lost 60 lbs eating junk

I don't know how old you are, but what I can say that eating junk food will not be good for your body, your weight and your health when you get older.

It most definitely will affect your health. So, be careful!

When I lost weight doing that my body fat stayed at 30% ,but I lost weight (lean muscle).....So years down the road decided to try and eat healthier ....I only lost 8lbs over a few months but my body fat went from 30%-24% so that 8 lbs I lost was pure body fat...Thats the difference..I am 158lbs and 24%body fat there is other people that weigh less and have higher or same body fat as me.....

just to clarify, are you saying your choice in foods alone reduced your body fat %?

Well I did something right ?because I lowered it that fast in 2 months.I ate well and worked out.I sure didn't eat fast food everyday or junk often.I doubt you can lower bodyfat with no exercise and just diet

my point is that I am fairly certain that your exercise and caloric deficit had more to do with your reduction in body fat % than your choice in foods.

I see all the health police are in this thread.

I probably eat more junk than I should and I'm trying to find a balance for myself, that said my younger sister eats fast food 5x/week and NEVER eats a single vegetable, eats packaged and frozen crap at home, and the last time she had blood work done the doctor said she was the healthiest person for her age group that he has seen in years, everything came back perfect. He asked her about her diet because he THOUGHT she was eating healthy and wanted to know what she did to have such great numbers. I think probably the food she eats most often, I'm talking every day, are breaded chicken tenders (fried if she eats out and baked in the oven at home), and then some barbecue/ranch dipping sauce.

I think she is an anomaly (she gets tons of exercise and is crazy strong from working with horses all day), but I can see how a person can survive on "junk" and actually be healthy according to their doctor. Definitely not for everyone, but it isn't a sure thing that if you eat junk you are going to drop dead any second..

For most of us it's not just about losing weight, it's about getting fit and healthy. To each his own.

So unhealthy. As you lose weight, the amount of calories you can consume and still lose weight will become less and less. Eating all that junk, you are going to burn through your allotted calories for the day, and you will end up overeating because you will still be hungry. I would suggest trying to eat healthier now before you sabotage all of what you have lost so far. You need to fuel your body. Eating junk is only going to hinder you.

Making assumptions based on somebody who you don't know... smells like BS to me. Eat whatever the F&$* you want in a deficit to lose weight. It's literally that easy. Is it the best way to do it? No, but that also isn't the point. Quit shaming someone who found a way to stay sane while losing weight.

Giving advide is shaming now?

That does work...if you don't mind not changing your actual body fat%

say what? I recommend doing some more research and coming back once you have a better understanding of the subjects you speak of. :flowerforyou:

OP, congrats, you've discovered the secret to weight loss! the secret is that there is no secret!

what are you talking about?I went from 30% body fat to 24% eating healthy WTF are you talking about ..I don't know what I'm talking about?...anyone can loose weight by not eating too,but I wouldn't recommend it.

I went from 25% BF to 15% eating whatever...

Good for you!:flowerforyou: bet you're cholesterol rocks!

My cholesterol is low. My BP is low. My glucose is normal. Any other tests???

Unlike you Ammuuuuuricans, Canadians actually go to the flipping doctor and go for blood work.

lol

So unhealthy. As you lose weight, the amount of calories you can consume and still lose weight will become less and less. Eating all that junk, you are going to burn through your allotted calories for the day, and you will end up overeating because you will still be hungry. I would suggest trying to eat healthier now before you sabotage all of what you have lost so far. You need to fuel your body. Eating junk is only going to hinder you.

My TDEE hasn't changed after losing 70 pounds.

Calorie deficit daily, with relatively reasonable macronutrients eating any foods will = loss of weight. And this will be a good health effect.

Healthier foods can/will have other positive effects though, depending on what your individual stressors/health conditions/sensitivities/genetic makeup/environmental conditions, they can make an absolutely HUGE or little difference.

What is "healthier" is also dependent on so many factors its hard to define and can be different for different situations for everyone, and countless people on here will try to argue with you and tell you it doesn't matter "scientifically" because they (unscientifically) had x result not y result or because they Google'd z study. Both from the individual circumstance point of view and the argumentative "wannabe scientists", I've found there is little point arguing about health and food here.

But weight loss down from obesity WILL help your health, even on "junk", great job OP!

I totally agree....i dont know why people make it so hard for themselves

What a misguided comment. When I eat junk, I feel like crap, whether or not I lose weight. I gave up refined sugar and fried foods because I like having energy and not feeling sluggish, bloated, and just generally sick. Yes, I still get cravings for chips and cakes and when I eat them, I pay the price and remember why I gave them up in the first place. Perhaps if your ONLY goal is to lose weight then that's fine, but it really seems like a no brainer to me...

Definitely agreeing!

Also, there is the matter of combating/preventing disease that the grease/sugar/etc in fast food and/or junk food have.

OP, I suggest you take a daily multivitamin. Eating nothing but junk, there's no way you're getting your micronutrients and minerals. Diseases from vitamin deficiencies are nasty, nasty things...take it from someone who has worked in developing countries for 20 years.