Choosing Calories

thinfitfabulous

So say you have a knack for a slice of pizza, say 350 cals, do you eat the pizza or do you eat other options?
Generally I try to choose healthier things but then I kick myself when once I ate the other stuff I end up around the same calorie amount as the thing I wanted...
Thoughts? That's what tends to happen to me anyway...

Acg67

So say you have a knack for a slice of pizza, say 350 cals, do you eat the pizza or do you eat other options?
Generally I try to choose healthier things but then I kick myself when once I ate the other stuff I end up around the same calorie amount as the thing I wanted...
Thoughts? That's what tends to happen to me anyway...

I generally eat what I want, just not as much as I'd always like to

Phoenix_Warrior

I, personally, have still been eating pizza, fast food, etc about once or twice a week as long as I have the alloted calories and are reaching my macros. I've been using the approach of portion control, rather than cutting out something entirely.

sprintto50

I think of calories like money. I have only so much to spend, but it is my choice what I buy.

ktsimons

Practice makes perfect. It was hard for me to "eat what I wanted, just less" at first, but I found that I not only ate the "healthier" choices, but I would also eat the thing I was avoiding as well. I would eat two or 3 times the amount by the end of it all. talk about feeling discouraged!

I have finally been convinced that calories in / calories out is my friend and I won't burst into flames if I eat a carbohydrate! Over the past 2 months I have FORCED myself to just eat the thing i want -I have stayed at or under calorie goal way more often now. Also, the need to eat the whole kitchen has subsided. I think it is good to eat a bit of what you want as long as you log it.

Cindyinpg

I pre-log each day the evening before, so if there's a treat I am thinking of having, I log a reasonable portion of that treat in first and then plan the other meals around it so that I will still hit my macro and fiber goals. I don't track sugar or sodium. If the treat doesn't fit, I make the portion smaller or plan a bit more exercise.

kr1stadee

You want pizza? Have pizza!
You want pizza every night? Have pizza every night!

If it fits within your macros and goals, go ahead! You may not be getting as much bang for your buck (compare the one slice at 350 calories to my supper tonight, spaghetti - 3/4 cup cooked pasta, 3oz lean beef, 1/2 cup tomato sauce and some garlic bread - the homemade stuff has more substance than 1 slice), and you may not feel as great, but a calorie is still a calorie.

I don't deny myself anything. That turns into me going mouth-first into a chocolate cake.

KarinnM

i'd love to eat chocolate cake but that's my sugar for the day in one shot.

i list what i will eat for dinner first when i get up so i know what i can eat throughout the day, based on the fat and sugar.

i do eat pizza and anything else i want, however, i can't go over the fat max, which like i said, is set low.

it's frustrating, to say the least. i eat way too few calories for the day, but if i go up in that, i go way over the fat.

arggggg )

thanks for the feedback )

Francl27

Depends. I usually try and stick to healthier options for most of my calories but I still have what I really want.