Foods to Avoid?
starryphoenix
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im just curious what foods everyone stays away from or rarely eats now that you are trying to lose weight.
For me the #1 thing I stay away from is Nutella + Pretzels.
For me the #1 thing I stay away from is Nutella + Pretzels.
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Chocolate in all forms!0
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im just curious what foods everyone stays away from or rarely eats now that you are trying to lose weight.
For me the #1 thing I stay away from is Nutella + Pretzels.
Not a single one
You can eat absolutely everything so long as you have a generally nutritious diet, hit your macros and micros and stay within your calories across the week
No point in demonising any food .. just learn how to include them healthily in your diet
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Low fat cheese - that stuff is nasty
Lightened up ice cream - blergh! Better off having a small serve of the real stuff!
"Diet" versions of food. Seriously some of those things aren't worth saving the calories for.
basically anything that the eating of which makes me sad and craving the real thing. it's the change that's had me sticking to this for 18 months plus now
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I haven't omitted anything really ..I just reduced my portion size. This is a lifestyle change for me so I want to be able to sustain it.0
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I don't limit myself in what I can eat (except for the things I am intollerant to), but there are certain things I don't buy because I have zero portion control with them and I will finish it no matter what. Chips are my vice. If I buy a family bag, it will be gone by the end of the day. Period. With epic amounts of self control I might make it span two days. I really do not need 1200+ calories added to my diet. Really. So I stopped buying it and when I have an epic craving for them, I make myself walk to a nearby train station where they sell one portion bags of my favourite chips (Pipers' cheddar and onion), buy one, walk home, and go to town on it! Making that ~215 calorie sacrifice fits into my day easily most days and it feels soooooo good!0
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Dark chocolate just because it's Nasty0
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Why this assumption everyone is demonising food? Personally I don't stay away from many foods but a lot of people find some foods trigger foods and much more likely to make them binge or overeat. So staying away from those foods isn't demonising it's just knowing yourself and limitations.im just curious what foods everyone stays away from or rarely eats now that you are trying to lose weight.
For me the #1 thing I stay away from is Nutella + Pretzels.
Not a single one
You can eat absolutely everything so long as you have a generally nutritious diet, hit your macros and micros and stay within your calories across the week
No point in demonising any food .. just learn how to include them healthily in your diet
*inforlife*
I agree demonsing foods is not a good idea but the idea that because someone avoids foods they have demonised is a bit simplistic
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Large Stuffed crust meat pizza, dominos or pizza hut. That would blow my calories for 2 days. Owe how i miss you pizza.0
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Mixed nuts as a snack
It is easy for me to eat too many calories and not feel full.
So because of the calorie density I rarely have them. There are other more filling things to snack on
They Are 170 calories for a quarter of a cup!! What the heck! Yummy but not worth it0 -
I avoid anything I'm allergic to. Anything is fine in moderation,.so nothing is off limits0
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Nothing. I eat all the food. Just not In the same quantity as I used to.0
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isulo_kura wrote: »
Why this assumption everyone is demonising food? Personally I don't stay away from many foods but a lot of people find some foods trigger foods and much more likely to make them binge or overeat. So staying away from those foods isn't demonising it's just knowing yourself and limitations.im just curious what foods everyone stays away from or rarely eats now that you are trying to lose weight.
For me the #1 thing I stay away from is Nutella + Pretzels.
Not a single one
You can eat absolutely everything so long as you have a generally nutritious diet, hit your macros and micros and stay within your calories across the week
No point in demonising any food .. just learn how to include them healthily in your diet
*inforlife*
I agree demonsing foods is not a good idea but the idea that because someone avoids foods they have demonised is a bit simplistic
Only because you see it again and again, not just here but in the world of tabloid dieting .. you mustn't eat carbs / sugar is the devil / ice cream makes you fat etc etc ad nauseum
when it doesn't
eating more calories than you burn makes you put on weight. If you personally can't moderate with a specific food then fine, but that doesn't then become a tip for someone else0 -
i dont actually avoid any foods .. I just keep small amounts of them in my home.. I have a problem when getting a big package of cakes doughnuts or cookies and eating the entire package in 1 sitting
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isulo_kura wrote: »
Why this assumption everyone is demonising food? Personally I don't stay away from many foods but a lot of people find some foods trigger foods and much more likely to make them binge or overeat. So staying away from those foods isn't demonising it's just knowing yourself and limitations.im just curious what foods everyone stays away from or rarely eats now that you are trying to lose weight.
For me the #1 thing I stay away from is Nutella + Pretzels.
Not a single one
You can eat absolutely everything so long as you have a generally nutritious diet, hit your macros and micros and stay within your calories across the week
No point in demonising any food .. just learn how to include them healthily in your diet
*inforlife*
I agree demonsing foods is not a good idea but the idea that because someone avoids foods they have demonised is a bit simplistic
Correct - a lot of people need to avoid certain foods for a bit until they can learn to better control themselves around it. It is not a matter of demonizing, just a matter of learning control. Sometimes it takes fully staying away from something for a bit to figure it out. Once you have figured out the control, you add it back. Not a matter of demonizing, a matter of learning.0 -
It depends.
1. Everything in moderation is a more normal approach becayse its a lifesyle thing and just earing to eat in the proportion your body can handle. The other side is restriction cna lead to binging and uneccessary misery. Pizza and icre cream ok every day if you cnat fit it into the allowance etc.
2. This does not work for everyone, so avoiding and not buying some foods is a viable solution. Trigger foods are easier to avoid if you dont have them in the house because not everyone has the willpower to moderate.
I do 1, but I also choose not to have certain foods becayse id rather spend my calories elsewhere. If I want them I will still have them, but then im not a restricting sort of person.
One of the secondary benefits of exercise is you cna earn yourself more calories to eat. rarely eat is different from avoid.0 -
woodhouse_j2 wrote: »Large Stuffed crust meat pizza, dominos or pizza hut. That would blow my calories for 2 days. Owe how i miss you pizza.
Psssst, cauliflower pizza base!
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I limit a lot of the nutrient poor, heavily refined carb foods. They waste my calories, and tend to give me the munchies. Not worth it to me most of the time.
They aren't "off limits" just not something I choose to spend my calories on, especially since I find it harder to stick to my other goals when I eat them.0 -
Beets. Because they taste like dirt.0
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I am a firm believer (and follower) of everything in moderation. Portion control and planning works for me. Have said that, I feel better when I avoid eating processed sugars found in cakes, cookies,... For me, sugar leads to craving more.0
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I never stayed away from any foods that I liked when I was losing weight and I don't stay away from anything now that I'm maintaining either. If it fit my calorie goal and I liked it, I simply ate and logged it.0
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isulo_kura wrote: »
Why this assumption everyone is demonising food? Personally I don't stay away from many foods but a lot of people find some foods trigger foods and much more likely to make them binge or overeat. So staying away from those foods isn't demonising it's just knowing yourself and limitations.im just curious what foods everyone stays away from or rarely eats now that you are trying to lose weight.
For me the #1 thing I stay away from is Nutella + Pretzels.
Not a single one
You can eat absolutely everything so long as you have a generally nutritious diet, hit your macros and micros and stay within your calories across the week
No point in demonising any food .. just learn how to include them healthily in your diet
*inforlife*
I agree demonsing foods is not a good idea but the idea that because someone avoids foods they have demonised is a bit simplistic
just go read the sugar detox thread where everyone is saying sugar = poison …
the internet is alive with the "food is bad" or " you have to eat clean" mentality.
The point rabbit is trying to make is there is no reason to avoid any food, unless if won't fit into your daily allowance.0 -
I don't really have any trigger foods, but I avoid foods that aren't worth the calories. When thinking through how I gained weight before starting this I realized I ate too much stuff just because it was there, and so I have stopped that and try to be mindful about all eating.
I also tend to be less controlled if I let myself snack indiscriminately during the day, so I tend to stick to planned meals or snacks only (with some flexibility if something really is worth it).0 -
I avoid foods I don't like and will kill me (looking at bleu cheese).0
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Sugar. I have a hard time with control after eating it.0
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I'm on 1200 calories a day (plus exercise calories) so I don't have a lot of room. Consequently, I largely avoid anything high in calories, especially pizza, baked goods, candy (except the occasional piece of dark chocolate if I want it), cheese, ice cream and fast food. These are very occasional, special treats for me. I really don't miss them very much.0
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I avoid most grains, fried food, and coffee because they give me severe stomach pain and/or acid reflux. If you don't have those issues or any allergies, eat what you like that fits into your calories or macros!0
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I think demonizing looks better than demonising personally....
I do neither. I just eat less.
I cut back on alcohol because the amount I want is way more calories than I can budget....0 -
jeebieheebies wrote: »Chocolate in all forms!
I'm just gonna smash my head into a wall brb0 -
I've eliminated several foods that I've decided aren't worth their calories. It's not that I refuse to eat them. I'd just that making them fit is more trouble than I think they're worth so I skip them.
Breakfast cereal is an example. The portion that would fit in my day is too small. I'd rather have something else.
Also inferior treats get cut out for me. Cheap powered sugar donuts from the convenience store, not worth it. Yummy donut from the gourmet place near my sister's house, so totally worth it.0
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