Don't Eat Foods You Don't Like
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I suggest you take it a step further and don't refer to foods as 'healthy'. Food is just food. Eat what you enjoy as long as it fits in your plan.
Good luck.
We'll, not all food is nutritionally equal. It's important to make sure you're eating foods that supply the nutrients your body needs. The foods OP listed are nutrient-dense, which is a good start.
I feel like everyone agrees but is using different words. I use the words "nutritious" or "nutritiously dense" if I'm feeling extra sanctimonious haha. I also use words like "indulgent" or "overly indulgent" to describe foods that I need to eat more in moderation. I HATE when ppl say "good" or "bad" when talking about food. As a fat person, the natural extension of this is that I am bad!!! Which I'm not! just fat
Guacamole is an example of a food that's nutritious but also indulgent and I love it! I've been eating it with celery lately as a snack. I have a pretty high daily calorie limit since I weigh a lot so honestly I could easily eat chili cheese fries with ranch (a favorite indulgence) every day and still come in under calories!!! But, since I'm hoping for my clothes to loosen up just a bit, instead of that I go for things like a nice big serving of guac with veggies or full-fat greek yogurt with fruit. I can't do the cold turkey thing and can't feel deprived or I quit!
Love the idea of this post! Wish I had been thinking this way in my dozen or so failed diet attempts throughout the years!3 -
ALSO, as someone who struggles with emotional and mindless eating, I gotta say that really acknowledging your indulgences and truly enjoying them is key. Yesterday for dinner I had 3 pieces of pizza from a place I really like. THEY WERE SO GOOD. On the way home, my friend wanted to stop at McD's to get a milkshake. But I had to be honest with myself that I had already fully indulged that day! I was eyeing that small cone thinking "oh it's only 190 calories" but seriously, I didn't need it, not to mention I just had ice cream the day before.
I think in the past I've gotten so guilty about the "bad" choices that I would sweep them under the rug like they didn't exist but it's important to acknowledge them for what they are! Yummy! Occasional indulgences! Not something we earn or do or don't deserve, but a food that sets off some happy chemicals in our brains.5 -
Indulgent and nutrient dense (and some can be both, some can be neither) is pretty much how I think of it too, and I totally agree with the post on acknowledging and enjoying indulgences as helpful when one struggles with mindless and emotional eating (as I do too).2
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paperpudding wrote: »jennybearlv wrote: »Foods I like and eat everyday:
Cookies
Chocolate
Tea
Pickles
Cheese
I'd make a list of foods I could eat everyday but it would take all day.
Well, yes, I like those foods too - except the pickles.
But I would have a problem fitting chocolate, cookies, and cheese into every day, unless very small portions - I think OP's list was more intended to be foods he liked and could eat every day, easy to fit into his allowance.
My list of such foods might be
bananas
mandarines
yoghurt
weetbix
coffee
things I like and do fit all of into my day quite often.
I ate an entire chocolate bar everyday during my active losing phase in 2013-2014...I eat cheese almost everyday too...
it's about the serving size and figure out how to make it fit without hurting health and nutrition.
Well, yes, that is what I said - that I couldnt fit all of chocolate, cake and cheese into a single day unless they were very small portions.
Other people who are more active and on larger calorie allowances may be able to.
Not that I dont fit any of them in at all - a quick look at my diary would dispel that idea.
But I think what OP meant was foods he likes and can easily fit all of into a day.
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That's really the best bare bones advice you can give someone who is trying to lose weight via altering their diet. It's not going to be a sustainable lifestyle change if you hate it.2
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I'd like to think so, but I really think the person I was responding to meant that all food is basically the same. OP said he liked certain healthy foods and was going to eat those, and someone took him to task for calling those foods "healthy".MJ2victory wrote: »I suggest you take it a step further and don't refer to foods as 'healthy'. Food is just food. Eat what you enjoy as long as it fits in your plan.
Good luck.
We'll, not all food is nutritionally equal. It's important to make sure you're eating foods that supply the nutrients your body needs. The foods OP listed are nutrient-dense, which is a good start.
I feel like everyone agrees but is using different words. I use the words "nutritious" or "nutritiously dense" if I'm feeling extra sanctimonious haha. I also use words like "indulgent" or "overly indulgent" to describe foods that I need to eat more in moderation.
Btw, other people have responded as if OP said he was going to force himself to eat healthy foods he didn't like, which is the opposite of what he said.
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I tried Greek yogurt, but it gave me the runs.
awful. 0 -
I'd like to think so, but I really think the person I was responding to meant that all food is basically the same. OP said he liked certain healthy foods and was going to eat those, and someone took him to task for calling those foods "healthy".MJ2victory wrote: »I suggest you take it a step further and don't refer to foods as 'healthy'. Food is just food. Eat what you enjoy as long as it fits in your plan.
Good luck.
We'll, not all food is nutritionally equal. It's important to make sure you're eating foods that supply the nutrients your body needs. The foods OP listed are nutrient-dense, which is a good start.
I feel like everyone agrees but is using different words. I use the words "nutritious" or "nutritiously dense" if I'm feeling extra sanctimonious haha. I also use words like "indulgent" or "overly indulgent" to describe foods that I need to eat more in moderation.
That's not how I read him, specifically in his response to you. (I don't agree -- even though I would argue that diets are healthy, not so much foods out of context -- an avocado when you've overeaten already might not be a good idea, after all -- I call foods healthy all the time and have no issue with it).Btw, other people have responded as if OP said he was going to force himself to eat healthy foods he didn't like, which is the opposite of what he said.
Again, pretty sure you are misreading. A TON of people have said they AGREE with OP that there's no reason to eat foods you dislike -- so they didn't think he was saying you should. I didn't see any posts where I'd assume the person thought OP was recommending eating foods you dislike vs. agreeing with him without necessarily saying so specifically.0 -
Agree with OP, it is a set up for failure to try to force yourself to eat food you hate. I have done too many diets where I forced myself to eat certain foods, or worse, eliminated other foods completely. I always failed on these diet "plans." At this point I simply count calories, it's the only thing that works for me. Obviously you have to make "healthier" food choices 90% of the time or you will be hungry all the time but I honestly could not possibly care less about "macros."0
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I'd like to think so, but I really think the person I was responding to meant that all food is basically the same. OP said he liked certain healthy foods and was going to eat those, and someone took him to task for calling those foods "healthy".MJ2victory wrote: »I suggest you take it a step further and don't refer to foods as 'healthy'. Food is just food. Eat what you enjoy as long as it fits in your plan.
Good luck.
We'll, not all food is nutritionally equal. It's important to make sure you're eating foods that supply the nutrients your body needs. The foods OP listed are nutrient-dense, which is a good start.
I feel like everyone agrees but is using different words. I use the words "nutritious" or "nutritiously dense" if I'm feeling extra sanctimonious haha. I also use words like "indulgent" or "overly indulgent" to describe foods that I need to eat more in moderation.
Btw, other people have responded as if OP said he was going to force himself to eat healthy foods he didn't like, which is the opposite of what he said.
Not exactly...
What I mean(t) was more along the lines of not labeling food. If you call donuts bad, eat one or more, then feel horrible because you did it, your setting yourself up for failure. Donuts are not bad unless they make up most of you calories all the time. Just as carrots are not healthy in any way other than they provide more nutrients than donuts. Eating too many carrots is bad as well.
At least 90% of my diet would probably be considered healthy if I cared to label it. The other 10% would be off the scales bad for you. I drink soda and eat sugar all the time. And if I happen to eat half of a box of donuts one afternoon (it could happen to anybody
) I don't fell awful because I know my overall diet is good. 4 -
@dewd2 OP was distinguishing between healthy foods he likes (which he listed some examples) and healthy foods he doesn't like. If it's demotivating to you to think of certain foods as healthy, that's fine for you. But it doesn't mean no one else can. Many of us find it helpful and motivating to focus on the health-giving properties of some foods. And planning meals based on nutritious foods we like is a good way to improve our health. I doubt you'll find any doctors or scientists who disagree.
No one else was focused on foods to avoid, but since you brought it up, donuts can be detrimental to your health even if they don't make up most of your diet most of the time. For one thing, they tend to crowd out more nutritious food. For another, regularly eating deep-fried foods increases the risk of several bad health conditions, such as cancer. They're OK as an occasional treat, but no one's health is going to suffer if we don't eat them. Conversely, no one on MFP is in danger of eating too many carrots.0 -
Life is too short to eat foods I don't like (especially at age 61 - life likely is short !). Fortunately, I love lots of nutrient-dense foods. Some things I eat nearly every day:
Oatmeal
Berries
Plain Greek Yogurt (hah!)
Peanut butter
Walnuts
Hemp seed
Flax seed
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Skimmed milk
Cheese (various kinds)
Blackstrap molasses
I usually eat 10+ servings of veggies/fruit daily, but vary them a lot - celery, celeriac, avocados, broccoli, cauliflower, turnips, radishes, jicama, carrots, romaine, spinach, sweet peppers, onions, cabbage, sugar snap peas, regular peas, all kinds of beans, garlic, . . . .
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@dewd2 OP was distinguishing between healthy foods he likes (which he listed some examples) and healthy foods he doesn't like. If it's demotivating to you to think of certain foods as healthy, that's fine for you. But it doesn't mean no one else can. Many of us find it helpful and motivating to focus on the health-giving properties of some foods. And planning meals based on nutritious foods we like is a good way to improve our health. I doubt you'll find any doctors or scientists who disagree.
No one else was focused on foods to avoid, but since you brought it up, donuts can be detrimental to your health even if they don't make up most of your diet most of the time. For one thing, they tend to crowd out more nutritious food. For another, regularly eating deep-fried foods increases the risk of several bad health conditions, such as cancer. They're OK as an occasional treat, but no one's health is going to suffer if we don't eat them. Conversely, no one on MFP is in danger of eating too many carrots.
Well it is not demotivating to me in any way so we'll just leave it at that. We obviously do not understand what each other is saying. At any rate, I do wish the OP success however they do it.0 -
If you;re not eating 8-10 servings of fruits/veggies a day, because "I don't like them" put on your big boy/girl pants and get started eating them. Your health and waistline will thank you.1
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Packerjohn wrote: »If you;re not eating 8-10 servings of fruits/veggies a day, because "I don't like them" put on your big boy/girl pants and get started eating them. Your health and waistline will thank you.
Probably I'm just lacking in imagination, but I don't really understand how people dislike all vegetables, although someone occasionally asserts that they do. There's such a huge range of flavors and textures - disliking all of them is breathtakingly broad. Even disliking all but 2 or 5 kinds, which you see more often, seems astonishing to me.
Similar reaction to the "hate all exercise" people.
Seems like one might have to really work at it, to hate that many wildly different things.
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Packerjohn wrote: »If you;re not eating 8-10 servings of fruits/veggies a day, because "I don't like them" put on your big boy/girl pants and get started eating them. Your health and waistline will thank you.
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