Eating pizza, pop tarts, & ice cream while losing weight

marciebrian

Somebody say Poptarts?

Look at that! SIX vitamins and minerals...and yet people still put them down.

still laughing! you are hysterical:laugh: :laugh:

Oishii

I think there are, for some people, psychological push factors away from their chosen 'bad' foods, such as guilt or feeling dirty, but the biggest pull factor towards 'good' foods is the feeling they are being 'virtuous'.

Virtue, or the feeling of it, is highly addictive, and our society praises people for being able to restrict both their food choices and their food quantities. I suspect that is why I was capable of undereating so badly when I started mfp: I was being 'good' by suffering hunger and everyone was very impressed.

Now that I know I can lose on 2400kcal, no one will praise me on a day to day basis. Rather, I get odd comments on what I eat. A biology teacher told me he couldn't eat macaroni cheese because it was 'fattening' and when I told him how much BS that was had no comeback. If I choose the 'healthy' option at a restaurant I have to buy two of them, or have an icecream later.

It's nice to have somewhere to come where enough people understand that I don't have to be 'virtuous' to be good at losing weight. If you choose not to be 'virtuous' in your food choices, you have to wait longer for the praise, right up until you are 'successful'. You can find validation on mfp, but you won't find much in real life.

SanteMulberry

I think there are, for some people, psychological push factors away from their chosen 'bad' foods, such as guilt or feeling dirty, but the biggest pull factor towards 'good' foods is the feeling they are being 'virtuous'.

Virtue, or the feeling of it, is highly addictive, and our society praises people for being able to restrict both their food choices and their food quantities. I suspect that is why I was capable of undereating so badly when I started mfp: I was being 'good' by suffering hunger and everyone was very impressed.

Now that I know I can lose on 2400kcal, no one will praise me on a day to day basis. Rather, I get odd comments on what I eat. A biology teacher told me he couldn't eat macaroni cheese because it was 'fattening' and when I told him how much BS that was had no comeback. If I choose the 'healthy' option at a restaurant I have to buy two of them, or have an icecream later.

It's nice to have somewhere to come where enough people understand that I don't have to be 'virtuous' to be good at losing weight. If you choose not to be 'virtuous' in your food choices, you have to wait longer for the praise, right up until you are 'successful'. You can find validation on mfp, but you won't find much in real life.

As a Christian, I know I have no virtue in and of myself. Any virtue or righteousness I might have belongs to Him and is caused by Him. Quite honestly, I would be the last to look down on anyone for anything--least of all, for making food choices that I would not make for myself. Everyone is different and has different nutritional needs. My choices are based on basic experiments with my own body and what has worked to build my health (the back side of that is making poor choices in the past and suffering ill effects from it).

etoiles_argentees

Eh, I'd rather have this. Kir Royal first. ;

Sqauterina11

i now want to eat a shed load of sugary food....... can feel the sugar hangover already!

srk369

here is some s'mores pancakes.




cinnamon roll protein powder
pancake mix
egg whites
almond milk
FF cream cheese
chocolate chips
marshmallows (yes thats right)
graham cracker broke up over the top
sugar free syrup


119c 19f 58p


i eat stuff like this everyday and im cutting.

Fixing the pic as I need to see these.

ETA: hnnnnnnggg. Nice macros!

I think I'm trying those this weekend. Yummmm

Just had for breakfast today, and they were wonderful. High in protein and fiber...very filling!!

cHaRlIe0411

I've since gone vegan, so sadly no more pop tarts for me - I will miss those, though! I may need to figure out how to make myself some vegan ones because I'm sure it can be done.

Vegan pop tarts? If you could make those I'm sure you would earn millions. Patent that thing if you figure it out.

That was already accomplished:
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/10/01/healthy-pop-tarts/

Sarauk2sf

Eh, I'd rather have this. Kir Royal first. ;

So would I, but ^^that would involve me getting out of my PJs, getting dressed and going to a restaurant. An ice cream pop tart sammich involves me popping a poptart in the toaster and opening up the freezer...all in my PJs

I do have to say though, that looks fantastic. I may need to get the fixins' so I can make at home - problem is, I cannot find the recipe. The only Kir Royal(e) I know about is (and could find on google) is an alcoholic drink..

ImpossibleGrl

magerum

Cp731

Kid Tested Dr. approved.

Sqauterina11

could be jealous and eat junk food IIFYM .
I won't and I will be right back right after I've eaten 200 calories worth of vegetables and feel full all day as appose to 200 pop tart and enhance sugar cravings and sickness :flowerforyou:

CallMeCupcakeDammit

Were there really Han Solo in Carbonite PopTarts? Because that's awesome.

Yeah, I thought they were awesome too, until magerum googled it and found out it was fake. :sad:

magerum

could be jealous and eat junk food IIFYM .
I won't and I will be right back right after I've eaten 200 calories worth of vegetables and feel full all day as appose to 200 pop tart and enhance sugar cravings and sickness :flowerforyou:

I eat 600 - 800 calories a day in vegetables, what's your point?

Sarauk2sf

could be jealous and eat junk food IIFYM .
I won't and I will be right back right after I've eaten 200 calories worth of vegetables and feel full all day as appose to 200 pop tart and enhance sugar cravings and sickness :flowerforyou:

Enhance sickness??

I eat a load of fruits and veggies...plus I have ice cream every day.

ImpossibleGrl

could be jealous and eat junk food IIFYM .
I won't and I will be right back right after I've eaten 200 calories worth of vegetables and feel full all day as appose to 200 pop tart and enhance sugar cravings and sickness :flowerforyou:

Sqauterina11

could be jealous and eat junk food IIFYM .
I won't and I will be right back right after I've eaten 200 calories worth of vegetables and feel full all day as appose to 200 pop tart and enhance sugar cravings and sickness :flowerforyou:

uh?

Sqauterina11

point is..
waste 200 calories on a pop tart that my body wont recognize.. sugar makes me want more sugar which leads to feeling ill... so i would rather eat 200 calories of vegetables.......... back now they were delicious )

jofjltncb6

Were there really Han Solo in Carbonite PopTarts? Because that's awesome.

Yeah, I thought they were awesome too, until magerum googled it and found out it was fake. :sad:

He truly is an expert in all things Pop-Tart.

Sarauk2sf

point is..
waste 200 calories on a pop tart that my body wont recognize.. sugar makes me want more sugar which leads to feeling ill... so i would rather eat 200 calories of vegetables.......... back now they were delicious )

Your body will not recognize? How so? If your body does not recognize it then you are not wasting 200 calories.

If sugar gives you cravings..that is a reason to avoid.

jofjltncb6

point is..
waste 200 calories on a pop tart that my body wont recognize.. sugar makes me want more sugar which leads to feeling ill... so i would rather eat 200 calories of vegetables.......... back now they were delicious )

Your body doesn't recognize pop-tarts??? So it does what then? Excludes it from the normal processing it does with foods it recognizes?

ETA: And as Sara said, if eating certain foods causes you to lose the willpower to stay within your calorie/macro limits, then by all means, don't have those foods...at least until you are to the point where you can without losing control.

insectt

Were there really Han Solo in Carbonite PopTarts? Because that's awesome.

I don`t know but carbonite must add an additional two vitamins and minerals because other versions only had 6!

Sqauterina11

point is..
waste 200 calories on a pop tart that my body wont recognize.. sugar makes me want more sugar which leads to feeling ill... so i would rather eat 200 calories of vegetables.......... back now they were delicious )

Your body doesn't recognize pop-tarts??? So it does what then? Excludes it from the normal processing it does with foods it recognizes?

ETA: And as Sara said, if eating certain foods causes you to lose the willpower to stay within your calorie/macro limits, then by all means, don't have those foods...at least until you are to the point where you can without losing control.

nevermind :flowerforyou:

Matt_Wild

IIFYM is great.

But I do it the way I think it was intended by Layne etc - make dieting more interesting and have the odd junk meal because unless I'm just before stage it will work just fine.

But I'm not a fan of junk food, too much makes feel crappy.

mustgetmuscles1

Sqauterina11

IIFYM is great.

But I do it the way I think it was intended by Layne etc - make dieting more interesting and have the odd junk meal because unless I'm just before stage it will work just fine.

But I'm not a fan of junk food, too much makes feel crappy.

i quote this

ShmareParks

I just discovered a dieter's pop-tart!!!! There are these tiny fruit-filled pastry bars made my Kellogg's that ALMOST taste like Pop-Tarts (especially if you've been avoiding them while dieting, as I have). They are called "Special K Fruit Crips". One package (2 bars) has just 100 calories! So if you are like me and can't have a Pop Tart without eating the whole box, this might be a good low-calorie compromise.

tallvesl99

I don't like pop tarts..however, I do occasionally have ice cream and pizza...JUST in moderation...you just have to WRITE THEM DOWN and take accountability for them in your overall food plan....I don't deny myself much of anything..just have to food budget for it.