Eating pizza, pop tarts, & ice cream while losing weight

Don't do it! Yes if it fits your diet you can do it but sugar makes you crave sugar so you are really only making it harder on yourself. If you keep tossing pizza and icecream at your taste buds how do you ever expect the healthy food to compete? Use it like it is meant to be used - as a treat.

Personally, I just don't feel as well or energetic eating ice cream every day instead of fruits and other whole foods. And when I do eat sweets or "junk foods", even though they're in my caloric range, I notice a difference.

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Some people just want to lose weight.

Some people want to actually be healthy.

Enjoy your crappy processed foods.

THIS!!! ^^^^^:drinker:

I would caution against processed foods. While you will lose weight if your caloric use exceeds your intake, the quality of your long term health will not improve. Ice cream and pop tarts everyday will not teach your body to burn fuel as efficiently as whole unprocessed foods. Additionally, consistently consuming foods like pop tarts and ice cream increase insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes

That doesn't mean that you can't enjoy a sweet treat every now and then, but replacing your guilty pleasures with something a bit less guilty will help you long term. My former addiction? Mint chocolate chip ice cream every night religiously. I've replaced that with Greek yogurt (that comes in every flavor. Weekday breakfast? Irish oatmeal with a cup of raspberries.

I wasn't easy, but after some youtube videos and encouragement from some friends, I scaled back my relationship with processed food. I actually started seeing results, my energy levels went up, and I actually ate less. Once in a blue moon, I splurge and eat something totally indulgent. The previous commenters were correct, food shaming is out; however, I would strongly encourage you to be aware of the long term effects of pop tarts and ice cream every day. best wishes

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Absolute nonsense. I average between 140 - 200 g a day in sugar. As of last week my fasting blood sugar level was 71mg/dL. Sugar does NOT cause diabetes.

http://www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/causes/#type2
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/causes/Causes_of_Diabetes_508.pdf

For those who typically don't read sources:

Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
People who develop type 2 diabetes are more likely to have the following characteristics:

•age 45 or older
•overweight or obese
•physically inactive
•parent or sibling with diabetes
•family background that is African American, Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic/ Latino, or Pacific Islander American
•history of giving birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds
•history of gestational diabetes
•high blood pressure—140/90 or above—or being treated for high blood pressure
•high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or good, cholesterol below 35 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), or a triglyceride level above 250 mg/dL
•polycystic ovary syndrome, also called PCOS
•prediabetes—an A1C level of 5.7 to 6.4 percent; a fasting plasma glucose test result of 100–125 mg/dL, called impaired fasting glucose; or a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test result of 140–199, called impaired glucose tolerance
•acanthosis nigricans, a condition associated with insulin resistance, characterized by a dark, velvety rash around the neck or armpits
•history of CVD


http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/diabetes/DS01121/DSECTION=risk-factors

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-myths/#x

You. Cannot. Bend. What. Works. For. You. To. Work. For. Everyone.

You're like an Atheist who won't shut up about how there is no God-- I can understand trying to educate people who are actively harming their bodies with the way they eat but for chrissakes, let people eat what they want and stop soapboxing so damn much.

Just because YOU are eating pop tarts and ice cream every day-- and feel proud enough about it to post constantly, whoopee for you-- doesn't mean everyone wants to, should, or has to be like you to be successful!

Please just stahp

stahp.

Don't do it! Yes if it fits your diet you can do it but sugar makes you crave sugar so you are really only making it harder on yourself. If you keep tossing pizza and icecream at your taste buds how do you ever expect the healthy food to compete? Use it like it is meant to be used - as a treat.

What's the deal on those of you pushing us all to eat poptarts? If you like them eat them if you like, as long as you know the ingredients and make an educated decision for yourself..go for it. Why the big hoopla about the rest of us eating crap if we're not interested?

There are some working to get healthier, overcome binge disorders, T2's, those interested in giving up the crap food in general and the poster above has an excellent point. Simple sugars create huge cravings for some that are tough to tame. Even a treat of a junk carb can do someone in that's working hard to make healthier choices. Some DO need to steer clear of the junk food to get and stay healthy... it's triggering for some. If it's not for you, then just pipe down and pop one in the toaster and leave the rest of us to eat what we want.

I find it odd and quite strange that poptarts are now a buzz word on MFP ....because really who cares if you eat poptarts.. I eat a variety of foods but I don't recall ever starting thread after thread telling everyone else they too HAVE to believe in eating the same thing I do.

Attention seeking perhaps or is it boredom? I have no idea but I do think it's become a strange fad on MFP to start a poptart thread and say how great it is for the world to eat them.:noway: :laugh: when most of us really don't care what junk food you prefer.

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I'm shocked this thread hasn't gotten locked yet from all the butthurt going on.

Who wants to join me for chicken alfredo and tiramisu tonight?

Maybe this works for you (although I don't know how), but I don't think that should be recommended to any one trying to lose or even maintain their weight. Sure you shouldn't give up the foods you love, but eat them in moderation. Eating ice cream everyday is not moderation and is ridiculous, for anyone actually even someone not trying to lose weight.

I agree. Eating ice cream everyday is just not healthy. Even if you can do it and still lose weight. You have to think about what it does to your body in the long run. Junk food turns your body into junk. Eventually it will break down. We are talking about making you more susceptible to diseases like diabetes and cancer and heart disease even stroke. It's ok once in awhile ,but daily is another story.