When Snacking Occasional Bad Food Choices

SoleTrainer60

Hey everyone, Does anyone ever have a day ,when you just want candy or chips or something that you know is not good for you? This happened to me today. After I do this, I feel bad about it. It doesn't happen very often, but sometimes I can't control myself.

malibu927

Unless you have a medical reason to avoid those items, they're fine in moderation

wizzybeth

Last week I had a day where I ate mostly candy for the majority of my calories. I logged it, suffered fatigue due to the lack of nutrients...and moved on.

Don't feel guilty or bad. Some days, $#!+ happens...just keep on going and get back to eating a healthy mix of more nutritional food with some treats thrown in.

ccsernica

Don't waste any energy feeling bad about it. Why should you? You wanted something tasty, you had something tasty, and it was good while it lasted. Enjoy it, log it, and move on.

SoleTrainer60

O.k. thanks. I don't know why , but I feel so bad when I do this. I exercise every day, so I guess I feel that when I eat like this, it makes me feel that I haven't accomplished anything for the day, even though I did exercise.

wellthenwhat

reading while eating the best nutty bar ever because it fits into my calories and I earned it. Also today, ate a serving of potato chips.

cerise_noir

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

Nope, i eat those things all the time.

Seconded.

wizzybeth

SoleTrainer60 wrote: »

O.k. thanks. I don't know why , but I feel so bad when I do this. I exercise every day, so I guess I feel that when I eat like this, it makes me feel that I haven't accomplished anything for the day, even though I did exercise.

Those feelings are lies. As long as you stay within your calorie goal, and try to eat more nutritious food most of the time and do your best to meet your macro and micro goals ...there is NO HARM in enjoying treats. The harm comes when you deny deny deny...then binge...then give up

AnvilHead

ketomaniac wrote: »

Nutritional ketosis is the only permanent solution to carbohydrate/ sugar cravings

^ Disregard this.

leanjogreen18

When I stopped labeling foods as good or bad virtually stopped guilt and feeling bad about food dead in its tracts.

Now I plan for them.

estherdragonbat

leanjogreen18 wrote: »

When I stopped labeling foods as good or bad virtually stopped guilt and feeling bad about food dead in its tracts.

Now I plan for them.

This

jenilla1

I hiked a long trail today and had a ton of extra calories to spare. So I baked cupcakes. And I ate two of them. And I'm feeling pretty good about that.

jenilla1

ketomaniac wrote: »

Nutritional ketosis is the only permanent solution to carbohydrate/ sugar cravings

Whatever, dude.

WinoGelato

SoleTrainer60 wrote: »

O.k. thanks. I don't know why , but I feel so bad when I do this. I exercise every day, so I guess I feel that when I eat like this, it makes me feel that I haven't accomplished anything for the day, even though I did exercise.

This is... concerning. How much weight are you trying to lose? What are your current stats? How much and what type of exercise do you normally do?

Weight loss is about a calorie deficit. There are no "bad" foods, any food can be part of an overall healthy and balanced diet, if you don't have a medical reason to restrict certain things. Labeling foods as bad and feeling guilty when you consume them, is a sign of an unhealthy mindset though...