Do you eat junk food you crave?

Depends on if it's worth the calories, tbh.

I'll eat dark chocolate occasionally (usually during that time of month). I love cake and eat it, but since I've been making diabetes-friendly cakes for my dad, it's low-calorie enough that it fits into my goals easily. I also eat no sugar added ice cream or frozen yogurt pretty regularly.

A few things I've had to substitute out, like chips. I try to eat white cheddar popcorn instead of Cheetos and tortilla chips with salsa instead of Doritos. Funyuns are a rare treat that I get to have about once a month because it's very hard for me to stop eating them once I start. Donuts and pastries haven't been worth the calories lately so I've been making applesauce cake with oat flour or banana bread to satisfy my sweet tooth in the morning.

If you feel guilty about eating 'junk' food, there are a million recipes out there that can customize your food to match your goals. I've seen everything from paleo cupcakes to apple chips

Lol. I eat whatever I want as long as it fits into my calories and I try to hit my macros.

Basically, I try not to make my whole day me eating things with little to no nutritional value.

I still have a bag of chips a couple times a week. Only now the bag is 28g and not a family size. My fear is that, if I don't have a small bag when I want it, I'll hit the store and buy (and eat) a family sized bag watching hockey. Same for most other things. Only thing I have not had is a full sugar soda in months. Every time I look at having one, I figure I'd rather have a glass of wine for the calories.

kayleexbabeex wrote: »

Just wondered do you eat junk food such as chocolate crisps burgers, chips cakes, etc in your diet or do you completely cut it out? I started this week and have ate clean all week cutting out all of the above but now I'm starting to wonder how long I can keep it up competley cutting it all out but yet I feel so guilty to indulge in any of these treats x

Then you need to examine your relationship with food. "Junk" food is fine in moderation. Remember that weight gain/loss/maintenance is based on calories. If you stay within the calories limits of whatever goal you're trying to reach, then you should be fine with some "junk" food.


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Like most others, I plan ahead with my cheat indulges. My weakness is baked goods, so I also try to pair those foods with protein to slow the digestion of them down (& eat less of the cheat food in the moment). I also take fiber tablets with each meal so that it passes through my system more efficiently & I don't store as much of it as fat.

Yep. I find when I try to ignore the craving and eat some "healthy" substitute I end up eating a dozen different things and 10 times more calories trying to find that satisfaction than if I just ate the thing I wanted in the first place.

I continue to eat all the foods. After Christmas I stocked up on reduced price Lindt and Ghirardelli chocolates. The cashier asked me what I do with them. I told him that I'll eat them. He looked at me funny and said that he'd never have guessed it.

I won't completely cut anything out. This is a permanent lifestyle for me. I'm not going to spend the rest of my life deprived and miserable when there's NO need for that. So I eat what I want but only to the point that it fits in my calories. And if it doesn't fit, then I exercise to earn more calories and I make it fit.

newhighnewlow wrote: »

not possible to cut it all and be happy, imho.

splurge every once in a while, find a way to be thoughtful about when and how you splurge, but learn to love/crave better things.

(sounds simple... but it isn't... I can say it, but I dont really live it... I eat LOTS of junk still!)

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