Is there a diet I can eat what I want and still lose?

jesselaine1234

I’ve been dieting since I was a kid. I’ve probably been dieting about 22 years now. I’m on and off sure but more on than off. I’m tired of it. I’m so over it. I’m tired of temporary success. I’m currently on the weight watchers again from keto(...again), because I was burnt out of eating meat. I want to know, is there anyway that I can eat the foods I love and still lose weight? I’m not talking about Twinkies I’m talking about rice, beans, bread sometimes. Cheese sometimes. Is this even possible?

Fatty_Nuff

check out this that was posted a little while ago.
It pretty much answers your question.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10725274/32lbs-down-in-14-weeks-on-2000-calories-a-day-diet-photos-below#latest

estherdragonbat

I hope so. Otherwise the 108lbs I've lost that way were all an illusion.

MikePTY

It's not only possible, it's how the majority of the people here lose weight. There is no such thing as needing a "diet". All you need to do is eat less calories than your body burns. You can do that eating any foods you want, as long as their calorie amounts fit within your goals.

lin_be

That’s the basis of every diet really. Eating whatever will make you consistently stay in a calorie deficit. You soon learn what keeps you fuller longer or what isn’t worth the calories.

try2again

Here's one:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm/p1

You can call it The Ann Plan or Granny's Plan if you need a name

rheddmobile

Yes. You can eat anything you want and still lose weight. You just can't eat as much of everything as you might want, all at one time. Saying this as someone down 125 lbs and maintaining normal weight over a year now.

You may decide that certain foods aren't worth the calories to eat often, but unless you have an allergy or an illness, there's not anything you can't eat once in a while. And you should be eating food you enjoy every single day. Life is too short to choke down food you don't like.

The new WW may work for certain people whose habits are to eat mainly the high points foods. It wouldn't work for me - I could become morbidly obese eating nothing but "free" foods according to their system. The truth is there is no such thing as a free food and your body counts the calories even if WW doesn't. Why not try setting a goal and using MFP for a couple of weeks and seeing if you like it? I recommend for the first week, don't even try to lose weight, just eat what you always eat and log every bit of it. Then take a long look and see what you want to keep or cut back on to get to your calorie goal.

try2again

rheddmobile wrote: »

Yes. You can eat anything you want and still lose weight. You just can't eat as much of everything as you might want, all at one time.

I just came back to say that!

whatalazyidiot

Yes! Just log your food here and ditch WW. When I was on it, I barely ate 1,000 calories a day, was sick, fatigued, and obviously starving. I was an example of someone who didn't eat enough free foods, but a lot of people eat too many of them. It's a terrible system. Here you don't have to second guess because you count every calorie, and you know where it's coming from.

Chrismadison100

It depends on what you want to eat. The bottom line is calories used must be less than what you expend inorder to loose weight. Eat 5 times a day to keep the engines burning and drink plenty of water.

quiksylver296

estherdragonbat

Chrismadison100 wrote: »

It depends on what you want to eat. The bottom line is calories used must be less than what you expend inorder to loose weight. Eat 5 times a day to keep the engines burning and drink plenty of water.

Meal timing isn't relevant for most people. Your body burns calories 24x7. And while hydration is important, it needn't all be water.

ccrdragon

Chrismadison100 wrote: »

It depends on what you want to eat. The bottom line is calories used must be less than what you expend inorder to loose weight. Eat 5 times a day to keep the engines burning and drink plenty of water.

Eating 5 times a day doesn't speed up your metabolism just like eating once or twice a day doesn't slow your metabolism down.

OP - as long as the calories that you eat/drink are less than the calories that you burn, you will lose weight. As far as weight loss is concerned, it does not matter of those calories come from chicken and broccoli or from pizza.

Jackie9003

The common response on here is that to lose weight you need to create a deficit and as long as you do that you can eat whatever you fancy.
And it works!
I've lost over 50lb doing this, I regularly have pizza, chocolate, chips, curry, vodka - I had chicken and chips for dinner today followed by ice cream!
The key point is that you need to have it in moderation, that way you'll develop good habits that you can keep up when you get to your goal weight.
Feel free to send me a friend request if you want to have a look at my diary.

fFinfan66

See it,eat it.Just burn more then you take in,that easy😀.I try to be between 250-500 calorie deficit.Keep movin & shakin,it’ll come off.

cwolfman13

jesselaine1234 wrote: »

I’ve been dieting since I was a kid. I’ve probably been dieting about 22 years now. I’m on and off sure but more on than off. I’m tired of it. I’m so over it. I’m tired of temporary success. I’m currently on the weight watchers again from keto(...again), because I was burnt out of eating meat. I want to know, is there anyway that I can eat the foods I love and still lose weight? I’m not talking about Twinkies I’m talking about rice, beans, bread sometimes. Cheese sometimes. Is this even possible?

All you have to do is be in a calorie deficit. I'm cutting my winter fluff at the moment and losing about 1 Lb per week...I'm also having pizza tonight.

Ed_Zilla

jesselaine1234 wrote: »

I want to know, is there anyway that I can eat the foods I love and still lose weight? I’m not talking about Twinkies I’m talking about rice, beans, bread sometimes. Cheese sometimes. Is this even possible?

OP - Yes - there is a diet for that where you can eat anything. Just count calories and do all in moderation.

You will have to probably quit eating out as much, and you will probably have to find some new items that are filling and not so calorie dense that you prepare at home, but I lost 75 pounds, while drinking the whole time, using diet (counting calories) and exercise.

teracolleen

Unfortunately, it still all comes down to calories IN and calories OUT. I still drink wine and have cheese, because I love them! But, those days I also lower my calories to make room in my calorie budget. Those days I eat a lot of veggies. My favorite is broccoli and cauliflower steamed with szechuan spicy sauce. seasoning is your friend. and also Brand Buds. they fill me up.

teracolleen

YES!

teracolleen

Calorie counting! you can eat anything you want.

theowlbox

ok, so everyone has reiterated that calories in/calories out is where it's at. true. but i think that you are probably having issues around food and weight because of the way you are interacting with food mentally.

if you have been having problem eating behaviors and repetitive issues with food over 2 decades, no wonder you're tired. if you've been up AND down then when you were down you made decisions to change something back to your "normal" way of eating and it made you gain. so the solution for you is going to be some form of never truly going "off" your plan.

this all boils down to you likely yo yoing because you feel deprived on whatever diet you are on that is limiting something. if it's carbs you want carbs, if it's dairy you want dairy. the awesome news (for your adult self) is that you can decide to "spend" your calories however you want. the crap news for that childlike part of you that wants to have no rules is that you can eat what you want but not however much you want. so welcome to what a lot of other auccessful people do: refine ways to trick themselves into feeling like they have tons of freedom. they bulk up dishes with veggies, they use smaller plates. they adequately hydrate, they eat on whatever schedule helps them stretch their calories out. etc. it is a mental game. so don't worry so much about not being able to have rice or beans. don't worry at all. just treat dieting as a fun new adventure in learning more about yourself.

you are doing a good job. chin up!