No one needs gains this bad
Posted by lazypopcornn@reddit | shittyfoodporn | View on Reddit | 181 comments
Posted by lazypopcornn@reddit | shittyfoodporn | View on Reddit | 181 comments
jmadinya@reddit
i was horrified to learn that meal preppers are not freezing their bowls and will eat shit they made 5 days ago thats been sitting in the fridge. how do ppl live like this?
fletku_mato@reddit
Why are athletes seemingly always eating like this? Are they scared that a little seasoning would ruin their gains?
PintsizeBro@reddit
People who eat like this don't enjoy eating, they see it as a chore so they want to get it over with as quickly as possible
neep_pie@reddit
Yep. My brother is a vegetarian weightlifter and sees eating as boring (which is the complete opposite of me). He eats the same boring meals every single day... oatmeal twice, then other meals, always the exact same mix of veggies, beans, cheese and protein supplements.
SnootyToots8@reddit
Ughhh food should be enjoyed. I love to cook and taste things, but I'm under stress in the hospital, so there no appetite and little choice.
Those pre-made meals look like hospital food lol.
neep_pie@reddit
The hardest part for me in the hospital was not having hot sauce, ha. I was lucky though and the last place I was at had a pretty good kitchen. Plus, I guess I had been basically starving for a month and a half and was just happy to be eating. Hope you get to feeling better.
SnootyToots8@reddit
I'm just having fruits and vegetables right now. I'm thinking I might need nutritional shakes.
TuvixWillNotBeMissed@reddit
Not that a big muscley dude would ever date me, but I would be so sad if whenever I wanted to cook something for us he'd be like, "can't babe, gotta have my container of beige"
SnootyToots8@reddit
Why wouldn't a big muscly dude want to date you?
Omg that would royally suck. I thoroughly enjoy cooking for others and would be so disappointed.
TuvixWillNotBeMissed@reddit
I think they typically want to date other people that go to the gym 4 or 5 times a week.
SnootyToots8@reddit
Yeah fuck that
joelham01@reddit
I always typically use chicken thighs, a frozen veggie mix from Costco with the classics in it and rice but I use enough different seasoning and other ingredients that I have wildly different dinners every single day lol people who eat like this blow my mind
neep_pie@reddit
I love cooking and make all sorts of diverse dishes. It's baffling to me when people don't appreciate food, like why?
joelham01@reddit
I know I seriously don’t understand it. It’s so damn easy to use super simple ingredients and get delicious meals out of them that are super healthy. Litterally waiting for my rice cooker to finish is the longest process of cooking for me. Last night I had leftover chipotle rice I made the other day (5 min of prep in the rice cooker) and added chicken thighs I seasoned in a bunch of seasonings and let marinade for an hour and then spent 10 minutes cooking them with onion and garlic, added a bunch of frozen veggies and waited another 5 minutes for those and while I waited put together a spicy yogurt sauce and plated all that with the rice, yogurt sauce, feta and some hummus for fun and it tasted way better than takeout and cost around $5 for two dinners and two lunches and was healthy as fuck for ~30 min of work. I don’t understand people like your brother at all lol to each their own, but damn
Simple-Offer-9574@reddit
Vegetarian meals don't have to be boring.
neep_pie@reddit
They definitely don't. There are a lot of great meals that are vegetarian... nachos, lasagna, enchiladas, egg salad, and of course just about any seasoning. But, he doesn't care, so just eats the same stuff. He's 100% focused on nutrition.
iBeat4Meat@reddit
they don’t but someone who lifts weights and treats eating as a purely mechanical chore, he prob doesn’t care all that much. lotta gym bros i know are the same. protein, calories, carbs, micronutrients. that’s all it is to them
brasticstack@reddit
I'm sure he's got farts that could drop a Rhino at fifty paces too.
neep_pie@reddit
haha, unfortunately I have to hear this since we live in the same house, and you're correct. Thunderous.
triknodeux@reddit
I kind of flip flop back and forth between the two. I have pretty low food drive and probably a fairly high metabolism. Sometimes it's boring meals just to get them down asap, and other times I need to take extra care in making a meal great and\or more calorically dense just so that I don't turn into a shrimp
CoyoteDown@reddit
Does your vehicle care about the taste of fuel?
Entfly@reddit
Vehicles 100% cars about the type of fuel you put in them 😂 try putting diesel in a petrol
CoyoteDown@reddit
100% cars what?
ScatteredSignal@reddit
Well yeah. You're not going to put diesel in a gas engine are you?
CoyoteDown@reddit
If everyone thinks I mean diesel fuel and gasoline are interchangeable, you’re a bunch of pedantic dicks.
fries_in_a_cup@reddit
My vehicle does not have opinions or senses. My brain does though and good tasting food improves my quality of life by making my brain happy. It’s also incredibly easy to make healthy food taste good so why not?
Donny_Do_Nothing@reddit
Mine likes the blue one. It tastes like burning.
Auronbmk92@reddit
Oddly, some do
twotoebobo@reddit
Yep, I've met a few people who feel this way. They eat simply for fuel.
SuperMundaneHero@reddit
Those people weird me the fuck out.
Gflowhugger@reddit
It’s having to meet nutrient requirements that does this to people, not having a set plan and trying to eat 150+ grams of protein per day is insanely hard. I’ve been on the rice chicken meta before, it’s ass but manageable
SuperMundaneHero@reddit
No, I understand eating with a goal. I have meal prepped and been into fitness for a long time. I know how to make delicious food that fits my macros. It’s the people that view eating as a chore instead of a joy that weird me out.
thank_the_omnissiah@reddit
I don't know. A part of me envies them. Focusing a lot of their mental capacity on other things.
Whether one then eats healthy food or not is a different question, I suppose.
Entfly@reddit
That's because it basically is.
They eat 3x the recommended amount of food as regular people.
MoirasPurpleOrb@reddit
I’ve never understood this mentality, and I say that as someone who has done the whole meal prep thing.
“Eating is boring so let’s make the food as boring as possible to just make it that much worse.”
schuttup@reddit
I seem to be a lot less excited about food than pretty much everyone I know. I've really been enjoying eating for muscle gain because it gives me some direction. Otherwise, I don't know what the hell to eat. I saw this meal prep and thought, "looks good to me!"
culinarysiren@reddit
If they want to get it over with so badly they should just make protein shakes cause this would have me chewing for days. 🥴
arctic_bull@reddit
As someone who started doing this more recently, it's really hard to get the amount of protein you need per day to build muscle while staying under your daily caloric goals. Lifting, a good target is about 1g per pound of muscle mass or 1g per cm of height depending on how much extra cushion you have.
I need 200g of protein per day.
Do you know how much food you have to eat to get 200g of protein per day?
One entire chicken is about 160g. I need to eat almost 1.5 chickens per day. There's no amount of seasoning that is going to make that any more enjoyable after a few weeks lol. I say this as someone who cooks well, regularly.
fries_in_a_cup@reddit
I’ve been tracking my macros for the past month or so and I’ve found it ridiculously easy to hit and even overshoot my ~150g protein goal on a daily basis. I hit 200g the other day without even wanting to, literally just yogurt, granola, chicken, and protein bars - not even crazy amounts of them either. Usually something like 1 cup Greek yogurt, 2/3 cup protein granola, two chicken breasts, and a protein bar. And I’m only eating like 2410 calories a day and I’ll usually hit my protein goal and still have a few hundred calories to go. My biggest struggle is carbs really, I rarely meet my carb goal.
arctic_bull@reddit
1 cup of greek yogurt is 15-20g of protein.
2/3 cup of granola depending on what it is is 4-10g of protein.
2 chicken breasts is about 100g of protein.
1 protein bar is 10-20g of protein.
That's about 130g, so to get to my 200g I'd have to eat 50% more than this, which would put me at 3615 calories if you scale linearly, which is way too much.
Mortarius@reddit
If you eat amazing tasty food you crave more. With a strict diet it might be better to just treat food as fuel and rewire your tastebuds.
Omotai@reddit
I'm not one of the people eating this way but the way I've heard it several times is that, apparently, if you're just trying to shovel food into your body for pure calories and macros, it's easier if it's bland and you just power through it rather than trying to enjoy it and getting sick of the flavor of whatever you meal-prepped a week's worth of.
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
Interesting. Can’t relate, but it kinda makes sense? I’d rather still enjoy what I eat even if I have to do it more than normal. I never want food to be a chore personally.
GrynaiTaip@reddit
I recently found a few easy ways to make chicken, which made me think why these guys seemingly just boil a chicken breast with no seasoning or anything, it must taste horrible and it must be physically difficult to eat because it has the consistency of wet sand.
BBQ pulled chicken: 1kg chicken, 400g tomato sauce, 3-4 tbs of Worcester, soy and fish sauces. Put it in a pot and cook for an hour or more, until the liquid mostly evaporates. Pull. That's like four servings right there.
Alternatively, grab some pre-marinated chicken from a supermarket, throw it in a hot air fryer for 25 minutes, rotate the pieces every 5-8 minutes.
Donny_Do_Nothing@reddit
I'm sorry, where are you from that tomato, Worcestershire, soy and fish sauces combine to make barbecue sauce?
GrynaiTaip@reddit
It tastes kind of like BBQ sauce, which is good enough. Cheap and easy.
fletku_mato@reddit
What a way to live.
MillionEgg@reddit
Do you want to lift the slightly heavier piece of metal or not?
-Quiche-@reddit
It is satisfying to do so
ComeonmanPLS1@reddit
It’s mostly sand
GrynaiTaip@reddit
I want to hit metal 17 times.
bearicorn@reddit
You’ve likely never nor will ever reach any performance threshold that requires eating this amount of food.
myusernameis2lon@reddit
Billions of years of evolution to end up right here
fries_in_a_cup@reddit
Maybe I’m lucky that I rarely get tired of eating the same thing. I don’t meal prep in the conventional sense but I do make a meal that makes several servings once or twice a week and just eat leftovers throughout the week without issue.
carnutes787@reddit
yeep i could eat herb roasted chicken every day for month and be super excited every time
mistabuda@reddit
Couldn't they just power through the flavor too? It just seems like they don't know how to season food tbh.
pasaroanth@reddit
My guess is that if you get yourself used to the bland/flavorlessness then you can completely turn eating into a utility and be less tempted to eat unhealthily.
In my younger days I was almost able to do this and eat basically the same flavorless shit day in and day out and it did pay off fitness wise but it was pretty joyless otherwise. I’d rather live my life in the middle range of normal for BMI and enjoy food than have my body be this machine I’m trying to most efficiently power for a task I’m not really doing. I have no practical need to lift a Toyota or run a 5 minute mile.
Kalabunga1522@reddit
You better run faster than that if you want to get away from me uwu
snopro387@reddit
Ive eaten in bulk a couple times (hated it and stopped) but honestly when you’re eating that much it stops mattering. You don’t enjoy the food no matter how it’s seasoned so might as well just throw a bunch of food on, not worry about seasoning it and shovel it in before you realize you’re full
5k1895@reddit
Hmm, I mean it's probably quicker but I'd imagine it would be easier to shove a bunch of tasty food in my mouth
on_spikes@reddit
for one, the image is too low res to make out potential seasoning. secondly, not all seasoning is visible
TheWyvernn@reddit
If you're trying to lose weight then having super tasty food makes it easier to over eat.
Eating shitty bland food can help you hit your goals. It's not mandatory, but some people find it helpful.
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
Didn’t want to say it, but yeah I’ve known this guy for a while and I believe he thinks the sodium from seasoning will ruin his gains. There’s no other reason I can think of. Truth is he’s looked the same for years.
pasaroanth@reddit
It doesn’t “ruin gains” but it can/does lead to water retention if consumed in excess, which can affect how lean someone appears.
theunnameduser86@reddit
Word on this, it’s only necessary when cutting heavily and dehydrating to get that Hughe JackedMan Hollywood look. There’s no need when you’re bulking imo.
CoyoteDown@reddit
When you’re bulking you’re slamming donuts and anything in sight tho
ComeonmanPLS1@reddit
Only if you’re stupid
Pandaburn@reddit
But the same dudes pounding boiled chicken are taking creatine…
SonOfJokeExplainer@reddit
Creatine doesn’t just make you take on water weight, it draws water into the cells of your muscles. It’s more like being pumped than it like being bloated.
Northbound-Narwhal@reddit
...that makes you look bigger though. Water in muscle cells = bigger muscles. That's why creatine is in every workout mix since the 1930s.
arctic_bull@reddit
Yes creatine does cause more water to be taken up in your muscle tissue but that's not the only reason people use it (in fact, it's not the main reason at all). It's been studied extensively and is the only non-steroid that will increase the amount of muscle you put on, increase your strength and increase your bursty work capacity.
There's some evidence that it also helps improve cognitive function.
There's really no reason for anyone not to take creatine, it's extremely safe.
Northbound-Narwhal@reddit
💯
arctic_bull@reddit
Yeah but unless you're on a program for contest prep or something, people who exercise need to get a ton of sodium in. All the sodium in the sweat needs to be replenished. Lifters and people who exercise a lot should actually get about 2X the RDA of sodium, so like 4g.
Your sodium intake should be goaled around keeping a consistent level of sodium in your body, so if you work out more you need more salt.
ExistentialPangolin@reddit
Sugar kills gains, not sodium, you need sodium for electrolytes
fletku_mato@reddit
Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think sugar is bad for muscle growth either unless you're getting a very high amount of it.
Its0nlyRocketScience@reddit
You need carbohydrates to fuel your cells. Simple sugars can lead to fat gain more easily than complex sugars, but so long as you're using those calories, simple sugars will give you energy
HappyWeedGuy@reddit
Everything in moderation.
00saddl@reddit
for athletes, it's more like "everything in quantities necessary for your goals"
creatyvechaos@reddit
That can literally apply to everyone bro
00saddl@reddit
and it should.
but "moderate" intake by the average person's definition isn't productive.
creatyvechaos@reddit
Not everything needs to be "productive" in order to be "moderate" are you fckn high lmfao
xiGoose@reddit
My most recent bulk I was shooting for 5k calories a day with 800g of carbs. You can only eat so much rice and with that much food volume I was adding honey to most meals and dextrose in my shakes. Sugar does not kill gains.
creatyvechaos@reddit
Sygar is also necessary for electrolytes. Just depends on who you ask. Sugar isn't a bad food group, same with every other food group. It's moderation that delivers results, not eliminating it entirely.
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
I know a basic google search would say the same, but thanks for the reply. Luckily most seasoning isn’t sugar based unless you’re getting a good bbq rub
ThereIsNorWay@reddit
It’s not only like a personality thing that athletes only see eating as a chore, or they think that salt will ruin their gains (which it obviously won’t). But It can be strategic for some in the sense that if you’re trying to stick to a calorie budget, it can be easier if your food is less savory and tasty. That can drive you to want to eat more. So its not necessarily that it’s all people who eat to live, or are that strict about what a sauce or seasoning is going to do, but based on personality some find it easier to stick to their portions if the foods not overly enticing.
Light_inc@reddit
Biggest diss to a natty (?) athlete and it seems unintentional.
DanLikesFood@reddit
Don't ever let Cristiano Ronaldo invite you over for Lunch.
ComeonmanPLS1@reddit
Oh man I was gonna go to Cristiano’s place this weekend. Time to cancel I guess.
Ordinary_Sky_6657@reddit
That man looks like he would be a serial killer if he wasn't rich so that tracks.
DanLikesFood@reddit
Who? Cristiano Ronaldo?
YoungHeartOldSoul@reddit
They're not approaching eating as something to be enjoyed, but as something that has to happen, and within some particular guidelines (macros). Any single second added to the process of fulfilling these goals is a second wasted. It doesn't need to taste good, it needs to have less than 5g of net carbs, and 20g of protein.
I_had_the_Lasagna@reddit
Yup. This is it. When you gotta cook and eat enough for 3-4 meals a day every single day, it's just not worth the effort. It's just food, a lot of people get real emotional about food but it all powers you the same.
Especially in a cut it sometimes is easier if it's relatively bland, because it makes it easier to stop at the right amount and not overeat or crave more. Also when you're really fucking hungry, even boring ass bland piles of chicken and rice can be pretty tasty.
I always add some hot sauce and usually garlic powder or something. But I've been eating like this for quite a while now.
fries_in_a_cup@reddit
Literally just a pinch of salt will make anything taste better.
YoungHeartOldSoul@reddit
Garlic powder and the right hot sauce can fix just about anything imo. Now those are with the 5 seconds for sure!
Huge-Basket244@reddit
Because it's an eating disorder.
Change my mind.
I've BEEN this person, my old roommate was also this person. He was much more swole than me.
Guess what? We started enjoying food, didn't lose any measurable amount of muscle mass, and added a little body fat, which in both of our cases was a good thing.
Winded_14@reddit
Eating just 2000 cal/day is easy to enjoy, not so much when it's 5000 cal. When your jobs demand 8000(like NFL linemen), every meal is basically a smoothie cuz you don't even have the time to chew it.
Ordinary_Sky_6657@reddit
They're scared of anything green it seems. It would be nothing to their micros or whatever they're called, to add a little spice and some spinach or bell peppers. They must enjoy the pain of eating bland, unremarkable food.
sik_cvnt@reddit
My fiance was hard into bodybuilding when I met him. It was easier for him to do it like this. Also, when you're eating 6 or more meals a day, you kinda get over it the eating part, and it's a chore.
Duke_of_Man@reddit
I'm gonna go against the grain of everyone dunking on the guy and will just add that meal prepping and calorie counting every week is soul sucking but the best way to get the job done and sometimes when you're making the same shit for the 50th time in the month you just say "fuck it" and send whatever is in the pantry.
Colourblindknight@reddit
I used to eat really clean in college when I was wrestling, and during our off season my diet was largely tuna fish, chicken, brown rice, and something like a beetroot salad to offer some slow carbs before hitting the gym. I love to eat and cook, but there’s a certain point with those kinds of macro needs where you just need to house food in quantitily.
That was a very intense period for me though where I was drinking the Koolaid pretty hard with my wrestling coaches lol. Nowadays, getting creative with my cooking while still keeping things relatively healthy brings me a lot of joy.
Roscoe_P_Trolltrain@reddit
I heard that at some point it’s just so clinical that taste is out the window. They’re just stuffing protein and whatever into themselves.
topscreen@reddit
I think it's sort of a performative? LOOK HOW SHITTY I EAT CAUSE I'M SUPER SERIOUS ABOUT GAINZ!!!
It's kind of like the normal friend who goes on a diet and complains that they "have" to drink black coffee. A packet of sugar and a little milk are not why your diet will fail.
outwesthooker@reddit
fart city
SFDessert@reddit
Reminds me of the days when I was first diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. Couldn't eat much more than white rice and unseasoned boiled chicken for months. I could only drink water and eat completely bland foods.
It was hell and I'm so fucking relieved when I'm not dealing with a flare up.
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
Yeah I’ve had gastritis before and the bland food I had to eat is very reminiscent. I’m sorry you had to go through that and sorry I gave you some bland food ptsd.
Bacon-Manning@reddit
Sadly ulcerative colitis is a lifetime thing, and we go in and out of remission. When in remission we can only eat bland af foods and hope the flare up stops.
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
Oh shit. I didn’t mean to compare, was just trying to relate. It doesn’t sound fun. I hope your life provides you with many experiences void of ulcerative colitis
Bacon-Manning@reddit
No worries! You experienced gastritis which also sucks I’m sure! Just wanted to give you some more information on UC because a lot of people think it’s a temporary thing whenever it is brought up, people on the UC sub always say that it’s tough explaining it to their work because it’s just brushed off as a stomach bug or something. Thanks for kind words! I hope the rest of your days are filled with laughs and good memories.
SFDessert@reddit
It's always a balance for me trying to stay productive at work and sensing a flare up coming and trying to take it easy. If I work too hard and get too stressed out it can lead to a flare up (stress), but I can't exactly take time off because I'm feeling "stressed/burnt out." My UC has almost killed me more than once and my doctors were considering surgery to remove most (or all) of my colon last time I got a really bad flare up.
PlzDontTakeMyAdvice@reddit
My last flare up lasted about 1 year. Ended up with a permanent ileostomy after 3 unsuccessful trials on biologicals and 4 hospitalizations during covid. Hope all is well with you and your colon! Just know surgery is an alternative if things don't work out with medication and preventatives. There is hope!
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
Well I appreciate the response and in no way meant to belittle something as severe as ulcerative colitis. I was/still am uneducated about it and I’m sorry for dulling it down with something like gastritis. I really do hope you have a fantastic life and I appreciate you educating me the subject
Fine_Advance_368@reddit
you seem like a wonderful person truly u are very kind and humble
weirdoldhobo1978@reddit
I developed a c-diff infection after a long course of anti-biotics and had to go on a beige diet for a while. You know you're in a bad spot when the culinary highlight of your week is a plain baked potato and a banana.
c0ld_a5_1ce@reddit
Get it done. Respect
Damage157@reddit
exactly.
jabracadaniel@reddit
one thing these people dont know yet is that joy and comfort when eating actually increases nutrient absorption. not paying any mind to flavor and texture of your food is counterproductive to regeneration of the body
Sargash@reddit
They dont look that bad, the 240p resolution is the real shit in this.,
PseudocodeRed@reddit
There is not a single color besides gray in sight, what the hell are you talking about "they don't look bad"
zourxym@reddit
Chicken does not need to be coated in paprika powder to taste good.
Huge-Basket244@reddit
Do you think that chicken is going to taste good? Pretty sure it's boiled boneless skinless breasts.
-Quiche-@reddit
Hainan chicken is good despite how it looks, but I doubt this is that.
PseudocodeRed@reddit
If you are going to eat it everyday for a week it does.
zourxym@reddit
If you schedule your food, the flavour does not matter that much.
1mveryconfused@reddit
The guy who sat behind me in class would either pull up a whole jar of peanut butter or like 10 unseasoned, over boiled eggs for lunch. I prayed for the jar everyday and to be spared from the stank of him discreetly ripping ass (poorly ventilated, tiny room where the smell would somehow always find me 😐)
rKasdorf@reddit
Craziest part is the guys who do this are the ones with the worst results.
sittingbullms@reddit
This is not the reason,overeating,eating sweets,eating a lot of processed shit,not counting calories,not being in a deficit etc.These are the reasons you cant lose weight,if you talk about training,you are wrong again,if your training is shit no amount of seasoning will get you gains.Personally I don't eat food without seasoning but i kinda understand why some people do this,the ones who do that intentionally.
SnarkyIguana@reddit
What’s wrong babe you’ve hardly touched your beige
t_mmey@reddit
HÜHNCHEN. MIT. REIS.
Afraid_Astronaut_299@reddit
They do, and that’s why they have physiques and athletic performances we don’t. Sure there is a better way of doing it but it’s not our meals.
a_spicy_meata_balla@reddit
There's something about reheating a boiled egg in the microwave that I don't agree with.
tdawg2k7@reddit
I got made fun of for reheating scrambled eggs in the microwave years ago. At the time, I didn’t think anything of it until I was called out. So yeah, I agree with you.
PM_ME_YOUR_FRACTURES@reddit
I work in healthcare and have on many occasions gotten scrambled eggs from the cafeteria then gotten pulled off my break early and end up finishing it hours later after a quick nuke. You do what you gotta do 🤷♀️ I've never been made fun of because we understand that we eat when we can lol fuck the haters
aHEMagain@reddit
r/UsernameChecksOut. I learned a long time ago that self-advocacy for one’s own health requires befriending all nursing staff/healthcare workers. Then it’s easy like Sunday mornings.
SCVerde@reddit
I make breakfast burritos to be reheated in the morning, I kinda like the reheated ones better than the fresh ones, despite the microwaved eggs.
morxy49@reddit
Why? What's wrong with that? Sounds like you just accepted it since someone else told you that's how it is.
MarsScully@reddit
Microwaved eggs smell awful and get even more rubbery than when they were cold. They’re nasty.
SupineFeline@reddit
Probably eats those cold and nukes the rest of the
TheBeastlyStud@reddit
I reheat mine in the microwave but you gotta be careful. I once accodentally popped it in for 20 seconds and it exploded.
AppleLightSauce@reddit
I think it explodes if you don’t slice it up anyway. Also would taste hideous
dzzi@reddit
God forbid a man eat some leafy greens
Reasonable-Tune50@reddit
This week on Border Security Australia...
fddfgs@reddit
Personally, the reason I work out is so I can eat more good food, but ok
Asleep-Trifle-8645@reddit
Mr. Fart
withbellson@reddit
Traveling? Are they implying they are packing these foods for a trip? Perhaps a suitcase of lukewarm meats?
roggobshire@reddit
If I saw someone eating this shit everyday I would assume they were seriously depressed and had just, fully given up.
AKaseman@reddit
This deserves more respect than it’s getting. That’s what low effort, clean eating can look like. Super easy and healthy. You can spice it up with some dipping sauce. Does need a vegetable imo
Distinct-Crow4753@reddit
I would rather be fat and eat good food than be a supermodel and eat this nonsense. That chicken looks boiled smdh
Its0nlyRocketScience@reddit
What I don't get is why they never SEASON THEIR FOOD?? I get that too much salt can cause problems, but there are so many herbs and spices you can add to chicken that doesn't change its nutritional value at all but does make it taste way better
Uncl3_Pete@reddit
I did this for like 6 months. Egg whites and plain oatmeal. Boiled chicken and brown rice. Absolutely 0 seasonings. Lifted heavy with 0 cardio and saw my abs for the first time in my life. Truly miserable experience but it was worth it in the end
sharewithyoux@reddit
Just so you know for the future, seasoning will not impact gains.
lmindanger@reddit
Especially crazy about the water retention from sodium as there are zero sodium spices for people with high blood pressure. There's really no excuse.
sharewithyoux@reddit
Exactly.
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
Proud of you man! If you don’t mind explaining to the people like me who don’t know… why is there no seasoning or anything to make food taste decent?
sharewithyoux@reddit
Because people are uneducated and think seasoning will hurt their gains.
Alexander459FTW@reddit
They just have weak will. So they need to make eating miserable to dissuade themselves from overeating.
Uncl3_Pete@reddit
Because if it tasted good I would eat more than my weighed out portions 😂 I wanted to get as lean as possible with no extra water retention from the sodium too. It all worked perfectly but I'll never do it again
culinarysiren@reddit
I’m still chewing this picture 3 days later.
Pandaburn@reddit
This is an eating disorder.
Just-the-top@reddit
Food is fuel
BrokeButFabulous12@reddit
Have you ever tried it? 6 meals a day with 150g of chicken and 650g of potatoes. At some point you give up seasoning except salt and pepper, because you still eat the same dish no matter how you change the main ingredients. Also its much easier to buy and cook bulk.
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
Yeah I haven’t tried it, but I wouldn’t give up on seasoning if I had to eat six times a day for sure.
KineticKris@reddit
One day we will call this what it is. An eating disorder.
scstraus@reddit
I have bad acid reflux and this is the kind of food that keeps it in check.
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
As someone with GERD I feel your pain, but I’d rather have flavor and die than this bullshit
scstraus@reddit
Yeah it's a very personal decision how you handle it. But as someone who was well on the way to dying because of it, I am grateful to have my health.
whyyy66@reddit
I can literally see seasoning on the chicken, yeah it’s nothing incredible but this is perfectly acceptable meal prep lol
PonchoMcGee@reddit
Crazy. The main part of my motivation for working out is that I can eat what I want
sloppybro@reddit
I maximize my gains by having a post-workout no-loads-refused pimped-out cumdump event
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
jpollack21@reddit
I think my throw up just threw up
Malipuppers@reddit
This is what my dog had when she had a stomach virus and had to eat bland food for a few days per the vet.
HugSized@reddit
At least the rice is seasoned... hopefully
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
I thought that was more minced chicken😂
gilly_girl@reddit
They might be adding some flavorful sauce or seasoning just before serving. Photographing the food with a potato's the real crime.
sharewithyoux@reddit
Unlikely they will add a sauce if they dont season
SanchoPanzaLaMancha1@reddit
The only green thing in this entire photograph is the check mark
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
Full disclosure I’ve been blessed with good seasoned food my whole life and even though I’m not fat nor ripped I do enjoy a good meal. I respect the dedication and hard work that goes into body building and I’m not trying to discredit that. I’m just saying it looks like shit and I wouldn’t touch it
Bildo_Gaggins@reddit
they can be good. you just need to add some spice to it.
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
I’m sure you’re right, but thats the point. There is no spice and won’t be any added…
caveman_2912@reddit
My mouth has been violated by more vile shit. I honestly don't mind unseasoned chicken and rice.
lazypopcornn@reddit (OP)
You’re not wrong, but something about unseasoned chicken doesn’t sit right with me