What Do You Think?

EDesq

Each day someone saved enough of their calories to have a "Treat"...like a candy bar (2 Days, Large Snickers, Large Mr. Good Bar), bag of chips (Grab Bag Salt and Vinegar), ice cream (3 Days, some type of novelty), cookies. Each day this person is saving from 300-600 Calories to eat this.

QUESTIONS:
(1) Is that eating "healthy"? Even though everything ELSE he/she eats is healthy: lean proteins, good fats and low glycemic carbs.
(2) Do you think that if they do not exceed their caloric intake of 1400 calories and that is an 800 calorie deficit per day, they will continue to lose weight?
(3) Is it ALL about calories eaten and calories burned, point blank, to Lose Weight?

BamBam1113

All that excess sugar turns to fat. Nothing wrong with doing it once maybe twice a week as long as it's not huge servings. Try just doing a regular size candy bar once a week. That's not gonna hurt bad. Just remember whatever you eat, you have to work off. I wouldn't wanna bust my @$$ for 45 minutes on the treadmill because of one snickers bar.

rileamoyer

I believe occasional 'unhealthy' treats won't hurt anyone - as long as they are within the caloric guidelines and you are aware of what your are eating. I am pretty healthy and if I want pie, by gosh I eat pie (just not a lot). I am sure many would disagree, but I know me, after 60 years, I know I will not stick to a 100% healthy, perfect diet. ;-)

GypsyWagon

QUESTIONS:
(1) Is that eating "healthy"? Even though everything ELSE he/she eats is healthy: lean proteins, good fats and low glycemic carbs.
(2) Do you think that if they do not exceed their caloric intake of 1400 calories and that is an 800 calorie deficit per day, they will continue to lose weight?
(3) Is it ALL about calories eaten and calories burned, point blank, to Lose Weight?

Personally, in my opion, you should devote your calorie allotment to clean foods. 300-600 calories of junk isn't going to nourish your body. I allow occassional treats to keep myself from going off the deep end. But, I think that much everyday is too much, and that your sabotaging your efforts to lose and to keep it off in the future. I believe that true change is a result of just that, a life style change. You can't keep doing what you've been doing and expect a different result. KWIM?

1). I don't think eating that percentage of your daily allotment in junk is healthy.

2). I think you will continue to lose...but, not as quickly or as much as you would if you were eating cleaner consistently.

3). IMO, yes and no. If I take in 1200 calories of junk, then I feel like crap and my exercise efforts are impacted and I don't lose as much. I have to nourish my body with what I put in it...considering protein, carbs and healthy fat make up of the foods I eat. Think about it in terms of an engine. If you consistently put cheap, crappy fuel in a high performance engine you affect the output of the engine and can eventually end up clogging it and blowing a gasket.

That said, there are plenty of ways to clean up snacks without artificial substitutes. It may take some time to get your taste buds used to the change, but there are genuinely tasty alternatives out there for most things this person might want.

ETA: I also believe that you need to evenly spread out your calories throughout the day. Your body is going to take what it needs right now and store the rest as fat. I do much better when I eat evenly through the day, instead of saving up calories for a big dinner.