How do you eat a lot of heathly calories??

Dave198lbs

You don't necessarily have to eat back calories in a healthy way...if you're done exercise for the day, the effect of "crappy" food isn't going to be that extreme for the rest of the day. A lot of my exercise calories end up going to sweets because I can't refuse them...they don't hurt if they're within limits and you stay under calorie goal

bad idea

I agree with this but I have to ask you Dave is this really what you look like? Your pictures makes me feel like if we zoomed out you would be in white pants leaning over a hotel balcony with a very thing big breasted latino lady sun bathing next to you on the balcony. LOL I don't know why though

ha ha...that pic is Mickey Rourke the actor

Suziq2you

Those who advocate eating junk food are not encouraging or advocating lifestyle change. It's the junk food that got you overweight in the first place right? Steer clear of empty calories and foods that cause disease and sickness. Clean, healthy eating has to be the first choice. I eat nuts, seeds, and lower fat cheeses to make up my calories. It shouldn't be a quick fix diet, but a lifestyle change.

I have to disagree. Too much food period (and too little exercise) made me fat. It can't be blamed on one particular food, junk or otherwise.

Meggles63

Junk food did not get me overweight/overfat....too MUCH food did!

Sidesteal

Those who advocate eating junk food are not encouraging or advocating lifestyle change. It's the junk food that got you overweight in the first place right? Steer clear of empty calories and foods that cause disease and sickness. Clean, healthy eating has to be the first choice. I eat nuts, seeds, and lower fat cheeses to make up my calories. It shouldn't be a quick fix diet, but a lifestyle change.

No. Too many calories made people overweight. I would argue that you are the one who is not encouraging a lifestyle change. Complete elimination of enjoyable foods is not a lifelong goal for many people (at least, it shouldn't be).

There is no reason that you cannot live a very healthy life and remain physically fit and medically healthy by eating a wide variety of healthy foods with "a little bit" of junk food here and there.

Bentley2718

My dietician says you don't eat your exercise calories. That was the point of burning them off. If you're exercising hard and you're starving, eat an extra ounce or two of protein, she said. Weight Watchers used to let you eat half of your exercise calories, but it was optional.

This makes the giant assumption that the only reason to exercise is to help lose weight. For me, the point of exercising is to make my body stronger, including my muscular, skeletal, and cardiovascular systems. (I also enjoy increased energy, better sleep, and better mood.) If I don't eat back my exercise calories, my body doesn't have enough nutrients to perform necessary functions and build muscle. For me, I end up feeling weak, exhausted, and unable to work out pretty quickly. I don't usually eat back all of the calories MFP thinks I used exercising, but I do eat back most of them. Losing weight is not the only reason to exercise, even if you are losing weight at the same time.

The other assumption here, as other people have pointed out, is that you're not already at a caloric deficit.

BrownEyedBetty

Fruits, veggies, lean meat ( chicken, etc..), good fats likes nuts and avacados...

ninerbuff

Those who advocate eating junk food are not encouraging or advocating lifestyle change. It's the junk food that got you overweight in the first place right? Steer clear of empty calories and foods that cause disease and sickness. Clean, healthy eating has to be the first choice. I eat nuts, seeds, and lower fat cheeses to make up my calories. It shouldn't be a quick fix diet, but a lifestyle change.

Again it needs to be emphasized that OVERCONSUMPTION is the reason people get fat. You can get fat on "healthy" food. As for lifestyle change, you can change the amount of junk you eat and still be healthy. Detering people from enjoying what they like is how people fail at "dieting". Seen it a million times.
I advocate "reality" and if your macronutrients and micronutrients are met daily, you stay within calorie limits and exercise, you can be healthy.

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