Anyone here eat a lot of junk food?

I'll probably get lots of comments about how healthy and clean is the way to eat if you want to lose weight the "right way"... but I still eat processed food. I still eat ice cream (every day!! Skinny Cow ice cream bars have been my life savers), I still eat fast food (not as much as I used to- maybe once a week now instead of a few times a week). but I watch my portion sizes, make better choices at fast food places, etc. It can be done- I've lost 21 pounds in the past 3 1/2 months. I'm sure it might be more if I ate completely healthy, but I'm not willing to do that.. at least yet

Hello my name is Sarah and I am 20 yrs old and I know exactly what you mean. I am the same way, I like to eat out and eat junk food all the time and it has definitely taken a toll on my body. Like you said you know you have to eat in moderation, but you don't have to stop eating these foods completely because if you cut those foods out of you diet completely you are more likely to quit your diet and return to your old ways. So eating in moderation is the key. Someone actually gave me great advice the other day, if you go out to a restaurant when you get your food ask for a to go box right away and put half your food in it before you even start eating, that way you cut down your portion size and you end up getting two meals out of it. I actually found that just writing down every single thing I ate in a day helped me cut back because I realized how unhealthy I was eating. However, I do not deny myself any foods anymore because I found that doesn't work, but just cutting down the portion size seems to help a lot. Also you could try drinking a full glass of water before every snack and meal and that way you won't be as hungry and won't eat as much, but you will still be eating the foods you love and losing weight. I hope this helps a little and if you would like to add me u can feel my food journal, and we can support each other on our journey's to lose weight.

ummmm, are you serious!? you cannot achieve health by eating that way--nuff said.

beware of people who are going to spaz on you

anyway, my eating doesn't reflect that and my journal is not open. in my opinion, just watch the sodium and if you're finding success in the way you're eating then do that. it's your choice which so many forget here because they want to feel superior for the so called perfection of eating

Is it really that you don't care? Or that you just don't quite feel ready to change? Because I was like you for the past several years. I just didn't want to put the time and effort into caring and doing something about my health. It was so much easier to get fast food if my husband was planning to stop somewhere anyway. And it didn't sound like much fun to eat out with my family if I had to get something boring like a salad.

But I *did* care. So what I started doing was making little baby steps. First, I concentrated on breakfast. I needed something simple and easy if I had to eat on the go. Once I found a couple of options, I just focused on a healthy breakfast every morning for a full week. Then the following week I continued with my breakfast choices, and added on a healthy lunch. Then I did dinner. And then finally snacks and desserts.

I still eat a lot of pre-packaged foods because they are easy to grab. But now you can get sliced veggies and fruit, individually packaged at the grocery store. And single serving cups of yogurt or cottage cheese, as well as string cheese. That stuff has become my go-to snacks.

But I don't think you really can start changing until you actually do care enough to do something about it. But there's no reason to rush into it. I think starting small has helped me successfully continue this journey longer than I would have otherwise.

ummmm, are you serious!? you cannot achieve health by eating that way--nuff said.

they didn't ask for health reasons though. for losing weight purposes.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html

Didn't know if you had seen this story yet or not, LOL

I still eat junk food every now and then... I will eat some sweets, have a McDonalds or Chicken Express meal, indulge in some way that I use to love...but..I eat healthy for most of them time...I do eat Skinny Cow/ Weight Watchers Ice Cream though! I think its about moderation and allowing yourself some indulgences...if I couldn't eat a hamburger every now and then..I might go crazy. I have lost 44 pounds in 3 months and indulge in things 1-2 times a week.

I'm similar to you, though trying to change! I eat weight watchers frozen meals along with Amy's organic frozen meals for lunch a lot. I also try to eat trader joes trail mix and snacks like that. I LOVE junk (though I'm a vegetarian so that eliminates fast food at least.)

What I've found is, I also love certain healthy foods. So i roast brussel sprouts, add broccoli and mushrooms to my homemade pizza, and have an apple and almond butter for breakfast. That way, I get in nutrients and also get a cadbury creme egg later, or a handful of goldfish crackers, etc.

Health wise, no it isn't good for you. But YES you can absolutely lose weight eating whatever you want to eat if you stay in your calorie goals. I lost a significant amount of weight years ago without ever changing my eating habits (if anything they got worse) I went from an office job to waiting tables and bartending 6 days a week 12+ hour shifts. I was on my feet walking around pretty much the entire 12 hours I worked I was burning more calories that I could ever consume. During the time I did that I ate nothing but fried greasy foods (from the restaurant I worked at) and drank like a fish. I still lost a lot of weight and kept it off for years (until I went back to an office job and kept eating the same way). It really does all come down to calories in vs. calories out for weight loss purposes, health is a whole different thing though! Personally I would work on changing my eating habits a t least a little, I wish I would have done that so I wouldn't have gained back most of the weight I lost. Good luck!