Cutting chips off my diet for good?
lauraspberry
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Would it be worth it? I did it with soda for 3 years now, has anyone done it? Thanks! 
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What would be the point? It doesn't matter what you eat for weight loss. Though I wouldn't recommend a diet that comprises only chips.
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There used to be an ad for I think pringles (or maybe doritos?) that went, "bet you can't eat just one". I couldn't. I dunno, other than that, they're a lot of calories for a lot of nothing and you're hungry really soon after anyway.
I have chips maybe four times a year, if a) I'm stuck somewhere where the only food available is out of a vending machine or b) I've got vicious PMS and the choice is eat chips or be unnecessarily sad.0 -
To what end? If it's weight loss you're concerned with, all you need is a calorie deficit.0
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There used to be an ad for I think pringles (or maybe doritos?) that went, "bet you can't eat just one". I couldn't. I dunno, other than that, they're a lot of calories for a lot of nothing and you're hungry really soon after anyway.
I have chips maybe four times a year, if a) I'm stuck somewhere where the only food available is out of a vending machine or b) I've got vicious PMS and the choice is eat chips or be unnecessarily sad.
Oh, I totally get this. There are things that I used to enjoy that I'd rather not waste my calories on now. But I just choose not to eat them most of the time. I don't forbid myself from having them ever again. It just seems like an unnecessary rule to worry about.0 -
There used to be an ad for I think pringles (or maybe doritos?) that went, "bet you can't eat just one". I couldn't. I dunno, other than that, they're a lot of calories for a lot of nothing and you're hungry really soon after anyway.
I have chips maybe four times a year, if a) I'm stuck somewhere where the only food available is out of a vending machine or b) I've got vicious PMS and the choice is eat chips or be unnecessarily sad.
Oh, I totally get this. There are things that I used to enjoy that I'd rather not waste my calories on now. But I just choose not to eat them most of the time. I don't forbid myself from having them ever again. It just seems like an unnecessary rule to worry about.
Agree. In my case, it took going through a "rule" period (south beach diet) to change my taste buds, which wasn't what i was thinking about at the time, but it happened. After that, I didn't really want chips (there's a funny aftertaste I'm more aware of now) and it was easy to choose something more nourishing.0 -
Why worry about what you should NOT have? Worry about what TO have.
I tend to try and find good caloric bargains! That would be things that I enjoy eating, fill me up, and meet whatever needs or goals I occasionally have (amount of protein for the calories, speed or convenience, price, whatever).
Surprisingly, neither pop, nor nachos/chips, nor for that matter sugar for my coffee seem to make it on the list all that often, nor are they missed...0 -
Yeah 'cos deprivation works and doesn't lead to crash and burn behaviour
*insert sarcasm emoji*
I eat "chips" daily
Under 90 calories for a multipack pack of Quavers or Walker's Pops, why not? Even normal chips are only 125 cals ...I just prefer the former type
Salt & Pepper popchips with my carrots, pepper and hummus make it a feast
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As Rabbit says, buy the multipacks. Walkers Squares have under 100 calories. I buy them for my children sometimes. They love hula hoops too, I think they've got about 120 calories per pack. You can still enjoy these things, just don't buy those huge sharing bags and eat them all to yourself.
A large apple has around 80 calories. If you fancy chips, then I don't see the harm in eating a 97 calorie bag instead of eating an apple for example.0 -
No it's not
but as you said you "have chips maybe four times a year". You haven't told yourself I will never ever eat these again you have just changed your food tastes ...good for you
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No it's not
but as you said you "have chips maybe four times a year". You haven't told yourself I will never ever eat these again you have just changed your food tastes ...good for you
ah aha you weren't speaking to me ok lol cheers0 -
No it's not
but as you said you "have chips maybe four times a year". You haven't told yourself I will never ever eat these again you have just changed your food tastes ...good for you
ah aha you weren't speaking to me ok lol cheers
Nah
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No it's not
but as you said you "have chips maybe four times a year". You haven't told yourself I will never ever eat these again you have just changed your food tastes ...good for you
ah aha you weren't speaking to me ok lol cheers
Nah
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lauraspberry wrote: »Would it be worth it? I did it with soda for 3 years now, has anyone done it? Thanks!
Depends on your approach and how important they are for your diet. You can either moderate and include some in your diet, but if you can cut them out and find more nutritious lower calorie altenatives that give you most of the benefits, then go for it. Its a personal choice whether they are worth the calories or they are not. I'd say they were a treat and arent really filling. If you want to cut them out completely or mostly then thats up to you, as plenty of people find its difficult to moderate them.0 -
OP, well done quitting soda!!
I quit pringles, cheezels, crisps, etc at the end of December 2013 and haven't fallen off the wagon since They were like heroin to me, I had no control over portion size...I wouldnt get off the couch til the bag/box was empty.
There was no point trying to include them in my daily calories since I wouldn't have been satisfied with the portion so I decided just to go cold turkey. Now, after 15 months I honestly think I can go the rest of my life without having any more chips I do wonder what it would be like to eat them again but I think they would taste really greasy to me now. 0 -
Just cook then in a healthier way par boil chips 5 mind and put in the oven0
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tinawilldoitthistime wrote: »Just cook then in a healthier way par boil chips 5 mind and put in the oven
American chips =/= UK chips
American chips = UK crisps0 -
tinawilldoitthistime wrote: »Just cook then in a healthier way par boil chips 5 mind and put in the oven
You're talking about "fries"... not chips. 0 -
lauraspberry wrote: »Would it be worth it? I did it with soda for 3 years now, has anyone done it? Thanks!
If you like chips then no it wouldn't be worth it. Weight loss is as simple as calories, math and eating at a calorie deficit. You don't have to cut out anything you enjoy, you just need to learn how to incorporate it into your calorie goals.0 -
lauraspberry wrote: »Would it be worth it? I did it with soda for 3 years now, has anyone done it? Thanks!
Are you talking about chips (what Americans call French Fries) ... or chips (what the British call crisps)?
As a Canadian living in Australia, my first thought was chips ... as in what you'd serve with fish: Fish and chips. But then I wondered if you might be talking about things like sour cream and onion crisps.
About a year ago, I decided that chips/crisps weren't worth it. I have had them a few times since, but not often (I'm thinking I've had them maybe 3 or 4 times). It's not like they are an essential food + personally, I might share a medium-sized bag with my husband but between the two of us, we'll polish off a bag and that's a lot of unnecessary calories + the salt makes me retain water ... my weight always jumped 1 kg after eating a bag of chips. I didn't need all that, so chips/crisps are now rarely eaten in our house.
For a while I craved them, but when I started logging here I realised that I was craving salt. My sodium levels were quite low ... less than half the recommended value. So I started eating cottage cheese and a pickle or cottage cheese and salted cucumber slices after work, and the cravings for chips/crisps went away.
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It's really up to you.
Can/do you eat them in moderation right now? That is, can you have just 1 serving or do you just nibble out of the big bag constantly?
I have a hard time doing moderation when it comes to Pringles. If there's a regular-size tube in the house, I'll just leave them there until I'm having a bad day and then binge on them. So now I buy the single serving containers because I CAN just have one and not allow myself to have 3 or what have you.
If you're meeting your nutritional needs and like chips, eat them
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tezza_8778 wrote: »OP, well done quitting soda!!
I quit pringles, cheezels, crisps, etc at the end of December 2013 and haven't fallen off the wagon since They were like heroin to me, I had no control over portion size...I wouldnt get off the couch til the bag/box was empty.
There was no point trying to include them in my daily calories since I wouldn't have been satisfied with the portion so I decided just to go cold turkey. Now, after 15 months I honestly think I can go the rest of my life without having any more chips I do wonder what it would be like to eat them again but I think they would taste really greasy to me now.
Thank you! That is a good mindset
I get that funny aftertaste too like what the other person said so thanks for sharing your insight 0 -
macgurlnet wrote: »It's really up to you.
Can/do you eat them in moderation right now? That is, can you have just 1 serving or do you just nibble out of the big bag constantly?
I have a hard time doing moderation when it comes to Pringles. If there's a regular-size tube in the house, I'll just leave them there until I'm having a bad day and then binge on them. So now I buy the single serving containers because I CAN just have one and not allow myself to have 3 or what have you.
If you're meeting your nutritional needs and like chips, eat them
~Lyssa
My problem is I wanna finish the entire cannister haha so I wanna quit it to avoid it if that makes sense hehe
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Thlauraspberry wrote: »Would it be worth it? I did it with soda for 3 years now, has anyone done it? Thanks!
Are you talking about chips (what Americans call French Fries) ... or chips (what the British call crisps)?
As a Canadian living in Australia, my first thought was chips ... as in what you'd serve with fish: Fish and chips. But then I wondered if you might be talking about things like sour cream and onion crisps.
About a year ago, I decided that chips/crisps weren't worth it. I have had them a few times since, but not often (I'm thinking I've had them maybe 3 or 4 times). It's not like they are an essential food + personally, I might share a medium-sized bag with my husband but between the two of us, we'll polish off a bag and that's a lot of unnecessary calories + the salt makes me retain water ... my weight always jumped 1 kg after eating a bag of chips. I didn't need all that, so chips/crisps are now rarely eaten in our house.
For a while I craved them, but when I started logging here I realised that I was craving salt. My sodium levels were quite low ... less than half the recommended value. So I started eating cottage cheese and a pickle or cottage cheese and salted cucumber slices after work, and the cravings for chips/crisps went away.
That is a great way to look at it!!! I will check my sodium levels hehe that is an incredible observation0 -
If you can eat 1 serving a day and fit them into your calorie goal, then go for it. If having a bag in the house means you will eat the entire thing in a day or two, banish them from the house. You can still have chips when you go to a cookout, say. Just fill your plate with healthy stuff and put a few chips on top--no seconds.0
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