What is your RED FOOD and how do you overcome the urge to eat it?
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Well,as someone who has been insulin resistant and diagnosed PCOS, I concur with the carb thing.I thrive on low carb.Being in a ketogenic state is simply awesome for me.I kind of cycle to replenish glycogen stores every so often but my overall energy hits the sky in keto. Its easy to say one size fits all, but people, it isnt so.Some of us are truly designed to eat lower carb than others. The food I avoid because I know it wreaks havoc is wheat.I am allergic to it, and it lures me.I crave it.If I eat even a little I have a hard time stopping.Something to do with chemicals it produces in my body( i read about this ages ago) and it is also carb so the combination of inflammation from allergy and carb makes me gain fat and water very fast.Its on my NEVER EVER list.has been for quite some time.0
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lemurcat12 wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Still don't eat cereal though because it sucks.
Agree with this.
Most overrated food ever, IMO. Most boring thing to overeat possible, unless someone feels compelled to binge on rice cakes.
(Just my opinion, of course. People should eat what they like and taste is subjective, yeah, yeah.)
;-)
Cereal overrated?
Have you ever had 4 weetbix with a little bit of white sugar?
What cereal do you eat?
I don't eat any cold cereal because I do not like it.0 -
I find I get into trouble with Red Rum.0
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I really thought this was going to be about demonizing a food based on it's color - since I just saw another thread about how bad white carbs are for you. I was thinking, "now we are on to arbitrarily hating on red foods"?
Also, does anyone remember how exciting it was when M&M's reintroduced red ones back in the 80s? It was such a huge deal!
To answer the original question - OP, I'm with others that suggest that learning to eat all foods, in moderation, may be the key to long term success, but I know many people like having a more strict program to follow and if South Beach offers you that, then I've heard of worse diets... but ultimately it comes down to the fact that you are creating a calorie deficit for yourself in order to lose weight.
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TiffanyR71 wrote: »ceoverturf wrote: »Red M&Ms, Red skittles, tomatoes, apples (sometimes) , strawberries just to name a few
Mmmm & bloody steak, red bell peppers, tuna sashimi...
Edit: sheesh - how could I forget red wine?
Red Lobster?
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And learning the best way to maintain that loss. yup.I really thought this was going to be about demonizing a food based on it's color - since I just saw another thread about how bad white carbs are for you. I was thinking, "now we are on to arbitrarily hating on red foods"?
Also, does anyone remember how exciting it was when M&M's reintroduced red ones back in the 80s? It was such a huge deal!
To answer the original question - OP, I'm with others that suggest that learning to eat all foods, in moderation, may be the key to long term success, but I know many people like having a more strict program to follow and if South Beach offers you that, then I've heard of worse diets... but ultimately it comes down to the fact that you are creating a calorie deficit for yourself in order to lose weight.
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Well and we obviously have a prime candidate for a celebrity spokesperson...
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Well and we obviously have a prime candidate for a celebrity spokesperson...
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Well and we obviously have a prime candidate for a celebrity spokesperson...
Estes Park Brewery, has a redrum ale. Apropos for the location!
http://www.epbrewery.com/our-brands0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Well and we obviously have a prime candidate for a celebrity spokesperson...
Estes Park Brewery, has a redrum ale. Apropos for the location!
http://www.epbrewery.com/our-brands
Man I was just in Colorado last week! We didn't make it to RMNP though.
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Well and we obviously have a prime candidate for a celebrity spokesperson...
Estes Park Brewery, has a redrum ale. Apropos for the location!
http://www.epbrewery.com/our-brands
Man I was just in Colorado last week! We didn't make it to RMNP though.
I hear it's great. A friend bought me a t-shirt!
http://www.cafepress.com/mf/12703412/stanley-hotel-redrum_tshirt?shop=EPBrewery&productId=589405400 -
ceoverturf wrote: »Just picked my first dozen last night out of my garden
ETA: Strawberries, that is.
Don't forget Sriracha. It's a fruit, right?!0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Well and we obviously have a prime candidate for a celebrity spokesperson...
Estes Park Brewery, has a redrum ale. Apropos for the location!
http://www.epbrewery.com/our-brands
Woot! I'm headed up there this weekend if the weather's good. I wonder if the brewery has a tour...0 -
My red food is sugar free koolaid. But it doesn't make me gain weight. It etches the enamel off my teeth and gives me gas.0
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mantium999 wrote: »Individual foods do not cause weight gain, too much food does. Dark chocolate is carbs and fat. Color coding foods to imply their status as bad is silly.
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lisasweetlisa wrote: »Red Food is something you absolutely know will make you gain weight.
My Red Food is Carbs. White bread, potatoes, white rice, noodles. Anything that would be considered a carb. I look at it and I gain weight, I stay away from it and I lose.
Since I started the South Beach Diet and went through the first phase which I think was a month I have very few desires for anything fatty, sweet and just plain crappy junk food.
I like dark chocolate and tolerate milk chocolate, can't stand soda anymore. Broasted chicken which I loved no desire to eat.
I see food differently since I have done phase one. I had tried weight watchers and other similar diets but this one seems to have helped me the most.
so you eat no bread, vegetables, fruits, etc. Just fat and protein??????????????0 -
That's just ridiculous
Laughsss
You gain weight because you have been low carbing so as soon as you eat carbs you gain back the glycogen and associated water weight ...there's a reason people think low carbing is an amazing diet at the start ...it's water weight manipulation
Not knocking low carb if it's what works long term for you
But please understand that scale weight is made of water, body fat, LBM and waste in the body
Simple manipulation of the 10-15lbs you hold in water weight has nothing to do with fat loss
You can eat anything and lose weight if you stick to your defecit and if there's a food you can't stop eating then maybe that should be avoided...personally I don't get that lack of control any more and eat everything in moderation
why was this flagged???????????????
come on people...!0 -
I get what you are saying. Your asking what foods trigger overrating/binge eating and how do we avoid them. Mine are potato chips and naniamo bars. Basically I have to drive by the store in order not to set myself off. What I have found is it's probably stress and not enough water if craving chips. And a super fatiguing week for the bars. I try to eat nuts and drink water on the way home and not let myself get too fatigued.0
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Broasted chicken is like deep fried. A term used from were I live in WI. I truly appreciate all feedback and am loving the discussion. But like one said everyone has a trigger or "RED" food. I just find it interesting what people have and how they overcome it. Just a clarification I do NOT cut carbs out completely, I still have some but very rarely and small small small quantities. I'm not a saint who can stay away, but keeping my trigger foods "RED FOODS" down to a comfortable smidgen for ME is good and I don't crave them. And I know many items contain carbs. I was basically talking about white flour type items or like white potatoes. Which I had in the past tried the bake potato only diet. Loved it but it didn't love me. Love sweet corn, still must keep it to a smidgen. So, should I rephrase the question?
What is YOUR TRIGGER FOOD and how do you manage to contain yourself on NOT going overboard.
yes yes I know calories, but I live in the real world and when I have that food staring at me calories is NOT the first thing I think of.0 -
Frozen pizzas and Doritos. I think it's my background as a gamer, but I cannot just eat one slice of a frozen pizza or one handfull of Doritos, unless I immediately put away the rest of the pizza / bag. Oddly, I control myself a lot better with an ordered pizza. Go figure, right? Anyway, when I start weight loss, my first rule is usually "NO DORITOS -- SERIOUSLY, PUT THE BAG DOWN, ALI, YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN."
Also, I tip my hat to all the superior dieters here mocking the thread and those with food weaknesses. I wish that we, too, could be Adonises of moderation. Be careful not to fall off your pedestals.0 -
OP my quoting is failing me today, but no, not everyone has a trigger food. I don't, and that's not me bragging or being up on a pedestal. I was overweight because I ate a little too much of everything, not because one food caused me to overeat/binge/lose control. I believe firmly in moderation and am always careful to say in these kinds of discussions that I don't have experience with binging, or even emotional eating. I just liked food, all kinds, and didn't exercise much. I gained weight over time and when I found MFP, I was able to lose the weight by learning how many calories were in certain types of food and balancing my diet to fit everything in.
I am sure that makes my experience different than yours and others who do struggle with moderation, but that's why I think it is so important to learn to moderate. Many of the people commenting here saying, "everything in moderation" did have to learn that skill, it takes practice and doesn't come easily to everyone. But I personally feel that the ones who have triggers, or suffer from binge eating, are the ones for whom it is most important to learn so you have the power over the food not the other way around.
And yes, I think the phrase "Red Foods" immediately set some people off because we see day in and day out posts on these forums saying, "sugar is evil" or "one must eat clean in order to lose weight". There is nothing inherently wrong with any food for ALL people and labeling foods as "red" or "bad", even if you just meant they are triggers for you, seems to imply that you think everyone should avoid them. I don't think that is what you're saying, but I think that's what a lot of people got out of your title and maybe some of your original post.
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@lisasweetlisa broasted chicken sounds amazing. I don't deprive myself of any trigger food. I keep to my tracking as best as possible. But when I have those days that the trigger food takes over I become more mindful of what I am doing and try to stop. Key is to think about it. Don't just eat to eat. You have to think about what your doing to yourself. Granted I can have a whole week of trigger foods and going off the deep end. The key is to get back to tracking and make the next 3 weeks your best. 1 week is no big deal. It can happen. Just do your best to move forward and hit a nice streak of logging accurately and get some exercise in as well. In the end you will be rewarded. 0
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lisasweetlisa wrote: »Broasted chicken is like deep fried. A term used from were I live in WI. I truly appreciate all feedback and am loving the discussion. But like one said everyone has a trigger or "RED" food. I just find it interesting what people have and how they overcome it. Just a clarification I do NOT cut carbs out completely, I still have some but very rarely and small small small quantities. I'm not a saint who can stay away, but keeping my trigger foods "RED FOODS" down to a comfortable smidgen for ME is good and I don't crave them. And I know many items contain carbs. I was basically talking about white flour type items or like white potatoes. Which I had in the past tried the bake potato only diet. Loved it but it didn't love me. Love sweet corn, still must keep it to a smidgen. So, should I rephrase the question?
What is YOUR TRIGGER FOOD and how do you manage to contain yourself on NOT going overboard.
yes yes I know calories, but I live in the real world and when I have that food staring at me calories is NOT the first thing I think of.
Just a word of advice, don't write in absolutes. Not everyone has a trigger food.
A lot of my weight gain can be contributed to drinking my calories. A lot of Mt. Dew and 600+ calorie coffee drinks to be exact. Add the fact that I wasn't paying attention to or caring about what I was eating in general and boom, 30 pound gain. I still enjoy those things just not as often as I used to. Having these items have never triggered a binge.0 -
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I do not have a trigger food. never ate a whole bag of chips, plate full of pasta, pan of brownies.
I had to shrink my serving size. I would have some of everything then realized I needed to shrink my portion size.
For me as I got older I moved less and didn't burn as many calories, but I did not adjust my intake.
I have not cut out any food - just use moderation. oh and have started moving more. 0 -
I didn't really have a trigger food either, and on the whole there are foods I can't eat as much of as I'd like, but none I want that I feel like I must avoid. (I also never much liked packaged snacks or fast food or the like, although I think those things can be fit into a good eating plan for those who do. I have other high calorie preferences, however.)
What I did have was a distorted idea about proper servings and how much food I needed to feel full (and once it was on my plate I'd eat it), a habit of overindulging myself at restaurants (and the fact they were mostly nicer restaurants or local ethnic places didn't make them less caloric), and a bad habit of emotional eating/eating to procrastinate. As I may have said above, for me it's much more about trigger times than foods--not eating throughout the day but only at meal times (including a dessert sometimes) is what works for me.0
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