Junk: what's easier for you- moderation or none at all?

For the most part, not at all... I have a REALLY bad sweet tooth, and once I get started it is extremely hard to stop!

I find that for me it is easier to have very little, if I go without junk food I will do good for a week or two then binge and give up... Limiting has done wonders for me.

I have been thinking about this exact thing for about 2 weeks now. And I know it seems most people say to not deprive yourself of anything, have just a bite, etc etc. I have come to the conclusion that for me, I can't have any of it. "It" for me is ice cream and/or cookies. I need a good 2 weeks to get it out of my system to where I will stop thinking about driving across town to go get ice cream. Once I have it, it's like it's all I can think about. But if I can go 2 weeks w/out sweets, I usually get over it & don't care one way or the other.

It totally depends on what it is for me....cookies or ice cream or candy is fairly easy....I can usually fix myself the "serving" amount and I get my fix....its eating out thats the problem for me....not knowing WHAT a "serving size" is .....now thats my problem....weekends are HORRIBLE for me.....I do fine at home but we tend to eat out on Friday nights and Saturdays because we are usually running here and there...or just having time together and I try to get something sensible but nothing worth eating out is sensible....or so it seems for me....dieting is HARD!!!!!

None at all or Work out first and only eat a planned amount.

For me it's definitely easier to just give it up entirely. If I have one brownie I'll just be craving more. It's the same with any kind of cookies or pastries, ice cream, cake, french fries, chips, etc. I gave up drinking a couple years ago, but I had somewhat the same problem with alcohol, especially with delicious sweet liqueurs like Grande Marnier and Kahlua.

I choose moderation. If I go overboard, then I work it off...I figure this is my LIFE, and I don't want to limit myself, so I have to figure out how to make it work forever.

I started out with moderation. My big thing was chips, so I started buying the snack size bags as opposed to having a full bag lying around. For several months I continued to do this, but somehow slowly started cutting it out. Now I can't even remember the last time I bought chips, and I don't really care about them. It's been the same thing with sweets and other junk foods... I used to make it a point to work all that stuff into my daily calories, but as I became more focused on filling my healthier food goals first (veggies, dairy, etc.) I seemed to eat all the crap less and less. Now I just don't buy anything like that, and for the most part I find I don't even think about that food. So I think, if you have those weaknesses (which most of us do- we're not overweight because we love rice cakes!) you should start out by still allowing yourself your favorites in moderation. Then you won't feel deprived and it will be much more likely for you to continue on the right track long enough to start making little changes here and there. Before you know it you may not even want that stuff anymore.

I have been thinking about this exact thing for about 2 weeks now. And I know it seems most people say to not deprive yourself of anything, have just a bite, etc etc. I have come to the conclusion that for me, I can't have any of it. "It" for me is ice cream and/or cookies. I need a good 2 weeks to get it out of my system to where I will stop thinking about driving across town to go get ice cream. Once I have it, it's like it's all I can think about. But if I can go 2 weeks w/out sweets, I usually get over it & don't care one way or the other.

I'm the same- there is no moderation for me when it comes to sweets. I've driven to the 24 hour grocery store at 3 AM to get myself a birthday cake (when it wasn't my birthday).

LOL! Yes, & we have a 24 hour gas station almost w/in walking distance from us. Thank goodness they don't carry cake...especially wedding cake! YUM! I don't keep anything "bad" in the house. I guess I'm lucky b/c really once I go 2 weeks w/out, I don't binge. I really just don't even care about it. I think I've gone 4 or 5 years before w/no ice cream or cookies.

I choose moderation. If I go overboard, then I work it off...I figure this is my LIFE, and I don't want to limit myself, so I have to figure out how to make it work forever.

Ditto. But I have never been a huge sweet tooth type of person either. I can have a tub of ice cream in the fridge and it will last 2 months. I am sure it just really depends on the person and the "addiction". Good luck!

Moderation, with the exception of Crack Scout Cookies.

I have been thinking about this exact thing for about 2 weeks now. And I know it seems most people say to not deprive yourself of anything, have just a bite, etc etc. I have come to the conclusion that for me, I can't have any of it. "It" for me is ice cream and/or cookies. I need a good 2 weeks to get it out of my system to where I will stop thinking about driving across town to go get ice cream. Once I have it, it's like it's all I can think about. But if I can go 2 weeks w/out sweets, I usually get over it & don't care one way or the other.

I'm the same- there is no moderation for me when it comes to sweets. I've driven to the 24 hour grocery store at 3 AM to get myself a birthday cake (when it wasn't my birthday).

I'm guilty of driving across town to get to a 24 hour place that serves shakes at 2 or 3 in the morning:blushing:

None at all. One taste of a polyunsaturated oily starch and I am scraping the bottom of the bag.

I find i have to give it up completely. Have no junk around the house and don't even drive PAST Mcdonalds ! If there is biscuits in the pantry i will sneak one or two, eat it really fast and tell myself that it was ok cause i ate fast and no one saw ! LOL clear the cupboards and fridge and avoid temptation. However i had myself a Darrel Lea sugar free chocolate bar on Sat, made with Splenda and really low on fat and carbs. As it was the closest thing to chocolate ive seen in three weeks....it was divine !!!!