why??

Thank God you here to set us straight. I guess I can go cancel my appointments with my doctor, nutritionist, and shrink! :flowerforyou:

U Funny!!

Why does it bother you so much?

Oh Great, now I'm craving a Twinkie and they stopped making them last year, ARGHHHHH!!!!!

They stopped making Twinkies??? Seriously? (Yeah, I know, I could google it....but I love the suspense...)

Don't worry someone's parent's have a little stash of them somewhere in their cupboards~~

The only thing I got from this is, how do you make a hormone?

Pay her an extra twenty dollars....

Parump pum.....

Insert groans here.....

It is not just about eating the wrong foods or just what you want to eat. Often the foods that we shouldn't eat cost the least amount of money. There are other reasons for put on weight, if you have a food intolerance or food allergies you could also put on weight. You can not just say that we put on weight because we eat to much or choose the unhealthy food, There are all sorts of reasons for putting on weight & we all need support &help in one way or another to loose it, not to be put down & made to feel bad about ourselves.

So many wonderful replies, hard to choose just one to quote.

Seriously this is why so many people yo yo diet their lives away. I've never given up a single thing I enjoy eating. If sugar made you hold on to fat, then my biology must be special. Started out at 32% BF and am now down to 24%. However I am not a 'special snowflake"

The 43lbs lost are never coming back, because the way I'm eating now is sustainable for the rest of my life. I don't need to binge...have a cheat day...stress about going over my calories because it's all there for me to enjoy when I want. As long as I continue to follow the simple math formula of calories IN...calories OUT. No worries.

Much happier since I learned this approach on this website. True loss has slowed, but I also have gotten very near goal weight and am pleased with progress. I'm not on a "diet" I incorporated more healthy food and monitor portion sizes and still eat junk. Eating junk is at times an excersize in self control and that is entirely on me, not because my body stores fat differently.

Thank God you here to set us straight. I guess I can go cancel my appointments with my doctor, nutritionist, and shrink! :flowerforyou:

Haha, lmao!

I can't even read your OP it is so terribly written.
So I am assuming you have no idea what you are talking about.

I really had difficulty understanding some of it myself, glad to know its not just me. Typos and basic grammar errors do not reduce validity in some posts, this one... Well it looks like most are taking it as seriously as they should.

I think that this is just a rant based on the posters personal experience, and unless they can post literature substantiating these claims I'll only take it as just that. Maybe the literature would enlighten those of us who are having difficulty with understanding the post due to the writing.

why did I look at this? :explode:

Haha, think it could have been intended to annoy, if it was a genuine article intended to help it would have had a more specific title.

To all the people craving Twinkies:

They're not as good as you remember. Really. I had one a couple of years ago in a fit of childhood nostalgia and it was barely edible.

Candy bard: "Thou art sweeter than a bee's honey on a summer's day...."

OP, to answer your question, I suspect it is because many of us grew up eating candy and sweets, chippies and chocolate and still enjoy them. They are part of our society, our reward system, part of the way we show our love or concern. Food is not just about sustenance, it's social and most people don't want to give that up.

That's not to say that eating food that doesn't offer much nutrition is a smart thing to do - but it goes part of the way to explain WHY we do it.

I also agree with the comment about yo-yo dieting. Every time I've set out to follow a strict "diet" which restricts certain foods, I've failed at it is a very short space of time. Using MFP to track calories helps me to monitor the impact of those less-than-healthy foods and to moderate my intake. Perhaps I'm foolish and weak-minded - but each of us has to find a way of eating that can work for the long term. What works for me may not be your cup of tea - but that's OK!

Why do some people still refuse to eat healthy or healthier and than they complain about gaining weight their are hormones in your body that act differently to food if you ate a twinkie. or a candy bard it would spike your insulin.. make you store fat no matter what.. If you ate some fish with veggies.. It would keep your insulin normal and say you those fat stores.. It has a lot more to do with than just counting calories ITS also about what you put in your body that gives you succcess being healthy makes you healthy on the inside and out.. your body will start running like its supposed to... I mean once in a while Or 1 day out of every-week i say hey yeah eat what you want but everyday.. No that wont work...

I do notice if I have a day or so of "unhealthy" eating and I attempt a workout that I do not have the same performance. However, I agree with most that in the long run you need to find a balance that you can live with forever. If you can sustain 100% clean eating all the time, then by all means go ahead with that. I myself love food too much and prefer the smaller portion aspect instead of cutting out. But I can see where you are coming from.

To all the people craving Twinkies:

They're not as good as you remember. Really. I had one a couple of years ago in a fit of childhood nostalgia and it was barely edible.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TRUE...............THAT.

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I did the same thing. I hadn't had one in like 20 years. Then one day, when I was still one of those disgusting people who didn't have to try and be thin............. I saw them at the check-out at the store. They were staring at me. Daring me. Taunting me. SOOOO I bought one. I was so excited I opened it up and took a bite, then looked arond for something to spit it into. WTF happened to the Twinkie???? I think the stuff in the middle was lard or something, and the cake part...............well that sure as h*ll was NOT cake. We aren't missing anything people!

All I know is that I got scared they dont make Twinkies anymore and that I should stock up on deep fried ones at the fair in two weeks!!! OOOOOO!!!!!!

:P

why??

Why - do you care?
Why - is it any of your business what anyone else eats?

I can't even read your OP it is so terribly written.
So I am assuming you have no idea what you are talking about.

WTG, Sarge

Meah I just eat within my calories, I refuse to deny myself my favorite things. I don't go hog wild I just chose to have my favorite things once in awhile. I eat better then I did 2yrs ago, but I still don't eat clean or healthy all the time. Today was probably my healthiest eating habit in a week or 2.

OH and My ticker speaks for itself. I have lost weight and still losing weight. I have 15 more to go, and I will get it off and I will keep it off. Not by your method though.