I DONT GET IT, SOME PEOPLES FOOD INTAKE CONFUSE ME

Oops meant to add good to know because I would give up more than likely if I knew there was never going to be another brownie or slice of pizza in my life . The key is moderation and what goes in must be lower than what is put out simple math !! KISS

Exactly! I want my cake and to eat it too. Why? Because cake is delicious.

All in moderation. I for one try to budget for my chocolate and I would say most of my food is quite good.

This^. I eat chocolate most days, but try to eat at least 75-80% whole foods, and the treats I give myself are healthier, too (frozen organic yogurt, organic chocolate, fruit cobblers).

I eat in the range of 1100-1200 calories a day, but still eat whatever I want... I keep my weight between 128 & 132..
But I also eat a lot of good stuff too.. I exercise everyday too...
Everyone needs to learn to eat normally again... By normally, I don't mean to eat like a pig..... Eat what you what you want, but remember portions & calorie counts..
If I want a treat later, I will eat more lightly during the day or exercise more....
You have to pay attention to your 'red flag' warnings too...I personally can't eat brownies without downing the whole pan... When I want a brownie, I buy one at the bakery & have them cut it in half... They give me the half...What they do with the other half, I don't know or care....
You can have your treats & lose weight too, if you pay attention to what your doing...

You're better off eating the REAL food and being a little over than eating the processed crap. And it's much more than calorie goal...what about sugar, sat fat (and even that's not bad if it's good sat fat like coconut oil/milk) sodium, etc? Look at the big picture!

You're better off eating the REAL food and being a little over than eating the processed crap. And it's much more than calorie goal...what about sugar, sat fat (and even that's not bad if it's good sat fat like coconut oil/milk) sodium, etc? Look at the big picture!

The whole 'processed' thing annoys me.
Because obviously if someone chops food up in a factory a hundred miles away it must be worse than doing the same thing at home.

I don't disagree that a lot of prepared food available can have negative effects if eaten to excess, but I think it's silly to dismiss food on that basis.
What about sugar? Sat fat it's self is a bit controversial as a 'baddy' these days. Definitely again for salt, for which the whole 'RDA' thing has been shown to be meaningless.

So I'd suggest yes, it's worth taking a better look at the 'big picture' .

You just stick with the good food you are eating. People who continue to eat garbage, just less garbage, WILL gain any loss back... trust that.

No they wont. If they stay within a balance or deficit of caloric intake they will not gain the weight back. They may not achieve the body composition they want or health they want, but they can manage their weight with only twinkies if they wanted to.

OK know it all.

You do know that you sound like a bit of a know it all too, right?

This. f'ing hilarious.

You're better off eating the REAL food and being a little over than eating the processed crap. And it's much more than calorie goal...what about sugar, sat fat (and even that's not bad if it's good sat fat like coconut oil/milk) sodium, etc? Look at the big picture!

The whole 'processed' thing annoys me.
Because obviously if someone chops food up in a factory a hundred miles away it must be worse than doing the same thing at home.

I don't disagree that a lot of prepared food available can have negative effects if eaten to excess, but I think it's silly to dismiss food on that basis.
What about sugar? Sat fat it's self is a bit controversial as a 'baddy' these days. Definitely again for salt, for which the whole 'RDA' thing has been shown to be meaningless.

So I'd suggest yes, it's worth taking a better look at the 'big picture' .

exactly.. everything is processed unless you're picking it directly from the tree, the earth, or the chicken.

it's funny though. i find that offline, the people who like to make comments about how something i'm eating is bad or unhealthy are usually just jealous they can't eat it themselves. it's like yeah Ok go ahead and make comments about how unhealthy my haagen dasz is while you longingly eye bang it from afar.

I had a snack size cookies and cream bar yesterday worth I think 70 calories out of the ~1400 I ate, equivalent to 5%. It's all about moderation. I try to eat mainly real food and junk every once in a while.

You guys would call the food I eat processed (deli meat in a package with my sandwiches, chik fil a, etc). I also eat sweets sometimes. But I'll have half a halloween sugar cookie. I won't eat three. I'll have one twizler, not four or five. I will have half a piece of apple pie, not the whole thing. I will have three bites of ice cream, not the whole thing. I didn't change what I eat-- I just used portion control. Almost 40 pounds since May and I'm not complaining. I have a calorie goal of 1300.

I factor in some chocolate everyday. I calorie cycle so my high cal days i might have more then my low cal days but i tend to have between 100-300 cals of chocolate per day...but the rest of the day i eat good...ive change my diety habits a LOT and dont think a daily treat within my calorie range is bad