Horrible for me foods that I totally miss
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Worst post ever. Now I want all of these foods.2
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- spoonful after spoonful of Reduced Fat Jiff peanut butter
- Homemade fudge
- Chicken and nuggets with fries and ketchup in huge quantities
- Pizza AND cheesesticks in one meal
- Funnel cakes
- Deep fried anything and everything
- Ice cream made with real cream
- Gum that's not sugar free
- Twix bars
For me, it's easier just not to eat them than it is to eat them in moderation. "Moderation" just makes me sad for not being able to eat with excess. If I don't ever start, then the craving eventually passes. Plus, milk makes my digestive system revolt, so I have to et dairy-free now.
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Sweetened condensed milk. I used to eat cans of it by the spoonful
Yes! I really miss eating it right out of the can because it would be a shame to eat one spoonful and throw the rest away or have it sit there opened and taunting me (opened food packages have some sort of magic that forces you to keep coming back, I swear!). Since I haven't found a single serve pack of that yet, it's limited to these beautiful cookies we make for Christmas filled with caramelized sweetened condensed milk.
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I miss a whole lot of foods bc of celiac and somewhat lactose intolerant. (I can tolerate small amounts of dairy)
Deep dish pizza with all that crunchy grease on the bottom.
mozzarella sticks
Pasta in general
regular soft gluten bread
Twix bars
fried chicken
Krispy Kreme doughnuts
generous amounts of cheese in general
cookies/oreos
pot pie's
graham crackers
mini wheats
Carolina Treet BBQ sauce
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arditarose wrote: »All these peeps on MFP are good at moderation apparently. I pretty much can't bring most calorie dense, fatty, high carb foods into the house. I'll indulge at a nice restaurant, or with freshly baked goods/a nice bakery. I'll get something with peanut butter out for dessert, but for the most part-I eat things that are low calorie, in high volume. You can trust there is no peanut butter in my cupboard or block of cheddar in my refrigerator.
That said, I miss eating large amounts of all the cookies, pizza, ice cream, and chips.
There's different kinds of moderation though. I haven't dared making a cheesecake at home because I know that I won't be able to moderate it... but a piece of cheesecake at a restaurant once in a while? Sure. That's moderation too.
I'm just saying you don't have to ban anything... just have less of them, whether it's a couple bites only (which is hard for me to do for some things too) or just indulge in a bigger portion once in a while.
Seriously life is too short IMO to ban foods that you clearly love for vanity reason - obviously not medical reason. But I also workout so I can fit higher calorie stuff, otherwise... yeah it would be pretty miserable.5 -
Everything that I miss, I miss because it has gluten and I can't eat it anymore thanks to celiac disease.
French baguettes
Really good pizza
Philadelphia pretzels
Croissants
A tomato cheese sandwich on a kaiser roll
Anything else that I really want, I just have when the mood strikes me.
I'm in a phase where I'm not good at moderating, so I don't keep stuff around. I plan a stuff my face event by banking calories and indulge then go on with my life.2 -
i had a pb and fluff sandwhich for a snack, had a couple twix minis and other stuff. im in a deficit.3
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I get it op sometimes there are things you are not great at moderating or are just not worth trying to fit into your calories so you don't eat it as much as you wish you could3
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Vodka
Tequila
Wine... Actually, part of the problem is that I haven't stopped "missing" them, and quantity matters. Then there's the snacking with the stuff.0 -
Fried Chicken, Biscuits and Gravy, Tempura, Western Cinnamon Rolls, Foie Gras, French Fries, Tater Tots, Hash Browns, Philly Cheese Steak...1
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Pizza dipped in garlic sauce. Thick crust.
Ice cream from cold stone.
Chips.
Pancakes.
Frosted animal crackers.
Donuts. 0 -
arditarose wrote: »All these peeps on MFP are good at moderation apparently. I pretty much can't bring most calorie dense, fatty, high carb foods into the house. I'll indulge at a nice restaurant, or with freshly baked goods/a nice bakery. I'll get something with peanut butter out for dessert, but for the most part-I eat things that are low calorie, in high volume. You can trust there is no peanut butter in my cupboard or block of cheddar in my refrigerator.
That said, I miss eating large amounts of all the cookies, pizza, ice cream, and chips.
I feel this hard! If I buy a Quest bar when I'm out and eat it as I walk around with the kids everything is fine. My husband brings a box home and I'm literally white knuckling it not to binge on them and I still eat them in too high a volume imho. I suck at moderating and do better with many things existing only outside my home3 -
Cereal. It is totally my downfall and if I eat any at all it sends me into a craze and I will eat at least a couple bowls a day. So I choose none.2
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JessicaMcB wrote: »arditarose wrote: »All these peeps on MFP are good at moderation apparently. I pretty much can't bring most calorie dense, fatty, high carb foods into the house. I'll indulge at a nice restaurant, or with freshly baked goods/a nice bakery. I'll get something with peanut butter out for dessert, but for the most part-I eat things that are low calorie, in high volume. You can trust there is no peanut butter in my cupboard or block of cheddar in my refrigerator.
That said, I miss eating large amounts of all the cookies, pizza, ice cream, and chips.
I feel this hard! If I buy a Quest bar when I'm out and eat it as I walk around with the kids everything is fine. My husband brings a box home and I'm literally white knuckling it not to binge on them and I still eat them in too high a volume imho. I suck at moderating and do better with many things existing only outside my home
You're not alone and I have many friends on here who are the same. Sometimes I feel like the people who on here who boast about eating whatever they want are trying to make me feel bad. I know it's probably just me but yeah...I get you. We're okay too!8 -
arditarose wrote: »All these peeps on MFP are good at moderation apparently. I pretty much can't bring most calorie dense, fatty, high carb foods into the house. I'll indulge at a nice restaurant, or with freshly baked goods/a nice bakery. I'll get something with peanut butter out for dessert, but for the most part-I eat things that are low calorie, in high volume. You can trust there is no peanut butter in my cupboard or block of cheddar in my refrigerator.
That said, I miss eating large amounts of all the cookies, pizza, ice cream, and chips.
There's different kinds of moderation though. I haven't dared making a cheesecake at home because I know that I won't be able to moderate it... but a piece of cheesecake at a restaurant once in a while? Sure. That's moderation too.
I'm just saying you don't have to ban anything... just have less of them, whether it's a couple bites only (which is hard for me to do for some things too) or just indulge in a bigger portion once in a while.
Seriously life is too short IMO to ban foods that you clearly love for vanity reason - obviously not medical reason. But I also workout so I can fit higher calorie stuff, otherwise... yeah it would be pretty miserable.
I don't ban foods. Monday-Friday though? Yeah, I'm pretty strict. And my cupboard is pretty bare. I prefer it because I will eat a slice of cake the size of my face when I want as well. It's just not on the reg.4 -
I've been dying for a toasted bagel with cream cheese. But I don't want all those calories. Haha
I also really miss 'Marie's ranch dressing' (on everything!!!!), Taco Bell, NY pizza, cheese quesadillas, and sometimes I get cravings for soda!1 -
arditarose wrote: »JessicaMcB wrote: »arditarose wrote: »All these peeps on MFP are good at moderation apparently. I pretty much can't bring most calorie dense, fatty, high carb foods into the house. I'll indulge at a nice restaurant, or with freshly baked goods/a nice bakery. I'll get something with peanut butter out for dessert, but for the most part-I eat things that are low calorie, in high volume. You can trust there is no peanut butter in my cupboard or block of cheddar in my refrigerator.
That said, I miss eating large amounts of all the cookies, pizza, ice cream, and chips.
I feel this hard! If I buy a Quest bar when I'm out and eat it as I walk around with the kids everything is fine. My husband brings a box home and I'm literally white knuckling it not to binge on them and I still eat them in too high a volume imho. I suck at moderating and do better with many things existing only outside my home
You're not alone and I have many friends on here who are the same. Sometimes I feel like the people who on here who boast about eating whatever they want are trying to make me feel bad. I know it's probably just me but yeah...I get you. We're okay too!
I don't think it's meant that way. I doubt many here advocate buying all kinds of goodies, setting them on the counter then taking a tiny piece of one thing. Deliberate torture does not make a person a better dieter. There are many ways to moderate, and yes sometimes it sucks that I can't have as big of a portion or that I can't have both ice cream AND cheesecake in the same day every day. And yes, I do keep quite a few foods out sight/out of mind and only have them on rare occasions. And yes, I can easily have a single serving of ice cream, but a "sliver of cheesecake" is out of the question, might as well not have it until I have the calories for a hearty slice. Do I eat whatever I want? Yes! Do I eat whatever I want whenever I want? No way. Food needs to be controlled in some fashion for weight control to happen. Case in point my sweetened condensed milk woes mentioned above, where I get to have it in cookies once a year during a time period where I usually choose to maintain or slightly gain, and because I can moderate cookies better than an open can.
I think what most people advocate (at least I know I do) is a change in mindset about "horrible for you" foods where they turn into "sometimes foods" or "smaller portion foods" in line with the individual comfort level of the person. How they go about it, and what the easiest way to achieve it is up to them, even if it means entirely eliminating something if it's mentally easier, but without unnecessary value judgements where the whole thing turns into a high moral playground.3 -
Mcdonalds big breakfasts, mcdonalds mcgriddles (I still crave these even though haven't had in like 10y haha), doritos and french onion dip, cheese doughnuts, cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting0
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arditarose wrote: »JessicaMcB wrote: »arditarose wrote: »All these peeps on MFP are good at moderation apparently. I pretty much can't bring most calorie dense, fatty, high carb foods into the house. I'll indulge at a nice restaurant, or with freshly baked goods/a nice bakery. I'll get something with peanut butter out for dessert, but for the most part-I eat things that are low calorie, in high volume. You can trust there is no peanut butter in my cupboard or block of cheddar in my refrigerator.
That said, I miss eating large amounts of all the cookies, pizza, ice cream, and chips.
I feel this hard! If I buy a Quest bar when I'm out and eat it as I walk around with the kids everything is fine. My husband brings a box home and I'm literally white knuckling it not to binge on them and I still eat them in too high a volume imho. I suck at moderating and do better with many things existing only outside my home
You're not alone and I have many friends on here who are the same. Sometimes I feel like the people who on here who boast about eating whatever they want are trying to make me feel bad. I know it's probably just me but yeah...I get you. We're okay too!
Yeah I get it. I get annoyed too when people say that they eat what they want. I could never eat what I want in the quantities that I want without being hungry. But obviously 'what you want' really varies from person to person... I can eat what I want when it comes to meals, pretty much, but dessert? Really not. Unfortunately I have a sweet tooth so if you ask me what I want to eat I'm more likely to tell you cheesecake or rice pudding than a burger, and the burger would be way more filling for the calories...3 -
BeyondApril wrote: »Because sometimes I just wish I could eat the way I did when I was young!
Oreos - a whole sleeve (they don't even get packaged this way anymore!)
Twix bars
Banana splits, extra walnuts
Fudge
Large italian sub extra hots on WHITE roll
PB & Fluff sandwiches
You?
I eat Twix pretty much every day. ..the fun sized ones...but still. I don't eat meat anymore, but I love me a Veggie delite on Italian when the craving hits.0 -
What is that saying the "you always want something more when you can't have it" this applies to me, so I will never be on an elimination diet..4
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What I miss are things that I can no longer have due to them being non vegetarian. ....fried chicken (haven't found a good substitute) authentic Mexican food, some different kinds of Chinese food. ...but o well0
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i dont miss any foods because i eat them wether its a small portion or eating at maintenance...
i miss the days when i could eat HOWEVER much i wanted and my weight didnt fluccuate. I am less active now so i guess thats the way the cookie crumbles.2 -
i struggle against ham and cheese croissants. i do have this home-based workaround where i use the cheese itself to laminate the dough instead of butter, but still. you don't always have one of those handy to defend yourself with when you're out in the world and a commercial version of them assails you.0
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amusedmonkey wrote: »arditarose wrote: »JessicaMcB wrote: »arditarose wrote: »All these peeps on MFP are good at moderation apparently. I pretty much can't bring most calorie dense, fatty, high carb foods into the house. I'll indulge at a nice restaurant, or with freshly baked goods/a nice bakery. I'll get something with peanut butter out for dessert, but for the most part-I eat things that are low calorie, in high volume. You can trust there is no peanut butter in my cupboard or block of cheddar in my refrigerator.
That said, I miss eating large amounts of all the cookies, pizza, ice cream, and chips.
I feel this hard! If I buy a Quest bar when I'm out and eat it as I walk around with the kids everything is fine. My husband brings a box home and I'm literally white knuckling it not to binge on them and I still eat them in too high a volume imho. I suck at moderating and do better with many things existing only outside my home
You're not alone and I have many friends on here who are the same. Sometimes I feel like the people who on here who boast about eating whatever they want are trying to make me feel bad. I know it's probably just me but yeah...I get you. We're okay too!
I don't think it's meant that way. I doubt many here advocate buying all kinds of goodies, setting them on the counter then taking a tiny piece of one thing. Deliberate torture does not make a person a better dieter.
Totally agree with this. I actually never have kept a lot of goodies at home or snacked at home much, so that was one thing that made it easier for me in some ways. (I'd buy something to gorge on if I was emotionally eating or, more likely, since I'm not really a huge sweets person, order something delicious and high cal like Indian food.) The one thing I keep at home on the regular is ice cream, and maybe because it's in the freezer that's not tough for me. I tend to mostly buy other things one at a time, and am okay with protein bars, but can definitely overdo (and I don't even like protein bars that much).
The problem, for me, is that there ARE boxes of things at work -- peanut M&Ms, caramels, Kind bars, chips, and endless other sweets and other goodies that my assistant (who has a family bakery business and likes to try things out) brings in or a vendor gives us or someone brings in to celebrate something (we are definitely getting some kind of Cubs cake or cupcakes tomorrow, I'd bet anything, we had an apple pie and brownies on Friday, who knows why). So it's not bragging if I say I have to moderate and resist temptation (and most of my moderating is NOT snacking, so I skip it unless its really worth it). It's what I have to do and what I think lots of people have to do.
And yeah, I do sometimes miss being able to eat a big piece of whatever just because, without thinking about it, but then I ended up over weeks eating lots of food I didn't even care about that much.
(If they do bring in a Cubs thing I'll have to eat it, though -- my have cake the Monday after the Cubs make the World Series exception definitely isn't why I got fat.) ;-)There are many ways to moderate, and yes sometimes it sucks that I can't have as big of a portion or that I can't have both ice cream AND cheesecake in the same day every day. And yes, I do keep quite a few foods out sight/out of mind and only have them on rare occasions. And yes, I can easily have a single serving of ice cream, but a "sliver of cheesecake" is out of the question, might as well not have it until I have the calories for a hearty slice. Do I eat whatever I want? Yes! Do I eat whatever I want whenever I want? No way. Food needs to be controlled in some fashion for weight control to happen. Case in point my sweetened condensed milk woes mentioned above, where I get to have it in cookies once a year during a time period where I usually choose to maintain or slightly gain, and because I can moderate cookies better than an open can.
Yup -- ways I moderate include eating less during the week so I can go to restaurants on weekend nights, eating Indian about once every month or two so I can eat the amount of naan I want, etc., using long run and bike days to cover restaurant days, and eating pie basically just on holidays and some other baked goods during my monthly book club (since my friend who loves to bake brings amazing stuff). Otherwise, I mostly stick to occasional ice cream (which I can moderate) for dessert or some high quality chocolate which I buy in single serving sizes.
I think figuring out a way where you aren't having to white knuckle is really important.1 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »I still eat most of the "bad" stuff...but it's more occasional than it used to be...I just eat less of that stuff so it's not really substantive to my diet as a whole.
We had a night out last night and I ate nachos, a hamburger, smoked pulled pork topped with chili, and several beers. Not to mention a bit of popcorn and a taste of cotton candy. And I ain't even sorry.3 -
I'm another celiac. I miss the convenience of being able to eat out and not worry.
And I miss my grandmother's cinnamon buns. I also have insulin resistance and can't eat most sweets, beyond a literal bite or two, or my blood glucose is negatively affected. Even if I found a good GF substitute for my grandmother's cinnamon buns, I couldn't eat it without setting my health back anyways.
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crzycatlady1 wrote: »I still eat all the foods I like, just in smaller quantities. I haven't cut anything out, which has made things much more sustainable long term for me
I do the same thing. Watch my portions and don't eat it as often.0 -
Well thats the trick right? I eat whatever I want, but I sure as heck dont eat how MUCH of it I want. And some things I dont have enough control over to have them on a regular basis - I havent had Chinese food in almost a year - I am going for some in 4 more pounds! I know its inappropriate to reward myself for losing weight with food, but its the one thing I have completely restricted, and when I cross the line from obese to overweight, I am going to indulge for once.0
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