1800 calories in candy/ice cream - Why not?

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You're not going to get much nutrition from it. You may lose weight by eating under your calorie goal (if that's what you're going for) but the junk food won't necessarily make you healthy.

*edit for clarity*

Though a 158lbs lost...dayam. :flowerforyou:

Wait.... So, all the nutrition that was in his broccoli and chicken and mixed veggies and all that other stuff doesn't count because ice cream?

Interesting.

Ah, but I didn't say that. He asked why he shouldn't have eaten 1800 cals in candy/ice cream. I suggested a reason why he shouldn't have.

He got more than enough "nutrition" from the meat and vegetables he ate the rest of the day. All of his micro/macronutrient needs were met - and even exceeded. Why would he then need to continue to seek foods to meet requirements that have been more than met?

Yeah..it's the "food as enjoyment" habit. Which has got many of us, including me, into this mess in the first place!!

Food should be enjoyed. Our problem was not that we enjoyed food. It was that we did not control how much of it we ate.

Ignore the haters.

If anyone things that they won't have a completely ridiculous binge day for the rest of their lives, they're delusional.

You did it. You were still within your macros (holy crap.) Was it your best decision? Probably not. You knew that already.

One meal will not make you skinny, and one meal will not make you fat. Eat up.

What if he did this every day? Good or bad? Why?

Glad I wasn't the only one eating ice cream yesterday. I enjoyed my Party Cake flavored Ice cream (Turkey Hill) with a warm Go Nutty Peanut butter Pop Tart, it was quite delightful.

I'm only jealous because I only had 1400 calories to enjoy on candy once I hit my macros. Only made it through 700 though before I got bored ...

Is he doing this every day? I'm tired of so called "gurus" telling everybody what they can and cannot eat. He obviously knows what he's doing. If he did this every day, then it isn't a binge, and his "diet" would be of candy and ice cream. We he lose weight still? Probably. We he be as healthy as he can be? Probably not. Regardless, if he wants to fill his calories that way, he has full right to, and I would assume he would lose weight while at it, too.

May need some vitamins, though

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Ignore the haters.

If anyone things that they won't have a completely ridiculous binge day for the rest of their lives, they're delusional.

You did it. You were still within your macros (holy crap.) Was it your best decision? Probably not. You knew that already.

One meal will not make you skinny, and one meal will not make you fat. Eat up.

What if he did this every day? Good or bad? Why?

Is he doing this every day? I'm tired of so called "gurus" telling everybody what they can and cannot eat. He obviously knows what he's doing. If he did this every day, then it isn't a binge, and his "diet" would be of candy and ice cream. We he lose weight still? Probably. We he be as healthy as he can be? Probably not. Regardless, if he wants to fill his calories that way, he has full right to, and I would assume he would lose weight while at it, too.

May need some vitamins, though

Which vitamins?

You realize the 1800 calories of candy and ice cream is only about half of his caloric intake for that day, right?

I'm not really sure I understand the question. Why did you eat it if you think you shouldn't have? And if you don't think you shouldn't have, why are you asking for explanations of why you shouldn't have?

If you are asking for our personal thoughts on your day, then I would make very different choices if I had that many extra calories that needed eaten. Most of it doesn't sound like stuff I'd like, and it's more sugar and non-food edibles than I'd personally be comfortable with.

non-food edibles

What does this term mean?

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I think you nailed it for a holiday like Halloween. If people didn’t eat candy yesterday they 1 don’t have kids or 2 they don’t hand out candy.

Haha, I don't have kids and didn't give out candy and I still ate candy last night!

ha ha You fall under my category of I eat candy every day

My diary is open and I'm open to reasonable information and arguments. Can someone explain to me why I shouldn't have eaten the candy & ice cream I ate last night? I was within my calorie goal (3300), my macros were good (not quite spot on), & hit all micro needs through the function of the rest of my diet. Why, again, shouldn't I have eaten my son's Halloween candy? Besides the stealing from a three year old .

(I actually got tired of candy and switched to ice cream at the end.)

Bravo, OP, Bravo!!! (especially the part about switching to ice cream at the end)

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I think you nailed it for a holiday like Halloween. If people didn’t eat candy yesterday they 1 don’t have kids or 2 they don’t hand out candy.

Haha, I don't have kids and didn't give out candy and I still ate candy last night!

ha ha You fall under my category of I eat candy every day

:drinker: I try!

See, I can kind of get irritation at people who insist that you must "eat clean" to be successful at health and life, and persons who eat processed foods of any form are going to die painful deaths from stupidity and chocolate cake. I get it, it's annoying...rage on.

I don't understand needlessly looking for an argument. That's what this is. Why? Isn't eating copious amounts of ice cream and stealing candy from children enough of a win already?

Even for non-diabetics blood sugars over 140 can cause damage. That is the main reason to avoid sugar binges, persistent high blood sugar can do all kinds of nastiness in the body...

If a person is not diabetic blood sugar may rise to 140 but won't stay there for a significant time. Non diabetics have a functioning pancreas that will increase insulin output to process carbs (sugar). And it all happens naturally...amazing!

See, I can kind of get irritation at people who insist that you must "eat clean" to be successful at health and life, and persons who eat processed foods of any form are going to die painful deaths from stupidity and chocolate cake. I get it, it's annoying...rage on.

I don't understand needlessly looking for an argument. That's what this is. Why? Isn't eating copious amounts of ice cream and stealing candy from children enough of a win already?

The "clean eaters" need to justify their choices somehow. Depriving yourself of delicious ice cream and candy while watching other people eat it and succeed in spades can make you a little envious.