DO YOU EAT WHAT YOU WANT EVERY DAY?

Yup I eat what I want. I heart chocolate and eat it quite often during the week. I try to keep the naughty foods under control but if I want the fat snacks I will most likely eat the fat snacks. :drinker:

I always eat food that I want to eat and only foods that I enjoy eating. I make the effort to eat a balanced diet, but for all the nutrients my body needs I choose foods that I really like to provide those. Life's too short to force yourself to eat foods you hate, and it's also too short to deprive yourself of foods that you love. You just need to pay attention to getting all the right nutrients in the right balance, and the right portion sizes for your body's needs. For any nutrient there's loads of food that provide them. And once you've eaten all the nutrients you need, if you have calories remaining, eat what you want to get those calories.

so basically, you can eat what you want, you just have to pay attention to portion sizes and ensuring you're getting all the nutrients you need in the process.

You can eat what you want within your calories so you could diet on chocolate bars as long as you don't exceed your calorie goal. Having said that you would soon get very bored (and very sick) if you did that every day. If you want to have any real quantity of food I find you are forced to eat healthier because healthier tends to be lower calorie - but I always save calories every day for a treat of some kind - chocolate, a glass of wine. My diet now consists of smaller and healthier versions of what I ate before so yes, I do eat what I want every day.

Well, I certainly don't eat what I don't want or something that I don't care for just because it's good for me.

Food is tasty and should be enjoyed and by no means is any food "off limits". If you want sweets or chips or whatever then find a way to fit it into your overall calories for the day. There are some foods that if I start, yeah I won't stop. Tostitos corn chips are like crack to me. Those are one thing I have a very, very hard time just eating a serving of. If I really want to control it I could just buy a single serving bag. Or just blow off a day and consume mass quantities and get right back on track the next day. Food is meant to be enjoyed. Moderation 80% of the time allows for splurges and that's how it should be. Mindless eating is the real bad guy, it sucks you in and before you know it the bags are empty.

I do know that the less sugar I eat (processed crap) the less I crave it. We've got Tastykakes and Oreos and Nutter Butters (Nutter Butters!!) sitting in the panty. Not even tempted. I bake home made all the time (haven't done much in the past several weeks). Made chocolate chip cookies last night. They're not my favorite anyways but I do like them 10 mins out of the oven, all warm and melty. One broke as I was taking it off the cookie sheet. When it cooled I ate some of the broken part ... it so didn't do it for me. At all. Passed on the rest.

I do find myself getting into a rut of eating the same xx foods over and over again. I really need to get a good variety of foods/recipes under my belt.

Pretty much yes. I'm systematic, so I eat a lot of the same whole foods everyday, then mix in whatever I feel like eating and staying within calorie limits.

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I eat chocolate everyday..BUT it could be (a graham cracker spread with marscarpone cheese and my favorite chocolate sprinkles(from the Netherlands I got at this frou-frou market here in Chicago) on top. I ate that for about a week everynight. Heck, I am still eating that every night. I'm not to hung up on breakfast, lunch or dinner..but chocolate. Yes, everyday. But I don't go hogwild. maybe next week It will be chocolate yogurt ..i try to fit what I like but keep the portion reasonable.

When people think of dieting they think of no sweets, no sugar, and no treats. But, I think you should be able to eat what you enjoy everyday (in moderation of course). Do you agree? Can you still lose weight this way as long as you stay at your calorie goal? What things are you eating everyday as a treat? Or something you incorporate into your diet that may not be "healthy"?

I do.

But I also have a healthy relationship with food. And I LIKE what people consider "healthy foods". Many times I prefer grilled chicken and veggies, even at a restaurant. Or a huge salad with no dressing. In the summer, I will eat a lunch of just fresh veggies from the garden.

So I understand some people having to restrict certain things until they get in a better place. But the goal should not be to deprive for a certain time, get to a certain weight, then eat ALL THE THINGS! with reckless abandon. That is why people gain weight back.

It's all about balance.

Yesterday I had a salad for lunch and for dinner I had a burger then hot fudge and ice cream for dessert.

Nope, or I'd be a giant Reese's Peanut Butter Cup.......or..................heart, egg, pumpkin, tree.....it's better without those edges :P

Yes, that's the only way I am getting through this. I eat a lot of "clean" foods, but I don't deny myself what I want. If I want a cookie, I log it and enjoy it. I have found that I prefer to eat more. I know I can eat a heck of a lot more spinach than I can cookies for 150 calories. So I eat a lot less cookies than before.

Yes.

Here's the attitude I take...I don't even really worry about macros. It's the same reason that skinny people make the best food critics. Since I'm not going to take in a ton of calories, and I'm going to be a lot more selective on my food choices, then I want to make sure that everything I eat is REALLY GOOD. I'm not content scarfing down McDonald's or KFC chicken, because it doesn't taste that good.

Dammit I'm going to get the most out of my 1600 calories!