Do you eat junk food you crave?

Yeah I make room for them.

I think the one thing I miss the most, that I only allow myself to have maybe once or twice a year now, is little chocolate or cinnamon sugar doughnuts. One little package of those suckers can easily top 400+ calories. The other thing I used to love was those hostess apple pies, another easy 4-600 calories. Hell I used to eat the doughnuts along with my coffee after eating breakfast, which was usually waffles/eggs/pork sausage. That usually meant up to 1200-1500 calories before I left the house for the day. I miss it, but honestly I do just fine now. Now I tend to eat a bowl of bran cereal with almond milk (great start on fiber for the day) with a protein shake, then mid-morning I have a homemade sausage egg and cheese mcmuffin that comes in around 410 calories. The muffin is my blast from the past so to speak but I use turkey sausage, low cal muffins (usually multigrain) and it satisfies me. But I think about those little chocolate doughnuts a lot. haha. I usually have them on Christmas morning now because that day is usually screwed anyway.

I haven't cut anything out. Except alcohol. The drunk munchies were killing my calorie deficit, even if I planned the alcohol and logged it.

That being said, I don't waste my "delicious points" (calories) on sub-par treats. If I'm going to have a cheeseburger, it's not going to be from McDonald's. No supermarket bakery items - if I'm going to have a cookie, it's going to be delicious, not mediocre. Quality chocolate, not that waxy, nasty stuff. Etc, etc.

I figured that the key is to eat what you want, but less. Also if you just live an overall healthy lifestyle you probably will crave better things. This weekend I have 2 birthday parties. I am going to go and eat what they serve, but I will keep in my how much I am eating. Plus I plan on doing a longer workout that day as well.

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.