1800 calories in candy/ice cream - Why not?

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  • LoudmouthLee
    LoudmouthLee Posts: 358 Member
    Ignore the haters.

    If anyone things that they won't have a completely ridiculous binge day for the rest of their lives, they're delusional.

    You did it. You were still within your macros (holy crap.) Was it your best decision? Probably not. You knew that already.

    One meal will not make you skinny, and one meal will not make you fat. Eat up.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    You're not going to get much nutrition from it. You may lose weight by eating under your calorie goal (if that's what you're going for) but the junk food won't necessarily make you healthy.

    *edit for clarity*

    Though a 158lbs lost...dayam. :flowerforyou:

    Wait.... So, all the nutrition that was in his broccoli and chicken and mixed veggies and all that other stuff doesn't count because ice cream?

    Interesting.

    Ah, but I didn't say that. He asked why he shouldn't have eaten 1800 cals in candy/ice cream. I suggested a reason why he shouldn't have.

    He got more than enough "nutrition" from the meat and vegetables he ate the rest of the day. All of his micro/macronutrient needs were met - and even exceeded. Why would he then need to continue to seek foods to meet requirements that have been more than met?

    Yeah..it's the "food as enjoyment" habit. Which has got many of us, including me, into this mess in the first place!!

    Food should be enjoyed. Our problem was not that we enjoyed food. It was that we did not control how much of it we ate.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    out of curiosity what does the micro profile look like for that day?

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  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Ignore the haters.

    If anyone things that they won't have a completely ridiculous binge day for the rest of their lives, they're delusional.

    You did it. You were still within your macros (holy crap.) Was it your best decision? Probably not. You knew that already.

    One meal will not make you skinny, and one meal will not make you fat. Eat up.

    What if he did this every day? Good or bad? Why?
  • sumeetg37
    sumeetg37 Posts: 108 Member
    Even for non-diabetics blood sugars over 140 can cause damage. That is the main reason to avoid sugar binges, persistent high blood sugar can do all kinds of nastiness in the body...
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    Glad I wasn't the only one eating ice cream yesterday. I enjoyed my Party Cake flavored Ice cream (Turkey Hill) with a warm Go Nutty Peanut butter Pop Tart, it was quite delightful.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Even for non-diabetics blood sugars over 140 can cause damage.

    I missed the post where OP told us what his blood sugar concentration was. How high did it go?
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    I'm only jealous because I only had 1400 calories to enjoy on candy once I hit my macros. Only made it through 700 though before I got bored ...
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    because ice cream is satan's j***.
  • LoudmouthLee
    LoudmouthLee Posts: 358 Member
    Is he doing this every day? I'm tired of so called "gurus" telling everybody what they can and cannot eat. He obviously knows what he's doing. If he did this every day, then it isn't a binge, and his "diet" would be of candy and ice cream. We he lose weight still? Probably. We he be as healthy as he can be? Probably not. Regardless, if he wants to fill his calories that way, he has full right to, and I would assume he would lose weight while at it, too.

    May need some vitamins, though :)
    Ignore the haters.

    If anyone things that they won't have a completely ridiculous binge day for the rest of their lives, they're delusional.

    You did it. You were still within your macros (holy crap.) Was it your best decision? Probably not. You knew that already.

    One meal will not make you skinny, and one meal will not make you fat. Eat up.

    What if he did this every day? Good or bad? Why?
  • bugaha1
    bugaha1 Posts: 602 Member
    I think you nailed it for a holiday like Halloween. If people didn’t eat candy yesterday they 1 don’t have kids or 2 they don’t hand out candy.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Is he doing this every day? I'm tired of so called "gurus" telling everybody what they can and cannot eat. He obviously knows what he's doing. If he did this every day, then it isn't a binge, and his "diet" would be of candy and ice cream. We he lose weight still? Probably. We he be as healthy as he can be? Probably not. Regardless, if he wants to fill his calories that way, he has full right to, and I would assume he would lose weight while at it, too.

    May need some vitamins, though :)

    Which vitamins?

    You realize the 1800 calories of candy and ice cream is only about half of his caloric intake for that day, right?
  • Wildflower0106
    Wildflower0106 Posts: 247 Member
    I think you nailed it for a holiday like Halloween. If people didn’t eat candy yesterday they 1 don’t have kids or 2 they don’t hand out candy.

    Haha, I don't have kids and didn't give out candy and I still ate candy last night!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I'm not really sure I understand the question. Why did you eat it if you think you shouldn't have? And if you don't think you shouldn't have, why are you asking for explanations of why you shouldn't have?

    If you are asking for our personal thoughts on your day, then I would make very different choices if I had that many extra calories that needed eaten. Most of it doesn't sound like stuff I'd like, and it's more sugar and non-food edibles than I'd personally be comfortable with.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    I think you are doing your son a favor, 3 year olds don't need all that candy!! Plus you obviously chose all the best candies for yourself - twix, milky way, reeses, etc. Kudos on good Halloween candy taste. Was thrown off by the sour patch kids. Was that because the 3 year old tried it and hated it? That's what usually happens in our house with my 2 and 5 year old boys!
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    non-food edibles

    What does this term mean?
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Even for non-diabetics blood sugars over 140 can cause damage.

    I missed the post where OP told us what his blood sugar concentration was. How high did it go?

    Well...I'm not diabetic so I'm guessing <140. Any higher would indicate diabetus.
  • bugaha1
    bugaha1 Posts: 602 Member
    I think you nailed it for a holiday like Halloween. If people didn’t eat candy yesterday they 1 don’t have kids or 2 they don’t hand out candy.

    Haha, I don't have kids and didn't give out candy and I still ate candy last night!

    ha ha You fall under my category of I eat candy every day
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    I was within my calorie goal (3300), my macros were good (not quite spot on), & hit all micro needs through the function of the rest of my diet. Why, again, shouldn't I have eaten my son's Halloween candy?

    Anyone eating a balanced food intake can put in sweets if they want any time. The issue becomes nutrients and macros when a MAJORITY of your intake comes from foods that won't hit your macros, especially on a constant basis.

    Not sure what argument you were looking for.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I'm only jealous because I only had 1400 calories to enjoy on candy once I hit my macros. Only made it through 700 though before I got bored ...

    I got bored too, hence the ice cream.
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    I don't see an issue here, I would have eaten all that candy and been out of my goals still wouldn't feel bad about it
  • jfrankic
    jfrankic Posts: 747 Member
    My diary is open and I'm open to reasonable information and arguments. Can someone explain to me why I shouldn't have eaten the candy & ice cream I ate last night? I was within my calorie goal (3300), my macros were good (not quite spot on), & hit all micro needs through the function of the rest of my diet. Why, again, shouldn't I have eaten my son's Halloween candy? Besides the stealing from a three year old :wink:.

    (I actually got tired of candy and switched to ice cream at the end.)

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    Bravo, OP, Bravo!!! (especially the part about switching to ice cream at the end)
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    non-food edibles

    What does this term mean?

    Those edible things found in processed foods, that are not found in nature.
  • Wildflower0106
    Wildflower0106 Posts: 247 Member
    I think you nailed it for a holiday like Halloween. If people didn’t eat candy yesterday they 1 don’t have kids or 2 they don’t hand out candy.

    Haha, I don't have kids and didn't give out candy and I still ate candy last night!

    ha ha You fall under my category of I eat candy every day
    :drinker: I try!
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    I'm only jealous because I only had 1400 calories to enjoy on candy once I hit my macros. Only made it through 700 though before I got bored ...

    I got bored too, hence the ice cream.

    I would have to, if I wasn't lactose intolerant. Forgot I had poptarts in the house though :(
  • royaldrea
    royaldrea Posts: 259 Member
    See, I can kind of get irritation at people who insist that you must "eat clean" to be successful at health and life, and persons who eat processed foods of any form are going to die painful deaths from stupidity and chocolate cake. I get it, it's annoying...rage on.

    I don't understand needlessly looking for an argument. That's what this is. Why? Isn't eating copious amounts of ice cream and stealing candy from children enough of a win already?
  • dswolverine
    dswolverine Posts: 246 Member
    Your diary is the stuff dreams are made of. YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • MizMimi111
    MizMimi111 Posts: 244 Member
    Even for non-diabetics blood sugars over 140 can cause damage. That is the main reason to avoid sugar binges, persistent high blood sugar can do all kinds of nastiness in the body...

    If a person is not diabetic blood sugar may rise to 140 but won't stay there for a significant time. Non diabetics have a functioning pancreas that will increase insulin output to process carbs (sugar). And it all happens naturally...amazing!
  • LiminalAscendance
    LiminalAscendance Posts: 489 Member
    See, I can kind of get irritation at people who insist that you must "eat clean" to be successful at health and life, and persons who eat processed foods of any form are going to die painful deaths from stupidity and chocolate cake. I get it, it's annoying...rage on.

    I don't understand needlessly looking for an argument. That's what this is. Why? Isn't eating copious amounts of ice cream and stealing candy from children enough of a win already?

    Remember, you're talking about individuals that can amuse themselves with endless gifs of kittens.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    See, I can kind of get irritation at people who insist that you must "eat clean" to be successful at health and life, and persons who eat processed foods of any form are going to die painful deaths from stupidity and chocolate cake. I get it, it's annoying...rage on.

    I don't understand needlessly looking for an argument. That's what this is. Why? Isn't eating copious amounts of ice cream and stealing candy from children enough of a win already?

    The "clean eaters" need to justify their choices somehow. Depriving yourself of delicious ice cream and candy while watching other people eat it and succeed in spades can make you a little envious.

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