View Poll Results: On average how many meals would you say you eat outside of your home.

Never

0-1/week

12.86%

2-3/week

22.86%

4-6/week

28.57%

7-10/week

20.00%

11+/week

15.71%

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Jul 20, 2005 | 12:57 PM

#21

habitualspeeder

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From: addison, TX

i never bring food to work.
so eat out atleast for lunch, i eat out everyday.
usually fast food.
and im a single dude so i probably only cook about 3 nights a week.

i cant gain weight to save my life.

Jul 20, 2005 | 01:00 PM

#22

cyber_x

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From: SF Bay Area

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liebernoodle,Jul 20 2005, 04:21 PM

You are "one lucky SOB".

It's simple. if you eat mcdonalds 3x a day you will get fat. This is a no brainer! What don't you understand about having 120+g of fat (most of it trans and saturated) when you are supposed to be eating around 68g/fat a day.

edit: Your working out is what is separating you from the guy in the movie.

IMO this is true for many people but not all. Metabolism plays a huge role as well. I eat out all the time (nearly every meal) and fast food, in particular McDonald's, accounts for just about 2/3 meals a day. Even when it's not fast food, I have a hard time resisting oily fried stuff. I am lazy and don't work out, either.

Now, my metabolism is extremely high and I make quite a few trips to the crapper a day.

I've always been like that and just don't put on any weight. In fact, at about 5'10" and 120 lbs., I'm about ready to disappear into thin air.

Granted, this probably isn't the norm, but I know quite a few folks like this. I'm sure it's not healthy and my arteries are like the 405 freeway during rush hour, but from a weight perspective, you can eat a lot and crap a lot and still stay thin.

Jul 20, 2005 | 01:24 PM

#23

beanolo

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From: soopasoak dat hoe.

I eat out EVERYDAY. TWICE a day. Each meal is about $10. Starbucks is about $4.00. Comes out to almost $20-30/day because i have no time to cook.

I need a personal chef. quick.

Jul 20, 2005 | 01:31 PM

#24

ASMspec

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From: West Coast

Quote:

Originally Posted by beanolo,Jul 20 2005, 01:24 PM

I eat out EVERYDAY. TWICE a day. Each meal is about $10. Starbucks is about $4.00. Comes out to almost $20-30/day because i have no time to cook.

I need a personal chef. quick.

Hey as long as your LDL (bad cholesterol) is 130 mg/dL or lower and your HDL (good cholesterol) is above 40 mg/dL you are doing ok.
There are three categories for LDL-cholesterol (bad cholesterol).

A desirable level is less than 130 mg/dL
A borderline-high risk level is from 130 to 158 mg/dL
High risk is 160 mg/dL and above

HDL you want to keep above 40 mg/dL.

Plus if you exercise your doing ok and if your an adult with a BP of near 120/80 then you are also doing ok.