Sunday, 07 August 2011
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Give Up Your Life of Greens!
I can't stand when girls refuse to eat on a date. Look, I'm not saying order like you're on death row. I'm just not understanding why a salad and some oxygen is considered to be standard for some insecure girls.
There's a hilarious YouTube skit that shows four guys imitating their girlfriends' eating habits. One says, "I'm not going to eat because I actually digested a huge gust of wind for breakfast."
Every guy I've ever met has always loved the fact that I eat ten times a day. It shows that you have enough confidence in yourself to show a new dating partner that you can actually get the nourishment necessary to live.Constantly telling a guy that you're watching your weight or can't cheat on your diet isn't making you seem any better, either. Especially if you're thin, you just look like you're obsessed with your weight in a really unhealthy way. If you were in a pool with the guy, you'd swim, right? But chances are you're at a restaurant...so eat.
Now, I can and would never speak about girls who are anorexic. That is a disease of the mind that needs treatment to prevent the continuing malnourishment of the body. It's the girls who pretend to be anorexic that piss me off. Chances are they're just going to go home and stuff their faces anyway, and understandably so, since they starved themselves at dinnertime.
I speak this way because I was one of those girls. I've ordered the salad and the water so that guys would think I was dainty. And then I realized I am dainty and I didn't need to torture myself with leaves to prove that.I recently went out with a group of new friends and was shocked to see how many salads were ordered! When I inquired as to why they weren't getting meat or fish dishes, one told me that she was a vegetarian and the other two said they were simply in the mood for a salad. Are those words that I've ever uttered in my life? No. But I respect their ordering choices because they didn't do it to appear cute or skinny; they did it for themselves.
Conclusion? Eat on dates. Don't order a salad unless you actually like salad (like a Cobb or awesome grilled chicken kind). Show a guy you're a human. Chances are he won't run away. And, if he does, he's a loser who has his own body image issues.
Happy eating (and dating!).Do you order salads and Diet Cokes/waters just to seem skinny on a date? Why or why not?
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- From: Jennifer
- Name: Jennifer
- About Me: I have had a love affair with food for as long as I can remember. Some people like to drink, some people like to party -- but nothing makes me happier than sitting down to an awesome dinner in a hip (or traditional) restaurant with my family and friends. And the more you get to know me, the more you'll realize that I would give you the shirt off my back, but never -- ever -- try and steal food from my plate! I can do mean things with a fork!
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To this day I order what I want and Jeff finishes it nothing goes to waste or much to my waist... I do east alot of veggie dishes because I enjoy them I usually eat about half and if Jeff doesn't want it I have lunch the next day.
I usually get a salad with an assortment of stuff inside (eggs, cheeses, bacon, chicken, veggies, etc.) simply because I know I'm not likely to finish the whole dish and the salad is the lighter of the options. I don't eat a lot of meats anyway. As for diet drinks, I prefer diet sodas because they're not as sweet as regular ones and I like that. It's not for anything related to my diet. Hell, I'd have apple pie for dinner if I could!
Wow I'm actually shocked that this was written by Jenn. You did a good job on this one. It's actually insightful for once. Only order what you want and be yourself. Usually you write things about how to be the dream barbie doll and fake/ conning a guy into liking you. I think this was the first post you ever made that talked about being yourself and doing what you want. I approve this post. Congrats and good job for once.
OMG love the picture.
Anyone else obsessed with japanese make-your-own-tiny-fake-food kits? ^-^
I like a girl who can eat a dish.
men are such hypocrites. out of one side if your face you complain that women dont eat and out of the other you ridicule and reject women who weigh more than 95 pounds. cant have it both ways. men's bodies burn many more calories than women's. if you want thin women, then shut the fuck up about those women not eating.
I never just order a salad and Diet Coke when I go out to eat. I try to eat well most of the time, so I can enjoy my meals out. If I am realy concerned about the fat/calories of a meal, I'll get what I want and only eat half of it and take the other half home for another meal. I also can't understand why some girls would only eat salad either, it's not a great sign to start a potentilal relationship with a lie.
@MochaSprinkle@xanga - Which diet sodas do you prefer? I've been looking for others that taste good besides the usual option of Diet Dr Pepper.
Sounds like a good plan to me. I would rather be out with someone who enjoys what she eats.
I only eat salad when I go out because it's delicious, it's one of the few things I CAN eat, and it doesn't make me bloated and ill-feeling the way eating meat or fish can.
I think the important part is not to be passive-aggressive toward women who are insecure. Empowerment is more prudent.
@bmojsilo@xanga - Sounds crunchy. I find stoneware the best taste, though porcelain has a light flavor.
I like salad because it tastes good, is cheap, and fills me up without making me feel bloated afterward. But if there's country fried steak on the menu, then that's what I'm going for.
My friend is naturally skinny and she could probably eat anything she wants and not gain weight. She always orders a salad because she's health-conscious...but then she always has like a whole plate of brownies for desert.
...and yet when we bake together, she never lets me use regular flour *sigh*
@my_horizon@xanga - I love those kits! I have a set of miniature sushi with its own little tiny tray. I'm glad you understand
what is the URL for the youtube video, i'd love to watch it!
How about you let people order whatever they want? I'm sure you do things to impress, too. Wear makeup. Dress up. Adhere to certain social codes.
So what makes those things any different from ordering a salad to impress?
And, btw, I'm a vegetarian and often eat salads at my house, while i'm home alone.
Not tryna be dainty there...
So... I have to order meat balls and pasta with a chocolate shake to PROVE that i am not insecure? I actually LOVE salad, and full sugar coke gives me a throat ache and bad gas.
This is just another stupid take on how girls are 'supposed to act'.This time, instead of being insecure about eating too much, you're insecure about eating too little.ridiculous.
@Mangonese@xanga - hahaha :P
Funny, considering that one of your posts floating around Datingish was about all the foods you shouldn't eat on a date, and that list included nearly all of them.
How about you quit telling us how we should act? We're not you, thankfully.
I lol'd at the gust of wind thing. Kinda sad but funny. >.<
I actually used to be able to put a ton of food away (but usually had leftovers at dine-in restaurants.)
Now, something weird happened to my appetite, so I don't eat nearly as much as I used to. Some of my friends get concerned that I barely eat and my mom... she thinks I'm doing it on purpose or something. Though I don't think i've lost weight.
I can understand the girls (people) who do that though. I've always been conscious of things like that. Though for me, what's more uncomfortable is stuffing my face with people around...more so than acting like a fatass (like the way it looks rather than the knowledge of what it is. If that makes any sense.) As long as I can keep the fat off, I don't care what they think. Besides, it's too difficult to hide my chocoholism, and love of sweets & junk food. D:
I never order salad when eating out. Here they cost the same as a hearty (and likely tastier) dish. I only order salads when I need something quick (better than fast food) or if I have a hankering for it.
And if I'm getting a coke I get diet. I'm not huge on soft drinks anyways.
SALAD and diet Coke? Urgh. WHat kind of a meal is this. Salad is not a meal to me. It is a side dish. On that note, I've never been on a date, so I don't know how people act on dates.
Also, Coke is subpar to Pepsi.
Well, I order water because it's free and I hate filling up on soda when I have good food coming, so that explains that one.
I have also ordered salads on dates before but they are usually huge spinach salads with berries or nuts and goat cheese and all that really really delicious stuff. It usually fills me up too because I'm a small girl with a small stomach. I hope no guy is like "oh, she is trying to be dainty". No, I just love spinach salads with fruits and berries and nuts and goat cheese.
Plus I usually finish it. I feel really bad ordering food on a date and not finishing it because usually the guy will insist on paying and I feel like I'm wasting his money.
Having been a vegetarian for over five years, I have always ordered a salad during a date because most restaurants don't leave room for much else. This said, with the dressings and oils, most salads at restaurants actually have a fair amount of fats so if one was trying to eat leaves and oxygen, this would be out of the question.
I am a small girl who watches what she eats for health reasons alone. Not for dieting purposes and people who judge on women who are comfortable eating a salad when out and think "going home and stuffing their faces" is the case is just ignorant.
When has it become appropriate to judge a person based on what they eat or order?
I always have ordered what I wanted when I go out, with a guy or without. I like salad but the only time I actually get one is if it comes with whatever I ordered. I'm all for the steak and mashed potatoes and if the guy can't get over that then he isn't worth my time. And anything I don't finish I usually take home to eat later.
I agree! It's stupid when girls don't eat in front of guys