bad eating with decent results?

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  • leslturn8
    leslturn8 Posts: 505 Member
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    Really? I'm pretty sure there were several people who didn't insult you. I know I didn't but I'd sure be interested in what you imagined as an insult.

    No one has any way of knowing what you've read and what you haven't until you tell them.
    Most if not all of us were just trying to be helpful. I'm sorry you find concern for your health insulting. You must've had it pretty rough to have such a large chip on your shoulder.
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    It wasnt as insulting.....you were quite forward, but still the questions you asked showed me you didnt physically read my post, I was asking for new friends, that was the point i was putting across, i then seen the support you were giving those who had decent points as well, Hey i took your advice and the other 10 people who said try new foods, and disguise foods, so dont think im not taking advice, i opened my mouth and i am listening to the advice, Your probably one of the few that i didnt get absolutely peeved with.

    and i dont have a chip on my shoulder, i ate it:laugh: a few years ago.
    People are reading what i use to eat and not considering the stuff i eat now and thats irritating. Yes sandwiches and potato arnt the best but hey, im not going to cut them out, because what else will i eat when i spew up the newly tried food?
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Some years ago, in a place and mindset that seems dim and distant I lost a shedload of weight on the whiskey, nicotine and junk diet.

    I walked plenty too. I had to.

    I looked great, I got great complements, but I was deeply unhappy (as evidenced by my abusive lifestyle) and as the years rolled on I continued to live this way and all the weight gradually came back ... and then some. Because I had learnt nothing about good nutrition, only semi-starvation.

    I had, in short, screwed my metabolism and as I hit 40 my body just wasn't going to take it any more, increased exercise was not working and I was addicted to rubbish pseudo-food.

    I agree with the previous poster, as the years roll on then a price will be paid at some point. Whether that is excess weight, increased risk of disease, diabetes or whatever.

    I find it faintly ridiculous that people have to argue a case for eating natural, wholesome, nutrient-dense food and avoiding the processed junk but thems the times we live in.

    Hey, everyone is free to live their life as they wish, you can smoke crack as long as it doesn't affect me. I've heard people lose weight on that too. Junkie chic ... It's the way forward. ;)
  • yuckidah
    yuckidah Posts: 290 Member
    I chose cornflakes as it is high in protein.

    Really? :huh:
    I don't think so.
    All carbs/sugar
  • A_Shannigans
    A_Shannigans Posts: 170 Member

    Really? I'm pretty sure there were several people who didn't insult you. I know I didn't but I'd sure be interested in what you imagined as an insult.

    No one has any way of knowing what you've read and what you haven't until you tell them.
    Most if not all of us were just trying to be helpful. I'm sorry you find concern for your health insulting. You must've had it pretty rough to have such a large chip on your shoulder.
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    It wasnt as insulting.....you were quite forward, but still the questions you asked showed me you didnt physically read my post, I was asking for new friends, that was the point i was putting across, i then seen the support you were giving those who had decent points as well, Hey i took your advice and the other 10 people who said try new foods, and disguise foods, so dont think im not taking advice, i opened my mouth and i am listening to the advice, Your probably one of the few that i didnt get absolutely peeved with.

    and i dont have a chip on my shoulder, i ate it:laugh: a few years ago.
    People are reading what i use to eat and not considering the stuff i eat now and thats irritating. Yes sandwiches and potato arnt the best but hey, im not going to cut them out, because what else will i eat when i spew up the newly tried food?
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    The chip comment was pretty witty.

    I get your frustration at people missing part of what you're saying. I am very glad you haven't given up on trying to be able to eat healthy foods. It sounds like you are on the right track just keep with it and it will come. :smile:
  • leslturn8
    leslturn8 Posts: 505 Member
    try not eating after 6 or 7 pm or have at lest 3 hours between your last meal and bedtime. Few years ago I was anti everything. Sandwiches all the way, then (like a pregnant woman) I started craving vegetables, different sorts of meat and stuff.
    Maybe you will too someday, Try switching from soda to mineral water and water to control your sugar intake (maybe that would help).

    I was anti exercise too, till one day something broke inside me and i just started.

    I never eat after 7, i usually get home from work at 630 and i have tea and thats it, i go to be fairly early too so im not snackish.
    I have heard stories of this haha I hope it gets me too. I have been craving orange juice and i never use to like it, i found a pulp free one, however my main drink choice is water. I enjoy exercise and i push myself beyond my limitations, however if i get bored with the repetitive 30 day shred thats why i never get past day 4.
  • leslturn8
    leslturn8 Posts: 505 Member
    I chose cornflakes as it is high in protein.

    Really? :huh:
    I don't think so.
    All carbs/sugar
    well mfp lies then, and so does the box. I didnt say it was awesome i just said it had more then any other food i eat. Sugar.....i went without a few weeks...i can tell you once artificial sugar was out of my system i could taste it, until then it was putrid. I will eat carbs, i am not anti carb, so dont act like its crack
  • leslturn8
    leslturn8 Posts: 505 Member

    Really? I'm pretty sure there were several people who didn't insult you. I know I didn't but I'd sure be interested in what you imagined as an insult.

    No one has any way of knowing what you've read and what you haven't until you tell them.
    Most if not all of us were just trying to be helpful. I'm sorry you find concern for your health insulting. You must've had it pretty rough to have such a large chip on your shoulder.

    It wasnt as insulting.....you were quite forward, but still the questions you asked showed me you didnt physically read my post, I was asking for new friends, that was the point i was putting across, i then seen the support you were giving those who had decent points as well, Hey i took your advice and the other 10 people who said try new foods, and disguise foods, so dont think im not taking advice, i opened my mouth and i am listening to the advice, Your probably one of the few that i didnt get absolutely peeved with.

    and i dont have a chip on my shoulder, i ate it:laugh: a few years ago.
    People are reading what i use to eat and not considering the stuff i eat now and thats irritating. Yes sandwiches and potato arnt the best but hey, im not going to cut them out, because what else will i eat when i spew up the newly tried food?
    [/quote]

    The chip comment was pretty witty.

    I get your frustration at people missing part of what you're saying. I am very glad you haven't given up on trying to be able to eat healthy foods. It sounds like you are on the right track just keep with it and it will come. :smile:
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    Thankyou :laugh:
    I am getting things out of it, I am slowly going to increase the food i hate into my diet and i feel i am on the right track and dispite all the crap people have dissed me with, i have actually found people I have been after, that struggle to eat the great food and put effort into bettering their lives, now i have that support :)
    "not permission to eat junk" because i havnt been and i wont be consuming it like everyone appears to be making it sound like i am.
    Thankyou
  • tourettte
    tourettte Posts: 142 Member
    try not eating after 6 or 7 pm or have at lest 3 hours between your last meal and bedtime. Few years ago I was anti everything. Sandwiches all the way, then (like a pregnant woman) I started craving vegetables, different sorts of meat and stuff.
    Maybe you will too someday, Try switching from soda to mineral water and water to control your sugar intake (maybe that would help).

    I was anti exercise too, till one day something broke inside me and i just started.

    I never eat after 7, i usually get home from work at 630 and i have tea and thats it, i go to be fairly early too so im not snackish.
    I have heard stories of this haha I hope it gets me too. I have been craving orange juice and i never use to like it, i found a pulp free one, however my main drink choice is water. I enjoy exercise and i push myself beyond my limitations, however if i get bored with the repetitive 30 day shred thats why i never get past day 4.

    well it looks to me you're on a good way to changing things. Maybe all it takes is time and patience to see the results (like my friend nutritionist says - plateau is a ***** but don't give up and you'll be thankful later).
    I agree exercise can be dull, I mix it up a bit. (Since I found out how much calories can be burned while cleaning my apartment sparkles :)) )
  • Avistew
    Avistew Posts: 32 Member
    In some recent posts it seems your question is now "how can I eat healthier despite not liking it?" so I'm going to see if I can help with that.
    While I personally like veggies, sometimes I don't have the time or energy to cook them, so what I do is I cook my rice, lentils, pasta... (anything that's cooked in water and absorbs the water) in vegetable broth. In my case I just make the broth from peels of other veggies, but of course you can buy it in cubes or something.
    Then the food will have vitamins from the broth it cooked in, but it will still be pasta, or rice, or whatever, and that might make it easier for you to eat it.
    Another option is things that "hide" it more. Like if you make mashed potatoes, but put a few other veggies as you mash the potatoes, it will still pretty much taste like mashed potatoes, but it will have some other stuff in it. Same thing for an omelet, if you put some veggies in it, it will still taste like omelet but there will be some veggie in there and you won't even taste them if there aren't too many.

    So that's for the veggies. For stuff like meat, you can take the previous recipes you love and change the meat you use for a healthier version, and you might not notice the difference (most people don't) while it will be way healthier. Or in the way you cook things, instead of frying your fries, you can bake them for instance. And you can try other types of fries, like sweet potato fries, for instance.

    That's pretty much all I can think of, right now. When I read your OP, I thought your question was whether it was possible to lose weight just by reducing the amount of unhealthy food you eat, and whether exercising a lot would help. As I read your response to other posts though, it seems that wasn't what you were asking, so here is my new answer to reflect your new question.
  • 6 months ago i would have told you i don't eat zuchinni. a year ago i would have told you i don't eat sushi, and i'm not much of a fish eater. i ate JUNK. i loved junk.

    still on occassion eat junk. i had a Wendy's JR hamburger and salad yesterday for lunch. did i LOVE eating it? OH YEAH. it also made me feel like a lump the rest of the day.

    in the beginning, i ate crap, lots of processed "power bars", white breads, etc, but in small portions because well, i didn't like the other stuff. MY HAIR STARTED FALLING OUT. and standing up too fast made me dizzy like i was gonna puke.

    SO, after a few weeks of that, i started here, and started LEARNING how nutrition works, and how it effects your body.

    your palate can and will change, if you keep at it. sushi is currently my FAVORTIE food on the whole planet. i love zuchinni, we eat it about 4 nights a week. i love bread, cheese, pasta, chocolate, cakes, cookies.... etc etc etc... but i balance them with fruits and veggies. its all about moderation and balance.

    good luck.
  • I don't eat particularly well either. Since starting here I have just cut my portion sizes and tried to stay within my calorie limit and I have consistently lost.

    Good luck :)
  • lustergirl
    lustergirl Posts: 123 Member
    If you don't want feedback, don't post things on a PUBLIC forum.

    Have to agree with this post. Sorry I gave up junk food in order to lose the weight. I exercise 5 days a week with cardio in zumba and body combat, along with strength training. I find the OP's post kind of appallling and if she is looking for an okay or high five she ain't getting it from me. I lost 12 pounds last month alone by eating better and cutting out the crap. Eating better for me includes lots of vegetables and fruits incorporated into my diet.
  • Huskeryogi
    Huskeryogi Posts: 578 Member
    One thing I forgot. If you would like to make an effort to get some more vegetables into your food and are willing to put in a little effort, Jessica Seinfeld's cookbook is pretty good. It's aimed at mom's with picky kids so it's how to make kid food and hide vegetables in it. I've done several of the recipes and even though I know the veggies are in there I still don't notice them in that form (my issue with veggies is usually texture not taste).

    I haven't done any in awhile because prepping the veggies for the recipes takes some time and commitment, but it might be worth a shot.
  • millyvanilli321
    millyvanilli321 Posts: 236 Member
    If you find exercise routines like 30DS boring then why don't you mix it up a bit? Instead of 10 days straight of each level, do 3 days level 1, 3 days level 2, 3 days level 3, and repeat twice! That way you'll [almost] reach your 10 days at each level but every 3 days you get a bit of variety in your workout.

    The *only* thing I'm going to say about the diet part of this post is watch your sodium. sausages are killer for it. You can easily add it to your diary to keep track of. Also track your potassium because the balance of these two substances in the body has an effect on water retention - you should have about 3 times more potassium than sodium to balance properly.

    Good luck with your weight loss journey.