Think you eat too "unhealthy" to lose weight?

KatherineLynnKane

A diet consisting of high fat, sugar, sodium and alcohol compounded over the years will eventually result in serious health problems.
I think you realize this. Why else would you be introducing healthier options?
I suspect that you are able to maintain this lifestyle because you are single.
Would you recommend a junk food diet to a pregnant or nursing mother?... or a family with young children?....or a senior citizen?

Reading your post it's hard to determine your success since your weight has fluxuated within the past month.
Eliminating 5+ sodas each day may have allowed you to lose 5lbs and several inches, and exercising may be the reason why you are maintaining that loss.
Congratulations! Please post again in another 3 -6 months to update us on your progress.

Yes, it's possible to eat Twinkies and lose weight.
It's also possible to suffer from malnutrition, gall stones, bone density loss, heart disease, diabetes, infertility and kidney failure.

nmpx

A diet consisting of high fat, sugar, sodium and alcohol compounded over the years will eventually result in serious it,wlth problems.
I think you realize this. Why else would you be introducing healthier options?
I suspect that you are able to maintain this lifestyle because you are single.
Would you recommend a junk food diet to a pregnant or nursing mother?... or a family with young children?....or a senior citizen?

Reading your post it's hard to determine your success since your weight has fluxuated within the past month.
Eliminating 5+ sodas each day may have allowed you to lose 5lbs and several inches, and exercising may be the reason why you are maintaining that loss.
Congratulations! Please post again in another 3 -6 months to update us on your progress.

Yes, it's possible to eat Twinkies and lose weight.
It's also possible to suffer from malnutrition, gall stones, bone density loss, heart disease, diabetes, infertility and kidney failure.

Not single & a mother.
I'm not a nutritionist so I don't recommend anything.
This is the way I eat & what's working for me. I'm sharing my experience to let others like me know they can do it. They, including me just need a confirmation that they can jumpstart it, healthier foods may follow after but right now all they need is reassurance & support. This is the exact kind of response that would have discouraged me before.

lautour

A diet consisting of high fat, sugar, sodium and alcohol compounded over the years will eventually result in serious it,wlth problems.
I think you realize this. Why else would you be introducing healthier options?
I suspect that you are able to maintain this lifestyle because you are single.
Would you recommend a junk food diet to a pregnant or nursing mother?... or a family with young children?....or a senior citizen?

Reading your post it's hard to determine your success since your weight has fluxuated within the past month.
Eliminating 5+ sodas each day may have allowed you to lose 5lbs and several inches, and exercising may be the reason why you are maintaining that loss.
Congratulations! Please post again in another 3 -6 months to update us on your progress.

Yes, it's possible to eat Twinkies and lose weight.
It's also possible to suffer from malnutrition, gall stones, bone density loss, heart disease, diabetes, infertility and kidney failure.

Not single & a mother.
I'm not a nutritionist so I don't recommend anything.
This is the way I eat & what's working for me. I'm sharing my experience to let others like me know they can do it. They, including me just need a confirmation that they can jumpstart it, healthier foods may follow after but right now all they need is reassurance & support. This is the exact kind of response that would have discouraged me before.

That's exactly what I took out of it and I thank you for it. I have to eat out a lot and can't cook like I used to because I recently became sick. I gave up completely on trying to lose weight because I didn't think it was possible without being able to prepare balanced meals with fresh veggies and I can't afford meal replacements. I kept starting to do better and then blowing everything on junk binges, yo-yoing the same 5-6 pounds.

After completely blowing it on a week of eating too much I realized I'd gained 17 pounds since January but I didn't know what to do because I couldn't face a complete dietary overhaul but how else could I stop the weight gain? I found a way to eat what I want and still cut calories. I could eat these foods without binging.

9 pounds down in the past two weeks and yeah, pizza every other day, donuts, burgers. I don't want to eat this way forever but it's a lot easier to make modifications when I'm going in the right direction.

arabianhorselover

I, too, have basically continued to eat the way I always have, and greatly increased my exercise. I do try to eat more protein and fiber than I have in the past, but at this point I still eat too much sugar and salt. I do hope at some point to do better in those areas, but I am doing so much better than I was. I think I have to be grateful for that.

fithealthygirl

A diet consisting of high fat, sugar, sodium and alcohol compounded over the years will eventually result in serious it,wlth problems.
I think you realize this. Why else would you be introducing healthier options?
I suspect that you are able to maintain this lifestyle because you are single.
Would you recommend a junk food diet to a pregnant or nursing mother?... or a family with young children?....or a senior citizen?

Reading your post it's hard to determine your success since your weight has fluxuated within the past month.
Eliminating 5+ sodas each day may have allowed you to lose 5lbs and several inches, and exercising may be the reason why you are maintaining that loss.
Congratulations! Please post again in another 3 -6 months to update us on your progress.

Yes, it's possible to eat Twinkies and lose weight.
It's also possible to suffer from malnutrition, gall stones, bone density loss, heart disease, diabetes, infertility and kidney failure.

Not single & a mother.
I'm not a nutritionist so I don't recommend anything.
This is the way I eat & what's working for me. I'm sharing my experience to let others like me know they can do it. They, including me just need a confirmation that they can jumpstart it, healthier foods may follow after but right now all they need is reassurance & support. This is the exact kind of response that would have discouraged me before.

Well said OP! Most of us already know what it takes to be healthy, but that's obviously not the point of this post.

cathyg415

truth is , eat at a mild defecit, and exercise,
dont "eliminate" any food, unless you can go for LIFE without it ...

I agree ^^ ^^ ^^