For all the non believers, Cutting back on junk food matters so much!
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MFD7576
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For my 100th Post, Ill talk about my success so far!
Im a 5'9, 24 year old male. I once weighed a consistent 275, My worst was 282 and at this current moment I am 264.
I just wanted to let people know you CAN do it! The first week you try to cut back it will be hard, but it worth it. In the last 2 weeks I see a huge lose of 17 pounds as I know my body is regulating the water its retaining, and "purging" all the junk from my stomach. You don't need a fancy detox cleanse, or an all protein shake diet to lose it, all you need to do is eat healthy and eat normal meals and your body will bounce back to normal.
The best advice I can give, put a digital scale on your counter. Make it accessible at all moments of cooking or snacking. It will remind you how much you DONT need.
Im a 5'9, 24 year old male. I once weighed a consistent 275, My worst was 282 and at this current moment I am 264.
I just wanted to let people know you CAN do it! The first week you try to cut back it will be hard, but it worth it. In the last 2 weeks I see a huge lose of 17 pounds as I know my body is regulating the water its retaining, and "purging" all the junk from my stomach. You don't need a fancy detox cleanse, or an all protein shake diet to lose it, all you need to do is eat healthy and eat normal meals and your body will bounce back to normal.
The best advice I can give, put a digital scale on your counter. Make it accessible at all moments of cooking or snacking. It will remind you how much you DONT need.
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Congratulations on your progress so far
It's true that junk food is the worst thing one can consume; there's pretty much nothing nutrient about it and after a couple of hours of eating it you feel hungry again.
But it tastes so damn good! That's the problem I guess
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Congratulations on your loss. I will say though that you could have lost that same weight eating any food with the same number of calories...even "junk" food. It's not the type of food that matters in terms of weight loss but a calorie deficit. It's about how much you eat. I've lost over 90 pounds by eating all sorts of food. Yes, even "junk" food. I had an 8 oz cheeseburger and fries last night and two chocolate chip cookies, and I was down half a pound this morning. I was able to eat those foods and fit them into my calories.0
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Congratulations on your loss. I will say though that you could have lost that same weight eating any food with the same number of calories...even "junk" food. It's not the type of food that matters in terms of weight loss but a calorie deficit. It's about how much you eat. I've lost over 90 pounds by eating all sorts of food. Yes, even "junk" food. I had an 8 oz cheeseburger and fries last night and two chocolate chip cookies, and I was down half a pound this morning. I was able to eat those foods and fit them into my calories.
^This, minus their success.
I've had a similar experience, not 90lbs since I had less to lose.
But life in far more enjoyable with donuts, ice cream, burgers.
I'd be a very depressed person living on kale and quinoa.
Plus burgers are a great source of protein and fat. And nomtastic.
It's all about balance and moderation.0 -
I totally believe all food is lovely in context. I'm a 5' 4" 54 year old female who used to weigh as much as you. I'm now around the 185 mark. I still enjoy my Cheezies on occasion, and chocolate is divine with it's anti-oxidants. I relate to a food more on it's expense, calorie-wise. Do I want to spend all my calories on a single meal, or would I rather spread it out?
I think old habits have a lot to do with it. We have jumbo size chip bags that invite us to eat them mindlessly in front of the television. It takes a while to scale that down to an appropriate sized snack.0 -
OP - I commend your success; however, I don't really think it helps to view food as "junk". I agree that reducing calorie dense foods and replace them with more nutrient dense ones is a good idea; however, food is just a source of nutrients and energy, and is not good/bad/clean, etc. At the end of the day what matters is that one is hitting macro/micro/calorie targets in the context of ones overall diet.
If you examined my food diary you would probably see a lot of what you consider "junk" food; however, I have had no issue losing weigh and getting body fat down to sub 15% levels....
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It's great that you are making changes to improve your health. I think your post is a bit misleading considering you still drink Monster energy drinks and Mountain Dew, plus you had Doritos and Snickers (all within the last week). You are learning to balance of things you enjoy (that are considered junk by some) and foods that will keep you full. Your weight loss is contributed to a big reduction in calories consumed combined with becoming active.
Keep working at it and you will reach your goal!0 -
Then I will revise my remark partially.
Junk food can be a gate way food but yes, calorie deficit matters the most. I personally found that cutting out 90% of junk food and replacing those foods with healthier alternatives has made more a difference in my life than anything else.0 -
Congratulations on your loss!! That's wonderful progress.
Giving up junk food is hard, because it does taste so good and our taste buds are accustomed to it by now.
Keep up the great work!!0 -
Calories in, calories out. You can do it on donuts if you have the willpower.0
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You don't have to completely give up junk food, you just have to enjoy the "bad" things in moderation. For example, I had birthday cake as a snack a couple of days last week, and I've lost 150 pounds.
Also congrats on your progress!0 -
Every one is saying the same thing, my title means cutting back, not cutting out. And that's all I mean, Cutting back matters0
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NJDevilsFan7576 wrote: »Every one is saying the same thing, my title means cutting back, not cutting out. And that's all I mean, Cutting back matters
The title makes it seem as though you cut it all out. We see it often on this site where someone is determined to eat only fruits, vegetables and meat. Cutting back on calorie dense foods makes it much easier to stick to a calorie goal. Finding a way to still eat things we enjoy helps us stick to it long term.0 -
NJDevilsFan7576 wrote: »Every one is saying the same thing, my title means cutting back, not cutting out. And that's all I mean, Cutting back matters
The title makes it seem as though you cut it all out. We see it often on this site where someone is determined to eat only fruits, vegetables and meat. Cutting back on calorie dense foods makes it much easier to stick to a calorie goal. Finding a way to still eat things we enjoy helps us stick to it long term.
I couldn't agree more with you0 -
I personally don't dig through the trash, looking for food.
Not doing that, yes, my weight loss has been quite the success!0 -
I feel bad now... I should have said calorie deficits matter. I should have at least remembered one thing my girlfriend has drilled into my head this last year.0
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Congrats0
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NJDevilsFan7576 wrote: »I feel bad now... I should have said calorie deficits matter. I should have at least remembered one thing my girlfriend has drilled into my head this last year.
Don't feel bad. A lot of people here are sensitive to the term "junk food" becauase of the negative association it creates. Food is fuel; it has no inherent goodness or badness.
You've got a lot of points to be proud of in your post:- eating normal meals
- weighing food
- no need for detoxes and cleanses (there is 1 cleanse that might help, though)
- positive attitude
All in all, it was a decent 100th post. 6/10, would read again.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »NJDevilsFan7576 wrote: »I feel bad now... I should have said calorie deficits matter. I should have at least remembered one thing my girlfriend has drilled into my head this last year.
Don't feel bad. A lot of people here are sensitive to the term "junk food" becauase of the negative association it creates. Food is fuel; it has no inherent goodness or badness.
You've got a lot of points to be proud of in your post:- eating normal meals
- weighing food
- no need for detoxes and cleanses (there is 1 cleanse that might help, though)
- positive attitude
All in all, it was a decent 100th post. 6/10, would read again.
in for a peep cleanse!0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »NJDevilsFan7576 wrote: »I feel bad now... I should have said calorie deficits matter. I should have at least remembered one thing my girlfriend has drilled into my head this last year.
Don't feel bad. A lot of people here are sensitive to the term "junk food" becauase of the negative association it creates. Food is fuel; it has no inherent goodness or badness.
You've got a lot of points to be proud of in your post:- eating normal meals
- weighing food
- no need for detoxes and cleanses (there is 1 cleanse that might help, though)
- positive attitude
All in all, it was a decent 100th post. 6/10, would read again.
Im curious about your cleanse idea, for informational purposes0
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