Eat whatever you want

mrbullfrog
mrbullfrog Posts: 54 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone else besides me eat whatever the heck they want and just use portion control??
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  • HokieBrad
    HokieBrad Posts: 1,670 Member
    How I do it. Much easier for me and so far the results have been to my liking. At the end if the day as long as I took in less than my recommended daily calorie intake I'm happy
  • JoeCWV
    JoeCWV Posts: 213 Member
    Yep lost 70 pounds and have kept it off for a couple years.
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
    Yeah, that's what I always do. It's called the IIFYM Diet [If It Fits Your Macros]. Basically eat what you want, but keep portions under control so you don't go over on calories or macros.
  • Bxqtie116
    Bxqtie116 Posts: 552 Member
    Yup, I still eat the foods I love so long as I log it and have the calories for it. I have gone over here and there, but no big deal. I log it and move on. I burn close to 3000 calories a day anyway so my overage is usually 200-300 calories.
  • emjam99
    emjam99 Posts: 92 Member
    Lol yes
  • 34blast
    34blast Posts: 166 Member
    It depends on what you normally eat. If you eat only junk you may not end up looking like you want. I would say you want to be healthier overall I suspect not just weight less. Sometimes learning to eat healthier can make a big difference. You body needs certain nutrients e.g. vegetables, fruits, etc. Since I started eating healthier, I eat a lot more total, but the same calories, so more of a lifestyle change.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,619 Member
    mrbullfrog wrote: »
    Anyone else besides me eat whatever the heck they want and just use portion control??

    Yep ...

    But fortunately, I suppose, I really like veggies and fruit and brown rice and cottage cheese and low cal yogurt (prefer it to the thicker yogurts) and whole grain breads and chicken and tuna ... etc. etc. etc. That's the food I grew up on (for the most part) and have eaten most of my adult life.

    Of course, I also like Mexican food (mmmm ... burritos!) and pizza and ice cream ... so I still have them, but in moderation.

  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    No, I want fritters and developed a wheat allergy as an adult so I can't eat what o want
  • briannarios60
    briannarios60 Posts: 237 Member
    Yes! Only thing that works for me. If I cut any "bad" foods out I wouldnt last too long. I still try to eat healthy though, sometimes. But I'm human and crave junk food so I eat it in moderation
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    mrbullfrog wrote: »
    Anyone else besides me eat whatever the heck they want and just use portion control??

    Yup. Of course I take into consideration the effect something has on me when I decide what I want.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    I did. It works just fine if you budget your calories. I try to eat healthy now for reasons.
  • victoria_1024
    victoria_1024 Posts: 915 Member
    Mostly. I definitely still eat candy and cookies on a daily basis. But I have protein goals I try to meet so I often eat Greek yogurt or special k protein cereal when I'd rather be eating lucky charms. ;) I don't limit carbs or sugar though, I eat what I want there as long as I'm getting my protein goal met.
  • oolou
    oolou Posts: 765 Member
    Nope, because what I want to eat, what I really really want to eat, is usually beyond my budget if I were to eat it on a daily basis. ^^
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    No. Eating whatever I wanted was the problem. I needed to cut a few foods in order to get healthy. Some of the foods that I wanted did not agree with me.
  • bbordner
    bbordner Posts: 59 Member
    I do, but beers with the guys on Friday tends to put me over for the day. So I try to budget it, workout a little harder that day, and try to keep it under my maintenance calories.
  • bendis2007
    bendis2007 Posts: 82 Member
    Yup! I had a 2 cocktails this week, pizza, lasagna, half of a cupcake, and I still lost 2 pounds.
    Of course I had to run a few extra miles, and ate a LOT more baby spinach than usual to offset the more delicious food.
    It works for me, but I wouldn't recommend it for everyone. I'm at a stage where I can cut myself off from food and walk away.
  • gvizzle74
    gvizzle74 Posts: 123 Member
    i couldn't do it any other way. the way i ate to lose weight had to be the same quality and type of food that i would eat to maintain my weight loss.

    so far so good....maintaining 140 pound weight loss for almost 6 months (and i just ate two peanut butter chocolate chip cookies warm out of the oven)
  • kermax39
    kermax39 Posts: 149 Member
    I eat whatever I want, but there are some things I have decided not to include anymore only because I dont do tiny portions and find theyre not worth the calories. Such as full fat hard cheese, cream, anything deep fried in batter and real butter, pastry.Luckily iv not got a sweet tooth.
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    Yes, because if I am not willing to give up a food forever, then I was not going to give it up for weight loss. So I eat one measured serving of ice cream, not a pint at a time. I eat fried foods less often. And I did decide I could never eat refried beans again and eat black beans instead. I do me. :-)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    DetroitDarin wrote: »
    Everyone eats whatever they want. But their motivation for wanting it differs.

    Yes, this.
  • cross2bear
    cross2bear Posts: 1,106 Member
    Count me in - I've had home made pizza and lasagna this week, going out for dinner tonight (I have eaten at this place many times and know the calorie counts and portion sizes) and even fit in a bowl of cracker chips every single night with my cup of tea. Down 98lbs. Its a dream come true
  • geneticsteacher
    geneticsteacher Posts: 623 Member
    I do for the most part, but recently discovered that I still binge on something I hadn't had in a long time - damn Combos. Ate the whole bag.
  • bubble_wrap0428
    bubble_wrap0428 Posts: 88 Member
    Not in all aspects. I can't eat just half a donut so I just don't eat one at all. But I can eat a portion of homemade pizza, Alfredo, whole some meals without going overboard. Somethings I know to avoid because they aren't worth the heavy calories and lack of nutrition.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I wish I could, but if I ate what I wanted within my calories I'd just be hungry all the time. I don't think it really works for people who mostly like sweet stuff, lol.

    But yes, I make meals that I actually like and often base them on my cravings (other than sweets, obviously).

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