Diet anyone??

[CCC4]

I think that a daily diet is something to touch on in a logging forum. As I have posted in another thread, I have been chasing a hydro Ax for the last nearly 3 weeks. Due to breakdowns I fell some ERC for 4 days, but have mainly been limbing and topping pine at a wide open pace. In a 10 hour day I have been bumping almost unimaginable numbers averaging up to 17 loads.

Today my body hit the wall...due to pushing a frantic pace day in and day out...ummm also as some know in the "Off-line Version", I have quite the night life also! ! Anyway, I think that I wouldn't be holding up as well if I didn't have a fierce appetite. My breakfast consists of 3 fried eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, and biscuits and gravy. Lunch is a couple peanut butter sandwiches. And dinner has been seemingly focusing on SubWay. I take a daily vitamin but I am not at the moment taking any real supplements...but hops is always on the evening menu.  ;)

Lets hear what you guys are eating in order to hold your body weight and provide your energy for your daily grind.

Thanks!

[Ed_K]

Toast and 2 cups of coffee,then 2 banana's at 10am,lunch is a sandwich of some sort w/juice mixed 1/2&1/2 water.Supper is the big meal,usual fare. I have a 2 liter of water w/lemon juice in it to sip on all day long.Oh, and goodies when I can get em.
Worked an exceptional day fri. and ended up with leg cramps,so it'll be an extra banana a day for a while.I also take multi vitamins and super B complex.

[Maine372]

2 muffins and a cup of coffee at 6am. cup of yogurt, granola bar and an apple/orange at 9am. sandwich container size portion of last nights leftovers and an iced tea at noon. (heated on the defroster in winter) usually a couple cookies in the afternoon at some point. and somewhere between a 2 quarts and gallon of Gatorade mixed half strength over the course of the day.

dinner is whatever wifey makes. we aren't total organic types but she avoids pre-processed foods and preservatives as much as possible. dinner is at six and ill usually have a bowl of either ice cream or cereal before bed. no alcohol or tobacco.

[CCC4]

Good point Ed_K, fluid intake is definitely essential! Coffee in the morning and a gallon of sweet tea is my go to. I used to burn down a redbull but I can't help but notice a crash later when the redbull loses its affect. Like you mentioned, bananas are always good to pack to your stash sites! I kind of like to take grapes on occasion...but ants find them easy it seems.

[clww]

Coffee and a muffin (or 3 depending on the size), plus a banana before I start. At least three bologna or roast beef sandwiches throughout the day. Mix in a small bag of chips, and three mini-snickers bars. I'm also drinking water and gatorade, more when it's hot out. Normal dinner, and no caffeine after 8:00 pm. I take lots of vitamins nightly. Since I've been taking magnesium supplement tablets, I've not any arm or hand cramps.

[CCC4]

Maine372, I been eating a lot of that Greek yogurt, the honey/vanilla flavored with added honey as a desert snack....love that stuff! Do you like Raisin Bran? I love the stuff but im living out of a hotel for the next maybe 4 to 6 weeks.

[CCC4]

clww, I think I could save me some spending money using your cold cuts sandwich idea! Easy to pack and filling!

[Firewoodjoe]

Bologna is terrible for you though. Cold cuts like ham and cheese are nice winter (on the heater) and summer. Lots of yogurt. That stuff has everything you need it seems. Lots of coffe all day with fruits whenever I need a munch. I do eat chips and snacks to. And I've found mixed nuts are like a energy boost for me. And keeps me feeling full longer.

[treeslayer2003]

well..........im bad i guess lol. light breakfast, light lunch, snacks in between. high calorie supper with all the meat i can get. coffee any time i have time to grab it lol.
i can't seem to gain no weight........stuck at 165 at 6'......................

[treeslayer2003]

nuts......when i could chew um i ate alot of peanuts.........now its peanut butter.

[treeslayer2003]

Coffee and a muffin (or 3 depending on the size), plus a banana before I start. At least three bologna or roast beef sandwiches throughout the day. Mix in a small bag of chips, and three mini-snickers bars. I'm also drinking water and gatorade, more when it's hot out. Normal dinner, and no caffeine after 8:00 pm. I take lots of vitamins nightly. Since I've been taking magnesium supplement tablets, I've not any arm or hand cramps.

magnesium huh? what foods would have that?

[clww]

Bananas and tomatoes are high in potassium, but not as high as the magnesium pills.

[treeslayer2003]

hmm, i can't eat neither one........maybe i should consider the pills. i hate pills. i have had some cramping in the fore arms and hands.

[sawguy21]

I have really cut down, with a desk job I am not as active so have to watch it or it all collects over my belt. When I was physically active I burned a lot of calories, started the day with a good breakfast of cereal or bacon and eggs with toast juice and coffee. Without that I was famished by 10. Lunch was usually a sandwich and coffee on the run. Supper meat, potatoes and veggies.  I still eat 3 meals but much smaller portions. Cut beer down (no hard liquor) to two glasses on a Saturday afternoon with friends which really helped.

[Mn woodchuck]

Mmm I ate to much when I was younger I guess.    I always started my day with mixing bowl of cereal  5:30. cheerios   8:30 3 eggs bacon and 2 slices toast 10:00 coffee. Sandwich.  12:00 full meal potatoes meat veggies. 3:30 coffee sandwich   6:30 supper potatoes meat veggies  snack 10:00 icecream   ....
Now : 5:30 coffee  2 eggs meat  noon sandwich  6:30 potatoes meat veggies  much smaller portion than I used to. No snack. 
And I'm 25 lb a heavier.  Lol.
I don't think I ever walked Anywhere always ran.  Now I walk and live life at a slower pace
Must have had a tremendous metabolism ..
My dad ate the same way.  He's 92 I'm 67.  He still helps split wood with a axe or a maul

[lopet]

A healthy diet is extremely important for somebody who's working outside all day long. I have suffered from issues the last two years myself with being chronic fatigue and no appetite ( lost 25 lbs )  185 now.  Checked my lungs and thyroids, checked for lime disease, all negative. Then found out that my ph level was way out of whack. I too take magnesium now and multi vitamins and things have improved. Back on track.
My wife and I also grow our own food as much as we can and avoid the stuff packed with preservatives. 

[Southside]

Wait, I thought dinner was a big plate of bacon and fried eggs!!! 

I usually fix a sandwich for breakfast, roast beef, cheese, on a whole wheat bun and warm it up. Find that lasts a lot longer than most anything else. Grab a banana on the way out the door and have one of those Bolthouse protein milk drinks.   

[hacknchop]

I now have type 2 diabeties so have to eat less more often, have been dropping 5lbs or so a yr for quite a while, I try to eat right stuff  which means packing a good lunch.If my blood sugar drops kills my whole day,so I try not to skip any meals and eat an apple or two before the drive home when working away from home.

[furltech]

I usually eat some toast and cereal for breakfast .Sometimes take a sandwich on homemade bread .Lots of water and in the evening i just shovel whatever is on the table in my cake hole .I am probably way heavier than i should be but i can still sling the saw all day .Great now i am hungry  :D

[so il logger]

I usually have a light breakfast of one sandwich usually sausage and bacon on white bread. Lunch depends on the season, sometimes junk like vienna sausages or spam. In the summer I lean toward pasta it's full of carbs and tends to give me a boost. I try to eat right as it makes me feel lot's better. I also drink a half gallon of water daily and half gallon of unsweet tea. Supper is whatever the wife has made, which I may add is always done when I arrive home ;) I have a keeper. Now if I could just fix my innability to sleep I would be all set.

[coxy]

umm winter  hot chocolate and hard roll morning      don't drink coffee          lunch most times don't eat     lots of water nothing else   supper what ever gets put in front of me     don't drink anymore but maybe a glass of wine month      between 9-11 maybe ice cream- pudding or cereal   the trouble is if I eat lunch it makes me vary lazy     I know bad eating habits  ;D

[Firewoodjoe]

Jeez coxy how do you survive?! Lol no coffee, no lunch, and no cold suds! 😳 Couldn't do it😢

[Autocar]

I know my problem is I don't eat right some mornings I will go till four in the afternoon before I stop to eat. Then other days a cup of coffee and a honey bun then all day till four of five. I don't drink or smoke but pushing 68 I run down by noon or one depending on how big of timber Iam cutting. I take a potassium pill and sip on water all day unless I forget to take the water jug out of the truck and it freezes up over night. I also take two blood pressure pills and  two sawmetto pills every day. I sometimes think it the pills why I ware out but maybe it is just me.

[CCC4]

Slayer, I'm right there with ya...I hover at 162-165 and I'm 5'11. I don't sit still very long and that added with high metabolism keeps me well cut...but the ladies like it!! !

Mn Woodchuck, I need to eat like you do! Meat n potatoes sounds like the deal there!

Southside logger, haha mang...yeh, I think it was 4 eggs and half a package of bacon that night! ! Last night was 4 scrambled eggs covered in chili and piled high with shredded cheese. YUM!!!!

lopet, how do you get your PH checked? That might be something I need to look into. Might pick up some mag pills today and start taking them.

so il logger, yes Sir...pasta is where it is at! Used to be my main staple during my racing career...why I don't still eat like that now IDK....maybe cuz there is no trophy involved! LMAO!

coxy, OMG Son....I'd pass out or want to pinch peoples heads off if I ate like that! !

Autocar, heck Sir...you have made it to 68...doing just fine it sounds like to me!

[CCC4]

Can't help but notice that rare steaks don't seem to be on anyone's menu anymore...gee....wonder if it has anything to with dropping a $20 just to get a good cut??? !

[lopet]

lopet, how do you get your PH checked?

Urine  test strips.                  My problems started in fall of 2012 with coughing mucus , short breath, stiff neck and always fatigue and quite often had a hard time to motivate myself to do something.  After several doctor visits and trying different inhalers I have  seen no improvement. I asked my self, is that really it and I have to live with this for the rest of my live ?  So I decided not to give up and looked in to mineral  efficiency , but at that point never thought about magnesium. Anyhow went to see a chiropractic to find out, if there is a problem with a disc. After another X ray.... negative results again. Went for a food allergy test.... negative. Had my house checked out for mold and radon gas.... negative. Looked in blood types, as my wife and I have different ones , but still eat the same food....  negative. Looked in to all the food preservatives, tried different diets.....no result. The last thing I did at new year was, i threw all the Wi Fi equipment out of the house. Wireless router , cordless phones, etc. People thought I am nuts.......well , no results again. So after spending endless time asking Dr. Google, i didn't know what else to do, unless someone mentioned the PH .   Duuuuh  !  All my problems were home made and pretty simple to fix with the magnesium.  All in all I spend more than 1 K for medication, allergy test, checking out the house and chiropractic appointments.  If after all that $ 20 per month in Magnesium will keep my problems under control, I can live with it, but just made me thinking, how important a healthy diet  is , especially as older we get.
I thought, I share my story and it might help somebody to determine some similar problems.           

[coxy]

Jeez coxy how do you survive?! Lol no coffee, no lunch, and no cold suds! 😳 Couldn't do it😢

its a good thing i have a wonderful wife    the cold suds was a bad thing for me it was easyer to quit than pay 16k for a dwi  and she was the one that was going to turn me in    :D was never one to eat lunch just made me lazy but when i get home ill eat just about every thing in the house  8)

[treeslayer2003]

Can't help but notice that rare steaks don't seem to be on anyone's menu anymore...gee....wonder if it has anything to with dropping a $20 just to get a good cut??? !

yea i eat um, but got to be tender..........i really need to get teeth i guess.......

[CCC4]

Really good info lopet! Much appreciated! I need to check the PH...definitely something to think about!

[CCC4]

Slayer, yer a mess mang! Lol!

[treeslayer2003]

what goods teef n har?

[Mn woodchuck]

Rare steaks ?? I gotta have one at least once a week. And pork chops.   I still have a beer or 2 but no more 6-8.
But now you guys have wondering about the ph.  And magnesium . Mmmmm.

[coxy]

Rare steaks ?? I gotta have one at least once a week. And pork chops.   I still have a beer or 2 but no more 6-8.
But now you guys have wondering about the ph.  And magnesium . Mmmmm.

you eat your pork chops a little rare too my wife hates that I do that and my 8 year old will eat raw hamburg with salt and pepper on a slice of bread that really make the wifes blood boil  my 8 year old tells her well poppy always did it and he never got sick     if I raise my beef and pork ill eat it raw and rare but not the store bought stuff

[Maine372]

Ccc4- raisin bran is ok but my go to is corn flakes. Similar effect.

Wife buys plain yogurt in bulk and whatever fruit is cheap or in season.  Dices up the fruit and freezes it. Make up cups of yogurt for me with the frozen fruit shes saved up and our homemade maple syrup. Also brews my tea and uses a little lemon juice and the maple syrup for sweetener.

Think i read it on here but it holds true - i married better than my wife did!

[wannaergo]

CCC4, I like the sounds of your diet! I eat a breakfast burrito (homemade by the wife) or two and a half a pot of coffee around 4:30,  a granola bar around 9:30, 2 meat/cheese sammiches and a really healthy energy drink my inlaws introduced me to (no crash). On Fridays i get my weekly oatmeal cream pie :-) then supper is whatever the wifey cooks, usually at 5 when I walk in the door.

[lopet]

- i married better than my wife did!

Hah, I wouldn't go that far but lucky you !

[tmarch]

Rare steaks ?? I gotta have one at least once a week. And pork chops.   I still have a beer or 2 but no more 6-8.
But now you guys have wondering about the ph.  And magnesium . Mmmmm.

you eat your pork chops a little rare too my wife hates that I do that and my 8 year old will eat raw hamburg with salt and pepper on a slice of bread that really make the wifes blood boil  my 8 year old tells her well poppy always did it and he never got sick     if I raise my beef and pork ill eat it raw and rare but not the store bought stuff

Meat and taters never kilt nobody, and a few cool ones when home and safe a fine too. ;) ;)