Favorite Snacks You Have Abandoned haha
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Pop tarts are a life saver. At -10F or so, they don't freeze and are easy to eat on the move.I saw a lot of people talking about giving up pop tarts because of the calories. I wouldn't touch one myself for the same reason. But Kelloggs makes pastry crisps, which aren't bad. They are like crunchy pop tarts. I buy the Aldi version, which only has 100 calories in a pack for 2 little wafers.
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White bread/dinner rolls - I'd rather have a pop tart.0
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If I really want to eat something, I'll either figure out a way to make it fit or go over my calories a bit for it. But some foods just don't taste good enough to be worth it.
Pop Tarts fall into that category for me. They taste fine, but not good enough to make them worth their calories. Most mass produced cake like things are like that for me. They're not off limits, just not usually worth the calories. Good, homemade baked goods though, those I make room for.
Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies are totally worth their calories, but I have a hard time with moderation with those. I wish I could buy them 1 or 2 at a time. As it is, I only buy a box when I can share it with others and not bring the whole thing home.0 -
While Founders Breakfast Stout IS!Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
I had one version in Maine, the fries were fried in duck fat. The gravy was made from duck fat. The curds were made from raw milk.
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nothing I make anything I want fit into my caloric goal
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I've pretty much abandoned soda and juice. I need to save those calories for beer!0
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I stopped drinking any calories (mostly just cokes and coffees). I still eat most of what I want. I just accept that if I decide to have that bowl of Peanut Butter Crunch, I'll have to put in the exercise that much longer0
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Friendly's ice cream. Switched to frozen chocolate Greek yogurt0
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1L of chocolate milk a day...lol0
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Chips of any kind. I hadn't had them in months. Then my son brought some home from the store he works at == he said, "They're organic so they're OK." A half a bag and 2 lbs. on the scale later, I was very, very sorry.0
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While Founders Breakfast Stout IS!Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
I had one version in Maine, the fries were fried in duck fat. The gravy was made from duck fat. The curds were made from raw milk.
oh, duck confit, yes. I make my own and store it in the fridge for just this treat....totally worth every calorie/fat....all the nom.0 -
LiveLaughLoveEat1 wrote: »Once I started counting calories, the days of me grabbing a Frosted Brown Sugar Pop Tart were over. I used to grab a package (2 pastries) and snack on that. Then I saw this:
Calories 420
Calories from Fat 126
Total Fat 14g
It was nice knowing ya Frosted Brown Sugar Pop Tarts lol I didn't like em THAT much.
Why in the heck would I cut out something I love? Never would I deprive myself like that...smh.
I love when people respond when they obviously don't read the whole thing. I think it's pretty clear from how I wrote it that I wasn't loving the things. I even said I didn't like em THAT much meaning..they were more a snack of convenience. Here's my own "SMH" now. sheesh
But yeah, cutting out crap that you don't love is a smart thing to to. There's no food I couldn't live without. I'm stronger than any one craving.
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It is possible to be in both "camps" here.
I haven't technically "given up" anything. I'm firmly entrenched in the IIFYM school.
But "If if fits" means something. You have to make choices. Fit Jruzer can't eat everything fat Jruzer used to eat. I used to eat Pop Tarts every morning for breakfast. But the way my macros work out now, if I ate Pop Tarts today I wouldn't be able to fit in the ice cream and beer that I love. So I don't really eat Pop Tarts any more.
It's the same with other foods: I haven't foresworn anything, but I find there are many things I used to eat that I just don't bother to make room for, because there are other things I want more:
- Candy
- Prepackaged bakery items like Swiss cake rolls
- Takeout meals
- Chips
- Breakfast cereal
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Early on in this journey I made a pact with myself that I would deprive myself of nothing. I did not want to set up deprivation - binge cycles. On the other hand, education has me choosing differently most of the time. When I do indulge in a former favourite food, I restrict the portion so it stays comfortably in my limits for the day. So cheezies aren't nearly as appealing as they once were, and watermelon is much more so!0
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I try to limit candy bars, nuts, chips0
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It is possible to be in both "camps" here.
I haven't technically "given up" anything. I'm firmly entrenched in the IIFYM school.
But "If if fits" means something. You have to make choices. Fit Jruzer can't eat everything fat Jruzer used to eat. I used to eat Pop Tarts every morning for breakfast. But the way my macros work out now, if I ate Pop Tarts today I wouldn't be able to fit in the ice cream and beer that I love. So I don't really eat Pop Tarts any more.
This!!
I've not totally eliminated anything, but certain things just aren't worth the opportunity costs (or exercise) for me. I probably eat up to 300 calories of non-nutritional foods per day, but I choose those carefully.
The three biggest cuts for me have been peanut butter, alcohol and kraft mac and cheese.
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