Snacking too much!

OP quote at beginning of thread " I have such a hard time getting any control over my snacking habits"

Snacking too much
Hard time controlling.

Hmmmm..... I don't think I misread anything.

apparently, you still have not read through the thread…

this was a ….is it ok to eat snacks - Like ding dongs - if I maintain my deficit thread….

it was till y'all blew it up with harassing people. lol

I would like to see this supposed harassing...

I would call it a tone of superiority and mocking....

Sad is not being able to figure out that there is no way in which the ding dong is bad either, given that multiple people have said it many times.

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do you literally NEED me to copy+paste everything for you again? really? really?

if you're at 1750 calories out of an allotted 1800 and you can choose between kale and a 2pack of ding dongs... which is the BAD - bleeping - CHOICE?

And if you are at 1500 and need 1800, which is the bad choice? You want to pretend your arguments are the only ones that matter, but they're not. I've read all of your comments as well as the ones from everyone else. You've been shut down multiple times and think no one will notice if you just keep arguing. It's not working. There is no BETTER given the two choices you postulated, period, end of statement. The concept of better in this example is entirely circumstantial.

Trying to attack my personal intellect just proves that you have nothing of further value to add.

there's not a single moment in this thread when I've been shut down. lol

To recognize it, you'd have to be open to arguments beyond your own. But clearly you are incapable of retort beyond the form of belittlement at this point.

If you knew anything about me you'd know I've been wrong on numerous occasions and always will admit it if it happens. I'm actually quite reasonable.

LOL reasonable…yea sure, as long as everyone agrees with you one hundred percent and act in a manner that you deem to be acceptable …rolling eyez...

If you knew anything about me you'd know I've been wrong on numerous occasions and always will admit it if it happens. I'm actually quite reasonable.

well that's a bit ****ed up and you're getting a report for that.

really??? Your taking that approach?

If you knew anything about me you'd know I've been wrong on numerous occasions and always will admit it if it happens. I'm actually quite reasonable.

well that's a bit ****ed up and you're getting a report for that.

really??? Your taking that approach?

if it were a gif of anyone else it wouldn't have phased me. but that's offensive.

why? it is a guy who got acquired of a crime…I don't see how that is offensive…

yea fit them in your caloric goal...but better yet, why not just make healthier versions of your favorite snacks already? just make a switch. For example, instead of eating fries, go ahead and bake yourself some sweet potato fries....instead of eating cheesecake, make yourself a cheesecake out of greek yogurt, protein powder, lemon, egg whites and truvia believe me it tastes just as good but so much healthier for you...instead of eating chocolate pudding, go ahead and take some greek yogurt, teaspoon of truvia, 1 tsp of unsweetened cocoa powder and youre good to go add some berries....
just make healthier options for the junk foods that you already love and itll help you transition and wean yourself off of it slowly

Ok, so I just checked my original post now, and ive only seen a few responses that offered me advice relevant to my question. I dont know why everyone is responding to everyone elses threads, but thanks to those who helped me figure out if my junk food was slowing my weight loss process. I feel better that it most likely wont hurt my progress. This is my first time asking a question for support and im pretty disappointed at the lack of support im witnessing. It literally took me 20 minutes to read everything and I really only seen about 10 posts that I felt helped me. I guess I wont be asking questions for support anymore.

Unbelievable. If I didn't know better, I would say MFP is a super secret "fat acceptance" group to sabotage innocent people looking to lose weight and improve their health.

I've been off and on diets for DECADES and all of them allow for an occasional splurge or treat. No biggie.

But, some of your pot stirrers walk around acting like junk food doesn't matter one Iota when it comes to health and fitness.

Well, I'd like to see how many morbidly obese people, who have struggled for decades with their weight, will say-- "Meh- eat the junk as part of your daily diet." Why do you think some choose surgery with God awful side effects? Because they can't control it like you can. They are desperate and the surgery is their last resort.

What would be more helpful would if people truly offered support. Maybe to say-- "Stay away from your trigger foods. Keep them out of the house. Yes, an occasional treat is fine, plan for it, have it and move on" How hard is that??

It's tiresome to see mostly young people who don't have a significant weight problem make light of what can be a real issue and stumbling block to losing weight.

It's frustrating when you have to work hard for something, and people put up gif of cookies and brownies as a joke on a fitness site. It can be a temptation and you are NOT helping.

Please, think before you post. Please be kind. There are people out there for whom this ISN'T a joke, it's their very life and their health (not a few vanity pounds).

So, if someone is asking for help with "no control snacking" don't come in bragging how you have no problem eating junk food every night and you still lost weight. Lucky you-- but your situation doesn't apply to all. It's not helpful and it's rude.

I wasn't going to jump into the chaos, but this post changed my mind. I yo yo dieted for most of my adult life. I know every diet there is. I've tried many of them - including ones that probably hurt my body. I tried eliminating food groups - depending on which way the wind was blowing in the diet community at the time.

I have gone low carb, lost 45 pounds, failed and gained it all back. I have gone vegetarian, lost 35 pounds, failed and gained it all back. I have gone no sugar, lost 50 pounds, failed and gained it all back. I have taken all the diet pills, Ally, SlimFast, been on Weight Watchers, eaten every low calorie entrée that has been made, starved myself, and the weight has always come back and more.

When I joined MFP, I kept reading, as you have done, of all the people who were preaching moderation. Some are snarky, some are sarcastic, some post gifs of brownies, some call people out on misinformation. I wish I could take all the money I threw away on gimmicks and give it to these unpaid, snarky people. I have been doing this for 20 months. I have lost a fair amount of weight. I can eat brownies, cookies, ice cream - but I have learned to control myself and only eat a serving. I stay in my calorie deficit. I meet my macros.

If you want to have real success - you'd be wise to listen, too. This is not about losing weight. This is about changing the crap in our heads that has made us so screwed up over food. Unless and until you learn that - you are doomed to fail. You will be lured into cheating over the picture of a brownie. Better learn to deal with this or the yo yo is on another trip down the string.


ETA: I assume no responsibility for anyone cheating because I typed the word brownie 3 x in this post.

Sigh.

Both have a place in a balanced diet if you so choose it. Ding-Dongs are something I would use to hit my carbs and fat at the end of the day and Kale...well I wouldn't eat kale. It's a garnish. I don't eat garnishes.

I want to point something out that's totally brilliant here:

NONE of the IIFYM-ers here defending ding dongs don't eat kale.

I love it. It's too perfect. :laugh:

In purely to find out what a Ding Dong is. Do you eat it or shag it?

....so..uh... both?

Tht's a Ring Ding. Seriously, people.

In all seriousness, Reddy is the one who has never been obese. He is the one who apparently doesn't like donuts or Ding Dongs or McDonald's.

He simply doesn't understand the ramifications of his advice and demonization.

I'm sorry you feel this way and this is the last I'll say on the subject.

I don't demonize any food. You know that as well as anyone. You're smart enough and we've talked enough and you understand exactly where I stand on this, in that when it comes to weight loss people need to do what works in order to lose the weight. That IS the priority, and if it takes eating a ding dong daily to get it done, GREAT! I support that. Hell, I eat the very things I label as "junk" on a semi-daily basis. But just because I eat it daily and it's FINE to eat, doesn't mean it's not nutritionally less dense than other options - that's all I've ever been saying.

Let me clear it up though with a very simple comparison of the foods we've already discussed, just so it's all in one place:

Is there a situation where a ding dong is a perfectly fine choice? Yes
Is there a situation where a ding dong can be a bad choice? Yes

Is there a situation where kale is a perfectly fine choice? Yes
Is there a situation where kale can be a bad choice? No

Those are my views. Whether or not you agree is up to you and that's fine, but what that ISN'T, is that is NOT demonizing food. Even in the slightest. It's being pragmatic and realistic.

Anyway I'm donezo on this one. :flowerforyou: