Can i eat not so healthy food once a week still within my calories count

Yes, of course you can.

Look at this. It's a great guide for filling out your diary and allowing for what people consider "not so healthy food". myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/925464-fitting-it-in-giggity

fazilasdq wrote: »

I usually dont binge eat and take lots of fruits and veggies and protein in each and every meal. I would just like to have a chocolate or cake piece once a week. I usually find it hard to get to my 1260 calories per day (usually its below 1200 calories) but i try my best. So i want to just have my cupcake once a week and still lose weight.

Definitely doable. As long as you are in a deficit overall you will lose weight. I have reduced treats but not eliminated them

fazilasdq wrote: »

I usually dont binge eat and take lots of fruits and veggies and protein in each and every meal. I would just like to have a chocolate or cake piece once a week. I usually find it hard to get to my 1260 calories per day (usually its below 1200 calories) but i try my best. So i want to just have my cupcake once a week and still lose weight.

Sounds like you could have a cupcake every day and still be under your calories.

If you're having trouble getting to 1260, add in some fats. Use full-fat cheese and milk. Eat full fat yogurt and cook with olive oil.

And don't deprive yourself of treats. You can absolutely have them as often as they fit into your calorie goals.

I agree with lora although i think people with weight problems do need to be careful about how often they treat themselves. If you can cope with it once weekly without triggering any sort of wagon falloff/binge, then go for it.

For me, i limit myself to occasions when what's on offer and whether its offered is up to someone else. But it tends to come out at once a month.

And also if you are overweight, then i question whether 1260 is too low for you. Certainly the longer you try to maintain that low calories, the harder it will get. So if you don't have to , don't do it. Its better off to start eating more and reduce as you go.

Or if you do want to severely restrict now, then don't do it for longer than say 3 months because if it hasn't already got hard, it will then.

You should check if your nutrition is adequate. protein? fats? calcium? other vitamins and minerals?

Sure can!

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A lot of the so called "unhealthy" foods are only unhealthy because they have a lot of calories and sodium. If you keep below your maintenance calories, you'll lose weight anyway, except that the extra sodium may cause you to retain water. However, if you're exercising a lot, you might actually need more sodium than you would normally find in the healthy foods, so a "unhealthy" day could actually be good for you.

Yes, I eat, at least one or two things unhealthy every day. That is how I have been able to keep the weight off now for almost 2 years. I don't crave anything because I let myself have it, in moderation.

You could lose weight if you never ate a single healthy thing. You couldn't eat very much, though!!

I looked up the calories for my favorite McDonald's meal and that one (not even big!) meal was well over my daily calorie limit.

Yep.

Here is the thing. . . I have lost the same 35 pounds three times. The first two times, I was militant about "eating healthy." Then I got tired of it and grumpy and feeling deprived. I quit following my food plan and gained back all of the weight. This past time, I figured out a good eating goal for me, tracked my calories, figured that I would eat mostly lean meat, veggies, fruit, whole grain, and all that and make sure to save some calories for foods that I consider treats. This time, I've kept that 35 pounds off for two years. Yesterday I had cheesecake. Tonight I'm craving a grilled cheese sandwich and a glass of wine. I think this plan is going to work much better!