AdamWW's Retrospective 'Intuitive Eating' Test Log

[AdamWW]

As some may know, I'm in a phase of ED recovery where I do not plan/track my calorie or nutritional intake on a daily basis.

HOWEVER, my bodyweight hasn't been moving and my mindset around food has MUCH improved, so I am going to be 'retrospectively' counting at least my calories (if not all macros sometimes) at the END of each day, just to see where my hunger lands me.

I thought it might be fun just to see what happens when I 'eat to hunger', while still making generally sound, 'adult' food choices most of the time... or some of the time... or when I feel like it.

I'll take pictures periodically of what I munch on, comment on when I eat certain stuff, etc... and see how my bodyweight changes.

I'm also doing a slightly modified F5 Intermediate U/L lifting routine right now so, I'll probably bring up lifting achievement if they happen.

Goal is to reach 160-170lb by my 34th birthday (~ 1 year) and gain back my previous strength levels... which are WAY in the distance right now.

Really looking forward to see what happens to my body when I eat totally freely and stop trying to time and track and plan everything.... brb eating like a teen again

[AdamWW]

As a first entry (future posts will be way more detailed).... yesterday I had a horrible stomach bug so I didn't eat nearly as much as usual and didn't train.

I ended up at around 2500 calories, which is too low for my goals right now... but having ice cream on hand helped a lot.

[boo99]

In

hope your tummy is better brother

[AdamWW]

In

hope your tummy is better brother

Thanks Buddy

It has been doing MUCH better, but sometimes as a result of my low weight and bodyfat I can over-eat which causes a lot of bloated. BUT, it's all part of the process. It's actually 'healthy' for me to 'over-consume' right now. heh

[boo99]

Thanks Buddy

It has been doing MUCH better, but sometimes as a result of my low weight and bodyfat I can over-eat which causes a lot of bloated. BUT, it's all part of the process. It's actually 'healthy' for me to 'over-consume' right now. heh

I know that bloat train well

Glad you are feeling better

[AdamWW]

I know that bloat train well

Glad you are feeling better

Much appreciated bud.

It's been quite a ride but my body has been slowly repairing despite not gaining almost any weight yet. It's interesting to be so lean/thin/light and yet have to consume more energy than many people far larger than I am. But, it's gotta be done for long term success!

[AdamWW]

Good luck, Adam. I kind of understand where you're coming from, if you know what I mean. I'd been having digestion issues for a variety of reasons and started eating kimchi since I kinda liked it beforehand. I found a few pieces on an empty stomach in the morning helps.

I've been thinkin about trying that stuff out. Sauerkraut sometimes help me out.

[AdamWW]

Saurkraut is alright, but you tired of it fast. I like the kimchi because I can use all of it, including the brine. Really any pickled veggies via brine and not vinegar work well. But nobody is gonna sit there eating a dill pickle every day.

slight tangent: pickles, kraut, all things I HATED as a kid and love now.

In fact, tons of things I now love I used to hate:

Avocado/Guac
Mustard
Pickles
Tomatoes
Hot Sauce
Salmon
Garlic
Sushi

Interesting how our tastes evolve

[AdamWW]

On another note... i made a huge, huge mistake by eating broc**** yesterday. I completely forgot how it wrecks my guts... been suffering and nauseous all day... could barely lift... but I got my lower pull session in....

4 sets of 4 reps for Deads
3 Sets of 7 on Romanian Deads
4 Sets of 10 on Leg Press
4 Sets of 20 for calves
3 sets for abs
3 Sets of ham curls

Shytty thing is I know I need to eat more today, or that I should.. but damn I feel ill.

Might end up just eating like 6 eggs with an avocado and hot sauce to get some calories in.... not sure what else I can stomach. ugh.

[boo99]

Omg broc can be evil on the GI tract in some as mentioned

Just the other day in the country I fed some deer some of my broc

Never saw them again

[boo99]

You guys do cook it, right? With cheese on top... If you eat raw or half-cooked broc****, that's bad. lol

I do

Raw broc or cauliflower I'd be in ER

Cheese on cooked broc hnnnggg

[AdamWW]

I do

Raw broc or cauliflower I'd be in ER

Cheese on cooked broc hnnnggg

Cheese on Brocc is so damn good... if you add bacon bits... oh lawd

Omg broc can be evil on the GI tract in some as mentioned

Just the other day in the country I fed some deer some of my broc

Never saw them again

yeah it's one of those things I always forget and pay for later... thankfully it's passed now though

sadly, it's late and I need to sleep so I had to just fit in calorie-dense stuff since I'm hungry... 4 eggs + 1/2 an avocado, followed by a little ice cream. satisfied for now ;o)



Today ended up around 3k calories by my recollection, loosely tracking from my proats in the morning, two turkey pesto pita's at lunch, a greek yogurt and an rxbar snack, then the egg dish I just had now.

Tomorrow's an upper body day though and hopefully my stomach will be 100% by then.

[AdamWW]

But bacon bits aren't real bacon, are they?

they are if you cooked bacon and then chop it up

[AdamWW]

I don't like bacon though. I like turkey bacon though.

you have my permission to use turkey bacon

[AdamWW]

Adam, I like you, but we don't have a master-slave relationship.

If you sass me...

ONE...


MORE....



TIME.....

[AdamWW]

I can lasso a person. Do you really want me to try? I mean, it may turn Erik on.

this is escalating quickly.

I'm scared.

[AdamWW]

Well I'm on the toilet now, that should deescalate it and bring back the nutmisc pastime of talking about pooping.

I appreciate it. I can rest easy now. A weight has been lifted. Er... dropped? Cuz...toilet? Poop... teedee. Goddamn it i'm funny.

[AdamWW]

Thankfully, woke up hungry today... which almost never happens.

Already got in oats + berries + protein + nuts and my usual coffee. Didn't get great sleep thanks for allergies and the warm weather, but i'm thinking about getting in a nap after working a few hours (working from home today), then heading to the gym maybe a bit later than usual.

Feels really, really good to actually have no bloat going on... like usually I kind of walk around with a little bit no matter what, but today it's super comfortable. Nice.

[boo99]

Thankfully, woke up hungry today... which almost never happens.

Already got in oats + berries + protein + nuts and my usual coffee. Didn't get great sleep thanks for allergies and the warm weather, but i'm thinking about getting in a nap after working a few hours (working from home today), then heading to the gym maybe a bit later than usual.

Feels really, really good to actually have no bloat going on... like usually I kind of walk around with a little bit no matter what, but today it's super comfortable. Nice.

Word

Have good day and workout today

[AdamWW]

Well shyt... im a bottomless pit today... hah!

Meal 1: oats + protien powder + berries + almonds
Intra-workout: 10 starburst. Yeah... amazing
Meal 2: 2 bagels, 4 eggs, 1/2 avocado, 2 kiwis, broc****
Snack: rxbar, vanilla greek yogurt, banana

And it's 1pm... i feel like I haven't even eaten... so... guess it's time for lunch #2. Yet, my stomach feels 100% fine.. which is great.

[boo99]

Well shyt... im a bottomless pit today... hah!

Meal 1: oats + protien powder + berries + almonds
Intra-workout: 10 starburst. Yeah... amazing
Meal 2: 2 bagels, 4 eggs, 1/2 avocado, 2 kiwis, broc****
Snack: rxbar, vanilla greek yogurt, banana

And it's 1pm... i feel like I haven't even eaten... so... guess it's time for lunch #2. Yet, my stomach feels 100% fine.. which is great.

Starburst during w/o sounds interesting, may try

Do you feel a boost in energy from them? I would imagine so

[AdamWW]

Starburst during w/o sounds interesting, may try

Do you feel a boost in energy from them? I would imagine so

Little bit! But I just did it today cuz im hungry and they were free ;o)

Usually I can't stomach anything but I basically just slowly chewed them so it wasn't really bad at all.

Ideally I don't have anything though... just water or maybe sometimes coconut water. Helps with the calories.

[boo99]

Little bit! But I just did it today cuz im hungry and they were free ;o)

Usually I can't stomach anything but I basically just slowly chewed them so it wasn't really bad at all.

Ideally I don't have anything though... just water or maybe sometimes coconut water. Helps with the calories.

haha free is good

I remember at Planet Fitness as I was training my friend there they had tootsie rolls for free mmmmm

[AdamWW]

Not sure whether to be disgusted at Planet Fitness or Tootsie Rolls.

tootsies are actually a guilty pleasure of mine


and circus peanuts

[AdamWW]

Had a really weird day yesterday.

Body was wrecked with fatigue so I ended up passing out from 5-9pm a while after training..

woke up, stayed up until 11, then passed out until this morning at 630.

had a quick scoop of whey, then hit the gym.

Added 10lb to my squat since last week..... pretty crazy... didn't even feel that strong at all... but it happened..

very happy about this

[boo99]

Had a really weird day yesterday.

Body was wrecked with fatigue so I ended up passing out from 5-9pm a while after training..

woke up, stayed up until 11, then passed out until this morning at 630.

had a quick scoop of whey, then hit the gym.

Added 10lb to my squat since last week..... pretty crazy... didn't even feel that strong at all... but it happened..

very happy about this

Good stuff !

Amazed at adding weight as well when I felt kinda weak AF

[AdamWW]

Good stuff !

Amazed at adding weight as well when I felt kinda weak AF

I think it was the rest and food... i'm in that early-bulking 'spilled over' stage when I train now where my body feels very warm but my mind still needs to wake up in a sense...

So when I unrack the bar, my body feels very rigid and ready to move... kind of hard to explain, but, I'm not going to complain


I celebrated with 2 egg and Bagel sandwiches with hot sauce and a big bowl of fruit.

Again my digestion feels amazing today simply because I'm not eating when I don't want to, or TRYING to eat foods I don't crave.



That being said, I'm definitely noticing I tend to gravitate naturally toward proteins to satisfy cravings... like I crave salty/sweet chicken teriyaki like crazy, but I don't really care about eating some cake or cookies.

[boo99]

I think it was the rest and food... i'm in that early-bulking 'spilled over' stage when I train now where my body feels very warm but my mind still needs to wake up in a sense...

So when I unrack the bar, my body feels very rigid and ready to move... kind of hard to explain, but, I'm not going to complain


I celebrated with 2 egg and Bagel sandwiches with hot sauce and a big bowl of fruit.

Again my digestion feels amazing today simply because I'm not eating when I don't want to, or TRYING to eat foods I don't crave.



That being said, I'm definitely noticing I tend to gravitate naturally toward proteins to satisfy cravings... like I crave salty/sweet chicken teriyaki like crazy, but I don't really care about eating some cake or cookies.

I think I understand the rigid thing but I never had words to describe it hehe

Hnnng egg on bagels

I find protein satisfies cravings I get as well

[AdamWW]

I think I understand the rigid thing but I never had words to describe it hehe

Hnnng egg on bagels

I find protein satisfies cravings I get as well

Well the protein satiety thing kind of works against me... it fills me up LONGER which is kind of the opposite of what I want... so i've been trying to change from higher-fiber carbs lower ones, too... the issue for me most of the time is that I'm big on texture with my carbs. I love HEARTY breads with seeds/nuts in them but they also fill me up a lot.

[boo99]

Well the protein satiety thing kind of works against me... it fills me up LONGER which is kind of the opposite of what I want... so i've been trying to change from higher-fiber carbs lower ones, too... the issue for me most of the time is that I'm big on texture with my carbs. I love HEARTY breads with seeds/nuts in them but they also fill me up a lot.

Oh yes, I understand what you mean about filling you up longer now

Hard to change bro but Im sure you will in time

Small changes FTW