How do you say NO to the bad foods!

I dont say no to bad foods. I just eat in moderation and I also make my own desserts that contain less fat and calories!

Fit it into your calories and eat it. Or get it out of the house. Get some cuties or another healthy alternative for your son to snack on.

Which kind of apple did you use? Which size? There are many different types of apples containing different amounts of sugar, and sizes from very small to very large. There are also multiple varieties of Little Debbies. You are not comparing (ahem) apples to apples. It's not about binging, it's about deciding to eat something you like and eating it in moderation. You can have good nutrition throughout the day and still have a Little Debbie. They come individually wrapped for a reason.

The thing is, it sounds like a snack of convenience. She wants Little Debbies because they're there, not necessarily because they're her favorite treat ever. Little Debbie treats are full of preservatives and cheaply made with (most likely) lackluster ingredients. The flavor profile is just sugar and a weird chemical aftertaste. The chocolate in the LD treats doesn't taste like real chocolate. I know all about snacks of convenience because I've done the same thing. A snack food is in my apartment, therefore I want to eat it, whether or not it's worth the calories, whether or not I love it.

Personally, I think it's best to eat expensive junk food. Like, you want cookies? Okay, here's a cookie made with farm fresh eggs and organic stuff. That way, first of all it's a more "special" treat, and you'll probably want to Instagram it and remember it forever. And because it was expensive, you'll probably have it less often.

Not saying I always follow my own advice or anything.

This is probably terrible advice, but I remind myself that eating bad food gives you cancer. (Does it? I dunno. Maybe in 20 years, diet soda and cheese puffs will be what cigarettes are today.) And then I'm like, "Well, I'd rather just not eat that than get cancer." Or conversely, "Will this food item make me live longer?" Clearly my preoccupation with mortality is a motivator.

Diet sodas and cheese puffs, in moderation, do not give you cancer. I can tell you as someone who has cancer that my diet had nothing to do with my diagnosis.

And now I feel like a jerk. Sorry

I don't restrict them. I allow myself to eat them in moderation but now i Just don't even want them

I am not into depriving myself but history has shown me that one snack cake leads to an entire box. So I avoid bringing them Into the house in quantities greater than one! If I have a craving I need to get myself to the local bakery(or our local service station that is open 24/7 and has killer carrot cake) and buy one item, bring it home and sit at the kitchen table making sure I enjoy every single bite!!!Usually I am too lazy to go buy my special treat but knowing I could savor one keeps me from feeling as if I missed out!

super smart idea! Great job. :drinker:

My cute little mind map on deciding whether to eat the last 10 pieces of donuts ;D

I run upstairs and look at my bathing suit. Do I want that Little Debbie as bad as I want to look hot in the suit? That Little Debbie is a kid treat and I'm an adult, if I eat that I certainly won't be "Little" very long. I have snacks in the house for the kids, but I'm not going to eat them...Good luck to you in your quest! :flowerforyou:

I still don't understand this rationale. Why can't you have the treat and still look hot? There is a happy medium. People who figure that out are the most successful at losing weight and keeping the weight off. Deprivation leads to failure. Have one little snack and really savor it, but make room for it in your overall daily calorie count. Just don't eat one every day or every meal. Youl'll enjoy it all the more because it's an occasional treat.

I run upstairs and look at my bathing suit. Do I want that Little Debbie as bad as I want to look hot in the suit? That Little Debbie is a kid treat and I'm an adult, if I eat that I certainly won't be "Little" very long. I have snacks in the house for the kids, but I'm not going to eat them...Good luck to you in your quest! :flowerforyou:

I still don't understand this rationale. Why can't you have the treat and still look hot? There is a happy medium. People who figure that out are the most successful at losing weight and keeping the weight off. Deprivation leads to failure. Have one little snack and really savor it, but make room for it in your overall daily calorie count. Just don't eat one every day or every meal. Youl'll enjoy it all the more because it's an occasional treat.

I agree, deprivation is what got me Fat in the first place! Seriously, so many rules on good food bad food had me going crazy and crashing for two days then bingeing for a week! I am only a little over a month into my new healthy eating attitude but it does seem to be working! If nothing else the mental abuse I caused myself over my views food has stopped! I have a few simple rules! 1)Eat what I want but stop when it stops tasting GREAT. I can have it again later if I want and then it will taste great again. 2) eat my food at the kitchen table. No exceptions other than 'date night' once a week. 3) weigh in monthly! 4) savor and enjoy every bite you eat and while eating only eat! No TV, computer, books ect
I am early into this but time will tell! I have found I am gradually enjoying different foods and knowing at anytime I can run out and by that treat has me not seeking them much. I may be wrong but I believe many , like myself, got heavy because of this unhealthy view on food! That being said I don't buy chips, ice cream, little Debbie's to have on hand in the house. I need to make an effort to get them when I want them by going out at the time and bringing them back home to eat at the table. Date night is also now a juicy burger and fries that I truly enjoy! No salad I didn't want only to come home and polish off everything in my fridge! Haha

I run upstairs and look at my bathing suit. Do I want that Little Debbie as bad as I want to look hot in the suit? That Little Debbie is a kid treat and I'm an adult, if I eat that I certainly won't be "Little" very long. I have snacks in the house for the kids, but I'm not going to eat them...Good luck to you in your quest! :flowerforyou:

I still don't understand this rationale. Why can't you have the treat and still look hot? There is a happy medium. People who figure that out are the most successful at losing weight and keeping the weight off. Deprivation leads to failure. Have one little snack and really savor it, but make room for it in your overall daily calorie count. Just don't eat one every day or every meal. Youl'll enjoy it all the more because it's an occasional treat.

I agree, deprivation is what got me Fat in the first place! Seriously, so many rules on good food bad food had me going crazy and crashing for two days then bingeing for a week! I am only a little over a month into my new healthy eating attitude but it does seem to be working! If nothing else the mental abuse I caused myself over my views food has stopped! I have a few simple rules! 1)Eat what I want but stop when it stops tasting GREAT. I can have it again later if I want and then it will taste great again. 2) eat my food at the kitchen table. No exceptions other than 'date night' once a week. 3) weigh in monthly! 4) savor and enjoy every bite you eat and while eating only eat! No TV, computer, books ect
I am early into this but time will tell! I have found I am gradually enjoying different foods and knowing at anytime I can run out and by that treat has me not seeking them much. I may be wrong but I believe many , like myself, got heavy because of this unhealthy view on food! That being said I don't buy chips, ice cream, little Debbie's to have on hand in the house. I need to make an effort to get them when I want them by going out at the time and bringing them back home to eat at the table. Date night is also now a juicy burger and fries that I truly enjoy! No salad I didn't want only to come home and polish off everything in my fridge! Haha

Congratulations to you on your success so far!

Just don't eat one every day or every meal.

everyday ok, IMO, not every meal tho.

Ice cream and or candy bar EVERYday

Keep your hands off my pints! ... Of ice cream... and beer! You can keep the candy, though. :P

I am a salt fanatic, I really enjoy salty snack. When I decided to recommit to getting healthy I had to decide to just avoid them because even if I eat a few within my calories I will want more. In the past I went cold turkey like this and then I was able to have one or two - at some point I just gave up and gave in so we'll see how I manage integrating that (if at all) as I move forward. Having said that, I've been incorporating a treat every night into my allowance, generally about 15-20g of either pistachios or dry roasted almonds, 15 g of wasabi peas and the last few nights because my overall calories were low the same amount of chocolate chips. This with a cup of tea is such a treat. Because I'm measuring and weighing everything I know it's within the limits for the day (if I were just mindlessly eating this mix I'd easily eat 2-3x as much as I do now).

This little snacky treat feels "undiety" but I think that this is the point, I'm not ona diet but changing my eating habits. Having this treat to look forward to helps me avoid other stuff during the day. And as it turns out, some nights I just don't even feel like it.

Hope that this helps?

Ugh. At times, I know a food is bad for me other times I can't wait to dive in. How do you find the willpower or wontpower to not eat these bad foods. My temptations are my son's Little Debbies (my hubs buys them for him and my son), snacky foods cheetoes, fritoes, doritoes. yuck. I have done gum before that works and takes my mind off the bad foods that are not good for me. Any other suggestions???
Thanks!

There is NO SUCH THING AS BAD FOOD; many tasty substances we put into our bodies are not food. None of the substances you mention even remotely qualify as food.

I just don't eat them cause they are addictive I was depressed a couple months ago and i gain 1 size after i got out of that circle I returned to the gym was a little ashamed cause i gain weight and It was hard to start again cause of the weight It takes a toll on you this is when I said to me that is not worthed to compromise your own health for that kind of food but that's just me I know you can control them I just prefer to avoid them.

I agree I can't eat any Cheetos, Doritos, desserts, ice cream or any snack foods at all because they really are addictive and I got hooked on them big time. I just don't touch them and ignore them. I substitute a lot. Starting exercising the cravings subsided.

Who are you to tell OP what qualifies as food? That's pretty nasty, from someone who eats a lot of protein powder. I'd hardly call THAT food.