This will make you think twice before eating that Halloween Candy!
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I have a piece of candy every day and I have lost 121 pounds!! :P0
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LiveLaughLoveEat1 wrote: »trekkie_bbs wrote: »Candy is awesome! However I agree with the posters that say cut it out of your daily calorie count or make up for it over the week. Of course if you just say to heck with it and eat it then that is your choice and nothing is wrong with it. If it sets you back by a day or two then in the end what did it really cost you? But if you decide to say to heck with it more often than not then you will be right back where you started. Just use your best judgement. I myself would eat candies if I had some but since I don't I will more than likely eat an ounce or two of peanuts and enjoy them 1 at a time (YUM!!!)
question...why would you think it would "set us back" for a day or two if we've counted it into our daily calories?!?!? Yes, candy is worth figuring into my daily calories.
" However I agree with the posters that say cut it out of your daily calorie count or make up for it over the week?" .................. I just don't know how to answer your question other than to paste from my same comment.
BTW thanks original poster for the chart. It's cool to see what it takes to burn off the calories listed above.-1 -
Definitely not thinking twice.
The amount of Halloween candy I've fit into my macros is pretty good.
And I can't wait for it all to go on clearance the day after Halloween.0 -
no. no it won't. you just showed me those things are less calories than i thought they would be. now i can have MORE!0
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Just fit it in... I certainly don't work off every calorie I take in, my body does that by itself up to a point!0
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If your point is eating candy every day fits into your meal plans then I see nothing wrong with it other than the possible health issues it may (yes I said MAY not WILL) cause you down the line just like the health issues eating at McDonalds, Wendys, etc, etc that I did caused me although I did lose 100 pounds eating at those places. Ultimately although I lost weight it taught me how to eat wrong and bad stuff so it was a setback.
Since I am not in your group "won't set us back" I'll just say sorry I'm funny for responding to someone trolling the forum and I do in all honesty wish you well.-1 -
As an aside, it's irritating when infographs like this surface, saying you need to work off your food choices.
I think people forget BMR exist, and there's no need to work off every piece of candy or "junk" food you decide to eat. If we had to burn off every calorie we ate and then some, there would be a true weight crisis in this world.0 -
Geez, I wonder how much work I have to do to work off that DQ Oreo cheesecake blizzard I just had0
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My problem is that one piece multiplies exponentially. It is addictive I will get a taste and my body will just crave more0
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It did make me think twice. About how happy I am not to have a screwed up relationship with food.-3
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LazyCatPame wrote: »Terribly unhealthy to think like that. Celebrating a holiday eating a bunch of whatever I want while staying on my goals before and after that day won't ruin my diet. Like I read somewhere else: 1/365 days (and maybe if you count all the special occasions where you "screw up" you get to 15/365... again, no big deal if you do things right).
Unhealthy to think like that? No, actually it is unhealthy to eat like that. I wouldn't advocate an alcoholic have a few drinks during the holidays. But, if that works for you. For me, I don't like to fail a few times a year on purpose. Overcoming the temptation is a success. Success motivates more success. Failure just brings you down.
Of course, if you just want to lose weight and healthy eating is of no concern, then just eat all you want on those days and cut back on your calories the next, right?
And as far as depriving yourself of that craving... lol. Just give into them, then. Let me know how that works for you later on. Skip the gym when you don't "feel like it" and dare not push yourself. It might hurt. Get those milks and cookies out.
alcohol and halloween candy are not even on the same level..
talk about comparing apples to oranges...0 -
LazyCatPame wrote: »Terribly unhealthy to think like that. Celebrating a holiday eating a bunch of whatever I want while staying on my goals before and after that day won't ruin my diet. Like I read somewhere else: 1/365 days (and maybe if you count all the special occasions where you "screw up" you get to 15/365... again, no big deal if you do things right).
Unhealthy to think like that? No, actually it is unhealthy to eat like that. I wouldn't advocate an alcoholic have a few drinks during the holidays. But, if that works for you. For me, I don't like to fail a few times a year on purpose. Overcoming the temptation is a success. Success motivates more success. Failure just brings you down.
Of course, if you just want to lose weight and healthy eating is of no concern, then just eat all you want on those days and cut back on your calories the next, right?
And as far as depriving yourself of that craving... lol. Just give into them, then. Let me know how that works for you later on. Skip the gym when you don't "feel like it" and dare not push yourself. It might hurt. Get those milks and cookies out.
alcohol and halloween candy are not even on the same level..
talk about comparing apples to oranges...
Challenge accepted
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SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »LazyCatPame wrote: »Terribly unhealthy to think like that. Celebrating a holiday eating a bunch of whatever I want while staying on my goals before and after that day won't ruin my diet. Like I read somewhere else: 1/365 days (and maybe if you count all the special occasions where you "screw up" you get to 15/365... again, no big deal if you do things right).
Unhealthy to think like that? No, actually it is unhealthy to eat like that. I wouldn't advocate an alcoholic have a few drinks during the holidays. But, if that works for you. For me, I don't like to fail a few times a year on purpose. Overcoming the temptation is a success. Success motivates more success. Failure just brings you down.
Of course, if you just want to lose weight and healthy eating is of no concern, then just eat all you want on those days and cut back on your calories the next, right?
And as far as depriving yourself of that craving... lol. Just give into them, then. Let me know how that works for you later on. Skip the gym when you don't "feel like it" and dare not push yourself. It might hurt. Get those milks and cookies out.
alcohol and halloween candy are not even on the same level..
talk about comparing apples to oranges...
Challenge accepted
LOL I stand corrected...0 -
SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »LazyCatPame wrote: »Terribly unhealthy to think like that. Celebrating a holiday eating a bunch of whatever I want while staying on my goals before and after that day won't ruin my diet. Like I read somewhere else: 1/365 days (and maybe if you count all the special occasions where you "screw up" you get to 15/365... again, no big deal if you do things right).
Unhealthy to think like that? No, actually it is unhealthy to eat like that. I wouldn't advocate an alcoholic have a few drinks during the holidays. But, if that works for you. For me, I don't like to fail a few times a year on purpose. Overcoming the temptation is a success. Success motivates more success. Failure just brings you down.
Of course, if you just want to lose weight and healthy eating is of no concern, then just eat all you want on those days and cut back on your calories the next, right?
And as far as depriving yourself of that craving... lol. Just give into them, then. Let me know how that works for you later on. Skip the gym when you don't "feel like it" and dare not push yourself. It might hurt. Get those milks and cookies out.
alcohol and halloween candy are not even on the same level..
talk about comparing apples to oranges...
Challenge accepted
Can you fit an orange in an apple?
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