I can eat whatever I want...

I'm pretty sick of this 'low carb' crap. Eat what you want, just watch your portions! And make it nutritious while you're at it.

I eat whatever I want as well. So far so good.

i eat mcdonalds everyday

It's funny, just by keeping track of my calories I started losing. I'm thinking would'nt it be great if somebody invented a great tasting food substitute that tasted great with almost no calories. A snack with no effects.

im working on it

Its probably horsemeat anyway

I've had great success with my weight loss and I think it's because I haven't cut junk completely out of my diet (that's why I don't crave). I still eat junk, but in small portions and only if I have enough calories left after eating all of the good foods. I pretty much follow the 80/20 rule - 80% healthier foods, 20% crap.

I've cut junk completely out of my diet and I don't crave either. I must work to stay very well-nourished though or the temptations get stronger. When you are young, you don't much think about the long term consequences of bad/empty-calorie-eating. When you get older and sicker you will. Believe me---I have sad experience in that department. Good health is a gift---please don't waste it.

You don't get it. What is the long term consequence of eating so-called "bad" food in small quantities that you have experienced or are you referring to in the medical lit.?

Unfortunately, I "get it" very well. I didn't say that eating junk food in small quantities will have long-term consequences. I do believe, though, that you are building your future health right now with how you treat your body (diet and exercise). Oh, a pig out at a burger joint at lunch time won't have you dead by supper, that's true, but just ask elite athletes what they feed their bodies to get the very best performance out of them. Aging can be thought of the same way---to get the best performance out of our bodies, what we do today can make a big difference in what we experience next year or next decade.

as long as I hit 1500 cals or less. Im kind of shocked by this with all the success stories about low carb, clean eating, etc I have found the opposite to be true for me in terms of weight loss: I actually lose weight eating some junk food, sugar, etc.

I am eatting single servings of eggo waffles, candy, doritos sometimes as snacks/dessert sometimes instead of healthy alternatives (mostly bc I like that I know the exact calories from the package and also bc it feels like a splurge and keeps me on track) and as long as I stay at or below my cals for the day I seem to still lose weight. Obviously I eat protein and veggies too, but I still eat processed foods and "junk" everyday.
Does anyone else share my experience?

I've lost 95 pounds in 14 months, 89 of them in 12 months. I eat a cookie before bed most nights, it's a Kashi cookie which is fairly healthy for a cookie. I eat dark chocolate. But I still have a beer or glass of wine with dinner on anyday I'm not going to have to add a LOT of extra time to my workout as a result.

I have on occasion gone out to brazillian BBQ and eaten ALL THE MEATS. I've always put in extra exercise if needed for the extra food..

Last night for dinner was 1/4 of a dominoes pizza with Onion, Pineapple and Banana Peppers. 390 calories, and a small salad with lite italian dressing.(another 70 cals). Today for lunch and tomorrow for lunch is the same pizza with Broccoli slaw since my wife took all the lettuce and veggies for her lunches

But it is the exercise that allows me the occasional calorie dense meal, but I try to make better choices when I do. In years past I would have eaten half of that pizza last night and the pizza would have been Sausage, Pepperoni and Extra cheese. Oh who am I kidding, in years past I would have eaten the whole thing for dinner and had 3 or 4 beers instead of my one.

But yeah you can lose weight just staying at a deficit. Because I have been eating mostly healthy I walked away from my last physical with what my doctor called "spot-on" blood work, and that was only after a 40 pound loss and I was still at that point borderline Obese. Now I am at normal weight and just 5 lbs away from my final goal. I've taken a foot off my waist and I might have to go down one more jeans size as my smallest pants dont need a belt but I am constantly feeling like I need to pull them up.

One time I ate a carbohydrate.....

One time I ate a carbohydrate.....

And did you die??

I do the 80-20 rule: I eat clean 80% of the time, 20% I have some treats. It's what has worked for me and you do not have to give up anything. All things in moderation!

I find that I can eat much larger portions if I eat healthier foods, esp. Fruits and veggies. For me it is easier to stay full that way.

My wife had a hankering for and Made spice cake cupcakes with creeam cheese frosting. By using the smaller cupcake tray we wound up with 24 cupcakes instead of 12. They are only 176 calories each. I usually have a Kashi cookie at night which are either 130 or 140 calories depending on the type. They leave me filling much more filled than the cupcakes. They are tasty but I didn't cry when 12 of them were taken to my Wife's office. At one a day they'll be gone soon and I won't ask for more.

Exactly!

But whatever works for others.

Moderation is the key

On the money. Eat a balance, including those indulgences once in awhile (key words!) I am known to have some cookies, donuts, or BEER! here and there when I mentally can't get past it...or just really want it. I do a lot better if I have my beer and then double my exercise effort rather than think about the random "not good for me food" and torture myself. It is all about choices and moderation. I keep my general trend healthy. Sometimes it isn't a straight line trend but it works for me.

80/20 has been my philosophy for many years and I'm still about the same size as I was in my 20's.

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