Wednesday, 14 October 2009
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Eating Out With Guys Can Help You Girls Lose Weight!
As I was flipping through Health magazine, I came across an interesting fact on “Super-Simple Tricks to Drop Lbs.” It says a woman tends to eat fewer calories (about 250 less) if she dines with a man than with another female-whether it is her husband, a date, or even just a male co-worker. It says a woman eating with a group of female friends consumed almost 800 calories each, while a woman eating with a man had about 550 (Of course, I’m assuming the numbers will vary depending on what you’re eating.)
Tests by psychologists showed that when it comes to eating out, women consumed fewer calories when men were present. However, when there were only females in the group, they didn’t care as much and would satisfy their sweet tooth, allowing themselves to eat chocolate and ice cream. Experts think “the choice could be subconsciously controlled by a desire to signal attractiveness, which apparently smaller portions do.”
I’ve definitely heard about this before, which I think is true to a certain extent. But I’ve also heard that there are many guys who don’t really like when girls only order a tiny salad when they go out to eat. But of course, this doesn’t necessarily mean they’re going to like girls who pig out either, but instead, would prefer girls who actually “eat.”
What do you guys think? Do you girls tend to eat smaller portion when you eat out with guys? Do you guys find girls who eat smaller portions more attractive?
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I call bullshit. Once you become comfortable with a man, eating like a pig becomes nothing. Why do you think women gain weight when they get married?
I think if it's with a guy you're really close with you should just eat how you normally would, not what you'd think they would find "attractive", I'm comfortable to eat!
I call bullshit as well. I eat what I am going to eat regardless of who is looking at me.
ahh dang it.
i do eat smaller portions....like.....a gram of food less. -_-
I honestly don't care unless there's an obvious problem.
For example, if a girl orders and eats an appetizer sampler plate and the 48oz ribeye with baked potato and creamed spinach, and then vanishes to the bathroom for a few minutes before emerging smelling like vomit. This is a problem.
Eat what you want, I say. Food is Love. If I Love you, I'm going to feed you. I'd rather take my women happy and full.
Seeing as I eat salad any time I eat at a restaurant, it wouldn't be a problem. This really wouldn't help you lose weight, though. That would- if it were even true- just save you from eating loads of calories at one time, depending on what you ordered. Unless you go out to eat with male friends every day, then yeah, maybe.
In theory, I could see how this would work... but only because if I go out with a certain male friend, he tends to steal my food. xD
But otherwise, fuck that shit. I eat how I always do when I'm with the dudes.
i think this is true. i'm definitely more hesitant and conscious about what i eat when i'm around dudes.
i dont like to eat much when im out, thats with both male or female but with female i will still order something even if im not hungry, with male i wouldn't order something unless im actually hungry for food.
and i dont tend to order junk-like stuff (milk shakes, donuts etc...) when i am with my bf but when i am with the girls i would.
hmm well as a girl who likes girls i think a girl who can eat as much as i am and still has a good body is hot. i eat a lot for a 90 lb kid! actually this goes for guys too. wait what am i talkinga bout lol. anyway if i was a guy i'd say eating with a girl who eats a salad is LAME! fucking lame.
wow no. i eat like shit around my boyfriend because he eats like shit and its delicious.
Maybe that;s why I'm so fat no men in my life. But knowing me I'd probably be a pig around the guy anyways so it probably wouldn't make much difference.
@snapeful@xanga - 90 lbs gosh your like half my weight... wow how did you get so damn skinny.
this is no surprise to me....i think we all knew this. I mean ever since I became old enought o be aware of guys n what they might think of me I was always tried to avoid eating in front of them...
subconsciously we females believe that by eating in front of them will automatically make them think we are pigs. And god forbid if a guy know that girls LOVE to eat. Its like its openly known that girls love chocolate and sweet things...even the occasional burger n fries...but for us to openly show it to men?? nooooo!!!
I think it also has to do with what u mentioned in your post...we want to be perceived as danty and small...and eating smaller portions portrays that. also self control...which we think are the chara. guys find attractive in a woman.
when in reality they like to see women eating that big mac large fries with a sundae for dessert.
@edpinkgurl@xanga - i'm 4'11'' >__> i also dont eat junk food at all and go running
@snapeful@xanga - ok so your short... I guess not eating junk food and running would help. Still wish I was that skinny but then again I'm 5'4 so ya that's a bit different.
@edpinkgurl@xanga - fast metabolism too.. well i also dont eat out a lot either. fast food tastes like crap so i don't eat it either
Obviously..
I've told my friend before that I need more hot guy friends because then I eat next to nothing, and it's not even because I'm trying; I just don't want to look gross.
I've never ordered less than I usually do in front of a guy. Okay, maybe I'd consider a Jim Block meal without upgrade ... no, that's not possible. As someone who eat's very slowly, I don't have to worry about how I look during meals. I'd rather tell people to get out for a 10-minute-walk rather than ordering less or eating faster.
seriously? it's done the opposite. im so comfortable with my boyfriend, i tend to eat whatever the heck i want. And because i know he'll always love him, if i gain a little weight, i probably wont even notice until i cant climb the stairs without having to pause.
Not every girl does this, but it does happen. I watch how much I consume depending on who I'm with. it's actually not a bad habit when dining out because you don't know how many calories are in your dish, though it's likely more than anything you make at home.
Haha, definitely not. My boyfriend and I both eat like pigs, and we don't care.
When I was with my ex I ate the same amount of food that he did, sometimes even more.
omg are you kidding. I eat so much more with guys.
So much more... I find that with my girlfriends, because I'm so uncomfortable eating in public, they allow me to skip eating in public because they're aware of my anxieties. But with my guy friends, they are consistently shoving food down my throat and I can't explain to them what I can tell my girlfriends. I often just eat whatever they give me to please them.
i've noticed that before actually, the part where women don't eat as much when they're on a date with a guy that is. i think it's usually first dates that cause a woman to want to set a certain impression that shows she can control what she eats... or something like that XD