitment yet, though I do go through periods that can last anyway from days to weeks where I don't eat any meat. I do love eggs though, as well.

I tend to be a 3 big meal a day person, but if I could get myself organized I'd love to break it down into 5 smaller meals. I try to eat healthy at home but generally tend to go for whatever I want when I'm out, whether that's chicken fingers or pasta. For this reason, I try not to eat out. I seldom drink soda or juice and mostly have water, or juice that's diluted with water by half. My favorite carb is rice, and I can eat a LOT of it.

I drink socially, and sometimes after a long day at work.

I am not a big snacker, but Craig is, and we're working on having more fruits and veggies to snack on, and nuts as well. When I'm working out and doing intense cardio I have a protein shake with almond milk as part of lunch. Oh! I'm lactose intolerant, but not very much so. I can have small servings of ice cream and cheese, but drinking a glass of milk is too much and will make me sick.

I pretty much believe in letting myself have what I want, since I seldom eat fast food or fried food or soda or candy or baked goods, as long as I'm working out.