What do normal people eat?

Leafing through alt.support.diet, I read JMA's message of 07 Nov 2004:


"Chris Braun" wrote in message
...

Well, there are lots of ways to define "normal", I think. If it
means "average" or "typical", I'm afraid the normal American is
overweight. I think statistics put it at well over half. Certainly
in my peer group -- middle-aged IT professionals -- being overweight
is the norm. Mind you, these aren't people who binge, but they are
people who overeat and are overweight as a consequence. I have never
been a binge eater, but I used to be an overeater and overweight. I
don't know whether that made me abnormal, exactly :-).

An interesting aside, DH and I usually attend my national conference
every year (educational technology) or his (surveying and mapping).
We both noticed that there were a significantly higher percentage of
overweight/obese people at my conferences than his.

As a systems administrator my job requires very little movement from my
desk. Ocassionally I'll get a call that tech support can't handle that
may require going to the user's workstation. However, most of the time I
can resolve these issues remotely. The only way to balance this out is
with aerobic exercise (running) when I'm not at work.

Phil M.

--
"What counts in battle is what you do once the pain sets in." -John
Short, South African coach.

Leafing through alt.support.diet, I read JMA's message of 07 Nov 2004:


"Chris Braun" wrote in message
...

Well, there are lots of ways to define "normal", I think. If it
means "average" or "typical", I'm afraid the normal American is
overweight. I think statistics put it at well over half. Certainly
in my peer group -- middle-aged IT professionals -- being overweight
is the norm. Mind you, these aren't people who binge, but they are
people who overeat and are overweight as a consequence. I have never
been a binge eater, but I used to be an overeater and overweight. I
don't know whether that made me abnormal, exactly :-).

An interesting aside, DH and I usually attend my national conference
every year (educational technology) or his (surveying and mapping).
We both noticed that there were a significantly higher percentage of
overweight/obese people at my conferences than his.

As a systems administrator my job requires very little movement from my
desk. Ocassionally I'll get a call that tech support can't handle that
may require going to the user's workstation. However, most of the time I
can resolve these issues remotely. The only way to balance this out is
with aerobic exercise (running) when I'm not at work.

Phil M.

--
"What counts in battle is what you do once the pain sets in." -John
Short, South African coach.

On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:28:40 GMT, "Phil M." wrote:

Leafing through alt.support.diet, I read JMA's message of 07 Nov 2004:


"Chris Braun" wrote in message
...

Well, there are lots of ways to define "normal", I think. If it
means "average" or "typical", I'm afraid the normal American is
overweight. I think statistics put it at well over half. Certainly
in my peer group -- middle-aged IT professionals -- being overweight
is the norm. Mind you, these aren't people who binge, but they are
people who overeat and are overweight as a consequence. I have never
been a binge eater, but I used to be an overeater and overweight. I
don't know whether that made me abnormal, exactly :-).

An interesting aside, DH and I usually attend my national conference
every year (educational technology) or his (surveying and mapping).
We both noticed that there were a significantly higher percentage of
overweight/obese people at my conferences than his.

As a systems administrator my job requires very little movement from my
desk. Ocassionally I'll get a call that tech support can't handle that
may require going to the user's workstation. However, most of the time I
can resolve these issues remotely. The only way to balance this out is
with aerobic exercise (running) when I'm not at work.

Phil M.

That's pretty much my situation too. I could pretty much do my job
without ever getting up from my desk. But I do take lunchtime walks
most days, and do some running as well.

Chris

On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:28:40 GMT, "Phil M." wrote:

Leafing through alt.support.diet, I read JMA's message of 07 Nov 2004:


"Chris Braun" wrote in message
...

Well, there are lots of ways to define "normal", I think. If it
means "average" or "typical", I'm afraid the normal American is
overweight. I think statistics put it at well over half. Certainly
in my peer group -- middle-aged IT professionals -- being overweight
is the norm. Mind you, these aren't people who binge, but they are
people who overeat and are overweight as a consequence. I have never
been a binge eater, but I used to be an overeater and overweight. I
don't know whether that made me abnormal, exactly :-).

An interesting aside, DH and I usually attend my national conference
every year (educational technology) or his (surveying and mapping).
We both noticed that there were a significantly higher percentage of
overweight/obese people at my conferences than his.

As a systems administrator my job requires very little movement from my
desk. Ocassionally I'll get a call that tech support can't handle that
may require going to the user's workstation. However, most of the time I
can resolve these issues remotely. The only way to balance this out is
with aerobic exercise (running) when I'm not at work.

Phil M.

That's pretty much my situation too. I could pretty much do my job
without ever getting up from my desk. But I do take lunchtime walks
most days, and do some running as well.

Chris

"Phil M." wrote in message
...
Leafing through alt.support.diet, I read JMA's message of 07 Nov 2004:


"Chris Braun" wrote in message
...

Well, there are lots of ways to define "normal", I think. If it
means "average" or "typical", I'm afraid the normal American is
overweight. I think statistics put it at well over half. Certainly
in my peer group -- middle-aged IT professionals -- being overweight
is the norm. Mind you, these aren't people who binge, but they are
people who overeat and are overweight as a consequence. I have never
been a binge eater, but I used to be an overeater and overweight. I
don't know whether that made me abnormal, exactly :-).

An interesting aside, DH and I usually attend my national conference
every year (educational technology) or his (surveying and mapping).
We both noticed that there were a significantly higher percentage of
overweight/obese people at my conferences than his.

As a systems administrator my job requires very little movement from my
desk. Ocassionally I'll get a call that tech support can't handle that
may require going to the user's workstation. However, most of the time I
can resolve these issues remotely. The only way to balance this out is
with aerobic exercise (running) when I'm not at work.


I'm confined to a room most of the day and have a lot of work to do in front
of my computer. I try to get up and walk around the room to deal with
students rather than use my remote management program when possible. If my
pedometer reads 5,000 steps by the time I leave work it's a miracle.

Jenn

"Phil M." wrote in message
...
Leafing through alt.support.diet, I read JMA's message of 07 Nov 2004:


"Chris Braun" wrote in message
...

Well, there are lots of ways to define "normal", I think. If it
means "average" or "typical", I'm afraid the normal American is
overweight. I think statistics put it at well over half. Certainly
in my peer group -- middle-aged IT professionals -- being overweight
is the norm. Mind you, these aren't people who binge, but they are
people who overeat and are overweight as a consequence. I have never
been a binge eater, but I used to be an overeater and overweight. I
don't know whether that made me abnormal, exactly :-).

An interesting aside, DH and I usually attend my national conference
every year (educational technology) or his (surveying and mapping).
We both noticed that there were a significantly higher percentage of
overweight/obese people at my conferences than his.

As a systems administrator my job requires very little movement from my
desk. Ocassionally I'll get a call that tech support can't handle that
may require going to the user's workstation. However, most of the time I
can resolve these issues remotely. The only way to balance this out is
with aerobic exercise (running) when I'm not at work.


I'm confined to a room most of the day and have a lot of work to do in front
of my computer. I try to get up and walk around the room to deal with
students rather than use my remote management program when possible. If my
pedometer reads 5,000 steps by the time I leave work it's a miracle.

Jenn

Chris Braun wrote:

I'm still not comfortable moving away from counting calories, but I do
allow myself frequent opportunities to indulge. My "simple rule" is
sort of like this: Always eat carefully at home, the office, and the
gym -- which is where I am 90% of the time -- and then enjoy what I
want when I go out to eat or visit friends. But I keep these
occasional splurges more or less reasonable -- eat what I want but
don't stuff myself.

Even though I'm mentally counting calories, I've been *eating right* for
so long now over eating doesn't even seem appealing. I could very
possibly consume a meal with more calories than I'm used to but I'd be
physically uncomfortable if I *stuffed* myself.

--
Last day on the bike for sure - Alberta Clipper coming!
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

Chris Braun wrote:

I'm still not comfortable moving away from counting calories, but I do
allow myself frequent opportunities to indulge. My "simple rule" is
sort of like this: Always eat carefully at home, the office, and the
gym -- which is where I am 90% of the time -- and then enjoy what I
want when I go out to eat or visit friends. But I keep these
occasional splurges more or less reasonable -- eat what I want but
don't stuff myself.

Even though I'm mentally counting calories, I've been *eating right* for
so long now over eating doesn't even seem appealing. I could very
possibly consume a meal with more calories than I'm used to but I'd be
physically uncomfortable if I *stuffed* myself.

--
Last day on the bike for sure - Alberta Clipper coming!
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

On 11/7/2004 12:16 AM, Daven Thrice wrote:

What I want is to be normal. I want to eat like a normal person. I have
tried observing normal people eat, and I guess whatever they're doing
escapes me.

I think that people who do not have weight issues are better at self
regulating their portion sizes than those of us who have gained weight
and then needed to take it off. Me? I want to fill the bowl to the
top. DH? He naturally puts in one cup (I do too now but I measure it
out.) He just eyeballs the right portion each time.


--
jmk in NC

On 11/7/2004 2:42 PM, Chris Braun wrote:
On 7 Nov 2004 13:40:24 GMT, Ignoramus17472
wrote:


It also depends on the cut. Tenderloin, for example, depending on how
fat is trimmed, can be 185 calories per 3 oz. Similar quantity fo
bread is 351 calories. I do not eat tenderloin much because it is
expensive, plus, I like fat.


I, on the other hand, love tenderloin. I have always disliked fatty
meats, even when I was a little child. But I don't avoid steak at
all; I just eat the cuts I prefer, which fortunately are the lowest in
calories.

Chris

VBG I'm right their with you on this one Chris!

--
jmk in NC