What Did You Eat Today That Was Delicious?

Since we have a what did you COOK today thread, how about a what did you EAT today (with an emphasis on foods which are delicious and indulgent) thread.

Tonight I had these two slices (550 calories per slice) of peanut butter brownie pie from Wegmans which were freakin' awesome!!

 

My gf bought me a corn dog to cheer me up.
And it really worked lol. I was very much excited, she said it was surprise two on her shopping trip. When I first looked at it I thought it was an Italian sweet pastry with the cream inside and powder sugar, and I thought it was cute. But then I smelled them a few minutes later and I was like OMG..

So yummy.

 

That sounds very good.

I love a good pastry.

 

spinacopita and a salad topped with feta, in a little greek restaurant, catticorner from a laundramat i went to yesterday. my today is only just beginning and i haven't eaten yet, but i'm sure whatever i do will be wonderful.

 

I haven't eaten today yet so ill take this time to speak for all of us: What is happening?!?! Whatever happened to the good ol days of ketosis?

 

I don't do the low carb thing anymore. Just six months ago I thought it was the best diet a person could be on, but after a while I didn't get as much out of it, and I came to find it unnecessarily restrictive. I was buying into a lot of the hype, and indeed there are some great benefits to being on a low carb ketogenic diet for a lot of people who have eaten a Standard American Diet for many years and may be suffering from some metabolic damage. But there is no real reason to be on a low carb, much less ketogenic diet unless you're obese or insulin resistant, neither of which I am. I now incorporate a fair amount of carbs into my diet from fruit, as well as starchy carbs like rice. I also follow a 90/10 compliance rule, where I don't really have to give too much of a shit about what I eat 10% of the time, as long as I eat "clean" the remaining 90% of the time. Overall, this approach is much more enjoyable, and I have been seeing much better results at the gym and in terms of my overall body composition. It's great to be able to eat some of the foods I like once or twice a week while getting leaner, instead of taking an ultra-rigid approach to dieting which only creates a bunch of unnecessary stress and neurotic behavior.

I no longer see sugar as being evil. It's all in the context of the degree to which it is consumed. Sugar can actually have a therapeutic effect on the body, whereas long-term ketosis has shown to invoke a stress response. I would still recommend a low carb or ketogenic diet to someone who is obese and has not seen results with conventional diets, as I think they are very effective for moderate to severe obesity.

It's so much better to be metabolically flexible and able to readily utilize both ketones and glucose. I am very athletic and work out at least 6 days per week, so my body derives greater benefit from carbs, whereas a more sedentary person does not need as many carbs to sustain their energy output.

I hope that answers your question.

 

cool, I was wondering what changed your mind. I can see how any restrictive diet could be less effective over time. It definitely can't hurt to treat yourself occasionally.

plus, bread. I hardly ever eat sweets but i love bread so damn much

 

It's good to eat the foods you like. It makes life more enjoyable for sure. Plus, it is great to be able to enjoy beer again, which I missed more than anything.'

Now, unlike before, I don't really view foods as good or bad. Anything can be bad in excess, but is probably OK if you are otherwise healthy and eat mostly unprocessed, nutrient-dense foods.

 

Twizzlers, I had three and they were good.

Probably one of the few candies from childhood that I still eat sometimes.

 

Pressed rat will be a vegan next month

 

All I've eaten so far is a fruit salad I made. Pineapple, oranges, apple, grapes and banana.

 

I had a good luck pb&j before my big day.

 

Hahah.... doubtful.

 

I tapped into my inner white girl this morning and my first chai, pumpkin flavored. Damn, it was good.

 

I hope you were wearing yoga pants!

 

Tacos with meat soaked in au jus. Three of them for free, because I work at a cafe. And homemade potato chips.

 

Today i had spanakopita from a really good vegetarian restaurant, and a slice of their lasagne! It wasn't super unhealthy but it was all pretty cheesy. I'm probably also going to have a wee bit of butterscotch ice cream soon.

Also,

Chai sounds like an Indian thing to me, but pumpkin flavored anything is super white I guess.

 

There's only food and non-food

Lol, that might be as close as you can get to being non-food and still be food. ;-b

Ha ha, I do like twizzlers though...I don't buy them but I'll usually eat them when offered.

 

Which, to me, would be heavily processed junk foods, which I avoid. My main indulgences are fresh-baked pastries and ice cream. I avoid shit like potato chips and other processed snack food, but even those are not necessarily unhealthy unless you make a steady diet of them.

 

a full day has passed and I have eaten nothing delicious just a couple of mediocre meals