What Did You Have For Dinner Tonight?

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I've been beating up on myself lately because I've been such a sloth all winter long. Although I'm not exactly fat, I felt a little doughey. But going to the beach has made me feel so much better. You could not imagine the visual atrocities I witnessed shoe-horned into a speedo. Even though I was as pale as a dead fish, I felt like the belle of the ball by comparison. It's all relative.

Question...my friend called me OCD last night, because I wouldn't pig out with him, at 2AM...
A Jimmy John's driver walked into the bar in which I was playing pool, and plops down a box of free subs(about twice as many subs, as there were patrons). So my friend(who could stand to lose about 25 lbs) ate two of them, and gave me endless sh*t, because I wanted one, but wouldn't eat one.
I pigged out, all last weekend, and I'm up a few lbs, so I know what I have to do. Does that make me OCD? I call that WILLPOWER.
I can go to Steak and Shake with my friends, at 4AM, and watch them all pig out, while I have a glass of water. OF COURSE I want to pig out with them, but I no longer put that sh*t into my body. I know what it takes, to make this ~300 lb wannabe guy~, weigh in at 137. I know what it takes, and I'm willing to pay that price, no matter what. As much as I LOVE to eat, I love being thin, even more.
My friend pissed me off, just a little bit.....your thoughts?

[McTrouble]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Question...my friend called me OCD last night, because I wouldn't pig out with him, at 2AM...
A Jimmy John's driver walked into the bar in which I was playing pool, and plops down a box of free subs(about twice as many subs, as there were patrons). So my friend(who could stand to lose about 25 lbs) ate two of them, and gave me endless sh*t, because I wanted one, but wouldn't eat one.
I pigged out, all last weekend, and I'm up a few lbs, so I know what I have to do. Does that make me OCD? I call that WILLPOWER.
I can go to Steak and Shake with my friends, at 4AM, and watch them all pig out, while I have a glass of water. OF COURSE I want to pig out with them, but I no longer put that sh*t into my body. I know what it takes, to make this ~300 lb wannabe guy~, weigh in at 137. I know what it takes, and I'm willing to pay that price, no matter what. As much as I LOVE to eat, I love being thin, even more.
My friend pissed me off, just a little bit.....your thoughts?

Good for you - when you have the willpower you have to stick with it because it's not always there. I have zero willpower at the moment when it comes to food and I despair!

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Question...my friend called me OCD last night, because I wouldn't pig out with him, at 2AM...
A Jimmy John's driver walked into the bar in which I was playing pool, and plops down a box of free subs(about twice as many subs, as there were patrons). So my friend(who could stand to lose about 25 lbs) ate two of them, and gave me endless sh*t, because I wanted one, but wouldn't eat one.
I pigged out, all last weekend, and I'm up a few lbs, so I know what I have to do. Does that make me OCD? I call that WILLPOWER.
I can go to Steak and Shake with my friends, at 4AM, and watch them all pig out, while I have a glass of water. OF COURSE I want to pig out with them, but I no longer put that sh*t into my body. I know what it takes, to make this ~300 lb wannabe guy~, weigh in at 137. I know what it takes, and I'm willing to pay that price, no matter what. As much as I LOVE to eat, I love being thin, even more.
My friend pissed me off, just a little bit.....your thoughts?

First of all, your fat friend is a moron because he's throwing out the term "OCD" without knowing what it really means. You may be obsessed, but you have control of over your obsession and the object of your obsession (your weight) is rational, i.e., it has a desired, measurable outcome. Tapping the doorknob five times before you open it (aka, real OCD) is not rational. He's also a schnerr- someone who takes advantage of freebies. I really have no respect for people like that. Just because something is free doesn't mean you have to take double the normal amount.

Anyway, next time someone tries to goad you into eating their crappy food, just pull out some pictures of scantily-clad morbidly obese people - with rolls upon rolls of lard - and lay them out while they are trying to eat. If they can dish it, they can take it.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

First of all, your fat friend is a moron because he's throwing out the term "OCD" without knowing what it really means. You may be obsessed, but you have control of over your obsession and the object of your obsession (your weight) is rational, i.e., it has a desired, measurable outcome. Tapping the doorknob five times before you open it (aka, real OCD) is not rational. He's also a schnerr- someone who takes advantage of freebies. I really have no respect for people like that. Just because something is free doesn't mean you have to take double the normal amount.

Anyway, next time someone tries to goad you into eating their crappy food, just pull out some pictures of scantily-clad morbidly obese people - with rolls upon rolls of lard - and lay them out while they are trying to eat. If they can dish it, they can take it.

Thank you. That's kind of what I was thinking, too. Just because he has no willpower, he shouldn't try to make me feel like sh*t, because I can say no. And yeah, I thought, while he was eating the 2nd one, "well good for you, now you need to lose 5 more lbs!"
I'll admit to being obsessed with keeping the weight off, but believe me, I have my moments of pigging out. But then it's time to pay the piper. Actually, I kind of like it like that. I ate so much great stuff, this past weekend. It was great, and I enjoyed it immensely. And I don't mind making up for it now. It's like I got my heroin fix this past weekend, and now I'm in rehab!

[McTrouble]

Last night we went to our fav Indian restaurant and I had Beef Samosas and Onion Bhajis to start, followed by a King Prawn Hot Madras curry with pilau rice and some naan bread. Deeelish!

Tonight I am cooking sausages - we have the most amazing local butcher and he wins loads of awards for his sausages and pies. They don't have any rubbish ingredients, only the very finest.

Anyway, I chose his Pork, Whisky and Marmalade sausages for tonight. I am pan-frying them and then I let them cook gently in red wine, fennel, onions and garlic, and serve them with mashed potatoes and peas - and, of course, a very large glass of red plonk.

We just call this dish "Posh Bangers and Mash" !

[HomerMcvie]

Trying to finish up my winter comfort foods(and clean the freezer out), I made a pot of gumbo!
Sausage, chicken, shrimp, smoked sausage, tomatoes, onions, okra, and jalapenos. Damn it's good AND spicy!

[McTrouble]

Tonight I am making Lamb Navarin - it is very tender and very flavourable with loads of herbs but probably not nearly hot enough for The Spice King below!

[Silver Springs]

nothing. i'm fasting.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by McTrouble

Tonight I am cooking sausages - we have the most amazing local butcher and he wins loads of awards for his sausages and pies. They don't have any rubbish ingredients, only the very finest.

Anyway, I chose his Pork, Whisky and Marmalade sausages for tonight. I am pan-frying them and then I let them cook gently in red wine, fennel, onions and garlic, and serve them with mashed potatoes and peas - and, of course, a very large glass of red plonk.

We just call this dish "Posh Bangers and Mash" !

That sounded sooo delicious. Thats what I call comfort food! BTW got a kick of your menu title

[McTrouble]

Originally Posted by Christopher

That sounded sooo delicious. Thats what I call comfort food! BTW got a kick of your menu title

It was delish!

Comfort food and dishes that are the simplest to cook always taste much better than a lot of the faffy stuff