Eating Pop Tarts and ice cream daily.

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  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
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    The pop tart and ice cream would help you meet your fat marco :laugh: :flowerforyou:
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
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    The pop tart and ice cream would help you meet your fat marco :laugh: :flowerforyou:

    Not without going over on carbs and sadly, that would just mean more cravings. Maybe I can work something out when I hit maintenance, but any day I decide to go off the rails is going to involve 7000+ empty calories or I just won't bother. Not worth those damn cravings. Hell with the pint, hand me the gallon tub and a spoon. Oh, and some chocolate syrup. :laugh:
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
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    I prefer my poptarts full of meat, cheese, lava, and remorse...

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  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
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    The pop tart and ice cream would help you meet your fat marco :laugh: :flowerforyou:

    Not without going over on carbs and sadly, that would just mean more cravings. Maybe I can work something out when I hit maintenance, but any day I decide to go off the rails is going to involve 7000+ empty calories or I just won't bother. Not worth those damn cravings. Hell with the pint, hand me the gallon tub and a spoon. Oh, and some chocolate syrup. :laugh:

    Lol, yeah if you're gonna have a blow out - do it right :laugh:
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
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    I prefer my poptarts full of meat, cheese, lava, and remorse...

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    for the win - except, I prefer the pizza or meatball hot pocket tarts.
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
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    I prefer my poptarts full of meat, cheese, lava, and remorse...

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-i9GXbptog
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
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    I prefer my poptarts full of meat, cheese, lava, and remorse...

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    I remember eating those things in the states. Tasty tasty highly processed empty calories :wink:
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
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    What the posters of the " I lost weight and ate pop tarts and ice cream " don't tell you is they eat very healthy the rest of the time . Look at there diaries and its a tiny serving of the bad stuff . It's just not as cool to start a thread saying " I eat 95 percent heathy and a small serving of treats .

    That depends on your definition of tiny serving. I am the OP and I eat a pint of ice cream a night. It is less than 20% of my total daily intake though.

    but low-quality processed foods are over 50% your intake. the ice cream by itself would be fine, but throw in 500 cal of girl scout cooks, etc and that's the issue we're talking about.

    not meant as a criticism or an attack, just that by picking out the ice cream you're ignoring the bigger picture.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
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    also this:
    Empty calories, in casual dietary terminology, are a measure of the digestible energy present in high-energy foods with little nutritional value, typically processed carbohydrates and ethanol (alcohol), and to some extent fats. Also known as a discretionary calorie, an "empty calorie" has the same energy content as any other calorie but lacks many accompanying nutrients such as vitamins, dietary minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, or dietary fiber.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_calorie

    Did you just cite Wikipedia as an information source? Even processed foods today are fortified with micronutrients (i.e Poptarts)

    please continue reading. fortified nutrients are not as bioavailable as real nutrients and have been banned in a number of European countries.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_fortification
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
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    What the posters of the " I lost weight and ate pop tarts and ice cream " don't tell you is they eat very healthy the rest of the time . Look at there diaries and its a tiny serving of the bad stuff . It's just not as cool to start a thread saying " I eat 95 percent heathy and a small serving of treats .

    That depends on your definition of tiny serving. I am the OP and I eat a pint of ice cream a night. It is less than 20% of my total daily intake though.

    but low-quality processed foods are over 50% your intake. the ice cream by itself would be fine, but throw in 500 cal of girl scout cooks, etc and that's the issue we're talking about.

    not meant as a criticism or an attack, just that by picking out the ice cream your ignoring the bigger picture.

    hmmm I made it about 30% yesterday and CBA to go back further - of course since you are obsessed with processed foods........

    Again this is not really what this thread is about, please take your all processed food is evil dogma elsewhere and leave us to our delicious processed pop tarts.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
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    What the posters of the " I lost weight and ate pop tarts and ice cream " don't tell you is they eat very healthy the rest of the time . Look at there diaries and its a tiny serving of the bad stuff . It's just not as cool to start a thread saying " I eat 95 percent heathy and a small serving of treats .

    That depends on your definition of tiny serving. I am the OP and I eat a pint of ice cream a night. It is less than 20% of my total daily intake though.

    but low-quality processed foods are over 50% your intake. the ice cream by itself would be fine, but throw in 500 cal of girl scout cooks, etc and that's the issue we're talking about.

    not meant as a criticism or an attack, just that by picking out the ice cream your ignoring the bigger picture.

    If I could eat like that and lose or maintain I'd think I'd died and gone to heaven. I'd be such a happy, skinny little piggy.

    I do wonder about long-term insulin issues of a diet like this given some of the newer studies, though. But I wouldn't let it stop me.

    I have to get out of this thread and stop thinking about ice cream or Ben and Jerry are going to be getting some of my money today. Have fun, all you lucky people who can eat this stuff and still lose weight. I hate you all. Know I mean that in the most loving way possible, though. :tongue:
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
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    What the posters of the " I lost weight and ate pop tarts and ice cream " don't tell you is they eat very healthy the rest of the time . Look at there diaries and its a tiny serving of the bad stuff . It's just not as cool to start a thread saying " I eat 95 percent heathy and a small serving of treats .

    That depends on your definition of tiny serving. I am the OP and I eat a pint of ice cream a night. It is less than 20% of my total daily intake though.

    but low-quality processed foods are over 50% your intake. the ice cream by itself would be fine, but throw in 500 cal of girl scout cooks, etc and that's the issue we're talking about.

    not meant as a criticism or an attack, just that by picking out the ice cream your ignoring the bigger picture.

    hmmm I made it about 30% yesterday and CBA to go back further - of course since you are obsessed with processed foods........

    Again this is not really what this thread is about, please take your all processed food is evil dogma elsewhere and leave us to our delicious processed pop tarts.

    weird, i didn't quote you did i?
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
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    also this:
    Empty calories, in casual dietary terminology, are a measure of the digestible energy present in high-energy foods with little nutritional value, typically processed carbohydrates and ethanol (alcohol), and to some extent fats. Also known as a discretionary calorie, an "empty calorie" has the same energy content as any other calorie but lacks many accompanying nutrients such as vitamins, dietary minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, or dietary fiber.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_calorie

    Did you just cite Wikipedia as an information source? Even processed foods today are fortified with micronutrients (i.e Poptarts)

    please continue reading. fortified nutrients are not as bioavailable as real nutrients and have been banned in a number of European countries.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_fortification

    This thread has been running for 2 days and you still haven't figured out that people are just here having a little fun. :noway:
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
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    What the posters of the " I lost weight and ate pop tarts and ice cream " don't tell you is they eat very healthy the rest of the time . Look at there diaries and its a tiny serving of the bad stuff . It's just not as cool to start a thread saying " I eat 95 percent heathy and a small serving of treats .

    That depends on your definition of tiny serving. I am the OP and I eat a pint of ice cream a night. It is less than 20% of my total daily intake though.

    but low-quality processed foods are over 50% your intake. the ice cream by itself would be fine, but throw in 500 cal of girl scout cooks, etc and that's the issue we're talking about.

    not meant as a criticism or an attack, just that by picking out the ice cream your ignoring the bigger picture.

    hmmm I made it about 30% yesterday and CBA to go back further - of course since you are obsessed with processed foods........

    Again this is not really what this thread is about, please take your all processed food is evil dogma elsewhere and leave us to our delicious processed pop tarts.

    weird, i didn't quote you did i?

    I was referring to the op - who I thought you were talking about. Sorry I didn't make that clearer.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
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    *sneaks back in and notes exact name and location of thread*

    Now if I ever do have that 7000+ calorie blowout, I know where to post the food porn photos.
  • Xena32
    Xena32 Posts: 13
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    Wow I am so amazed!!!

    I try to lose weight for like 5 years and lose the same 20lbs over and over again. I cut out all the junk food, sweets etc. and then end up bingeing.

    I keep reading you need to keep your blood sugar stable and stuff like that.

    Maybe - I should just incorporate ALL foods I like and try to lose weight this way...

    Thanks so much for this thread, I will read the first one now.
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
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    Anyhoo - I'm off to buy pop tarts and ice cream (and cry over the lack of choice of pop tarts in my local Tesco :sad: )

    See ya all in a bit

    Don't roll it while I'm away please :flowerforyou:
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
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    also this:
    Empty calories, in casual dietary terminology, are a measure of the digestible energy present in high-energy foods with little nutritional value, typically processed carbohydrates and ethanol (alcohol), and to some extent fats. Also known as a discretionary calorie, an "empty calorie" has the same energy content as any other calorie but lacks many accompanying nutrients such as vitamins, dietary minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, or dietary fiber.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_calorie

    Did you just cite Wikipedia as an information source? Even processed foods today are fortified with micronutrients (i.e Poptarts)

    please continue reading. fortified nutrients are not as bioavailable as real nutrients and have been banned in a number of European countries.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_fortification

    This thread has been running for 2 days and you still haven't figured out that people are just here having a little fun. :noway:

    have all the fun you want - i was responding to someone who was responding to me. :smile:
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
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    I'm late to this shindig but I will fight you heathens saying poptarts are superior to toaster strudels. The ONLY thing pop tarts win on is that I don't have to look up how to spell tart...and to be honest the poptart smore looked pretty damn good too.

    Work to get stronger and be in better shape. You can do both those things with or without poptarts (or ice cream, or cheesecake, or whatever) in your diet.

    I go with the inclusion of those things, and I'm a lot happier for it. Enjoy your rabbit food and fat free water though, I'll be over here capping off my steak and beer with a brownie sundae. There's a decent chance I can out lift you in my Datsun running on 87, too.
  • BlueObsidian
    BlueObsidian Posts: 297 Member
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    Wow I am so amazed!!!

    I try to lose weight for like 5 years and lose the same 20lbs over and over again. I cut out all the junk food, sweets etc. and then end up bingeing.

    I keep reading you need to keep your blood sugar stable and stuff like that.

    Maybe - I should just incorporate ALL foods I like and try to lose weight this way...

    Thanks so much for this thread, I will read the first one now.

    In all my past weight loss attempts, I've tried to eat "perfectly" and cut out all sweets, restaurants, chips, etc. After a few weeks, I'd end up having a massive binge on that stuff and completely fall off the wagon. One bad meal would become a bad day, a bad week, and a bad month. I'd gain back any losses plus another ten pounds. Ten years later and I went from having 40 pounds to lose to having almost 140.

    This time, I'm working on incorporating reasonable portions of my favorite foods in with a generally healthy plan (I shoot for 80% healthy choices) and I'm working on tackling my mental and emotional issues with food. After three and a half months, I'm still binge-free and don't feel like what I'm doing is difficult. It's kind of amazing to realize that I CAN just have one portion of ice cream instead of eating the entire container.

    Ultimately, with so much weight to lose, the most important part of my plan is that it has to be sustainable. I knew going in that it was probably going to be a two or three year process to lose all the weight, and I'm not going to avoid restaurants and desserts for years. I like to go out and I like to make desserts. So I'm learning to enjoy those things in moderation, balanced with other healthy choices.

    And I get to eat pop tarts and ice cream when I want them.

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