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Title: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: XFACTOR on July 08, 2007, 11:30:13 AM
Pending you don't still live with mom and dad and do train hard.

  $140
   $70 on meat
   $40 fruits/produce
   $30 Carbs/eggs/cottage cheese

  I could never bodybuild if I didn't have a good job.  Expensive Hobie with supplements and groceries.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: G o a t b o y on July 08, 2007, 11:34:36 AM
$1.50... for a Snickers bar and a pack of gum.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: XFACTOR on July 08, 2007, 11:36:21 AM
$1.50... for a Snickers bar and a pack of gum.

 Need more protein, divided by 7 that's only about .0006 grams a day.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Tapeworm on July 08, 2007, 11:46:09 AM
After stealing the other kids' lunchmoney, I usually come out ahead.  :D
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: SteelePegasus on July 08, 2007, 12:02:23 PM
I usually buy a 12 pack diet dr.pepper for the week

also my local subway restaurant has a buy 2 foot long sub and get 2 free after 4pm on tuesdays..that usually last me all week

then I only snack on a handfull of raisin every 8 hours..

then on my low calorie days I usually make a pack of skittles last all day..only eating 1 or so every hour
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Tapeworm on July 08, 2007, 12:18:41 PM
SP, I'm led to believe those subs have only 6g of fat per serve.  Is this true?

Do you eat the cookies?
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Joey Tito on July 08, 2007, 12:21:28 PM
Pending you don't still live with mom and dad and do train hard.

  $140
   $70 on meat
   $40 fruits/produce
   $30 Carbs/eggs/cottage cheese

  I could never bodybuild if I didn't have a good job.  Expensive Hobie with supplements and groceries.

You can save your hard earned money by downing a gallon of milk a day along with some regular food. ;)
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: triple_pickle on July 08, 2007, 12:22:15 PM
Pending you don't still live with mom and dad and do train hard.

  $140
   $70 on meat
   $40 fruits/produce
   $30 Carbs/eggs/cottage cheese

i spend roughly the same amount, half of the money goes for meat
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: SteelePegasus on July 08, 2007, 12:23:48 PM
SP, I'm led to believe those subs have only 6g of fat per serve.  Is this true?

Do you eat the cookies?

those fucking cookes are the best thing for pwo! 2 of those are 60 grams of carbs at 420 calories

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 serving (45.0 g)
 
Amount Per Serving
Calories 210Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.0g15%
Saturated Fat 6.0g30%
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 150mg6%
Total Carbohydrates 30.0g10%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g4%
Sugars 18.0g
Protein 2.0g
 
Vitamin A 6% • Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0% • Iron 6%
 
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Tapeworm on July 08, 2007, 12:29:05 PM
Holy shit!  And I thought you were jus' fuckin' around.  :o

Will you be in the new ad where they rape Jarod the Subway Boy on the salad station?
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: SteelePegasus on July 08, 2007, 12:30:58 PM
Holy shit!  And I thought you were jus' fuckin' around.  :o

Will you be in the new ad where they rape Jarod the Subway Boy on the salad station?

only if I get use the honey mustard sauce on him
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: MAXX on July 08, 2007, 12:31:50 PM
You can save your hard earned money by downing a gallon of milk a day along with some regular food. ;)
alot of calories in milk. makes you fat fat lard ass.  :)
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: SteelePegasus on July 08, 2007, 12:35:08 PM
Pending you don't still live with mom and dad and do train hard.

  $140
   $70 on meat
   $40 fruits/produce
   $30 Carbs/eggs/cottage cheese

  I could never bodybuild if I didn't have a good job.  Expensive Hobie with supplements and groceries.

that elimiates 80% of all getbiggers...also why are you picking on squadfather?
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: tweeter on July 08, 2007, 12:37:52 PM
I usually buy a 12 pack diet dr.pepper for the week

also my local subway restaurant has a buy 2 foot long sub and get 2 free after 4pm on tuesdays..that usually last me all week

then I only snack on a handfull of raisin every 8 hours..

then on my low calorie days I usually make a pack of skittles last all day..only eating 1 or so every hour
So do you go the whole day eating nothing but skittles on your low-calorie days? Not sure if I read this correctly; reminds me of my days on the Adonis Principles!
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: MAXX on July 08, 2007, 12:39:25 PM
hmm let me see. i eat alot of tuna and thats cheap. and chicken which is pretty expensive... 4 cans of tuna and 1.5 pounds of chicken/ day on average . some days 12 eggwhites. and some veggies, rice and oatmeal but thats cheap. so maybe...150$ / week..

Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Tapeworm on July 08, 2007, 12:40:13 PM
Tweeter - I don't think he'd REALLY rape Subway Boy on the salad station either, honey mustard sauce or not.

I guess we'll never know for sure tho.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: G o a t b o y on July 08, 2007, 12:40:27 PM
So do you go the whole day eating nothing but skittles on your low-calorie days? Not sure if I read this correctly; reminds me of my days on the Adonis Principles!

I eat one Pez dispenser on my low calorie days.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: tweeter on July 08, 2007, 12:40:36 PM
I can't stand just eating groceries all week so I spend more on eating out; I have to eat out atleast once a day.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Matt C on July 08, 2007, 12:41:36 PM
Pending you don't still live with mom and dad and do train hard.

  $140
   $70 on meat
   $40 fruits/produce
   $30 Carbs/eggs/cottage cheese

  I could never bodybuild if I didn't have a good job.  Expensive Hobie with supplements and groceries.

About the same!
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: G o a t b o y on July 08, 2007, 12:44:34 PM
Need more protein, divided by 7 that's only about .0006 grams a day.


Oh, for that I usually steal a few chickens from a nearby poultry farm and spend my afternoons fishing. If I'm feeling really ambitious, I'll take my rifle into the woods and kill something.  :D
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: SteelePegasus on July 08, 2007, 12:45:00 PM
So do you go the whole day eating nothing but skittles on your low-calorie days? Not sure if I read this correctly; reminds me of my days on the Adonis Principles!

just fucking around..here is my meal plan


breakfast: (protein pancakes)
2 scopes whey, 1 banana, 1 scope of oatmeal, 1 tsbp of peanut butter, 1 cup of egg whites...blender..frying pan with pam cooking spray
*my concern is that the heat is destroying the whey benefits

lunch:
  Mcdonalds grilled chicken sandwich with the double meat for $1 more..no bread

afternoon:
     6" subway tuna fish sandwich on whole wheat bread

dinner:
   salmon stuffed with crab meat (costco) or some pieces of jamian jerk chicken
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Tapeworm on July 08, 2007, 12:45:20 PM
I can't stand just eating groceries all week so I spend more on eating out; I have to eat out atleast once a day.

Be a better cook and buy a cooler man!

Truthfully, I have no idea what I spend on food.  Bodybuilding is not expensive in terms of food though.  I could see it upping food $ by 20-30%.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: MAXX on July 08, 2007, 12:47:38 PM
just fucking around..here is my meal plan


breakfast: (protein pancakes)
2 scopes whey, 1 banana, 1 scope of oatmeal, 1 tsbp of peanut butter, 1 cup of egg whites...blender..frying pan with pam cooking spray
*my concern is that the heat is destroying the whey benefits

lunch:
  Mcdonalds grilled chicken sandwich with the double meat for $1 more..no bread

afternoon:
     6" subway tuna fish sandwich on whole wheat bread

dinner:
   salmon stuffed with crab meat (costco) or some pieces of jamian jerk chicken

4 meals/ day?? wow you must be huge
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: tweeter on July 08, 2007, 12:48:45 PM
Be a better cook and buy a cooler man!

Truthfully, I have no idea what I spend on food.  Bodybuilding is not expensive in terms of food though.  I could see it upping food $ by 20-30%.
I don't really want to be one of those guys who carries a cooler around with him everywhere he goes because he thinks he will shrink if he doesn't eat every 2-3 hours. Besides, I enjoy eating out; I don't mind spending money on it.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: G o a t b o y on July 08, 2007, 12:50:02 PM
I don't really want to be one of those guys who carries a cooler around with him everywhere he goes because he thinks he will shrink if he doesn't eat every 2-3 hours. Besides, I enjoy eating out; I don't mind spending money on it.


And now that you're not paying TA $500/month in "consulting fees" you can afford it!  :D
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: tommywishbone on July 08, 2007, 12:50:35 PM
$4.99... 2 x daily, for a #1 Supersize = $69.86 per week.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: tweeter on July 08, 2007, 12:50:43 PM
just fucking around..here is my meal plan


breakfast: (protein pancakes)
2 scopes whey, 1 banana, 1 scope of oatmeal, 1 tsbp of peanut butter, 1 cup of egg whites...blender..frying pan with pam cooking spray
*my concern is that the heat is destroying the whey benefits

lunch:
  Mcdonalds grilled chicken sandwich with the double meat for $1 more..no bread

afternoon:
     6" subway tuna fish sandwich on whole wheat bread

dinner:
   salmon stuffed with crab meat (costco) or some pieces of jamian jerk chicken

I used to make protein pancakes all the time and I worried about that same thing too. Although, I have read that even though it can alter the protein, it still gets used by the body the same way once it is broken into amino acids (or something along those lines).
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: SteelePegasus on July 08, 2007, 12:51:03 PM
4 meals/ day?? wow you must be huge

do you consider a subway 6" tuna sandwich a meal?

probably around 280 calories

total cals for the day is actually not that much and I am still in a caloric defecit
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: tweeter on July 08, 2007, 12:51:28 PM

And now that you're not paying TA $500/month in "consulting fees" you can afford it!  :D
TA actually provides all his services for free
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Tapeworm on July 08, 2007, 12:53:57 PM
I don't really want to be one of those guys who carries a cooler around with him everywhere he goes because he thinks he will shrink if he doesn't eat every 2-3 hours. Besides, I enjoy eating out; I don't mind spending money on it.

Cool.  I'm in building so everyone has a cooler, so I don't feel out of place.  It's nice to control what I'm eating too.  I'll go out for dinner, but I prefer to eat my own food thru the working week.


*my concern is that the heat is destroying the whey benefits


Why not just drink it down straight out of the blender?
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: SteelePegasus on July 08, 2007, 12:55:48 PM
Cool.  I'm in building so everyone has a cooler, so I don't feel out of place.  It's nice to control what I'm eating too.  I'll go out for dinner, but I prefer to eat my own food thru the working week.


Why not just drink it down straight out of the blender?

actually the solid food helps to make me feel full..also what I don't finish I can snack on until lunch

remember the egg whites are raw..
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: G o a t b o y on July 08, 2007, 12:58:18 PM
TA actually provides all his services for free


"services"  ::)
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: danielson on July 08, 2007, 12:59:16 PM
TA actually provides all his services for free

Whats the formula Tweeter? Whats the difference between his diet and weight watchers?
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: SteelePegasus on July 08, 2007, 01:00:29 PM
Whats the formula Tweeter? Whats the difference between his diet and weight watchers?

the difference is that on weight watchers you have to buy their meals.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: G o a t b o y on July 08, 2007, 01:00:30 PM
Truthfully, I have no idea what I spend on food.  Bodybuilding is not expensive in terms of food though.  I could see it upping food $ by 20-30%.


Same here. The number of people actually discussing this tells me there's some poor-ass motherfucckers on this board, though!  :-X
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: danielson on July 08, 2007, 01:02:04 PM
the difference is that on weight watchers you have to buy their meals.


I meant the point system, where you can eat junk food as long as you create a calorie deficit.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Camel Jockey on July 08, 2007, 01:04:32 PM
I always eat from a kabab stand, around 3.25-5.00 a day. So that's around $30.00 a week.

Plus cereal, milk, yogurt, beef, chicken, rice..

I dunno.  :-X

Plus I love that energy drink stuff, the diet ones anyways.

Diet snapples.

Around 3 12 pack cans of diet soda.

Tea.

Coffee, espresso shots.

Around $50-80 a week on alcohol.

I don't feel like estimating.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Rearden Metal on July 08, 2007, 01:06:47 PM
About $200 a week average groceries.

About $120 a month supps

About $150 a week eating out.

think that's somewhat accurate.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: The Squadfather on July 08, 2007, 01:09:49 PM
Pending you don't still live with mom and dad and do train hard.

  $140
   $70 on meat
   $40 fruits/produce
   $30 Carbs/eggs/cottage cheese

  I could never bodybuild if I didn't have a good job.  Expensive Hobie with supplements and groceries.
damn dude you need to join a Sam's or Costco, i spend 30 bucks on chicken breasts, 7 bucks on eggs and 25 bucks on steak for the whole week and maybe 20 bucks combined for the rice, oatmeal, pasta, bread etc.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Tapeworm on July 08, 2007, 01:11:49 PM
actually the solid food helps to make me feel full..also what I don't finish I can snack on until lunch

remember the egg whites are raw..

Ahh, if you're dieting then I can see the solid food being good.  But what's the objection to raw egg whites?  You don't wanna be like Rocky?



Same here. The number of people actually discussing this tells me there's some poor-ass motherfucckers on this board, though!  :-X

LOL at the destitute! ;D
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: G o a t b o y on July 08, 2007, 01:16:47 PM
damn dude you need to join a Sam's or Costco, i spend 30 bucks on chicken breasts, 7 bucks on eggs and 25 bucks on steak for the whole week and maybe 20 bucks combined for the rice, oatmeal, pasta, bread etc.


I think in your case even LESS should be spent on carbs.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: The Squadfather on July 08, 2007, 01:17:37 PM

I think in your case even LESS should be spent on carbs.
hahahahaha, you're so complimentary Goat. ;D
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: XFACTOR on July 08, 2007, 01:20:55 PM

"services"  ::)

LMAO
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: XFACTOR on July 08, 2007, 01:22:55 PM
damn dude you need to join a Sam's or Costco, i spend 30 bucks on chicken breasts, 7 bucks on eggs and 25 bucks on steak for the whole week and maybe 20 bucks combined for the rice, oatmeal, pasta, bread etc.

Still $55 on meat.  I have thought about it.  I guess the concept of paying someone a yearly fee to shop there gets to me.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: The Squadfather on July 08, 2007, 01:23:59 PM
Still $55 on meat.  I have thought about it.  I guess the concept of paying someone a yearly fee to shop there gets to me.
yeah, that's not counting those yummy fajitas that the awesome mexican restaurants serve around here. ;D
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: bigdumbbell on July 08, 2007, 01:51:34 PM
this week  ok

4 bags of spinach          12.
3 bags carrots                3.
10 lb tomatoes               10.
 5 lbs  cabbage               2.5
chicken                         10.
oatmeal                          3.00
rice                               1.00
pint half/half                    2.00
scollops                           6.00
anchovy paste                 4.00
water                            5.00
baguette                         1.00
yellow peppers                 4.00
splenda                           3.00
coffee                             4.00
fruit                                15.00
green tea                           3.00
5 heads of garlic                  2.5
dinner twice                    125.00

total                               220.


Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: tweeter on July 08, 2007, 04:34:30 PM
I meant the point system, where you can eat junk food as long as you create a calorie deficit.
It's pretty much the same. It's just that it hasn't ever really been applied to the bodybuilding world.
Title: Re: What do you guys spend on groceries a week?
Post by: Andre Nickatina on July 08, 2007, 04:56:45 PM
It's pretty much the same. It's just that it hasn't ever really been applied to the bodybuilding world.
And there is a reason for that. It's stupid.