Chip Addiction!
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Chips are a guilty pleasure for me. I usually will not buy them often, but when I do I'll buy a small bag and make it last a few days at least. I now always look at the labels and eat an actual portion instead of the entire bag. I usually go for the kinds that I can get the most chips without a lot of damage calorie-wise in a single portion. As long as you can fit it into your daily intake it should be fine.0
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What worked for me is substituting. I'll still eat a single-serve bag of chips at lunch a couple of times a week, but I changed what kind of chips they are. Instead of regular chips, or Doritos/Cheetos/Fritos, I'll have something like those Special K cracker chips, or Popchips, or Glenny's Soy Crisps. They tend to be less calories (100-130 calories vs. 250+ for a comparable amount of regular chips). They're maybe a little better on sodium and fat, but not really by much.
This way, I still get to enjoy what I like about chips, but I'm not getting hammered with calories. As with everything, moderation is key.0 -
The only way to stop...just stop.
There's no secret or trick.
Every chip you put in your mouth is a choice you're making to eat it.
I told my doctor "I can't stop smoking...I just can't". Know what she said?
"Of course you can. Just stop".
So I did.
You can too. Just stop.
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You are right that it is a choice. Sometimes a VERY DIFFICULT one. But honestly.....it can be done.
Try looking into why you eat the chips (for me it's sweets). What's behind it? Stress? Boredom? Depression? Anger? etc. Try to figure out what is driving you to the bag and label it for what it is. As in...."Am I really hungry? No...I'm just bored." Etc.
It may be best to cut chips out completely for a while. Just to get a hold of the "addiction". Give yourself a set number of days....say 30.
Above all else, think about what you really want. Do you really want that bag of chips or do you want to be healthy/skinny/20 lbs lighter, etc.0 -
good grief is this annoying thread ever going to go away?0
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Lots of people that eat chips do it for the TEXTURE and crunch. I eat a LOT of ice because I like crunchy things. Maybe find a different option that can offer the same, but not so many calories.
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What else has the texture and crunch of chips? I've tried kale chips and seaweed chips. Both are okay but neither will ever take the place of chips. They are nothing at all like potato or corn chips. They lack the greasy crunchy carby awesomeness of chips.0 -
Rather than cut them out completely, treat yourself to one small bag a day - have it in the evening so you can look forward to it. Build it into your calorie allowance - deprivation never works.
I'm all for moderation but if someone is literally plowing through 3 bags of chips in a day then it stands to reason that temporarily removing that food item from the environment can be a reasonable short term fix provided you're not using that as a Band-Aid solution in the long term.
I agree with SideSteel. I could easily eat an entire family size bag of chips in front of the TV, but guess what? If they're not in the house, I don't have them! The issue with chips is starting the bag in the first place. I do look at them longingly when I pass the chip aisle, but I have definitely reduced my intake by simply not buying them and having them around. My husband will pick up a bag sometimes, but he helps by picking a flavour I don't really like. Now if only I can stop him from ordering Pizza!!!!0 -
^xtiansalcedo wrote: »What worked for me is substituting. I'll still eat a single-serve bag of chips at lunch a couple of times a week, but I changed what kind of chips they are. Instead of regular chips, or Doritos/Cheetos/Fritos, I'll have something like those Special K cracker chips, or Popchips, or Glenny's Soy Crisps. They tend to be less calories (100-130 calories vs. 250+ for a comparable amount of regular chips). They're maybe a little better on sodium and fat, but not really by much.
This way, I still get to enjoy what I like about chips, but I'm not getting hammered with calories. As with everything, moderation is key.
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^--- This.
Me too. I had to find something else to eat. My husband loves chips. I won't buy them. They do appear in my house, but I found that when I stayed away from them long enough, they started to look really gross. Did you ever read what's in them? That flavor stuff is literally sprayed on. Still, they're sooo tasty... I subbed baked chips. I ate just as many, but substituted one thing I didn't want for another. Other than that, I try to eat something else that's salty but maybe not going to throw my fat off for the day. Try buying only the small snack sized bags (not the "share" bags, lol, they're more than one serving). And don't buy the huge box of tiny bags at Costco. Those just beg to be opened one by one...
You're not alone!
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Oh chips are very addicting! I just don't have any at home and I don't bring any cash to work with me so I am not tempted to buy the little snacky chips from the vending machine! If I buy them I eat them!
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Alot of good advise above. I find that I ate chips when sitting in front of the TV. Get active, keep busy, and reduse TV Time. If you have to snack make an alternative healthy snack. Good Luck0
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I can't remember the last time I even touched a chip or had fries, burgers at a fast food joint.
It's an addictive habit, easy and convient to eat. Just slowly work towards a goal where you eat them occasionally or not at all anymore.
I don't crave chips or pop. I don't crave Burger King, Wendy's or McDonalds stuff anyone. If I do go to Wendy's I order half a salad with a baked potato on the side. Or the grilled chicken wraps and it doesn't hurt my count in the long run. Haven't had those kinds of cravings for a while now and I feel great without it. I find it's easier to ignore the sweet stuff in the stores these days. Just don't have cravings anymore.0 -
wow such a long thread for such a simple answer for someone who just cannot say no to chips.....Don't buy them0
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wow - good to know I am not the only one addicted to chips
- here is what is (somewhat) working for me.
I log everything here at MFP. When I go back and look at my calorie consumption of hot cheetos alone - I could have doubled my weight loss in the last few months if I had not had them.
So since I want to lose weight, I try to keep that in mind0 -
That's what helped me too. I was beginning to think a lower calorie diet was almost impossible but since I don't consume all those high calorie no nutrient treats, I find it's so much easier to eat all the stuff I love and still lose weight.0
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That's what helped me too. I was beginning to think a lower calorie diet was almost impossible but since I don't consume all those high calorie no nutrient treats, I find it's so much easier to eat all the stuff I love and still lose weight.
Sometimes the high calorie chips are what you love to eat.0 -
I have no chip portion control, and one serving of chips is clearly not enough.
I don't buy them. OR if I do, I buy them from a vending machine and then just eat that bag, or I get them at subway. but I have no control. none. it's my weakness.
I can have ice cream and cookies and not over indulge, but give me a bag of chips and it's gone in two days.0 -
angela233Z wrote: »wow - good to know I am not the only one addicted to chips
- here is what is (somewhat) working for me.
I log everything here at MFP. When I go back and look at my calorie consumption of hot cheetos alone - I could have doubled my weight loss in the last few months if I had not had them.
So since I want to lose weight, I try to keep that in mind
Weight loss is most definitely a process -- a learning process. For me, sweets are easy to control and don't seem to affect my weight loss while salty foods, especially snack items are a much bigger challenge. I ebb and flow on the ability to not buy or consume this type of food.
About 4200 calories in a family size bag of Doritos, btw. I'm hoping this thread works to limit my intake of salty foods today. thanks!
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try healthier alternatives - veggie straws, wheat thins, pop chips, special K chips0
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not anymore they're not. I'm afraid I might have a bad reaction to the grease now. It's been four months since I touched any of that stuff.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »That's what helped me too. I was beginning to think a lower calorie diet was almost impossible but since I don't consume all those high calorie no nutrient treats, I find it's so much easier to eat all the stuff I love and still lose weight.
Sometimes the high calorie chips are what you love to eat.
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OP you don't have an addiction, you just don't have self control. When you own up to it, you are more able to succeed, but if you keep making excuses, you will never succeed.0
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resolve to bake your own. not only will they be ever so slightly better for you, you'll eat less if it's a pain in the *kitten*.0
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Have you had blood work done lately? Is your sodium level low?
I try to keep them out of the house most of the time.0 -
Try the new Wise or Smart-something- Popcorn, White Cheddar or Sea Salt, the light versions. It's like 25 calories per cup of popcorn, and it tastes really good.0
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not anymore they're not. I'm afraid I might have a bad reaction to the grease now. It's been four months since I touched any of that stuff.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »That's what helped me too. I was beginning to think a lower calorie diet was almost impossible but since I don't consume all those high calorie no nutrient treats, I find it's so much easier to eat all the stuff I love and still lose weight.
Sometimes the high calorie chips are what you love to eat.
Sorry, I didn't mean you specifically. I meant a general you. You said not eating the high calorie treats made it easier to eat all the stuff you love. But for some people the high calorie treats ARE what they (we) love.0 -
chip are my biggest weakness0
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
not anymore they're not. I'm afraid I might have a bad reaction to the grease now. It's been four months since I touched any of that stuff.Need2Exerc1se wrote: »That's what helped me too. I was beginning to think a lower calorie diet was almost impossible but since I don't consume all those high calorie no nutrient treats, I find it's so much easier to eat all the stuff I love and still lose weight.
Sometimes the high calorie chips are what you love to eat.
Sorry, I didn't mean you specifically. I meant a general you. You said not eating the high calorie treats made it easier to eat all the stuff you love. But for some people the high calorie treats ARE what they (we) love.
I meant cake, chocolate, cheesecake, ice cream and cookies
That's what I meant by high calories treats that I love.
I haven't touched most of the fried foods. I'm afraid they might make me sick now. I don't like chips too much anymore. My last bag was a vending machine and it just didn't taste the same anymore.0 -
^^^ so very much this!!OP you don't have an addiction, you just don't have self control. When you own up to it, you are more able to succeed, but if you keep making excuses, you will never succeed.
When you are broke, on the streets, in jail, in the hospital, selling your body or dead...then yeah its has become an addiction.
This people is simply a bad habit. One that you have control over and can stop at any time, but choose not to. Your choice.
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Chips are one of my biggest weaknesses....I have found that I need to just keep them out of the house and usually if I do bring them in--I get what my husband likes and my kids.0
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I love chips as well, so I don't keep it in the house. What worked for me though is checking how many calories I consume eating chips, or whatever really, and then go out cycling/walking, and see how hard I have to work to burn the same amount. Made me think twice the next time I thought of eating too much.0
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