"I deserve it"

As in terms of success? I'm a Gaspari UK athlete ( http://www.gasparinutrition.co.uk/team-gaspari/uk-athletes/matt-wild/ ) and everyone I've coached bar one has made the British finals of the federation they compete in.

Please do not lecture me about healthy eating and you knowing - I've never been near a 40" waist in my life and I'm a 18-19 stone body builder. My profile picture is me. All my pictures are me. I understand the running's of human biology, and have a partner who is psychologist as well who deals with the mental sides that you are experiencing relating to food.

Junk, is junk.

That's why people choose their own path. Because it's what works for them. Being a patronizing know-it-all isn't going to change that basic fact.

Actually it was thanks. Feel free to start throwing insults, it is water off a ducks back. You both hold a large amount of body fat for people your height. Your profiles openly say it. You are refusing to look at the likely causes behind the reasons behind this fat gain and what you are attempting to lose.

Are you genuinely telling me you believe junk food is good food to diet on?

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My body fat is actually within normal limits for a woman now. I haven't updated my profile in ages. And yes, I ate food of all kinds while I got down to less than 30% bodyfat. I'll continue to do so while I contine on to my goal. And guess what? (This is really going to blow your mind.) I'm going to CONTINUE to eat sugar and sweats AFTER I reach my goal! Wow! I know, right? Know why? Because I can.

Are you deliberately missing the point where junk food contents are unhealthy? In terms of what is going on the inside?

There is nothing wrong with sugar, nor sweets. A carb is a carb. Can you two stop labouring this point - I've never claimed there is a problem with sugar nor carbs.

Dude, get over yourself. No one here is stupid. We've all been well educated on how the body works. We're not new around here. For the affects to take place that you're talking about, you have to already have a large store of body fat AND you have to have an excess of sugar in your system all at once for an extended length of time. No one is working toward that.

In addition to that, the concept of "junk food" doesn't do much to help people who have issues with wanting what they can't have. So, rather than deny themselves "junk food", many just see food as food, and eat within their macros and micros. It's an easy, relatively healthy, sustainable lifestyle for those interested in leading a healthier life.

I don't think everyone's goal is to be a bodybuilder with the least amount of body fat they can. Some people just want to find the balance and learn how to maintain a healthy weight range. Your accomplishments are great, but don't put them on others.

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Exactly. Considering that more often than not body builders have questionable health habits in their own right.

I don't really care how people reward themselves. What I see as ridiculous others might see as perfectly fine. For example: I might think it is ridiculous for women to reward themselves with new shos when the shoes they have are still in good condition, but is really my place to tell people they shouldn't . Personally I don't use food as a reward but I don't need to. I eat in moderation and I don't deprive myself of any foods. I don't eat 100% clean as that would not be sustainable for me. I am healthy and that is all that matters. People have to make their own choices and shouldn't worry about what other people think.

Sorry for the double post this lg enlighten is the worst phone I have ever had.

I don't really care how people reward themselves. What I see as ridiculous others might see as perfectly fine. For example: I might think it is ridiculous for women to reward themselves with new shos when the shoes they have are still in good condition, but is really my place to tell people they shouldn't . Personally I don't use food as a reward but I don't need to. I eat in moderation and I don't deprive myself of any foods. I don't eat 100% clean as that would not be sustainable for me. I am healthy and that is all that matters. People have to make their own choices and shouldn't worry about what other pe

But its not equal nor is it healthy.

Its not that simple. And furthermore, a calorie is not just a calorie. The thermic effect of food has an effect on weight loss. When fat has 2-3% of its calories burnt off into conversion of energy, carbs 6-8% and protein 25-30%, do you really think it is all still equal?

Even with carbs, the fiber content of a diet is also another issue to consider. Dietary fiber contains far less metabolizable energy than starchy carbohydrates due to incomplete absorption of fiber and the amount of energy extracted from fiber is less than that of other carbohydrates.

Saying everything is equal as long as I keep to a set figure... is merely fooling ones self.