Fave prelogging food and do you still eat it?

Chocolate milkshakes. And yes I still eat them because there is no way on this earth that I could not. I didn't eliminate anything when I started counting calories. Instead I just limit how often I have treats or I have just cut my portions down.

bernadettenz wrote: »

Oh I should have said in the original post that I'm down 16 kgs from when I started about six years ago.

Very slow progress and a few gains over that time but it hasn't been an unpleasant journey.

Very similar to me. I've lost 14kg since 3 years ago. Gained a few here and there and had to re-lose them. Re-losing 3kg of these 14 now. I'm 7kg from my final goal but these are vanity kgs. It's very slow but at least the situation is always under control.

bernadettenz wrote: »

What were your favourite calorie laden foods before you started logging?

Do you still eat them?

I still regularly eat KFC but now I just eat drumsticks as they are only 120 calories each. I also eat French fries at least once a week.

Some foods I just don't eat anymore. Not because I've banned them or anything, but they just aren't worth the calories anymore. Like a big stack of toasted cheese sandwich or Chinese takeaway.

I don't have a specific "pre-logging food" or type of food. I pre-log almost everything that I plan on eating assuming I've anticipated it in advance. It's logistically easier for a lot of reasons. I don't have to remember at the end of the day, the chances of going over by a lot are smaller, I have a good idea of what I need to eat to not go exceedingly under, etc.

So for instance, I pre-logged the lunch that i'm eating right now (half a roasted yam, brussels sprouts, and ginger chicken) yesterday which was easy because I knew that I was going to have almost the exact same lunch today as I did yesterday. I pre-logged dinner (or what I'm planning on having for dinner) this afternoon because why not? Breakfast was not pre-logged in part because I wasn't sure if I'd be getting a bagel and my latte was a surprise "let's see how good this place's lattes are" thing. The rugalash I'm eating throughout the day also weren't pre-logged because that was also a bit of a spontaneous decision.

I'm not sure that there are any foods that I've banned outright for the sake of weight loss. There are foods I'll eat less often or that I'll eat smaller portions of, but I haven't banned anything outright because of how the calories fit.

I still eat most things, just not all the time like I used to. I used to eat a giant cinnamon roll every day for breakfast, but now I just budget and have them occasionally.

Some things I don't still eat because they aren't worth the calories and I feel just as satisfied with lower cal versions. Some of these things for example are butter, maple syrup, salad dressings, and juice. I never drink my calories anymore like I used to.

I just thought of something I no longer do (sadly). I used to drink about 0.5 to 1 litre of whole milk per day every day for most of my life. I should add that I've also been slim my entire life regardless. I only gained after I stopped smoking and moved to a different country 5 years ago (a western one lol).

I can not afford to do this any longer. Even if it was only 250ml of whole milk it is just not worth the cals for me. So I get by with semi-skimmed and a glass of milk is always part of a treat like cake or bisquits.

Tbh the only thing 'before' that I don't really eat as much of any more is sandwiches, but that's more because I've swapped to salads at lunch. I suppose I do miss the snack I used to have way too much (peanut butter & nutella sandwiched between two digestive biscuits. Amazing, but not worth the calories)

Other than that I pretty much eat the same as I used to. I still eat takeaways (fish and chips, dominoes, Chinese, Indian). Yesterday I had KFC. It fit my calories and I ended up not finishing the meal. I still eat cakes, put sugar in my coffee, nibble at nibbles.

I guess what I'm cutting down on is the "occasional" over indulgence, that wasn't really as occasional as all that. Eating both the custard slices in the packet just because they're yum and my OH doesn't like them. Sharing a whole tub of icecream with my OH of an evening. Eating a double portion of lunch because, "well, why no, it was yummy and I'll make more lunch tomorrow". Having a LARGE slice of that very very chocolate cakey thing that my partner names because YUUUUM. These were the things I enjoyed overindulging in, but since logging I've not really missed.

Any baked good.
I can polish off a dozen large soft baked cookies easy. Packs of Oreos and Chips Ahoy too. I can't keep them in the house, so I get a snack pack (about 4 cookies) from the bodega.

I used to have a donuts and a mega muffin for breakfast from Dunkin Donuts. A day's worth of calories there. I ate two doughnuts recently and didn't feel the same gratification as before.

Publix makes this delicious potato salad and it goes perfectly with their fried chicken. I still eat it, but not nearly as often. It used to be twice a month and in obscene portions, and in the past year I think I’ve had it 3 times. Honestly, I enjoy it more now that I only have it on occasion and in moderation.

RelCanonical wrote: »

I will usually still include most items, just in smaller portions.

More importantly, however, I'm so glad that someone else refers to the sandwiches as "toasted cheese". I got teased in college for calling them that.

I've always called them toasted cheese, what else are we supposed to call them?

New_Heavens_Earth wrote: »

Any baked good.
I can polish off a dozen large soft baked cookies easy. Packs of Oreos and Chips Ahoy too. I can't keep them in the house, so I get a snack pack (about 4 cookies) from the bodega.

I used to have a donuts and a mega muffin for breakfast from Dunkin Donuts. A day's worth of calories there. I ate two doughnuts recently and didn't feel the same gratification as before.

I can relate to this. Some foods I avoid because I know what will happen.