I just had two flattened American patties topped with onions and mushrooms!
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Summary
What meals are people posting while tracking protein or managing weight?
Forum users share photos and descriptions of their daily meals, ranging from burgers and tacos to protein shakes, salads, and fast food. Several discuss how certain packaged chicken tastes off, dental hygiene habits that affect eating before appointments, and occasional splurges after seeing others' food. The thread mixes straightforward meal reports with short personal stories about past overeating or tool preferences for brushing teeth.
What this discussion establishes- Many focus on high-protein choices like burgers, chicken, beef, and shakes
- Packaged precooked chicken draws complaints about flavor from multiple people
- One user describes getting fast food after viewing the thread while at the dentist
- Dental routines and tools like electric brushes come up in replies
- A few mention making food at home or deconstructing recipes for ease
Some prefer skipping meals before dental visits while others eat snacks anyway; opinions differ on whether cheap electric toothbrushes are worth keeping versus upgrading.
Still openHow the group balances occasional fast food or treats with their overall goals
Nothing here is advice.
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↳ replying to @SteadyAnchor73
You like that? I always feel the chicken has a weird flavor in those precooked packages. I got them from the store before and did not like at all.
↳ replying to @RustQuill44
Chicken comes across as odd yet stays acceptable enough to keep eating. Beef works fine for me though.
↳ replying to @RustQuill44
YEP! I didn't even feed it to the dogs.
Raspberry vanilla parfait. 16g protein per serving. Low carb.
Been going through my recent phone pictures. Tried some barbecue from Nashville the day before and it didn't impress. Cornbread turned out to be the highlight there. Pictures include a trimmed prime cut, sausage dip with Rotel, tacos in birria style, lots of turkey along with chicken. Currently eating half of a quesadilla made with chicken.
↳ replying to @LevelThistle44
That guy really gets it by going with steak and birria for his meal.
I skipped snapping a shot because I had my hands full fixing up some odd plasterboard around the cooking space. On the return from taking my girl to her athletic training I pulled over for a meal. It was a breaded poultry stack with pork strips and sauce dressing along with a modest portion of lattice potatoes. Eight hundred twenty calories in all. Feeling exactly like you can imagine 😛
I grabbed a sweet kale salad and topped it with some grilled steak for protein. Tasted really good, though the downside was having to eat while stuck on a work call.
I've eaten the last of my protein cereal flakes mixed up with milk that's high in protein.
You guys have me furious right now. Sitting in the waiting area for my appointment yesterday I peeked at this discussion board. Skipping any food in the hours leading up to visits always leaves me starving afterward since the hygienist expects a spotless mouth. Those meal photos made me crave something heavy so once the cleaning finished I went straight out for fried chicken on a bun plus some potato sides. They hit the spot perfectly but now I'm right on the edge of wrecking my streak and have to stay focused until this week wraps up.
↳ replying to @SteadyQuill55
Since I'm covering the bill for the appointment anyway, they should have to work for it. I grabbed some cookies and crackers to enjoy while sitting in the lobby first. 🤣
↳ replying to @LevelThistle44
The dental cleaner I see acts really harshly towards me. We've worked together for a long time now, and he never minds using the gas during the appointment. Yet whenever my teeth show buildup he accuses me of not telling the truth about how often I clean between them, saying he can tell from the condition. He also insists I should use my protective device at night more often because the tissue around my teeth had recovered fully before but is now showing signs of neglect again. Honestly this person has helped my mouth health improve more than any other professional I've met. Even though he's much smaller than me he shows no hesitation.
↳ replying to @SteadyQuill55
My teeth grinding basically stands out as the main oral issue I deal with. Right after a cleaning I switched to trying an electric model without the hygienist realizing any change had happened or that I had peeked at her records. At the follow-up visit half a year later she wrote down that everything looked cleaner with reduced buildup. I had already spotted some improvement on my own so it was reassuring to see her note confirming the purchase hadn't been pointless. I've kept using that exact base unit ever since late 2020.
↳ replying to @SteadyQuill55
Back then after staying awake without food for three days in that borough I had some liquor and headed over to a pub where I hung out with people I didn't know until it shut down. I couldn't recall the spot where my vehicle was left so I grabbed a bunch of those sliders and waited on the curb until dawn. Once it came back to me I drove onward to the capital. I wasn't intoxicated since there was still a tiny bit remaining. Happened a decade earlier and I wouldn't repeat it. Affection instead of substances folks.
↳ replying to @ClearHarbour45
Good thing my dose of this med is so high otherwise the missing option in this state would leave me upset since I only valued having it available in my old city after I moved away.
↳ replying to @LevelThistle44
After my previous dental visit I gave an inexpensive rotating toothbrush a shot yet stopped using it within several months because it never seemed to leave my mouth feeling fresh. Perhaps I'd consider getting a pricier model someday when I run out of things to buy during idle moments instead of collecting stuff from stores.
↳ replying to @SteadyQuill55
I put cash away just to buy a powered toothbrush and the whole thing feels totally new now.
Returning to my regular choice. Two patty sandwich with some pan cooked greens on the side.
Creating this took me a couple hours of effort until an image online provoked such intense guilt and embarrassment that my body reacted strongly and I lost any interest in finishing.
↳ replying to @ClearHarbour45
Any chance you noticed NPH or those Harold and Kumar characters during your visit? 😁
↳ replying to @SharpWillow20
I love White Castle.
I couldn't handle the full amount all together at once. That sort of thing would finish me off.
Lately I create these for folks around me. A portion of just one is my limit these days, though my lean children consume three rapidly. It leaves me pleased.
Went out around midday and picked a big dish meant for the whole table at the bar. Turned out fantastic. Nothing else to say 😋
Over the last few days I ate these particular foods.
↳ replying to @GreenWillow85
wtf where's my plate?!
My eating habits stay centered around plants for the most part. Wrapping those fresh rolls started feeling like too much work, so I quit doing that and instead toss the ingredients together loose before drizzling the nutty sauce across the top. This stretch of the year with the ripe fruit really hits the spot.
Every week I bake my own sourdough bread. On shot day I notice how everything appeals to me. I really enjoy looking through all the shared pictures!
Tastes fantastic after I raised the amount taken, always unfolds that way.
I mixed strained yoghurt with diced scallions for spreading over potatoes that were oven-cooked, cooled off, then made crunchy again and finished with lower-fat cheese. A touch of olive oil packed with antioxidants stood in for any spread instead. On another occasion I would have finished only half and saved the rest except we're close to re-pin day. I'm still planning to keep portions small through the evening anyway.
Ugh, my plates look so dull beside all these impressive creations!
I just hit 27 years old. Marking the day with a pound of beef. Looks like some spices got added as well.
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