pizza, fries, burgers

AlongCame_Molly

you lost 5" in 5 days? how?

I was waiting for somebody to catch that, too...

keem88

I gave up NOTHING. Just ate smaller quantities of the 'bad stuff' and ate it less frequently.
A couple of donuts a week won't hurt anything as long as you make up for it later -- like only a salad for dinner.
Pizza, burgers, and fries are OK as long as you don't eat the whole pizza yourself or have a triple cheeseburger with bacon and chili-cheese fries every night.
As others have testified -- don't deprive yourself, just have a smaller portion. If you completely eliminate the calorie-dense foods, you're more likely to finally give in, and consume waaaaaaaaaaaay too much of it.

yes agree. if you have pizza once a week and have a slice or two when you have it, and have a burger with fries once a week then really it's fine. just make sure to have more water with it since it will have a lot of sodium so you don't retain any water weight. if you eat that every meal in large quantities then it's a problem. if it fits in your day then go for it! specially if it is that time of the month, never deprive those cravings! it can end deadly!

AlongCame_Molly

When I crave pizza, I have pizza. When I crave a burger, I have a burger. I simply adjust my other meals such that I hit my calorie totals for the day.

Listen to this guy, he knows what's up. He eats Chipotle EVERY SINGLE DAY.

keem88

So bread, cheese, veggies (potatoes and pizza toppings), and meat are so bad for you? It's a sad day when this is implied.

+1

I've gone down from size 20 to size 5/6 by having pasta, pizza, potatoes, and other "evil" foods nearly everyday.

Tonight's dinner is spagetti with cheese...and I've lost 2 pounds this past couple of weeks.

right. if you take the ingredients apart they really arent that bad. it just depends how its prepared and how much you eat. you can eat all clean foods but if you eat too many then you can gain weight too. pizza is just bread tomatos cheese and veggies/meat. stuff that you can eat daily even

kahdxoom

Want pizza? So have a toasted whole wheat or multigrain flatbread pizza with a pesto base, and an abudance of veggies. Add a sprinkle of low fat cheese on top and enjoy!

Want a burger and fries? Grill up a portobella mushroom cap or your own black bean patty and build your burger on a whole wheat bun with whatever veggies you'd like. Make some baked sweet potato fries with a chipotle-honey sauce to have on the side. Go all-out and even treat yourself to a tasty high-protein milkshake using almond milk, ice, 1 banana, and 1 scoop of chocolate or vanilla protein powder.

You don't have to deprive yourself of the things you enjoy, just come up with healthy alternatives - that way you can satisfy your craving without guilt-tripping yourself!

Awesome advice!

erulasse

Want pizza? So have a toasted whole wheat or multigrain flatbread pizza with a pesto base, and an abudance of veggies. Add a sprinkle of low fat cheese on top and enjoy!

Want a burger and fries? Grill up a portobella mushroom cap or your own black bean patty and build your burger on a whole wheat bun with whatever veggies you'd like. Make some baked sweet potato fries with a chipotle-honey sauce to have on the side. Go all-out and even treat yourself to a tasty high-protein milkshake using almond milk, ice, 1 banana, and 1 scoop of chocolate or vanilla protein powder.

You don't have to deprive yourself of the things you enjoy, just come up with healthy alternatives - that way you can satisfy your craving without guilt-tripping yourself!

I'm sorry, just no.
It's a good idea in theory, but none of this is even CLOSE to the real thing and so will never fill that greasy void.

Eat what you like, just don't do it often and don't eat the whole damn pizza.
I try sticking to the kids size portions and just make sure I don't overindulge for the rest of the day... Even week, if I want double cheese

Skrib69

Whilst controversial, cheat meals are a good way of dealing with cravings until you get them under control and start replacing them with healthier alternatives. To my mind there is no single answer, but a combination of several things mentioned above. It's whatever works for you. The vital thing to remember is that the food won't go away, it is how you react to it in the choices that you make for yourself that matter.

tamrod2

Life it too short to eat cardboard..go for the good stuff but log log log oh yea and move move move:drinker:

krwilson05

Thanks for the advice all.

Pinkylee77

I've given up nothing that I love for the sake of "dieting."

I will not be able to avoid pizza, fries and cake for my whole life, so why am I going to try? Eat a slice of pizza, or even a whole pizza. Grab some fries. There are a TON of "solutions" and ways to doctor up these foods to make them ~healthy, but that usually doesn't kill the craving for the real deal. Denying yourself is what usually leads to binging. It's better to realize you can still eat "normal" and be able to lose weight. Make sure you can fit it into your totals, and you'll be just fine.

EXACTLY!!!! I eat everything just not all on the same day and in the same amounts as I did before!

krwilson05

I'm certainly not giving up foods. One of those days I think I could empty my house of groceries. I still eat what I like. I am just starting back up on the healthier side of life so today is just the first terrible day of mass cravings. so trying to ignore them a little

lizrosscollier

eat a small portion... like one normal serving. then go for a walk or drink iced water with lemon... never make yourself go into a binge. you can eat a normal serving and not gain weight. it's when you go over board that the weight comes back.

This is fantastic advice and the best I have seen in this post. Denial and substitution don't work! If you want pizza, eat pizza. Just don't eat the whole thing. If you want to lose weight badly enough ... which we all do or we wouldn't be on the website and message board ... then you will be able to control the portion size, have that one slice of pizza, complete with cheese if you so desire, and then stop there. That way, it's easy to counteract. Control how much you eat. That's the trick.

LissaK1981

I have gotten so hooked on lettuce wrapped burgers. I like them more than a bun burger. Make your own patties with grass fed beef.

trishthomas420

i want to know what you did to lose 5 lbs and 5 inches in 5 days!? whats the secret?
as for the fatty foods... i'm in the same boat craving them. obviously judging by the fact i have lost NO WEIGHT i give in to my cravings more than you do!