What is something way too high in calories but you cant resist and how often do you have it?
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »Bone in rib eye. I have it at least once a month.
Wife and I have a date night scheduled for Feb 11 at the Rancher's Club and that's exactly what I'm getting...1 -
I can resist any food to be honest. If I wanted to eat something, it would have to fit into my calorie goal.
Learn to let foods assist rather than resist.2 -
Great Bakery Cake with lots of great frosting with a side of Blue Bell Homemade vanilla Ice Cream. NEVER EVER Grocery Store cakes--those are disgusting. One thing I never eat anymore are Dairy Queen Blizzards. I loved those until I found out they have around 1000 Calories each. I can just have 2-3 bites of my husbands Blizzard.1
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Beer.
I don't drink the sissy stuff...if I'm drinking, it's probably some high gravity Belgian or Stout. So one beer clocks in around 600 cals on average. I once drank a beer that no lie was 1200 cals. (It was a bomber, but still).
Alcohol in general loads my calories, so I'm trying to limit myself to one-two during the week, and then I can have a few on weekends.0 -
I like Starbucks Frappuccino's, French toast, Donuts, Breakfast skillets, chips and dip. Etc. Etc.0
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Great Bakery Cake with lots of great frosting with a side of Blue Bell Homemade vanilla Ice Cream. NEVER EVER Grocery Store cakes--those are disgusting. One thing I never eat anymore are Dairy Queen Blizzards. I loved those until I found out they have around 1000 Calories each. I can just have 2-3 bites of my husbands Blizzard.
I miss blue bell so much. We used to get it all the time in Indiana, but after the whole recall, we stopped getting it. I haven't seen it around here since.
I keep hoping one day it will make it back up here. 1 -
Coconut butter and avocado. I would add them to all the things if i could.1
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Taco Bell. Any other place I work food into my goals, but there? Nope, I'm getting a number 4 (pizza and two Taco supremes) every time. But it's only about every 6-8 weeks that I stop there.
Yep, that's my order, too. With Dr. Pepper. Since I'm currently down to one soda a week (big win) that would be a maybe twice a year splurge!1 -
Taco Bell. Any other place I work food into my goals, but there? Nope, I'm getting a number 4 (pizza and two Taco supremes) every time. But it's only about every 6-8 weeks that I stop there.
I had a taco bell craving last night and I'm going to have the boyfriend go out and get me a cravings box tonight. We do homemade Mexican pizzas about once a month.0 -
fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
LOL. You missed the point entirely.
not missing the point...if you feel like you need to work out an extra 2hours to burn off the calories from your Dorito "splurge" (in your own words) - then your relationship with food should be addressed
how many dorito's did you eat that you felt that way? any entire bag or a single serving?
IMHO, anyone who has to adhere so strictly to an eating plan that you can even fit in some fun/splurge foods - then it should be addressed5 -
deannalfisher wrote: »
not missing the point...if you feel like you need to work out an extra 2hours to burn off the calories from your Dorito "splurge" (in your own words) - then your relationship with food should be addressed
how many dorito's did you eat that you felt that way? any entire bag or a single serving?
IMHO, anyone who has to adhere so strictly to an eating plan that you can even fit in some fun/splurge foods - then it should be addressed
Not at all. If I "splurge", it is MY intent to do so within a day's budget. YOU may not wish to handle your weight loss that way, However, THAT IS WHAT WORKS BEST FOR ME. Okie dokie? I have no issues with food that need to be addressed, other than to eat less than I have been the last couple of years and get back to my good weight. And that is what I am doing.
Good luck to your in YOUR weight loss goals.8 -
There are a few things for which I just cant do "moderation". Sure, I could have just 4 oreo and fit them in to my calories. Except I can't. If there are oreos, I'll eat a full row of them. Which is why we really can't keep oreos in the house.
Ditto a fresh, glazed donut. When they're still kind of warm? From the shop right down the street? Forget it. If my husband would bring home just one for me, that would be fine. But he doesn't. He brings home a dozen, plus donut holes and kolaches. Because of the kids. And the I'll eat 3 donuts.2 -
fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
Not at all. If I "splurge", it is MY intent to do so within a day's budget. YOU may not wish to handle your weight loss that way, However, THAT IS WHAT WORKS BEST FOR ME. Okie dokie? I have no issues with food that need to be addressed, other than to eat less than I have been the last couple of years and get back to my good weight. And that is what I am doing.
Good luck to your in YOUR weight loss goals.
It's almost criminal around here to not force yourself to shovel calorically-dense foods into your mouth. Going the "moderation" route is fine (not for me, however), but to imply there's something wrong with abstaining is ridiculous.
It didn't take long after this thread was started before the MFP Police proceeded to suck all the fun out of it.
It's unfortunate that individuals can't be confident enough about their own success, to allow themselves to take a breath occasionally.4 -
LiminalAscendance wrote: »
It's almost criminal around here to not force yourself to shovel calorically-dense foods into your mouth. Going the "moderation" route is fine (not for me, however), but to imply there's something wrong with abstaining is ridiculous.
It didn't take long after this thread was started before the MFP Police proceeded to suck all the fun out of it.
It's unfortunate that individuals can't be confident enough about their own success, to allow themselves to take a breath occasionally.
Really? What is the point of that?
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deannalfisher wrote: »
not missing the point...if you feel like you need to work out an extra 2hours to burn off the calories from your Dorito "splurge" (in your own words) - then your relationship with food should be addressed
how many dorito's did you eat that you felt that way? any entire bag or a single serving?
IMHO, anyone who has to adhere so strictly to an eating plan that you can even fit in some fun/splurge foods - then it should be addressed
Really, no.
I exercise so I can eat more. End of the story. I'm not doing it to punish myself or burn off that piece of cheesecake. I actually enjoy it more than sitting in front of the TV for 2 hours... I just could never even fit in a 100 calorie treat if I didn't exercise/walked more. And I love eating, so it's a pretty simple choice for me.
Sedentary TDEE = 1600 calories. Active TDEE = up to 2400 calories (about 20k steps). It makes a big difference in how pleasant and happy my days are, believe me.6 -
Exercising to burn off calories is not really a disorder BUT if you eat something and then feel guilty AND force yourself to exercise to remove your guilt , then you are just punishing yourself. Enjoy to freakin cheesecake and make up for it by reducing your calories by 200 for the next 2-3 days. Seriously , whats the big deal ? Why should you deprive yourself off delicious food for the rest of your life ? To me , thats just being cruel and too hard on yourself. I cant imagine me turning down my boyfriend/friends for a night out with snacks / junk food / drinks with my excuse being '' I cant fit those in my calorie goals , so I am gonna stay in tonight'' .
It just doesnt make any sense. With that logic , every person who goes out to eat and drink , would be overweight.1 -
fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »Pizza is too high. I love it, but it does not love me. If I could restrict myself to half a slice, then I would be fine. But I don't have that kind of willpower. So I rarely (maybe once every 2 months) allow myself to have it.
This. There's a pizza place near me that makes the most wonderful meat lover's pizza I've ever had. It's thin crust, just the right amount of spicy sausage, tangy sauce, cheese, you name it. I can eat a large one by myself easily. Just guess-timating the calories a whole pizza is probably 2k in calories. I have to order it only once in a blue moon otherwise I'll get fat again lol.0 -
Exercising to burn off calories is not really a disorder BUT if you eat something and then feel guilty AND force yourself to exercise to remove your guilt , then you are just punishing yourself. Enjoy to freakin cheesecake and make up for it by reducing your calories by 200 for the next 2-3 days. Seriously , whats the big deal ? Why should you deprive yourself off delicious food for the rest of your life ? To me , thats just being cruel and too hard on yourself. I cant imagine me turning down my boyfriend/friends for a night out with snacks / junk food / drinks with my excuse being '' I cant fit those in my calorie goals , so I am gonna stay in tonight'' .
It just doesnt make any sense. With that logic , every person who goes out to eat and drink , would be overweight.
But a lot are overweight, lol!
But for me, reducing my calories by 200 for a few days is more punishment than doing 30 extra minutes of exercise for a few days.3 -
But a lot are overweight, lol!
But for me, reducing my calories by 200 for a few days is more punishment than doing 30 extra minutes of exercise for a few days.
So most of the people who go out and eat and have fun every weekend are overweight ?0 -
French fries. Once a week.1
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So most of the people who go out and eat and have fun every weekend are overweight ?
At least half, if you look at America's obesity rates, lol.2 -
Exercising to burn off calories is not really a disorder BUT if you eat something and then feel guilty AND force yourself to exercise to remove your guilt , then you are just punishing yourself. Enjoy to freakin cheesecake and make up for it by reducing your calories by 200 for the next 2-3 days. Seriously , whats the big deal ? Why should you deprive yourself off delicious food for the rest of your life ? To me , thats just being cruel and too hard on yourself. I cant imagine me turning down my boyfriend/friends for a night out with snacks / junk food / drinks with my excuse being '' I cant fit those in my calorie goals , so I am gonna stay in tonight'' .
It just doesnt make any sense. With that logic , every person who goes out to eat and drink , would be overweight.
Well, if exercise means that to you, then ok, I guess you are punishing yourself. It's not that to me. I've been working out regularly for over 30 years. It's a normal part of my day. That said, I like to have a little time here and there that I can spend doing other things too.
And how well you can "make it up" over the next few days completely depends on how many calories you "splurged" on and what your budget is. My gosh - I turn down food all the time. And I never make plans to go out and have a "snack/junk food night". Why on earth should I do that? Why would you think that I would want to? FWIW, I am perfectly capable of going out with friends, and drinking water all night for that matter. It's about exercising some discipline. I do NOT "deprive myself of delicious food", nor did I say that I did. I said that I prefer to lose weight by staying within my daily calorie budget. Period.
I seriously don't understand people who think that they have found the only method of managing their diet that works, and that everyone else should do the same as they do.5 -
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fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
Well, if exercise means that to you, then ok, I guess you are punishing yourself. It's not that to me. I've been working out regularly for over 30 years. It's a normal part of my day. That said, I like to have a little time here and there that I can spend doing other things too.
And how well you can "make it up" over the next few days completely depends on how many calories you "splurged" on and what your budget is. My gosh - I turn down food all the time. And I never make plans to go out and have a "snack/junk food night". Why on earth should I do that? Why would you think that I would want to? FWIW, I am perfectly capable of going out with friends, and drinking water all night for that matter. It's about exercising some discipline. I do NOT "deprive myself of delicious food", nor did I say that I did. I said that I prefer to lose weight by staying within my daily calorie budget. Period.
I seriously don't understand people who think that they have found the only method of managing their diet that works, and that everyone else should do the same as they do.
Exercising per se is not a punishment. I workout for 45 mins everyday as well. For me , its a punishment when you eat a slice of cake and instead of enjoying it , you start feeling guilty and go workout for an extra two hours to make up for it.
If you are happy going out and drinking water then yes , I agree that you should do whatever makes you happy and go and drink water all night. But for the majority of people , constantly turning down food and drinking only water is not the ideal way and well , this thread is in fact about high calorie delicious foods.1 -
Exercising per se is not a punishment. I workout for 45 mins everyday as well. For me , its a punishment when you eat a slice of cake and instead of enjoying it , you start feeling guilty and go workout for an extra two hours to make up for it.
If you are happy going out and drinking water then yes , I agree that you should do whatever makes you happy and go and drink water all night. But for the majority of people , constantly turning down food and drinking only water is not the ideal way and well , this thread is in fact about high calorie delicious foods.
Exercising per se is not a punishment. I workout for 45 mins everyday as well. For me , its a punishment when you eat a slice of cake and instead of enjoying it , you start feeling guilty and go workout for an extra two hours to make up for it.
If you are happy going out and drinking water then yes , I agree that you should do whatever makes you happy and go and drink water all night. But for the majority of people , constantly turning down food and drinking only water is not the ideal way and well , this thread is in fact about high calorie delicious foods.
If I eat a slice of cake, yes, I want it to be within my budget. For me, that means I prefer to not eat a whole slice, probably a small couple of bites would be what I would choose. "Constantly turning down food" was not stated by me. I said that I turned down good all the time. Meaning, someone bakes brownies and brings them into work (this happens frequently) and I say no thank you. I do prefer to drink water water when I go out, but I don't always. This IS the ideal way, for me. And since you can't understand that, then we should just leave it at that.3 -
I was a lot more strict about staying within my day's calories when I was actively losing weight. I'd go over on special occasions sometimes, but not otherwise. Now that I'm (trying to be) in maintenance I'm a lot more laid-back about it. I go over regularly, stay under other days, and... well... I still seem to be losing at a rate of around 0.1kg/week. Hmm.
Anyway, as for those foods I absolutely can't resist...- Cheesecake, closely followed by other well-made cakes. Last Saturday, I had small slices of THREE different cakes. Yummo. So yeah, I probably have cake once or twice a month, at birthday parties.
- Beer... I probably drink once or twice a week, usually a couple of beers each time (always between one and three). Obviously three beers is like having an entire extra meal, kilojoule-wise, but I generally fit it in over the week.
- Chocolate mousse! I buy this brand that has less than 700kj per tub (~167kcal). Not too hard to fit that in once or twice a week. (Unless I had lots of cake on the weekend prior, then I give it a miss, haha.) There's a brand that has less than half that number of kj but it doesn't taste as nice.
- Home-cooked Indian food. Every time I go to one of my partner's family events, I overindulge like crazy. Not only is the food so delicious, but there's always so much of it, it feels downright wasteful not to serve myself a generous portion.
- Take-away restaurant food (be it Greek, Indian, Thai, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese - and in my parents' suburb, also Malaysian, Korean, Pakistani...). My family and I choose one restaurant a week to order from.
Then there are others that it turns out I actually can resist, like pizza and Red Rock Deli potato chips.0 -
I don't eat anything calorie dense on the regular. When I'm in maintenance...maybe avocado. Everything in a deficit is low calorie.0
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Kettle Chips. The Kettle Brand ones. All the flavors. Strangely, I can have unopened bags in my cupboard with no crazy desire to eat them, but rip the bag open and pretty soon I'm licking out the crumbs at the bottom.
Yes, I fit them in once a week or so, but usually make the husband take them to work once the bag is open.
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Exercising per se is not a punishment. I workout for 45 mins everyday as well. For me , its a punishment when you eat a slice of cake and instead of enjoying it , you start feeling guilty and go workout for an extra two hours to make up for it.
If you are happy going out and drinking water then yes , I agree that you should do whatever makes you happy and go and drink water all night. But for the majority of people , constantly turning down food and drinking only water is not the ideal way and well , this thread is in fact about high calorie delicious foods.
Unless I missed fitmom say she exercises out of guilt, you're putting words/motivations in her that were never stated. Of course some people are driven by guilt and not simply being responsible with their TDEE, but it's unreasonable to assume that bc part of how she manages her TDEE is with exercise that she's disordered. People can manage their TDEE in their own way, you know.
I apologize if she said her motivation was guilt, don't feel like going back to check. What I did see was her and another reasonably explain that it's about making their numbers work. You're making an issue where there isn't one.
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Chunkahlunkah wrote: »
Unless I missed fitmom say she exercises out of guilt, you're putting words/motivations in her that were never stated. Of course some people are driven by guilt and not simply being responsible with their TDEE, but it's unreasonable to assume that bc part of how she manages her TDEE is with exercise that she's disordered. People can manage their TDEE in their own way, you know.
I apologize if she said her motivation was guilt, don't feel like going back to check. What I did see was her and another reasonably explain that it's about making their numbers work. You're making an issue where there isn't one.
this was an earlier post...which is what keyed on to that part of the discussion - Either that or I have to go do an extra 2 or 3 hours of cardio!1
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