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shaunadroddy

do you always eat healthy or do you only eat your calorie goal? i know it is best to eat as healthy as possible, but is possible to still lose as long as you don't go over your mfp calorie goal and exercise of course? just curious, thanks

MTBrob

No..........


You will not see the results eating unhealthy food as long as you stay under your calorie cap.... Otherwise I would go on a ice cream diet and eat ice cream for breakfast lunch and dinner.

Over time bad foods lead to weak energy which results in poor work outs..


Here is a scenario ...
Lets assume you tried and you had a calorie cap of 1900 ( mine) If I was to eat fast food hamburger fries and a coke I would go over my calorie cap in like 1 and a half to two meals..

I would be hungry come dinner time and probably eat, thus going over my calorie goal but probably another 800-900 calories and even exercise would help me there.....


It just doesn't work ......


The simplest and easiest way to lose wait and get fit is to exercise and eat healthy..........


But to answer your question ... Sure I supposed if you had to have that slice of cake eat it.. But eat it knowing that it will set you back on reaching your goals, and is that really worth it ?

momtokgo

I think this varies from person to person. Some people can eat junk all day long under a certain calorie limit and lose weight. I cannot.

I try to stay under my goal each day, but if I eat junk I'm not going to see any movement on the scale. It just doesn't happen. So I eat as healthy as possible, and stay under my goal, most of the time.

larnsperger

Some people can eat junk and lose if they stay within their calorie range or WW Points Range. I am however not blessed with that ability. I need to eat high protein good carb food or nothing much happens for me. I worked at WW for years and I saw lots of people have success with eating snack foods and fast food and staying in the range and losing. I also lots of people who were really upset because they had eaten within the range and didn't lose, however they didn't want to hear you might want to change things up and eat a bit healthier and see if it helps. I will say that rarely did I see someone eat good healthy food and not have success. I also think it depends on the amount of weight you need to lose, the more you need to lose the easier it is in the beginning to see positive results with small changes. The longer you are on this journey the more effort it seems to take after a bit. It is so worth it, but sometimes frustrating.

LoraF83

You must certainly can have unhealthy food. It's about making good choices most of the time, having a diet you can live with for the rest of your life. I, for one, could not last long term if I could never have ice cream, pizza, pasta, etc.

I like to think of calories like a paycheck. Every week, I am paid some money. I use 80% of that money on the things I need (bills, utilities, mortgage, car payment, insurance, savings, groceries, etc). As long as I'm taking care of the necessities, I can use the other 20% for the things I want (a new outfit, movie tickets, etc).
Calories are the same way. Use most of them on the things you need - fruits, veggies, lean protein, whole grains, healthy fats. Then, use some of them on the things you want - ice cream, pizza, cookies, etc.

It's much better to work with a plan that is sustainable rather than to tell yourself that "unhealthy" foods are off limits (IMHO anyway).

ibcsrl19

You must certainly can have unhealthy food. It's about making good choices most of the time, having a diet you can live with for the rest of your life. I, for one, could not last long term if I could never have ice cream, pizza, pasta, etc.

I like to think of calories like a paycheck. Every week, I am paid some money. I use 80% of that money on the things I need (bills, utilities, mortgage, car payment, insurance, savings, groceries, etc). As long as I'm taking care of the necessities, I can use the other 20% for the things I want (a new outfit, movie tickets, etc).
Calories are the same way. Use most of them on the things you need - fruits, veggies, lean protein, whole grains, healthy fats. Then, use some of them on the things you want - ice cream, pizza, cookies, etc.

It's much better to work with a plan that is sustainable rather than to tell yourself that "unhealthy" foods are off limits (IMHO anyway).

Nicely put.