Who eats healthy & who eats by the numbers?

HMonsterX

If I ate mainly junk food all day, even within the calories it would leave me low on protein and high on carbs which I wouldn't be happy about.

Depends what you call Junk! I dont eat any veg, hardly any fruit, chocolate in most snacks, and im only at half my carb limit, and over my protein.

Sure, that dinner of lean diced beef might have helped the protein....

maura5880

I usually eat healthy for the most part, but leave room for a 100-150 calorie snack, usually a Skinny Cow ice cream or something along those lines.

silkysly

When I indulge, I still try to make smart choices. I’ll opt for the no sugar added ice cream over the regular kind. I’m always consciously trying to eat healthy..., arg!

kimberly130

Healthy all the way. I try to eat as best as I can on top of eating w/in my caloric range. I find if i eat more natural foods, im full longer and feel better. If i do eat junk, cake, cookies ect.. i feel so gross and just want more (probably from the sugar spike & crash) I used to eat over 4000 C in junk (mcd's processed ect) and now i freak out if i eat anything bad. Eating healthy is probably my best obsession! lol

Pebble321

My meals are usually homemade and pretty healthy but my snacks vary. Sometimes good options like nuts, fruit, veggies, hommus, grainy bread with peanut butter, skim milk, fat free natural yoghurt.... other times more processed like muesli bars, le snak, nestle diet mousse, jerky, choc milk .... and sometimes downright rubbish like lollies (candy), biscuits (cookies), cake etc.
I also drink alcohol regularly, though I've reduced the amount to one or two drinks a few times a week.

Whatever combination it is, I aim to keep it close to my net calorie allowance each day though I don't get stressed if I'm over here and there. I've lost 21kg eating this way and it works well for my lifestyle and seems like a sustainable pattern of eating that I can keep up. My aim is to keep the less processed, home cooked items as the majority with a bit of the other stuff thrown in here and there.

Kel3369

I am also trying to do both. Eat healthy and stay within the number of calories allotted each day. Sometimes its hard to actually eat enough food to make it to that number which is shocking. Once I gave up pop and high calorie foods I found I could eat more food overall. :happy:

jamja

Healthy eating....with general calorie awareness.

kiesh82

I try to eat mostly healthy although I'm still a work in progress. When I eat crappy food I find that I consume a bunch of extra calories while not feeling satisfied...which sometimes leads to me eating MORE. With healthier foods I find myself feeling completely satisfied with less of an urge to snack or eat to fill a void.

it_be_asin

A little of both. I try and hit my macronutrient and calorie target each day. I also try to eat lots of vegetables, one piece of fruit a day, 20% by calories vegetarian protein, and filling carbs (low wheat and sugar). But I do fit into my calorie allowance pizza once a week and takeout mexican once a week as a general rule.