All things in moderation.. or none at all?

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  • xixshaiyaxix
    xixshaiyaxix Posts: 83 Member
    everything is open, just in moderation, for instance: mozzarella stick? i would only eat one, and savor it, where in the past i would eat a whole package. have to create those good habits while in the "breaking bad" period.
  • ScottH_200
    ScottH_200 Posts: 377 Member
    I've lost 100 lbs in the last 9.5 mos. by eating whatever I want...

    Just not whenever I want.
  • Stripeness
    Stripeness Posts: 511 Member
    TL;DR - Moderation. And my moderation may not look like your moderation. YMMV!

    For me there are no off-limits foods. As others have said, there are foods I don't keep in the house. I love having movie popcorn and coke classic when I go to the movies. It's wonderful. I've also *never* kept soda or buttered popcorn in the house, so I don't feel deprived, if that makes any sense? For me it would be a weird new thing to do and I don't see the point.

    Chocolate is something else I'm not used to having around. Again, I prefer to eat it rarely, while out. There are lots of successful folks here who have a bit of chocolate daily or nearly so, and for them my approach would feel very restrictive. To me it doesn't feel that way b/c those aren't foods I've ever eaten regularly.

    Oddly enough, I would swear tortilla chips make me feel hungrier an hour or so later. Likewise, a cereal breakfast (even steel cut oats) leaves me much hungrier by lunchtime than a breakfast that includes an egg or meat of some sort. Scientifically illogical, but I have to live with me when I'm hangry, so I don't need proof, just a few too many experiences ;-) -- I also know for sure there are folks whose breakfast experiences are VASTLY different!
  • rivka_m
    rivka_m Posts: 1,007 Member
    That being said, there are certain things that I will not keep in my house, one of them being Nutella. If I bring a jar of that stuff into my house the next thing I know I'm waking up in an alley somewhere with a spoon and the empty jar wondering what happened and how I got there.

    Hah, this sounds like me and cookie butter. I just read the cookie butter thread and am so sad because if I bought it, it would be gone in a day.

    I'm an "everything in moderation" person in that no food is off limits for weight loss purposes, but I have to manage HOW it's eaten. Single servings from a vending machine are OK because I'll stop after one. A big bag of Cheetos (or jar of cookie butter), not so much.
  • jmmurray203
    jmmurray203 Posts: 13 Member
    Nothing wrong with a cheat meal once (maybe twice) a week. Just don't turn them into cheat days. All I can think about is this burger, fries, and beer I am going to consume on my upcoming birthday. Until then, I am hitting the gym, getting my proteins, complex carbs, and stuffing my gullet with carrots and spinach.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Depends on the thing.

    Some things I build in to my regular diet.

    Some things I eat rarely.

    I know which things.

    I know it works for me.

    :smile:
  • codycsweet
    codycsweet Posts: 1,019 Member
    Moderation. Nothing is off limits. I do however have to be careful with a delicious homemade cookies are my downfall.
    I have been successful over with MFP for 15 months because I didn't restrict food, I just learned portions and moderation.
  • ddkphotos
    ddkphotos Posts: 304 Member
    Everything in moderation... Although I have cut out a lot of unnecessary crap including diet coke and a lot of processed stuff, and am staying away from gluten when possible for what it does to my stomach... But I don't believe in cheat days or cheat meals... If it is something I really want I make it fit! This is a lifestyle change... Got to be able to eat this way for the rest of my life...
  • sloth3toes
    sloth3toes Posts: 2,212 Member
    Are you someone who eats things in moderation(treats, etc), or do you just avoid them completely? What do you avoid? What do you eat every day in moderation?

    To answer this, I have to quote my Father. He was in a car accident, when he was about 80, and wound up quadriplegic, and very confused. He lasted about 18 months like that. So, I was visiting him, in the hospital, and trying to make conversation, asking him questions about his service in the Marines. I guess he knew what I was doing, because his response was....

    What, are you writing a book?

    This is what immediately came to mind, when I saw your post.
  • Stilllosing26
    Stilllosing26 Posts: 256 Member
    My original plan was to get rid of all sugary foods. That plan lasted a good 3 days, until I picked up a container of cookie butter.... Why would I get rid of the foods I love? Especially when I DONT HAVE to!
  • hmaddpear
    hmaddpear Posts: 610 Member
    Moderation is key. I'm considering this weight loss period as a dry run for maintaining (which is why I've set my daily calories at around what I will be eating in maintenance - nice smooth glide into it!). So I find ways to get the indulgent stuff into my diet, because I'd sure as heck not want to not eat them for the rest of my life.

    That said, it's not all the foods. I can't stand peanuts so no peanut butter for me. And I'm allergic to melons. (Which I'm very sad face about because I really love melon. :sad: )
  • scoobydooteresa
    scoobydooteresa Posts: 20 Member
    there is nothing i stay away from. that being said sometimes i eat to much of a good thing and wonder why my scale hasn't moved lol

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