Is it okay to eat 1 cookie or 1 piece of candy every day?

BeachGingerOnTheRocks

Ignore the troll and let's chat about cookies!

Forget cookies. I had a small slice of homemade pizza with a Woodchuck cider, but I have a pizza tooth.

I am also more of a pizza tooth than a sweet tooth. Or a meat tooth.

I could stare at your meat all day.

ihad

Ignore the troll and let's chat about cookies!

Forget cookies. I had a small slice of homemade pizza with a Woodchuck cider, but I have a pizza tooth.

I am also more of a pizza tooth than a sweet tooth. Or a meat tooth.

NomNomNom.

caterpillardreams

yup. like everyone said moderation.
EXAMPLE: Went out to eat, kids wanted Ice Cream at the ice cream place, instead bought some at the grocery store, but some small ice cream cones
total calories, 120, sugar 10 grams of sugar. (and a lot cheaper)
add some strawberries and nuts, just like cold stone creamery.
LoL
well not the same but def feel better after

Crankstr

How about just enjoying life..? Last time I checked, the majority of traditional French people don't have weight issues, and they wouldnt be caught dead counting their calories. And who was I kidding, the a lot of people on this site would have no idea what I am talking about because you have to be pretty far gone and consumed about weight loss to be having a picture of your rear end as your profile picture. I suppose if you like counting calories every day and like spending all of your brain energy worrying about all of this, than that is fine. I was just trying to give another opinion that you can actually find a wonderful mental and physical balance when you remove all of the numbers from this whole weight loss equation. But, for the most part, people in North America are not wanting to find actual peace when it comes to body and food. It really sucks all of the joy out of eating.

you have no idea why I have the picture up that I have...you don't know me or anything about me, or my attitude toward food.

"far gone"?

"consumed"?

please.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

I could stare at your meat all day.

Me too. :drinker:

jenn_zimm

Girl! No junk food!! Very unhealthy and fattening!

Important note-- if 90% of the responses to a thread agree with each other and you're the only one going the other way, re-evaluate.

Exactly what I was about to post!

BeachIron

How about just enjoying life..? Last time I checked, the majority of traditional French people don't have weight issues, and they wouldnt be caught dead counting their calories. And who was I kidding, the a lot of people on this site would have no idea what I am talking about because you have to be pretty far gone and consumed about weight loss to be having a picture of your rear end as your profile picture. I suppose if you like counting calories every day and like spending all of your brain energy worrying about all of this, than that is fine. I was just trying to give another opinion that you can actually find a wonderful mental and physical balance when you remove all of the numbers from this whole weight loss equation. But, for the most part, people in North America are not wanting to find actual peace when it comes to body and food. It really sucks all of the joy out of eating.

Oh look! Another 22 year old who is in love with the French and knows everything about everyone.

ihad

I just joined this site so I could reply to this thread. The truth is is if you remove all of the mental aspects of food and weightloss, you actually can get into an equilibrium with your body. (this is assuming you have a base knowledge that eating vegetables and fruit is better for your body than eating chips). Once you remove the mental energy away from how many calories you are burning and how many you are "allowed" to eat, you can actually reach a healthy weight.
For instance, some days I am a lot more hungry that other days. So yes, I eat more on those days. With in your month, your apatite level fluctuates with your hormones (I am a female). If you listen to your body, you will have a balance and you will not gain weight. I eat dessert every day, usually twice a day. I'm not talking a piece of cheese cake, but I have cookies, chocolate (milk or dark, what ever you like). And some days I just don't feel like it.
When you focus all of the attention on the numbers associated with food (calories, number of cookies) this can completely interfere with your bodies ability to regulate your weight. Your brain releases compounds that turn your appetite on, and ones that turn it off. This regulation goes further than just one meal. If you have been at a weight for a long time, your body is going to want to keep you at this set point. That is why losing weight becomes really difficult sometimes because your body is constantly producing appetite hormones. When you add this on top of peoples constant enumeration of everything they eat, you have a recipe for yo-yo weight loss.
So most of you will not believe a word I am saying, because why has no one up to this point just promoted having a healthier intuitive relationship with food? Well that is because soo much money can be made off of it. And people love to focus on numbers, that is our nature. But to really combat the weight issue plaguing North America, we need to promote the culture of food and enjoying it with friends and family, and take the focus off of the numbers. Once you have a more positive less number-oriented relationship with food, your body will maintain a healthy weight for you. Of course you need to eat vegetables and fruit and whole grains. We all know that by now. But try shifting the focus away from the numbers.

In the spirit of your loquacious discourse...

You joined a calorie counting site, to repond to a post more than a year old, by a user who has deactivated, solely to tell people, many of whom have formerly gained large amounts of weight through intuitive eating, and are now often seeing incredible success tracking their diet and exercise, to stop counting calories and just listen to their bodies?

I am impressed at your level of self-esteem.

And I think I'll have a cookie. And log it.

Pamela_in_Progress

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Ignore the troll and let's chat about cookies!
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Mmmmm.... cookies!!!

BeachIron

Ignore the troll and let's chat about cookies!
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Mmmmm.... cookies!!!
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ihad

How about just enjoying life..? Last time I checked, the majority of traditional French people don't have weight issues, and they wouldnt be caught dead counting their calories. And who was I kidding, the a lot of people on this site would have no idea what I am talking about because you have to be pretty far gone and consumed about weight loss to be having a picture of your rear end as your profile picture. I suppose if you like counting calories every day and like spending all of your brain energy worrying about all of this, than that is fine. I was just trying to give another opinion that you can actually find a wonderful mental and physical balance when you remove all of the numbers from this whole weight loss equation. But, for the most part, people in North America are not wanting to find actual peace when it comes to body and food. It really sucks all of the joy out of eating.

you have no idea why I have the picture up that I have...you don't know me or anything about me, or my attitude toward food.

"far gone"?

"consumed"?

please.

A) Time spent calorie counting in a day: 5 minutes

. Relationship with food: Empowered Delight

C). You are not worthy to comment on her rear end

whitebalance

These.
http://www.bluediamond.com/?navid=467

Yanicka1

How about just enjoying life..? Last time I checked, the majority of traditional French people don't have weight issues, and they wouldnt be caught dead counting their calories. And who was I kidding, the a lot of people on this site would have no idea what I am talking about because you have to be pretty far gone and consumed about weight loss to be having a picture of your rear end as your profile picture. I suppose if you like counting calories every day and like spending all of your brain energy worrying about all of this, than that is fine. I was just trying to give another opinion that you can actually find a wonderful mental and physical balance when you remove all of the numbers from this whole weight loss equation. But, for the most part, people in North America are not wanting to find actual peace when it comes to body and food. It really sucks all of the joy out of eating.

you have no idea why I have the picture up that I have...you don't know me or anything about me, or my attitude toward food.

"far gone"?

"consumed"?

please.

A) Time spent calorie counting in a day: 5 minutes

. Relationship without food: Empowered Delight

C). You are not worthy to comment on her rear end

Deactivated......how surprising

megsmom2

Of course it is. If it fits your macros, why not?
Oh...were you asking permission? Permission granted! Go forth and eat a frickin' cookie! You do not have permission to eat the whole package though.:laugh:

Contrarian

I just joined this site so I could reply to this thread.

That's the best reason to sign up. Good for you! :flowerforyou:

whitebalance

How about just enjoying life..? Last time I checked, the majority of traditional French people don't have weight issues, and they wouldnt be caught dead counting their calories. And who was I kidding, the a lot of people on this site would have no idea what I am talking about because you have to be pretty far gone and consumed about weight loss to be having a picture of your rear end as your profile picture. I suppose if you like counting calories every day and like spending all of your brain energy worrying about all of this, than that is fine. I was just trying to give another opinion that you can actually find a wonderful mental and physical balance when you remove all of the numbers from this whole weight loss equation. But, for the most part, people in North America are not wanting to find actual peace when it comes to body and food. It really sucks all of the joy out of eating.

Oh look! Another 22 year old who is in love with the French and knows everything about everyone.

I think she was 19 yesterday...?

BeachIron

How about just enjoying life..? Last time I checked, the majority of traditional French people don't have weight issues, and they wouldnt be caught dead counting their calories. And who was I kidding, the a lot of people on this site would have no idea what I am talking about because you have to be pretty far gone and consumed about weight loss to be having a picture of your rear end as your profile picture. I suppose if you like counting calories every day and like spending all of your brain energy worrying about all of this, than that is fine. I was just trying to give another opinion that you can actually find a wonderful mental and physical balance when you remove all of the numbers from this whole weight loss equation. But, for the most part, people in North America are not wanting to find actual peace when it comes to body and food. It really sucks all of the joy out of eating.

Oh look! Another 22 year old who is in love with the French and knows everything about everyone.

I think she was 19 yesterday...?

I"m guessing really about 16 and has no business here

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

How about just enjoying life..? Last time I checked, the majority of traditional French people don't have weight issues, and they wouldnt be caught dead counting their calories. And who was I kidding, the a lot of people on this site would have no idea what I am talking about because you have to be pretty far gone and consumed about weight loss to be having a picture of your rear end as your profile picture. I suppose if you like counting calories every day and like spending all of your brain energy worrying about all of this, than that is fine. I was just trying to give another opinion that you can actually find a wonderful mental and physical balance when you remove all of the numbers from this whole weight loss equation. But, for the most part, people in North America are not wanting to find actual peace when it comes to body and food. It really sucks all of the joy out of eating.

you have no idea why I have the picture up that I have...you don't know me or anything about me, or my attitude toward food.

"far gone"?

"consumed"?

please.

A) Time spent calorie counting in a day: 5 minutes

. Relationship without food: Empowered Delight

C). You are not worthy to comment on her rear end

Deactivated......how surprising

Mother_Superior

Joined for the judgement, stayed for the endorphin rush!

wvval

I have a bit of dark chocolate every day:)

CrazyAnimalLady

If it will keep you from feeling deprived then I think you should absolutely have it! It's all about moderation, it's hard to change your habits and stay on track if you're depriving your body. I let myself have a square of dove dark chocolate pretty much every day, it's just enough to curb the cravings.

jofjltncb6

How about just enjoying life..? Last time I checked, the majority of traditional French people don't have weight issues, and they wouldnt be caught dead counting their calories. And who was I kidding, the a lot of people on this site would have no idea what I am talking about because you have to be pretty far gone and consumed about weight loss to be having a picture of your rear end as your profile picture. I suppose if you like counting calories every day and like spending all of your brain energy worrying about all of this, than that is fine. I was just trying to give another opinion that you can actually find a wonderful mental and physical balance when you remove all of the numbers from this whole weight loss equation. But, for the most part, people in North America are not wanting to find actual peace when it comes to body and food. It really sucks all of the joy out of eating.

Oh look! Another 22 year old who is in love with the French and knows everything about everyone.

French people are never fat...

...and the only reason is because they don't count calories and they have joy in their lives.

And you can tell everything you need to know about a person based on their profile pic.

Facts.


ETA: I like cookies.

EvgeniZyntx

How about just enjoying life..? Last time I checked, the majority of traditional French people don't have weight issues, and they wouldnt be caught dead counting their calories. And who was I kidding, the a lot of people on this site would have no idea what I am talking about because you have to be pretty far gone and consumed about weight loss to be having a picture of your rear end as your profile picture. I suppose if you like counting calories every day and like spending all of your brain energy worrying about all of this, than that is fine. I was just trying to give another opinion that you can actually find a wonderful mental and physical balance when you remove all of the numbers from this whole weight loss equation. But, for the most part, people in North America are not wanting to find actual peace when it comes to body and food. It really sucks all of the joy out of eating.

Oh look! Another 22 year old who is in love with the French and knows everything about everyone.

French people are never fat...

...and the only reason is because they don't count calories and they have joy in their lives.

And you can tell everything you need to know about a person based on their profile pic.

Facts.


ETA: I like cookies.

Mais oui. C'est ca. Petite conasse.

Maris_Swan

Sure! As long are you are within your calorie range, go for it. No need to give it up if it is really something you enjoy and if having a bit is what keeps you on track, then it's not a big issue.