Can I eat Snickers even if it fits my calories?
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Go for it and add a couple of miles to balance it out.
I love snickers but limit myself to how often I get one. I use them as rewards for accomplishing goals etc.
Food as a reward for reaching your goals? This seems a little counterproductive - for me anyway.
Seems counterproductive to me too, sounds like disordered eating. "Do not reward yourself with food. You're not a dog."0 -
YOU SHALL NOT EAT THE SINFUL ABOMINATION! IT MUST BE DESTROYED, CAST FORTH FROM THIS REALM AND BACK TO ABYSS THAT SPAWNED IT.... that said, can I have it? :devil:0
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No, you can't eat a Snickers, because in the time you spent thinking about it, I stole it and ate it.
haha exactly!!!
but seriously if it fits ur macros go for it!!!
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I have Snikcers icecream most weeknights A calorie is a calorie. Your car can't tell whether is petrol came from BP or Caltex, your body can't tell if your calorie came from a Snickers or a salad.
Wrong, your body can tell.0 -
Don't know how this got to a 6page thread not much to discuss :huh:
Four pages of caring members who offered advice to the OP based on what works for them
PLUS
Two pages of people who want the snickers bar.
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Go for it!!!0
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In general terms, no it won't impede progress.
That being said, the level of your deficit, overall nutritional intake etc are important factors, but it is important to remember that calories in vs calories out is still the primary determinant of weight loss.
I believe one should take a balanced, long term approach to fat loss. Having a snickers now will lessen your caloric deficit for today, but will it leave you feeling satisfied for having eaten it? Are you still under maintenance calories? If the answer to these is yes, then go for it.
For most people (who do not have disordered eating habits and can consume foods in moderation) having the occasional treat will improve longer term dietary adherence and lead to better long-term results.
^^This!^^
As someone who has been on Atkins, lost weight via Meridia (a now banned weight loss drug), and via cutting back on portions, the common denominator really is calories-in v. calories-out. However, your caveat to this understanding is whether or not the sugar will impede your ability to feel satiated. I'd say, because Snickers balances peanuts (a protein) and fats with the sugary chocolate, you'll probably be fine. Personally, I'd need something savory afterwards and may feel cheated of a real meal, but everyone is different. So, the short answer is yes.0 -
I like both these answers.In general terms, no it won't impede progress.
That being said, the level of your deficit, overall nutritional intake etc are important factors, but it is important to remember that calories in vs calories out is still the primary determinant of weight loss.
I believe one should take a balanced, long term approach to fat loss. Having a snickers now will lessen your caloric deficit for today, but will it leave you feeling satisfied for having eaten it? Are you still under maintenance calories? If the answer to these is yes, then go for it.
For most people (who do not have disordered eating habits and can consume foods in moderation) having the occasional treat will improve longer term dietary adherence and lead to better long-term results.
^^This!^^
As someone who has been on Atkins, lost weight via Meridia (a now banned weight loss drug), and via cutting back on portions, the common denominator really is calories-in v. calories-out. However, your caveat to this understanding is whether or not the sugar will impede your ability to feel satiated. I'd say, because Snickers balances peanuts (a protein) and fats with the sugary chocolate, you'll probably be fine. Personally, I'd need something savory afterwards and may feel cheated of a real meal, but everyone is different. So, the short answer is yes.0 -
Psychetruth - a great youtube channel! - actually talks about snickers bars in relation to macronutrients.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zyqyXTQhiw
I would definitely choose a Snickers over a bowl of unsweetened Corn Flakes -- no brainer on that one!
me too! ^_^0 -
Of course you can eat a snickers bar, have two if you want one, or have three if you want too.
.............they ( the marketing dept) are counting on it. Now they have dark chocolate.....new horizons, new customers, new profit stream and a no brainer. 0 -
But.......some of the biggest weight loss success stories I've seen on mfp have included cheat days. Your statement on better lifestyle choices is true;however, seeing as how once a person gains a significant bit of weight they forever for the rest of their life have to be diligent in their calorie tracking and fitness, it doesn't seem feasible to never again have a candy bar as long as you live. Denying yourself treats every once in a while is sure to cause feelings of deprivation and could very well cause people to quit, binge, surrender. I find a little something at the end of most days satisfies my sweet tooth and keeps me very much on track. If we look at the habits of naturally skinny people you will find them doing the same thing. Eat your snickers bar, and tomorrow go back to eating healthy. This is going to take a lifetime anyway.0
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If you're looking to lose weight and keep it off, trying to fit in Snickers, or cake, or a stick of butter, is probably not wise. It's about making better choices for the rest of your life. It's about having a sensible relationship with food and not having a binge mentality.
I don't mean to be harsh but are you actually joking? Fitting in treats here and there is what MAKES it a sensible relationship with food. Most people put weight back on after stopping a totally restrictive diet. People keep weight off by having a healthy balanced diet. And honestly ONE snickers does not a binge make.
OP it's not cheating, it's just eating. I like to think that I'm not on a "diet", I'm adjusting my life - exercise, eating and entire mentality - to be fit and healthy (not "thin") and it's not realistic that for the rest of my life I will never have a glass of wine or a piece of cake. Enjoy that snickers my friend.0 -
I would've eaten it before I'd finished typing the question.0
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If you can fit it in, eat it!
If you can't fit it in, eat it and then burn a couple hundred calories.
Either way, enjoy it!!! Losing weight doesn't have to be all boiled chicken and plain rice...0 -
I say it's your plan, do what you like.
But in time, if you aren't achieving our goals, then some tweaking might be required.
If it's working, then good for you!!0 -
I say yes as long as you stay under it won't affect you. Might not satisfy you as something more nutrional but sometimes you just have to!0
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If you try to do all boiled chicken and rice you won't stay the course. The more variety you can work into you day you won't feel deprived. Have the snickers or ice cream or cake. What ever will work in you daily calorie plan. AND ENJOYIf you can fit it in, eat it!
If you can't fit it in, eat it and then burn a couple hundred calories.
Either way, enjoy it!!! Losing weight doesn't have to be all boiled chicken and plain rice...0 -
These are both similar...
**Snickers Bar**
Calories: 250
Fat: 12g
--Saturated: 5g
--Polyunsaturated: 0
--Monounsaturated: 0
Carbs: 30g
--Fiber: 0g
--Sugars: 27g
Protein: 4g
**1 serving of oats, 1 t of brown sugar, 1 cup of grapefruit**
Calories: 262
Fat: 3g
--Saturated: 1
--Polyunsaturated: 1
--Monounsaturated: 1
Carbs: 56g
--Fiber: 8g
--Sugars: 21g
Protein: 7g
Which would you rather have? Gimme the damn Snickers bar! Do slight adjustments in fiber, protein and the type of fats REALLY make one better than the other? One thing I hate about these forums are the hoity-toity people who think that if you eat a Snickers bar you aren't really trying to be healthy or lose weight. If the numbers in the Snickers bar fits into my calories and my macronutrients, I am doing just as good as the person eating the "healthy" snack.
I eat plenty of food that many don't consider healthy on these forums, but I stay with my calorie goal, stay with my macro goal and have lost plenty of weight and feel amazing.0 -
denying yourself the GOODIES that are forbidden according to some people is not a good way to go EVER. This is NOT a diet, this is a lifestyle change. And look at it this way--skinny people don't deny them pleasures--they take them in moderation. And taking your "snack" every now and then keeps you going on this difficult road.0
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KInda Sugar turns to fat unless you burn it.So if your active you will probably be ok0
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i do, i don't eat a whole bar, just a snack halloween size. i'm still under my goal weight and i burn it off anyway... just don't go crazy on them0
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Of course!0
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KInda Sugar turns to fat unless you burn it.So if your active you will probably be ok
ANY calories you eat that you don't burn turn to fat.
The main point is: >> Sugar is not the devil!!! <<0 -
Key is moderation.. I have 3 recess peanut butter cups 5 days a week. or kit kat minis ....
Anyway.. I love chocolate.. I bust my *kitten* at the gym 6 days a week though and feel like if I want it, I will eat it.0 -
My brain can tell tooI have Snikcers icecream most weeknights A calorie is a calorie. Your car can't tell whether is petrol came from BP or Caltex, your body can't tell if your calorie came from a Snickers or a salad.
Wrong, your body can tell.
MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, LACTOSE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), PEANUTS, CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, MILKFAT, SKIM MILK, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, LACTOSE, SALT, EGG WHITES, CHOCOLATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. MAY CONTAIN ALMONDS0 -
I thought you were only supposed to eat a Snickers if you're not going anywere for a while...
IIFYM0 -
if you eat my cat SNICKERS, I might have to throttle you.0
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You can, but chocolate isn't very filling and you're probably going to feel hungry and fatigued later on, leading to the eating of excess calories. I am a chocoholic and have learned to enjoy chocolate in a healthier manner!0
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You can, but chocolate isn't very filling and you're probably going to feel hungry and fatigued later on, leading to the eating of excess calories. I am a chocoholic and have learned to enjoy chocolate in a healthier manner!
Does eaing chocolate in a healhier manner include consuming it while on a treadmil?0 -
Actually, if one is going to eat chocolate, consuming a snickers, with the nuts and what not, is probably pretty "filling".You can, but chocolate isn't very filling and you're probably going to feel hungry and fatigued later on, leading to the eating of excess calories. I am a chocoholic and have learned to enjoy chocolate in a healthier manner!
I'm still not gonna eat one, but really: it has a lot less crap than many candy bars (though it does have hydrogenated oils, and corn syrup), and is probably pretty filling.0
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