cake diet ?

muffinsandcakes
muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
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hehe am new here so from the start tell me is there a diet which i can eat cake and corn flakes in it ?
i heard that 5:2 diet is good and it shows progress, it is when you fast for two days consuming only 500 calories if you are a woman and 600 if you are a man. and in the 5 days left you eat WHATEVER you want normally!
not that big Mashawi "grilled lamp meat" and cake and rice

so is there :wink: :wink:
and give me tips to lose weight without getting hungry ::sick:
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  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Read these links

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    TL:DR the link right above this one then ->http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

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  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    You can eat what you like as long you're at a calorie deficit you will lose weight.
  • Marilyn0924
    Marilyn0924 Posts: 797 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1399829-step-by-step-guide-to-losing-weight-with-myfitnesspal


    Read ^^ it will help you get started!!

    Ultimately you can eat anything you want as long as you stay within a deficit.
  • cheshirecharis
    cheshirecharis Posts: 6 Member
    Eat healthy foods under your calorie goal, which should be AT LEAST 1200, more if you're also working out. You can work in occasional treats as long as they fit into your calories.

    Fasting diets are awful for you and you're just going to burn out quickly. Don't waste your time with them.
  • lemur_lady
    lemur_lady Posts: 350 Member
    Or you could just eat at a reasonable deficit each day and make room for cake etc in your day. I treat myself everyday.
  • ForeverCharlie
    ForeverCharlie Posts: 183 Member
    What makes a huge difference for me is loading on fruit and veggies for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I never feel hungry. I've done a lot of different fasting, and it may work short time, but it's not a long term-fix. The logic of eating 500 calories for 2 days and 4000 the remaining (that would be my case) makes no sense to me.

    My best tip for you: everything in moderation and good amount of exercise. Good luck!
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    isn't a deficit. crazy you are counting -_- why not eating freely and reasonably ?
    hmmmm so if i eat 1200 calories am gonna lose ??
    thank y'all
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    The cornflake and cake diet with added cheat days as long as its at a calroie deficit.
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    Or you could just eat at a reasonable deficit each day and make room for cake etc in your day. I treat myself everyday.

    Yup.

    Just stick to your calorie goal and eat what you want. Aim for a balanced diet overall for the sake of your health and nutrition, but there's nothing wrong with leaving some room in your day for a treat.

    I don't really eat cereal because I'm just not a big fan, but I eat dessert every single day. The other night it was cake. I'm also all about caramel apples this season, and I've eaten quite a lot of ice cream this year. You don't have to be on a 'diet' to lose weight. You just have to be in a calorie deficit. My diary is open if you want to have a look. :smile:
  • effondrement
    effondrement Posts: 37 Member
    isn't a deficit. crazy you are counting -_- why not eating freely and reasonably ?

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  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    Or you could just eat at a reasonable deficit each day and make room for cake etc in your day. I treat myself everyday.

    Yup.

    Just stick to your calorie goal and eat what you want. Aim for a balanced diet overall for the sake of your health and nutrition, but there's nothing wrong with leaving some room in your day for a treat.

    I don't really eat cereal because I'm just not a big fan, but I eat dessert every single day. The other night it was cake. I'm also all about caramel apples this season, and I've eaten quite a lot of ice cream this year. You don't have to be on a 'diet' to lose weight. You just have to be in a calorie deficit. My diary is open if you want to have a look. :smile:
    thank you beauty!
  • LeslieTSUK
    LeslieTSUK Posts: 215 Member
    lol,
    one great thing about being low carb no sugar, i get to have all my favourite foods stuffed in pitta breads hehe.... super yum, and works great.

    So yes can have anything really, just add everything to your diary, and work stuff in.

    But fasting should only really be used if your doing it for a special reason, usually medical stuff, not something one should do regularly.
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    isn't a deficit. crazy you are counting -_- why not eating freely and reasonably ?

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    so you lost by deficiency ? how to know how i have to deficit ?
    and about the photo :P
  • paygep
    paygep Posts: 401 Member
    Eat smaller slices of cake. And smaller bowls of cornflakes. There you go!
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    Eat smaller slices of cake. And smaller bowls of cornflakes. There you go!
    thank you:D
  • lemur_lady
    lemur_lady Posts: 350 Member
    The only way the 5:2 diet would work is if you are not going crazy on the 'free' days.

    I know if I ate 'whatever I wanted' 5 days a week I'd end up wiping out the deficit I'd created during the 2 days. Plus I'd end up wanting to kill someone during the 500 calories days.

    I'd rather learn how to eat sensibly and fit treats into my day than earn the right to eat by starving twice a week.

    Different strokes though I guess....
  • thegilly6
    thegilly6 Posts: 137 Member
    [/quote]so you lost by deficiency ? how to know how i have to deficit ?
    and about the photo :P[/quote]

    When you answer MFP's questions about your current weight, your activity level and how much you want to lose, they'll prescribe the amount of calories you should eat daily. If you eat up to that number you'll be at their prescribed deficit.

    To further confuse things, you can get yourself a device like a FitBit or Nike Fuel (there's many others that are far more accurate) that will tell you approximately how many calories you burn in a day. MFP will communicate with those devices and still prescribe the calories you can eat up to if you wish.
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    The only way the 5:2 diet would work is if you are not going crazy on the 'free' days.

    I know if I ate 'whatever I wanted' 5 days a week I'd end up wiping out the deficit I'd created during the 2 days. Plus I'd end up wanting to kill someone during the 500 calories days.

    I'd rather learn how to eat sensibly and fit treats into my day than earn the right to eat by starving twice a week.

    Different strokes though I guess....
    yeah well said
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    isn't a deficit. crazy you are counting -_- why not eating freely and reasonably ?
    hmmmm so if i eat 1200 calories am gonna lose ??
    thank y'all



    Read the links posted above. I bet you could still lose by eating more than 1200 calories per day.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Of all the stupid diets, 5:2 is up there near the top.

    First, 500 calories does not a fast make. It's a small amount of calories, but it's not a fast.

    Second, if you overeat five days out of the week, you could easily gain weight.

    You cannot count on weight loss doing the 5:2 thing.
  • slvrsrfr
    slvrsrfr Posts: 45 Member
    Of all the stupid diets, 5:2 is up there near the top.

    First, 500 calories does not a fast make. It's a small amount of calories, but it's not a fast.

    Second, if you overeat five days out of the week, you could easily gain weight.

    You cannot count on weight loss doing the 5:2 thing.

    ^ Word
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    so you lost by deficiency ? how to know how i have to deficit ?
    and about the photo :P[/quote]

    When you answer MFP's questions about your current weight, your activity level and how much you want to lose, they'll prescribe the amount of calories you should eat daily. If you eat up to that number you'll be at their prescribed deficit.

    To further confuse things, you can get yourself a device like a FitBit or Nike Fuel (there's many others that are far more accurate) that will tell you approximately how many calories you burn in a day. MFP will communicate with those devices and still prescribe the calories you can eat up to if you wish.
    [/quote]

    so FitBit could count how miles i run and how much i could eat ?
    thanks for answering :D:heart:
  • muffinsandcakes
    muffinsandcakes Posts: 333 Member
    Of all the stupid diets, 5:2 is up there near the top.

    First, 500 calories does not a fast make. It's a small amount of calories, but it's not a fast.

    Second, if you overeat five days out of the week, you could easily gain weight.

    You cannot count on weight loss doing the 5:2 thing.

    do you think fasting (by not eating food to a certain time of a day like sunset is good, i say yes but i want to hear your opinion)
  • JustFindingMe
    JustFindingMe Posts: 390 Member
    I'll bet if you read the links, every one of your questions will be answered :flowerforyou:
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    Just read the links and then you will gain the knowledge you need for most of your questions.
    A big chunk of MFP is about burning more calories than you consume by creating a calorie deficit and that means accurate calorie counting. How you do it is up to you.
  • chilly1470
    chilly1470 Posts: 178 Member
    You can eat what you like as long you're at a calorie deficit you will lose weight.

    In a nutshell, this is the science.
  • chilly1470
    chilly1470 Posts: 178 Member
    Eat healthy foods under your calorie goal, which should be AT LEAST 1200, more if you're also working out. You can work in occasional treats as long as they fit into your calories.

    Fasting diets are awful for you and you're just going to burn out quickly. Don't waste your time with them.

    Correction, "Eat any foods under your calorie goal", not just healthy. Although healthy is more preferable.
  • SomeNights246
    SomeNights246 Posts: 807 Member
    At first, I thought this was gonna be about some crazy new fad diet where you eat nothing but cake and lose weight. I hate fad diets, but I was gonna say SIGN ME UP.

    In all seriousness, you can eat whatever you want as long as you fit it into your goals. I find MFP to be very helpful for learning how to fit things like cake into your goals.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I'll bet if you read the links, every one of your questions will be answered :flowerforyou:

    but I'm so fascinated by it all
  • PokeyBug
    PokeyBug Posts: 482 Member
    Here's how I'm averaging 2 lbs a week right now, though I know that I won't be losing that much for much longer. I try to eat as much healthy stuff as I can, eat around 1,200 calories a day, and keep my diet balanced. Some days are more successful than others, but... Never mind that now. I exercise on this cycle: resistance and cardio - 3 days / rest - 1 day. I can't burn many calories when I work out, because of past injuries, so I only burn 600 calories/workout day. I know I could more than double that if I could run, but, knowing me, I'd just spend less time working out. I have not yet figured out a way to eat junk food and lose weight. If you figure out a way, let me know. I will PAY, lol!

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