I recently started the Watchers of Weight once again. Last time I lost about 30 pounds, but pretty much gained it all back. This time I plan to stick with it, even though I'M HUNGRY ALL THE FUCKING TIME and I'd pretty much kill a man for a cheeseburger and a slice of chocolate cake.
I'm already kind of in a mood (24/7) and so wasn't I just ready to give Serious Eats' Ed Levine a serious beat-down after reading what he eats on a typical—and successful—diet day. The list includes Cuban sandwiches, pizza (two slices!!!), prosciutto, cookies, something called tarte Basque, which sounds really good, but I'm unwilling to put myself through the drooling that would result in actually looking it up. He eats bialies pretty much every day! Sometimes with whipped cream cheese! There are cupcakes, candy—I need to stop because I'm about to keel over. The man has managed to lose weight on this diet.
Know what I ate today? Three Wassa crackers with a wedge of crappy fake cheese spread between them, a whole wheat fig newton and some grapes. I will eat more in a short while, but after a month on Weight Watchers I haven't even hit a five-pound loss yet. Levine's eating tarte Basque and losing weight! So not fair!
The next person who tells me that men have just as hard a time as women losing weight is going to get a smack upside the head.
that food list really startled me. so i took a look at the link. this guy does eat a lot of non-diet food...though in small portions. and i think that is the key. still though...there's something a bit smug about him.
Posted by: rowan | November 14, 2008 at 06:10 PM
I take in about seven hundred calories a day, always have, I'm just like a really efficient car. Unfortunately I'm also about ten pounds overweight for a guy my height. I can't diet, as soon as I inch down towards five hundred calories I start feeling light-headed and can't stay up past eight let alone exercise. Everyone tells me I eat so little that my body's in "starvation mode" and wouldn't dare jettison any weight even if I sprung a leak and started sinking. So based on that I start inching past a thousand calories a day, and I start gaining weight. It's hopeless.
Posted by: Sofar | November 23, 2008 at 11:14 PM
SoFar, you need to see a doctor. It sounds like your body is in starvation mode and you need to kick up your metabolism and take in more calories. Eating that little is unhealthy and you're probably malnourished.
Posted by: Judy's McBooty | November 24, 2008 at 08:00 AM
Seriously, sofar, that is not normal. I am guessing you should be getting 2000 calories a day and maintaining without an issue. Please see a doctor.
Posted by: Bitch Cakes | November 24, 2008 at 12:33 PM