can i eat unhealthy food and not gain weight?
gottazayn
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can i eat unhealthy food with respecting the amount of calories I should eat during the day without getting fat?
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/
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http://abc7.com/health/teacher-loses-60-pounds-while-eating-nothing-but-mcdonalds/705916/
As long as you hit your calorie goals and any other personal nutrition goals you need to reach then you should lose weight.0 -
Yes. It's the only thing that has helped me keep this weight off.0
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Yes, as long as you account for it in your day. My diet is not the healthiest around, but even with that I got the nutrition I needed and lost weight. Including foods you like, even unhealthy ones, helps you stay on track better because you're depriving yourself of things you like. Just learning to eat less of them.0
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Yes you can as long as you stay within your calorie goal.0
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Im not sure what you consider healthy but you will lose weight if you eat less cals you burn no matter what the good is.
I eat anywhere from 300-1000 cals a day from ice cream either when I'm a cut or bulk and do just fine.
Hit your macros and your cal goals.0 -
Sure. I wouldn't eat ALL unhealthy food however. But yeah, if you balance a small amount of "unhealthy" food with "good" nutrient dense foods and stick under your goal, you'll be fine.0
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I find a split Somewhere between 80/20 - 90/10 percent of "healthy/unhealthy" food to be a good balance of meeting macro & calorie goals while allowing myself to indulge in some other not so healthy foods I occasionally enjoy.
I've learned to savour my indulgences & to enjoy it, going for quality over quantity. For example, if having some pie or cake I'll opt for a really decedent homemade or fresh bakery made one & skip the cheaper lower quality grocery store offering.0 -
Alluminati wrote: »Yes you can as long as you stay within your calorie goal.
This is the answer you're looking for op.0 -
As long as you aren't going over your maintenance calories, yes. Is it healthy, though? No.0
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yeah I've been trying it lately and it does workharrybananas wrote: »Alluminati wrote: »Yes you can as long as you stay within your calorie goal.
This is the answer you're looking for op.
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The short answer about eating what you want without gaining weight is yes, you can, as long as you are in a calorie deficit.
The better answer for a long term approach is to try to balance a primarily nutrient dense diet with some treats as you can fit them in.
I prefer not to use the phrase "unhealthy foods" because I think that any food can fit within the context of an overall healthy diet.0 -
WinoGelato wrote: »The short answer about eating what you want without gaining weight is yes, you can, as long as you are in a calorie deficit.
The better answer for a long term approach is to try to balance a primarily nutrient dense diet with some treats as you can fit them in.
I prefer not to use the phrase "unhealthy foods" because I think that any food can fit within the context of an overall healthy diet.
^ Best answer in the thread so far.0 -
So if I were to eat nothing but pizza pops and chips everyday you'd say it was a healthy diet as long as I'm staying within my calorie goals?WinoGelato wrote: »The short answer about eating what you want without gaining weight is yes, you can, as long as you are in a calorie deficit.
The better answer for a long term approach is to try to balance a primarily nutrient dense diet with some treats as you can fit them in.
I prefer not to use the phrase "unhealthy foods" because I think that any food can fit within the context of an overall healthy diet.
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So if I were to eat nothing but pizza pops and chips everyday you'd say it was a healthy diet as long as I'm staying within my calorie goals?WinoGelato wrote: »The short answer about eating what you want without gaining weight is yes, you can, as long as you are in a calorie deficit.
The better answer for a long term approach is to try to balance a primarily nutrient dense diet with some treats as you can fit them in.
I prefer not to use the phrase "unhealthy foods" because I think that any food can fit within the context of an overall healthy diet.
That is most definitely neither what she stated nor what she implied.0 -
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So if I were to eat nothing but pizza pops and chips everyday you'd say it was a healthy diet as long as I'm staying within my calorie goals?WinoGelato wrote: »The short answer about eating what you want without gaining weight is yes, you can, as long as you are in a calorie deficit.
The better answer for a long term approach is to try to balance a primarily nutrient dense diet with some treats as you can fit them in.
I prefer not to use the phrase "unhealthy foods" because I think that any food can fit within the context of an overall healthy diet.
I highly doubt that would be "healthy" as you'd still likely be severely lacking in essential nutrients, but you most certainly could lose weight.0 -
Yes you can, but there's a lot more to health than staying within a certain calorie range. For one example, if your diet is high in saturated fat, you will pay the price in gradual loss of heart and brain function. Saturated fat builds up on the walls of blood vessels, thus there will be less blood and less oxygen getting to the heart and the brain, leading to heart attacks and strokes (among other problems).0
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So if I were to eat nothing but pizza pops and chips everyday you'd say it was a healthy diet as long as I'm staying within my calorie goals?WinoGelato wrote: »The short answer about eating what you want without gaining weight is yes, you can, as long as you are in a calorie deficit.
The better answer for a long term approach is to try to balance a primarily nutrient dense diet with some treats as you can fit them in.
I prefer not to use the phrase "unhealthy foods" because I think that any food can fit within the context of an overall healthy diet.
I'm not sure how you got that from the post you quoted.
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So if I were to eat nothing but pizza pops and chips everyday you'd say it was a healthy diet as long as I'm staying within my calorie goals?WinoGelato wrote: »The short answer about eating what you want without gaining weight is yes, you can, as long as you are in a calorie deficit.
The better answer for a long term approach is to try to balance a primarily nutrient dense diet with some treats as you can fit them in.
I prefer not to use the phrase "unhealthy foods" because I think that any food can fit within the context of an overall healthy diet.
I think you must have misunderstood my post.
Let me state it again.
For weight loss, what matters is to be in a calorie deficit. You can do that eating nothing but pizza, pop, and chips.
If you eat pizza, pop and chips as part of your overall diet which includes primarily nutrient dense foods, then yes, I think that can be healthy.
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oh i know this for a fact!!! yes, and like everyone has stated above just exercise.0
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So if I were to eat nothing but pizza pops and chips everyday you'd say it was a healthy diet as long as I'm staying within my calorie goals?WinoGelato wrote: »The short answer about eating what you want without gaining weight is yes, you can, as long as you are in a calorie deficit.
The better answer for a long term approach is to try to balance a primarily nutrient dense diet with some treats as you can fit them in.
I prefer not to use the phrase "unhealthy foods" because I think that any food can fit within the context of an overall healthy diet.
Pull out a straw man and commence beating, right?0 -
There goes my dessert!0 -
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RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
I thought the exact same thing.0 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
Not sure but I would support a good exercise program.0 -
What's anyone's definition of 'unhealthy' food? Ask 10 people you'll get 10 answers.
Calories in < calories out = weight loss0 -
yeah I've been trying it lately and it does workharrybananas wrote: »Alluminati wrote: »Yes you can as long as you stay within your calorie goal.
This is the answer you're looking for op.
Then that's that. Your question has been answered.0 -
My bad, I misinterpreted what you meant in your post, I thought they were staring you could have a healthy diet composed of pretty much any food types, whether they're nutritionally dense or highly processed.WinoGelato wrote: »
So if I were to eat nothing but pizza pops and chips everyday you'd say it was a healthy diet as long as I'm staying within my calorie goals?WinoGelato wrote: »The short answer about eating what you want without gaining weight is yes, you can, as long as you are in a calorie deficit.
The better answer for a long term approach is to try to balance a primarily nutrient dense diet with some treats as you can fit them in.
I prefer not to use the phrase "unhealthy foods" because I think that any food can fit within the context of an overall healthy diet.
I think you must have misunderstood my post.
Let me state it again.
For weight loss, what matters is to be in a calorie deficit. You can do that eating nothing but pizza, pop, and chips.
If you eat pizza, pop and chips as part of your overall diet which includes primarily nutrient dense foods, then yes, I think that can be healthy.
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