Pieces 'n' Tuna

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 18:09:11 +0100, "MadJock"
wrote:

I'm following a calorie controlled diet, and they fell into that. The two
steaks were 300g between them (10.5 oz for you Americans who can't yet use
Système Internationale) and they were less than 400 calories. Remember that
tuna is over 90% protein. For my main meal, with a little pasta, I think
that's acceptable. Don't you? The whole meal was about 1000 calories - and
I'm eating about 1400 calories daily at the moment. I had my two steaks,
and I enjoyed them. Should I feel guilty for that?

I certainly don't think you should feel guilty about eating lots of
tuna; it's good for you :-).

However -- just my opinion -- eating 70% of your daily calories at one
meal isn't the best practice. Do you do that regularly? It might be
better to spread out your eating a bit more over the course of the day
-- would help keep your metabolism running at a more consistent rate,
and avoid being over-hungry for work and exercise. (I usually go to
the gym after work, and if I haven't eaten at least half of my day's
calories beforehand I find that my workouts suffer.)

I'm curious where the other 600 calories in your dinner came from.
I'm assuming it's not all from the pasta, as that's more than "a
little pasta".

All this said, though, if it fits into your daily calorie total,
that's great. I'm a calorie counter too.

Chris

"Chris Braun" wrote in message
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However -- just my opinion -- eating 70% of your daily calories at one
meal isn't the best practice. Do you do that regularly? It might be
better to spread out your eating a bit more over the course of the day
-- would help keep your metabolism running at a more consistent rate,
and avoid being over-hungry for work and exercise. (I usually go to
the gym after work, and if I haven't eaten at least half of my day's
calories beforehand I find that my workouts suffer.)

I don't do it that regularly - I was filling up because I hadn't managed to
find enough time to properly eat lunch. This does happen more than
occasionally, and I find that rather than snack on crap, I prefer to just
leave it until dinner-time when I'll design my meal to suit. My breakfast
was toast and banana with a glass of milk (I have very complete records of
everything I eat ). I also deliberately ate all of that at dinner-time
because I'm trying to stop a habit of mine where I must have something to
eat before going to bed. I think that is the cause of my weight problem.
So I ate a lot for dinner (and easily found space for it - I was famished!).

I have found my 'workouts' suffering in the same way as you, though. I was
doing a bit of off-road mountain biking (a 15 mile trek up stairs, down
hills, over fences etc) and I managed to do about 14 of them before my legs
just gave in. I was not out of breath - I just ran out of energy. Does
that sound familiar?

I'm curious where the other 600 calories in your dinner came from.
I'm assuming it's not all from the pasta, as that's more than "a
little pasta".

It's from the pasta with its sauce. It came from a packet and I just had it
for convenience. There would be less calories if I were cooking my pasta
and sauce myself. The weight of the pasta was about 350g (12 1/4 oz), and I
wouldn't make a habit of eating this amount if I hadn't eaten nothing during
the day.

All this said, though, if it fits into your daily calorie total,
that's great. I'm a calorie counter too.

Chris

Calorie counting is the only way to go for me I don't trust myself to do
anything else

Thanks for your points, Chris. You've made me think about this a little
more. I will make a point of spreading my meals through the day. Promise

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 18:55:40 +0100, "MadJock"
wrote:

(I have very complete records of
everything I eat ).

I do this too. (As you can no doubt tell if you've ever noticed any
of my "Food & Exercise" posts ;-).)

I also deliberately ate all of that at dinner-time
because I'm trying to stop a habit of mine where I must have something to
eat before going to bed. I think that is the cause of my weight problem.

It doesn't worry me to eat before bed. I do it often, though not
every day. But I know lots of people feel it's a problem for them.

I have found my 'workouts' suffering in the same way as you, though. I was
doing a bit of off-road mountain biking (a 15 mile trek up stairs, down
hills, over fences etc)

How are you riding a bike up stairs and over fences?

and I managed to do about 14 of them before my legs
just gave in. I was not out of breath - I just ran out of energy. Does
that sound familiar?

I've had exactly that reaction. I try to always have an energy bar or
two on hand for emergencies, though, rather than going hungry.

It's from the pasta with its sauce. It came from a packet and I just had it
for convenience. There would be less calories if I were cooking my pasta
and sauce myself. The weight of the pasta was about 350g (12 1/4 oz), and I
wouldn't make a habit of eating this amount if I hadn't eaten nothing during
the day.

Pasta & sauce always seems to me to have an awful lot of calories
relative to its satisfaction value. I do like it, but don't eat much
of it. (Sometimes we have pasta sauce on spaghetti squash, which is
good.)

Calorie counting is the only way to go for me I don't trust myself to do
anything else

I agree 100%. I'm too good at kidding myself otherwise :-).

Chris

I have found my 'workouts' suffering in the same way as you, though. I
was
doing a bit of off-road mountain biking (a 15 mile trek up stairs, down
hills, over fences etc)

How are you riding a bike up stairs and over fences?


Well, you lift the bike and carry it I make it sound daft; I don't
actually CARRY the bike that much. But, there are stairs, styles and fences
on the way.


I've had exactly that reaction. I try to always have an energy bar or
two on hand for emergencies, though, rather than going hungry.


But how many calories would an energy bar have? It's something I have never
bought.

MadJock
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On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 21:33:08 +0100, "MadJock"
wrote:

Well, you lift the bike and carry it I make it sound daft; I don't
actually CARRY the bike that much. But, there are stairs, styles and fences
on the way.

I see. Kind of like a portage, I guess, only for bikes instead of
canoes. I've never done anything like that.

But how many calories would an energy bar have? It's something I have never
bought.

Well, there are all sorts of them. The ones I usually eat
("Fastfuel", sold by my gym, Life Time Fitness), have 180 calories (5g
fat, 23g carbs, 11g protein). They're enough to give me an energy
boost if I haven't eaten enough. They make a handy portable meal if
you get stuck in situations like missing lunch, or just if you want a
snack before or during exercise.

Chris
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In article , MadJock
wrote:

I had two big tuna steaks for dinner yesterday! Yum

MadJock
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Eating for two?

I'm following a calorie controlled diet, and they fell into that. The two
steaks were 300g between them (10.5 oz for you Americans who can't yet use
Système Internationale) and they were less than 400 calories. Remember that
tuna is over 90% protein. For my main meal, with a little pasta, I think
that's acceptable. Don't you? The whole meal was about 1000 calories - and
I'm eating about 1400 calories daily at the moment. I had my two steaks,
and I enjoyed them. Should I feel guilty for that?

No but personally I'd have limited the portion to 6 or 7 oz. as my
tummy hurts when I eat high volume protein at a meal. But that's not
you! i was just being a wise guy for a change.

MadJock
204/192/165