How Religious Are You?
Jompau
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How religious are you with your diet? Do you cheat? If so, how frequent?
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I only eat swiss cheese because it's "holy" , and only on Sundays. Some days I cheat and eat cheddar.
Just kidding
I don't diet, I just eat things in moderation.22 -
I don’t feel the need to “cheat.” I eat foods I like in moderation, and I make sure I keep a calorie deficit on the days I want to lose weight.5
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Today I had yogurt and brownies for breakfast, chicken soup for lunch with some veggies and dip, Mexican chicken chili and corn bread for dinner, and chocolate for dessert. You can eat things you enjoy every day and still lose weight, moderation is key
. I hit my goal weight a while back and I've been in maintenance for a little while now. 4 -
I track calories. I eat whatever food I like. No cheating because my plan is not restrictive.
Occasionally I have a higher calorie day/maintenance day.7 -
What is your definition of cheating?
I wouldn't consider what I do a cheat, but I eat lighter during the week and bank calories to indulge more on the weekends. Sometimes it is foods I don't have during the week, sometimes it's just larger portions. But it's still very controlled and in the end I remain on plan.4 -
I mean my religion does play a part in what I eat but that's not what you asked I suppose
I don't have cheat days, I try eat within my allotted calories and typically succeed. My breakfasts frequently involve a pastry or cookie of some kind (and a bagel) and it's not super uncommon for me to eat a second one for dessert. I've budgeted them into my day and I'm losing weight.
Today will likely involve three cookies which is usual for me, but I'm still within my calorie allotment given that I rowed for 45 min this morning.2 -
When I'm being good & on point with my logging (when I say being good I mean not binging & restricting & logging everything I eat/drink) I don't need to cheat. I make sure to incorporate a few snacks be it healthy or calorie dense into my overall calories for the day.
If I have a day that I have way exceeded my calories burned (work in a retail job) then I'll sometimes allow myself to eat a pint of either low calorie ice cream or higher calorie (Ben & Jerry's, Haagen Dazs, Gelato Fiasco, etc.) & just tack it onto my overall calories for the day.
I don't want to have cheat days since that will push my weight loss back further & possibly wipe out a week or two of progress depending on how many calories the cheat day was.0 -
I religiously eat ice cream for dessert after dinner. Pretty much every night.8
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Logging and paying attention to calories isn't a religion. It's just a tool that you can use to figure out whether you are in a calorie surplus, deficit, or at maintenance.
You can make the choice to exceed your calorie goal. However, human metabolism does not cheat, and you can't cheat your metabolism. If you exceed your calorie goal, you'll gain weight or maintain, and your body stores or burns energy the same way regardless of whether you think of your eating as "cheating." Cheating implies that a rule was broken and/or that someone other than yourself was harmed, but when it comes to what you eat, the only rules are the ones you make for yourself and the only person who might be harmed is you.7 -
My morning mantra:
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.12 -
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A Guinness float?2 -
My morning mantra:
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
We need to work that into a haiku:
Wonderful coffee.
Rich, dark, tasty beverage.
Awakens the soul.13 -
Other than avoiding some foods for ethical reasons, I don't have anything off limits in my diet. Can't "cheat" if nothing is forbidden.2
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Logging and paying attention to calories isn't a religion. It's just a tool that you can use to figure out whether you are in a calorie surplus, deficit, or at maintenance.
You can make the choice to exceed your calorie goal. However, human metabolism does not cheat, and you can't cheat your metabolism. If you exceed your calorie goal, you'll gain weight or maintain, and your body stores or burns energy the same way regardless of whether you think of your eating as "cheating." Cheating implies that a rule was broken and/or that someone other than yourself was harmed, but when it comes to what you eat, the only rules are the ones you make for yourself and the only person who might be harmed is you.
This is my philosophy exactly. I can eat whatever I want in whatever quantities I want. I then experience the consequences of those choices.4 -
I wasn't even "religious" about my calorie goal when I was losing weight! I mean, I tried to hit it most days, but if I went over one day, meh I'd do better tomorrow. Food has so many meanings, roles, and situations in life. I've never had any intention of limiting that by tying myself to a limiting diet. Learning to eat the foods I love in reasonable portions was one of the best decisions I've ever made. It took some work, trial & error, and patience but it set me up for maintenance like a champ :drinker:4
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I'm pretty particular about ensuring I weigh and log everything accurately, but I'm not super particular about meeting my actual goals. I'll have high and low fat, protein, and carb days, and it just depends on the recipes I'm into that week. I'm also not that particular about my actual goal - as long as I'm not over maintenance, I'm good, and I focus on accuracy so I know that even though I'm close to maintenance, inaccuracies shouldn't push me over.2
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I eat what I want to every day so I guess you could say not at all. I'm only concerned about calories2
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Religion doesn't enter into it. I think that would be a slippery slope toward disordered eating.
It's just food, not sin. If I eat some extra, no expiation is required. If I want to eat more and stay at a healthy weight, I need to manage the process in some way to balance it out. There are lots of factors to consider in that balance between short term pleasure and long term healthy life: Calories, nutrition, tastiness, social connection, satiety, and many more. Balance is the key word.
Cheating, IMO, is not a useful concept in this context. Who or what would I be cheating? Cheating is a popular myth, kind of like Santa Claus.6 -
I have been a compulsive eater, in 12 step meetings and then out when they close, for 20 years in Oct. I thank my Higher Power for the internet as I can stay connected! My closest face to face meeting is 75 miles away. [that's one way.] I live in northern Maine and we are finishing our 5th plowable snow storm right now. My food plan is simple. I try to eat food as close to nature as possible. I weigh and measure when my brain is telling me to add just 1 more green bean to that 1c measure... For today, I am continuing on my path. 65+ # down from my highest weight. 30 to go to a body size that feels good to me... I strive to be at or below 1700 cal and 42 g fat per day. 13+ # in 10 weeks, one day at a time! Some days I succeed and others I don't. I add all 7 days and divide by 7 and almost always I am under that goal... (Y)5
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I have a eating disorder so I am pretty religious with my diet, as in sticking to a calorie goal, logging, etc. I have a hard time with control if I indulge in a cheat day, so I try to avoid them if at all possible.....like in parties, eating, dinning out etc. Maybe someday I can enjoy having a normal relationship with food!1
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I eat what I want within my calories for whatever my goal is at the time. I do weigh and log everything out of habit and follow a weekly calorie goal so I can have larger/higher calorie meals when I feel like it. Easy peasy.1
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My body is my temple- trying to keep it tended to everyday! OP- based on your question - yeah, I’m religious about my nutrition. ⚡️0
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I'm not religious at all. I log everything that has calories but I don't weigh everything. I'm working with a trainer and he said as long as I'm losing as planned he's ok with it. I pull out the food scale when I need to calibrate my eyes or when it's something I may overeat like cashews. Otherwise I'm pretty lax at least in the weighing food department.
Having said that as I get closer to goal weight I know I might need to tighten my logging or if I get diet fatigue I'll need to use the food scale more often.
I don't restrict anything so there's really nothing to "cheat" on. I do however calorie cycle or bank calories to have a higher calorie day a week.
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I wasn't even "religious" about my calorie goal when I was losing weight! I mean, I tried to hit it most days, but if I went over one day, meh I'd do better tomorrow. Food has so many meanings, roles, and situations in life. I've never had any intention of limiting that by tying myself to a limiting diet. Learning to eat the foods I love in reasonable portions was one of the best decisions I've ever made. It took some work, trial & error, and patience but it set me up for maintenance like a champ :drinker:
So much this.
And even more so -- if I went over one day, well, so what? If I just get back to "normal" the next day, not even trying to balance it out with a bigger deficit, how much is that really going to impact my getting to my goal? At most a week. More like I wouldn't even notice. There are also days below goal; they balance out. This goes out the window if EVERY DAY is above (especially well above) the goal. But that's not what we're talking about, that's not following the program. Oh. Maybe that is religion. Good thing I'm an atheist.0 -
For the first 3 weeks of my weight loss plan I ate very strictly. Only stuff like Sushi and fruit. Now i’ve found I can lose weight while still eating less healthy foods so long as I maintain my deficit1
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