Really...Can I eat what I want an lose weight?

Possibly. Every "body" is different. You'll want to make sure your nutrition is balanced, though. And you'll definitely want to pay attention to portion size. But try it for a few weeks and see.

i just had a chocolate bar, log it, work it into your nutrients

Yes I still eat frenchfries however I do the tedious task of counting them out, it's annoying but portion control is everything and EXERCISE!

False, false, false!

If person A is under their calorie goal for the day, but eats junk (fast food, etc) are they the same as person B who is also under their calorie goal, but eats as clean as possible? I think not...

Junk needs to be eaten very, very, very rarely. You will only hinder your loss if you continue to believe that you can eat whatever you want.

Yup. Already consumed 6 oreos today. They are in my diary.

i wish i had the gall to try an oreo!!!!

Yummo!

You will lose weight if you maintain a calorie deficit, so generally, if you eat 1200 cals of lard each day, you will likely lose weight... but lighter doesn't mean healthier.

Being healthy is the key.

Balanced nutrition with exercise and a small (say 500/day) calorie deficit will see you healthier and lose weight at a steady pace.

Good luck!

To a degree this is true. I allow myself to eat a few cookies here and there. Technically if someone wanted to lose weight on a chocolate chip cookie diet, it could be done. As long as there was a calorie deficiency, you WOULD lose weight. Your body would most likely hate you, you'd be hungry all the time, probably tired and sluggish too, but you would lose weight. I have cheat days every now and then when I find myself really wanting bad food, but I always work out on those days. The more balanced diet you have the easier it will be to lose weight, which is why i try to stick to only one cheat day every now and then, and then get right back to it the next day because it won't throw off all the work I've done that much. For some people cheat days help, other's it makes cravings even worse.

Yup. Already consumed 6 oreos today. They are in my diary.

i wish i had the gall to try an oreo!!!!

Yummo!

Someone brought them and some chips and salsa into work for cinco de mayo.

I actually found that I lost more weight by eating junkier. I believe my problem was that I wasn't consuming enough fats. By upping my calories 300 / day, I started losing 2 lbs a week instead of 1.

I say true. Like she said, "As long as it's in moderation." Moderation is a relative term, but I *really* don't think she was asking the question, "Can I eat Oreos and ice cream and junk food every day as long as I am under my calorie goal/limit?"

Last night I made myself the world's smallest peanutbutter fudge sundae for dessert and still came in with calories to spare. It *can* be done.

SHOOT! If thats the case, why the heck am I eating all these veggies?

Is all this Nutrition, and vitamins and good fats all a lie?

Was cholestrol and heart problems made up by the vegetable farmers to persuade people to eat their product over a snickers candy bar?


No, It matters what you eat. Ever heard the saying "you are what you eat" ? well that is truer than you know... your body reproduces itself... meaning that each cell on your body is replaced by a new one ever so often, so if you eat nothing but candy and chips that have no nutrients or vitamines in them your muscles and organs are going to become weaker, your health will decline, you will get sicker faster. BUT on the other hand if you eat good foods and fill your body full of vitamins and nutrient dense foods then your body will be made of healthy things and your amune system will work better, you wont have heart problems, you wont get fat. ETC.

What they mean is that you can eat what you would like TO LOSE WEIGHT as long as it is within your calorie allowance... they never said that eating a box of oreos were the same as eating a squash. HECK NO!

I think the Moderation part is KEY. I've been eating generally what I want but paying close attention to portion control and I'm playing sports like floor hockey a couple times a week. Log everything and if you NEED something yummy say like pizza pick the smallest piece and just eat one. Stay under your calories, excericse and see how your body does.

Ehhhh... I don't like the "free for all" attitude of this statement. In theory, yes, you can still lose weight, but that weight is just going to be muscle, which you don't WANT to lose, and you would turn out being "skinny fat" - those are the slim girls who eat cheetos, chocolate ice cream and beer, don't work out much (if ever), and their bodies look really "soft" (no muscle done, and not tightened up). They may have a low number on the scale, but their body fat % is MUCH too high, and when those girls are in bikinis, they suddenly don't look good.

It is much better to be the person that looks good and is a healthy weight and body fat percentage. In order to do this, diet is KEY. I'm not saying 100% of the time you need to be watching what you eat, things in moderation are fine. But the key is that food DOES matter, 200 calories from grapes vs. 200 calories from french fries does not end up "LOOKING" the same ON your body, if you know what I mean!

So if you want to LOOK good, and be HEALTHY, with a healthy body fat percentage, not just lose weight, you have to watch what you eat.

DITTO!!

Yes. You can lose weight by eating what you want. We still have pizza nights and McDonalds (or somewhere of the sort) lunches. Eat ice cream and cookies. But...we don't do them very often. I don't deprive myself of the things I like...I just limit them. If I deprived myself of them, I would fail. But now I can go weeks without them, eat them one day and my craving is satisfied for another few weeks. Now I don't even want McDonalds very often anymore...because afterwards I just feel like crap. I think it is important to eat healthy. Plus, you typically get to eat more when you eat healthy! So why not?

Everything in moderation. Read the CNN article below . . .

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

And moderation is key. One cookie is not the problem. It's the half a box that is a problem. Try to minimize your processed foods each day and you will be fine.

http://www.snack-girl.com/ has lots of healthy snack ideas and reviews of snacks that 'look' healthy but really are not.