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Naughty foods ?

leanneakaliz
leanneakaliz Posts: 229 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi I was wondering if anyone could help.
I have been using MFP for just over a week now
I understand that you have to eat healthy as well
As exercising regularly. I have been sticking to my
Calories but having naughty things like chocolate
And chips from time to time, is this ok ? I'm always
Below my recommended calories still?

Thanks for any help x

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  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    As long as you can have them in moderation and fit within your calorie goal they are a treat most people can have every once in awhile. If they are a trigger food that will make you want more then I would stay away from them.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    What makes a food good and what makes it naughty?
  • CourteneyLove
    CourteneyLove Posts: 246 Member
    What makes a food good and what makes it naughty?

    Ask Santa!
  • leanneakaliz
    leanneakaliz Posts: 229 Member
    Thanks I'm just worried that if I don't have them every so often ill have a day where I just give up x
  • cgrout78
    cgrout78 Posts: 1,628 Member
    As long as you can have them in moderation and fit within your calorie goal they are a treat most people can have every once in awhile. If they are a trigger food that will make you want more then I would stay away from them.

    Love your ticker!!
  • cgrout78
    cgrout78 Posts: 1,628 Member
    What makes a food good and what makes it naughty?

    if you're licking it off someone it's naughty...oh wait...that's good. I get confused :)
  • NYPetite
    NYPetite Posts: 19 Member
    I feel like if you deprive yourself of certain foods you'll want it more so maybe you can have a piece of chocolate or whatever you want to indulge in once a week. Even if you stay within your calorie limits you want to try your best to have wholesome foods. Everything in moderation :)
  • JobasIsaacs
    JobasIsaacs Posts: 26 Member
    Thanks I'm just worried that if I don't have them every so often ill have a day where I just give up x

    This, for me, highlights the difference between dieting (which is what I did in previous versions of trying to lose weight) and a lifestyle change (which is what I've done now and why I'm confident I'll be successful).

    Nothing for me is off the menu - it just needs to be in moderation, within my calorie count and within my macros. If I want ice cream or chocolate for dessert, then I can plan for it throughout the day, make some other particularly healthy choices and I'll be fine - it's kept me sane. Ditto with whatever else I'm craving. But I find that I'm craving the really naughty "junk" far less the longer I go on.

    I also log foods BEFORE I eat them which really helps me to moderate the impulse foods.
  • clarebrad
    clarebrad Posts: 188 Member
    I do the same, i have lost weight. you just have to watch it, watch the sugar and fat too. But hey we are only human and everything in moderation. I find by allowing things from time to time, I don't feel as restricted and therefor don't blow out.
  • sansouchi1050
    sansouchi1050 Posts: 137
    I have chips and chocolate occasionally, but I have very controlled portions. I only buy the 100 calorie bags of chips to help me limit my portions. When I want chocolate, I will eat one or two Hershey's kisses. I probably have either chips or the kisses once a week or so. As long as I allow myself a little of the " naughty" foods, I don't feel deprived and tempted to bing on junk.
  • Oo_BrookeNicole_oO
    Oo_BrookeNicole_oO Posts: 165
    I believe as long as you can fit it into your calorie goal it's fine. I've tried diets before where I restricted myself to only "healthy" foods and just gained every bit back plus more. This is exactly why I love this plan so much, I feel much more "free" to eat what I love.
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