Eating a little junk food.
niyra17
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Hiya all, silly question , if I have calories left over and dont want to eat anymore food .. And wish to have a treat, maybe crisps, chocolate. Is it ok too ?? And still log it all in and keeping in mind the macros etc. ?
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We'll let you. What else are we going to do?10
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crisps and chocolate are food....?4
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TavistockToad wrote: »crisps and chocolate are food....?
You have no idea how seductive potato or corn crisps dipped in nutella is.3 -
JeromeBarry1 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »crisps and chocolate are food....?
You have no idea how seductive potato or corn crisps dipped in nutella is.
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Eat what you want as long as you can fit it in your calories (or exercise it off).3
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TavistockToad wrote: »JeromeBarry1 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »crisps and chocolate are food....?
You have no idea how seductive potato or corn crisps dipped in nutella is.
:huh:
lol..well if you say so haha.
I just think i am supposed to stay off all these things, like get told if you want to lose weight kill the crap..boring really..0 -
Of course it's okay. It's also okay to have occasional days where you eat a good chunk of calorie dense foods. As long as it's all accounted for, your overall diet is nutrient rich on most days, and it makes dieting easier for you, it's even recommended. The easier to can make things for yourself while still getting the results you want the more sustainable and better it is.
Today I had 1300 calories of sweets and I'm eating to maintenance calories. I don't do that often, and it was a part of a nice get together. I don't feel even the slightest bit of guilt, I feel joy because I did not let my diet get in the way of my life but at the same time took measures to make sure life doesn't get in the way of my dieting.9 -
I always try and make 6 squares of my favourite dairy milk fit. It's totally fine2
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TavistockToad wrote: »crisps and chocolate are food....?
True they are but not the best, still sometimes we need to have something that we kinda like..its ok i only gained a stupid 1lb and felt it was because i had these things in my diet..1 -
Hiya all, silly question , if I have calories left over and dont want to eat anymore food .. And wish to have a treat, maybe crisps, chocolate. Is it ok too ?? And still log it all in and keeping in mind the macros etc. ?
I burned a ton yesterday on an especially active day. I had probably an extra 900-1000 calories left and would not have gotten to my deficit. After dinner: bread with 2 tsp peanut butter, 3 chocolate chip cookies and a glass of ice cold milk. Still ended up -1500 for the day. Love those days. Of course, my goal is not to be -1500 on average, so I'll probably eat just a touch more the rest of the week. (If I don't, I feel it in my workouts).0 -
Nothing wrong with it...3
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TavistockToad wrote: »crisps and chocolate are food....?
True they are but not the best, still sometimes we need to have something that we kinda like..its ok i only gained a stupid 1lb and felt it was because i had these things in my diet..
First, it's normal for weight to fluctuate from day to day. 1 lb is well within normal range of things impacted by increased sodium, stress, time of month, needing to poop, etc.
Second, it isn't any particular food that is responsible for weight gain. Weight gain comes from eating too many calories, specifically, to gain 1 lb of actual fat you'd have to consume an extra 3,500 cals above your maintenance calorie level.
For sustainable weight loss (which in my mind includes a plan to transition to maintenance), I think it's important to set a reasonable calorie goal based on an appropriate rate of loss. MFP will give you a target based on that. Eat a variety of foods up to that calorie target, striving for a mix of foods that provide nutrition (both macro and micro nutrients), satiety (fills you up when eating at a deficit), and enjoyment (a little chocolate can help keep you going so you don't feel so deprived). If you exercise, log and eat back a portion of those cals as well. Be patient and monitor and adjust after 6-8weeks depending on your actual results.7 -
Silentpadna wrote: »Hiya all, silly question , if I have calories left over and dont want to eat anymore food .. And wish to have a treat, maybe crisps, chocolate. Is it ok too ?? And still log it all in and keeping in mind the macros etc. ?
I burned a ton yesterday on an especially active day. I had probably an extra 900-1000 calories left and would not have gotten to my deficit. After dinner: bread with 2 tsp peanut butter, 3 chocolate chip cookies and a glass of ice cold milk. Still ended up -1500 for the day. Love those days. Of course, my goal is not to be -1500 on average, so I'll probably eat just a touch more the rest of the week. (If I don't, I feel it in my workouts).
aw thats good, i never go into anything made from doing an work outs, or walking, im on a 1430 cal diet and had some left over so i used a bit with treats, still with more left over..0 -
I had a snickers candy bar and a serving of chili cheese Fritos yesterday. I also nailed my macros/micros and calorie targets (and ate around 900 grams of veggies and fruit). Look at the big picture -nothing wrong with eating chips, candy etc, as long as your fitting it into an overall balanced diet and your calorie goals
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TavistockToad wrote: »crisps and chocolate are food....?
There's a gourmet bulk confectionery/spice/fancy ingredient store near my work - they sell chocolate covered potato chips. Oh my!6 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »crisps and chocolate are food....?
There's a gourmet bulk confectionery/spice/fancy ingredient store near my work - they sell chocolate covered potato chips. Oh my!
Chocolate covered potato chips are amazing. You can't go wrong with sweet and salty in one bite!
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lioness803 wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »crisps and chocolate are food....?
There's a gourmet bulk confectionery/spice/fancy ingredient store near my work - they sell chocolate covered potato chips. Oh my!
Chocolate covered potato chips are amazing. You can't go wrong with sweet and salty in one bite!
Oh, I can go wrong. I can go very wrong.5 -
TavistockToad wrote: »crisps and chocolate are food....?
True they are but not the best, still sometimes we need to have something that we kinda like..its ok i only gained a stupid 1lb and felt it was because i had these things in my diet..
But eating crisps or chocolate doesn't negate the nutritional value of the rest of what you eat, so it's really not a problem.
The pound you gained may well be a normal fluctuation unless you've been eating over maintenance by around 500 cals every day for a week?5 -
TavistockToad wrote: »JeromeBarry1 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »crisps and chocolate are food....?
You have no idea how seductive potato or corn crisps dipped in nutella is.
:huh:
lol..well if you say so haha.
I just think i am supposed to stay off all these things, like get told if you want to lose weight kill the crap..boring really..
These guys that tell such things want to lose weight the hard way.
I'm losing the easy way.7 -
A calorie is a calorie, no matter where it comes from. Go ahead and enjoy yourself a bit. Dieting doesn't have to be a chore.4
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I am not a chip lover, but I do have chocolate every day.
For me, all food in moderation, log it, make it work into daily calorie budget.6 -
3rdof7sisters wrote: »I am not a chip lover, but I do have chocolate every day.
For me, all food in moderation, log it, make it work into daily calorie budget.
thank you, so i have been really beating myself up for nothing, i just thought it was stupidly wrong and that i was just cheating lol..mad or what..2 -
WinoGelato wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »crisps and chocolate are food....?
True they are but not the best, still sometimes we need to have something that we kinda like..its ok i only gained a stupid 1lb and felt it was because i had these things in my diet..
First, it's normal for weight to fluctuate from day to day. 1 lb is well within normal range of things impacted by increased sodium, stress, time of month, needing to poop, etc.
Second, it isn't any particular food that is responsible for weight gain. Weight gain comes from eating too many calories, specifically, to gain 1 lb of actual fat you'd have to consume an extra 3,500 cals above your maintenance calorie level.
For sustainable weight loss (which in my mind includes a plan to transition to maintenance), I think it's important to set a reasonable calorie goal based on an appropriate rate of loss. MFP will give you a target based on that. Eat a variety of foods up to that calorie target, striving for a mix of foods that provide nutrition (both macro and micro nutrients), satiety (fills you up when eating at a deficit), and enjoyment (a little chocolate can help keep you going so you don't feel so deprived). If you exercise, log and eat back a portion of those cals as well. Be patient and monitor and adjust after 6-8weeks depending on your actual results.
Thank you, i have been losing and very happy, jut this week i had a small gain as you said it can be many things, i know i am in target with the food intake as i weigh everything i eat. I had a Easter egg that i ate over 6 days lol.. still weighing and writing it in the diary, and got told if i want to lose weight i need to stop the sweets and crisps, as its not going to work.. ok so i know now thank you i wont be depriving myself, if i want anything. 4 -
WinoGelato wrote: »Be patient and monitor and adjust after 6-8weeks depending on your actual results.
This is the hard part for me, not the dieting!1 -
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It is important to my long term success to create a "Not fuel" category in MFP diary. For me to maintain, I don't look at food as "bad" or "cheating", but as I log everything, I do want to keep track of what I'm eating that has minimal nutritional value, as I look at trends.0
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It is important to my long term success to create a "Not fuel" category in MFP diary. For me to maintain, I don't look at food as "bad" or "cheating", but as I log everything, I do want to keep track of what I'm eating that has minimal nutritional value, as I look at trends.
nutritional value and fuel aren't the same thing...
jelly babies are great fuel for runners, yet you would have them under 'not fuel' due to their nutritional value?1
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